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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Zero All

« on: May 16, 2015, 02:03:27 PM »

I think you'd have to script a button and use rc = mc.mcAxisSetMachinePos(number mInst, number axis, number val) to zero the machine position and rc = mc.mcAxisSetPos(number mInst, number axis, number val) to zero the offset position where val = 0.
Would be nice to have an offset tab like M3.

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Persistent DRO's

« on: May 16, 2015, 11:28:41 AM »

I think that would go in the unload script, then you load the values again in the load script.

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Jogging/Pendant Interface-What is the best way? Ramblings

« on: May 15, 2015, 11:37:07 PM »

But A, it will hopefully get fixed and work again, and B, will work if I stay with an earlier version and C, I'll get to understand how it work(s/ed).  Up till now I thought anything added had to be tied to one item on a predetermined list of functions.

Pete

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Jogging/Pendant Interface-What is the best way? Ramblings

« on: May 15, 2015, 11:32:14 PM »

Thank you! Got to play with that tomorrow!  Also, read the entire topic thread.

Thank you!

Pete

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Jogging/Pendant Interface-What is the best way? Ramblings

« on: May 15, 2015, 08:55:46 PM »

There's a keyboard function?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Jogging/Pendant Interface-What is the best way? Ramblings

« on: May 15, 2015, 08:00:00 PM »

Please excuse my ignorance but I though the keyboard interface only mapped key codes to a limited number of predefined functions.  How do I map a key code to an on screen function?

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 Bug Reports

« on: May 03, 2015, 11:02:45 AM »

Having a problem when switching display units.  Once I enable Mach 4 after start up, I cannot then disable, configure Mach 4 for the other (metric to inch or inch to metric) then re enable Mach and have the displayed units correct.  In other words, when Mach 4 is once enabled, you cannot change the displayed units without restarting Mach.  This is NOT the setup, just the display units.

As a side note, I notice that about 5 seconds after opening the mach configuration screen, the Mach screen behind it repaints.  No changes to the content that I can see.  Maybe a clue?

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: need some lua help

« on: May 03, 2015, 10:48:43 AM »

Sorry, I thought you said they weren't defined yet.  Once they are, you can follow the instructions to access them as you say.

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: need some lua help

« on: May 02, 2015, 10:09:07 PM »

I don't know if you can define them through statements but you can define them by opening up Regfile and adding them.  That's how I'm doing it.

Peter

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: MACH4 with Pendant

« on: April 27, 2015, 01:35:40 PM »

Yes, it is cheap.  My requirements are not as severe as yours and I don't have a plasma setup.  Difference between a hobby setup and an industrial one $$$.   

Peter