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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 16, 2014, 05:06:34 PM »

Hi art got the spindle working good its a little bit out on the slow side but that's ok.
what I had to do was set the speeds at 0.000-98000, 98000-180000, 180000-220000.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie to Mach 3

« on: August 16, 2014, 07:19:03 AM »

all the info you need is in this forum and cnczone to do with those machines look and read all your answer are there.
you can set your soft limits set for z, x, y depending where you set your work start point i.e. left front corner so set x,y soft limits negative to -1, positive to end of travel for x and y. for your z just have a spot at the top of your z axis where you can ref it, move it down to top of work pieces zero it, as long as you turn soft limits of before you do this then turn them back on when everything is set there is less chance of crashing the machine as m3 will let you know there is a problem. and set your safe Z to 5mm.
I don't even use any limits at all on my big machine I just ref all home at a safe spot then zero it at work zero.
just remember m3 is a dum system it need to be told what to do, where its home is where its work is at

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 15, 2014, 08:11:09 PM »

will do thanks art I will post this info to the superpid blocks so everyone will no how to set it

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 15, 2014, 07:12:55 PM »

Art I have found the problem with the spindle control on my machine G540 super pid.

but first on my machine I need to do a clean install of Darwin for every new release, that made communication between M4 and Darwin work properly.

what I have found is that if I have a call for 5000 rpm it will do that, but if I have a call for more than that it will run at 28000 rpm.

Tested with road runner changed the spindle speed in G code to 100 it ran at 5400 rpm, then changed speed in the g code to 200 it ran at 6600 rpm there is the answer.

what ever is making the pwm needing to be set to half also is making the speed calls to be in the 00 not 0000.
so it all working properly sort of now well it is I just need to remember to change the speed calls.

Thanks for all your help art.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 15, 2014, 02:50:31 AM »

I found when that happens I remove anything to do with M4 and Darwin, so I was doing a clean install and it came right.
I think it might just be a problem with some computers.
as the computer on my machine never really has any problems with M3 and M4 other than when I cleaned it up and removed a program M4 needed put it back on those problems went away.
the computer on my dad machine is a piece of poo it can just run M3 after its started twice and it cant run M4 at all its a newer a fast computer than mine.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 15, 2014, 12:51:00 AM »

Hi art still no luck with spindle speed change.
Its getting the pwm signal just not doing anything with it above 5000 rpm.
when it turns on the superpid receives a .5v signal what is the same as M3 for 5000 rpm.
in M3 the superpid gets around .5v per 5000 rpm, so 5000rpm .5v, 10000 rpm 1v, 15000 1.5v there about.
M4 is just not putting out anything above .5v what is only 5000 rpm.
So ever M4 does not like the superpid or something is wrong with M4

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 13, 2014, 09:26:45 PM »

This is what i am getting

M3 only

2014-08-14 12:19:07.250 - API: mcCntlMdiExecute() called. (m3)
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - Attempt transition from "Idle" on event "MDI Start" Controller.cpp:1371
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - S_IDLE_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - MACH_STATE_start_mdi
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - S_MDI_RUNNING_on_entry
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - S_MDI_RUNNING2_on_entry
2014-08-14 12:19:07.359 - Signal id 1114, (Gcode Running), changed from LOW to HIGH.
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - Attempt transition from "MDI Running" on event "Stop" GcodeExec.cpp:724
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - S_MDI_RUNNING2_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - Signal id 1114, (Gcode Running), changed from HIGH to LOW.
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - S_MDI_RUNNING_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - MACH_STATE_stop
2014-08-14 12:19:07.484 - S_IDLE_on_entry

with M3 S5000

2014-08-14 12:21:30.453 - API: mcCntlMdiExecute() called. (m3s5000)
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - Attempt transition from "Idle" on event "MDI Start" Controller.cpp:1371
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - S_IDLE_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - MACH_STATE_start_mdi
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - S_MDI_RUNNING_on_entry
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - S_MDI_RUNNING2_on_entry
2014-08-14 12:21:30.562 - Signal id 1114, (Gcode Running), changed from LOW to HIGH.
2014-08-14 12:21:30.578 - Signal id 1142, (Spindle Fwd), changed from LOW to HIGH.
2014-08-14 12:21:30.578 - Signal id 1141, (Spindle On), changed from LOW to HIGH.
2014-08-14 12:21:30.578 - Waiting 1.000000 seconds for spindle at speed... Spindle.cpp:328
2014-08-14 12:21:31.578 - Done. Spindle.cpp:331
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - Attempt transition from "MDI Running" on event "Stop" GcodeExec.cpp:724
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - S_MDI_RUNNING2_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - Signal id 1114, (Gcode Running), changed from HIGH to LOW.
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - S_MDI_RUNNING_on_exit
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - MACH_STATE_stop
2014-08-14 12:21:31.687 - S_IDLE_on_entry

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 13, 2014, 06:39:44 PM »

done all of that still no speed change

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 13, 2014, 06:19:59 PM »

everything is connected and set how you said to do it. I always do a restart when I make changes. M4 Darwin might just not like the superpid

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: August 13, 2014, 06:00:23 PM »

yes pwm if I type M3S5000 or what ever into mdi it does not work same goes for if its in a gcode no workey.
but button screen works.
I have removed macros i can use mdi and gcode to turn spindle on and screen button but no speed change its still just on or off.