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PoKeys / Re: Led's on control panel

« on: September 13, 2010, 04:50:30 PM »

You can connect 5V to PoKeys 5V also.

Boris, what does this mean?  The PoKeys CPU is a 3.3V device, do you mean you can connect an external supply of 5V to PoKeys?

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / User Interface and Control 3 of n

« on: September 13, 2010, 11:50:58 AM »

Got some sample buttons in with LED back lighting.  These square buttons are used on arcade machines and are of good quality.  Now that the size of the buttons are final, I was able to layout the control panel and choose the colors of the buttons.  The rest of the buttons should be in house in a couple weeks.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Our 2440 x 1220mm CnC Router Builds

« on: September 13, 2010, 11:16:07 AM »

Looks great !  Can't wait to see the videos !

JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1987 Bridgeport Production Center Interact 412 to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 12, 2010, 04:29:57 PM »

Very nice progress on the machine!   How are you doing the tool carousel indexing and keeping track of it in Mach?  Do you have any feedback from the carousel to know the current slot when Mach starts?

Thanks

Dennis

The ATC carousel has a HOME switch and an INDEX switch.  I have an ATC init macro that searches for the HOME switch with a timeout and sets a user DRO to pos 1, then the INDEX switch is used to make sure the pos either increments or decrements correctly, also with a timeout for fault management. 

There is a custom screen I use to track the carousel pos and witch tools are in each carousel slot.  This way I can easily use an tool number in any carousel position just by updating the DROs.  During a tool change, the tool table is search for the new tool and the fastest rotation direction is then calculated.  Error checks are done to ensure the new tool is in the ATC before continuing.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1987 Bridgeport Production Center Interact 412 to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 09, 2010, 10:29:35 AM »

Looks great. Just wondering what the max axis rapid speeds will be on this set up and what are the limiting factors ie. hardware or software.

Thanks!  In the video, its running X and Y at 250IPM and the Z at 200IPM.  I have not tried to MAX it out yet, just getting the system together and tested with ATC.  The stock machine only ran at 300IPM, I think this is achievable with the new AC Servos. 

As far as limitations, the only thing left to implement is taping.  I plan to cross this bridge when I get there.

Thanks,
JH
(get it working first, then optimize)

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / User Interface and Control 2 of n

« on: September 07, 2010, 11:24:26 AM »

Spent some time on the control panel this weekend, got the screen is mounted in the old control box, made a frame for the screen and a blank panel that will be used for all the buttons and switches.  Also added a keyboard mount to the bottom.  A little sanding with DA and some paint, turn out nice.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: OEM LED codes for Output7 - Output20

« on: September 04, 2010, 09:48:43 AM »

Thanks Scott !

I mapped them to user LEDs and updated my macroPump to read to output states and update the LEDs.  But I like this better!

What is Mach MAD ?

JH

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General Mach Discussion / MACH3 ROCKS: ATC, DrawBar, Spindle Orient, XYZ, and Spindle Control

« on: September 02, 2010, 11:36:17 AM »

Been working on the BP412 for a while now (you can see the build in the Machine Build section) and finally have the main parts working together as a system:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/3W-LRS9eSFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/3W-LRS9eSFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1</a>

Enjoy,
JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1987 Bridgeport Production Center Interact 412 to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 02, 2010, 11:23:17 AM »

The XY and Z Axis are functional with the new AC Servos, Spindle Orientation is functional with the Stepper Motor, the ATC Carousel and Tool Management Software is working, the Spindle is functional under MOD Buss Control, the Draw Bar is operational….   Time to integrate these systems and test.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/3W-LRS9eSFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/3W-LRS9eSFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1</a>

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General Mach Discussion / Re: OEM LED codes for Output7 - Output20

« on: September 01, 2010, 03:23:27 PM »

Bummer.... and thanks hood