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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 is hanging while loading file

« on: July 12, 2011, 09:07:02 PM »

Zip it up and post it here. Easy enough to test. I have seen files that had a currupt structure that would cause that . Could ALWAYS run it down to a line locator problem in the file.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G28.1 not hunting far enough

« on: July 11, 2011, 07:57:52 PM »

Another thought do you have teh Z axis home switch setup in config? Sure it is checked as active?

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: reset tripping randomly

« on: July 11, 2011, 07:13:08 PM »

Bridgeports are famous for having a very sensitive Z upper Limit switch in the quill housing. Certain vibration combinations will set it off.

Are you getting any error messages in the messsage bar OTHER than just the estop resetting? 

I would approach it systematically undoing one thing at a time until you find the problem.

Just a thought(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G28.1 not hunting far enough

« on: July 11, 2011, 06:39:14 PM »

I don't know of any parameter that would stop the G28.1 from going UNTIL it hit the switch and then back off.

Perhaps the G28.1 is stoping at the Midpoint value (Z0.12)  Do you have the homed true without switches option checked by chance?

GenConfig/Mill options

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: SImple RS232 interfacing?

« on: July 10, 2011, 10:35:53 AM »

Pablo we have gotten things to work with SendSerial to a point with LCD devices over USB. So maybe there is a way to do simple things with your device.

(;-) TP

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: How to- USB powered LCD display of DRO`s

« on: July 10, 2011, 10:31:00 AM »

OK Dave what exactly is the macro doing or not doing  on your machine.

Please be specific, (;-) TP

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: How to- USB powered LCD display of DRO`s

« on: July 10, 2011, 09:49:45 AM »

Ian is correct in that the send serial is a crap shoot. I think the problem between machines and version has a lot to do with how the MACHINE handles VB and threading along with the overall processing speed of the threads.

I have a n older 1 gig MB that will take anything that mach can throw out and it works every time. I have a 2 gig MD that chokes machVB to death without adding wait states all over the code to slow it down. It gets completly out of sync and even stores code that pops up a few lines later down the program.

I think you might want to try a simple wait state between each line to allow the LCD to process each line before Mach throws everything at it at once.

I really can't believe that mach was developed without a simple  PROPER serial port control seeing as most of the older machines had serial control for the external devices. But it was developed for the simple HOBBY market not the commercial side. I could go on but I wont (;-)

Iit is what it is, and with time you can work it out to work on YOUR machine IF you have a sense of adventure. (;-) TP

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: How to- USB powered LCD display of DRO`s

« on: July 07, 2011, 11:08:09 PM »

HIYA GUYS, I see you found the glitches(;-) Yes Dave there are variables in the vesions that is why I stopped working with macros you could never really depend on them from version to version, machine to machine to work the same.

Really all you need to do is  send an LCD initialation string as Ian suggested in the Mach startup initiation string to make sure the cursor is turned off.

Because you are only blasting data down the tube so to speak the raw data seemed to work the best with spacing setting up the line wraps as holders.

We did that in the early days of MODIO and the LCD display.

It SHOULD be updating at the speed of the macropump loop. But sometimes the LOOP seems to get lost for a while(;-)

COnsidering the use of send serial on the USB port I was amased it worked at all.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Insight needed, smooth running, gone crazy

« on: July 06, 2011, 09:43:26 PM »

What you have to understand IS the ajax plugin make Mach handle things differently from the normal MACH3. SO when you ask a question about somthing there is NO WAY we can work it out to help you.

Ajax is the only one that will know the answer to your questions as THEY are the ones that wrote the plugin to THEIR specs. Things like how it handles the PROBING protacols makes it impossible for anyone else to help you out. Can't really figure out WHY they did that but THAT is their call so THEY will have to support it.

Sorry, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Insight needed, smooth running, gone crazy

« on: July 06, 2011, 02:53:26 PM »

I think THAT may be a question for AJAX to answer. Might want to check over on their forum.

(;-) TP