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General Mach Discussion / Re: Why parallel port and not USB?

« on: January 02, 2016, 05:07:19 AM »

Mach3 does not work with the stepper controller on a Shapeoko , you would need to change to one what does. and there is usb and ethernet options like a pokeys, ESS and quite a few other's. I run a ESS and next week a pokeys 57cnc

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: In order to use F5 as Feed Hold, do I write a script?

« on: January 02, 2016, 12:33:11 AM »

pass it's what I was told to do

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: In order to use F5 as Feed Hold, do I write a script?

« on: January 01, 2016, 05:38:19 PM »

the other way to do it is as a signal table, it work's the same as what Daz said to do

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SignalTable = {001,
    [mc.ISIG_INPUT0] = function (on_off)
        if (on_off == 1) then
            mc.mcCntlCycleStart(inst)
        end
    end
}
SignalTable = {002,
    [mc.ISIG_INPUT1] = function (on_off)
        if (on_off == 1) then
            mc.mcCntlCycleStop(inst)
        end
    end
}
SignalTable = {003,
    [mc.ISIG_INPUT2] = function (on_off)
        if (on_off == 1) then
            mc.mcCntlReset(inst)
        end
    end
}
SignalTable = {004,
    [mc.ISIG_INPUT3] = function (on_off)
        if (on_off == 1) then
            mc.mcCntlFeedHold(inst)
        end
    end
}   

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Version 2803 Problems

« on: December 31, 2015, 12:39:04 AM »

it a good idea to just remove sim it can save 10 tonne of issues for ya tissue

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Has to be a record (way too funny)

« on: December 29, 2015, 07:34:57 PM »

yer it's mostly the It guys that do it there response is always the same I have been using computer for X amount of years and I work in IT, what means nothing it's cnc not IT, it's even worse when they argue with admin and the guys that have been doing cnc for 50 years.

it's bad when you have to make them fail to see they are wrong.

but that's life or that's humans for ya

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Has to be a record (way too funny)

« on: December 29, 2015, 04:34:54 PM »

I forgot to add I gave him the Gcode as well, but he would not try and run it.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Has ArtSoft Layed Off It's Programmers?

« on: December 29, 2015, 02:59:10 PM »

very nice art

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Has to be a record (way too funny)

« on: December 29, 2015, 02:52:14 PM »

you, ger and tweakie are the biggest cotripaters to this forum, the last twat I sorted out, I had to do it the hard way I had to make him fail to see how wrong he was, I have not heard from him sinces I made him fail.

but that was the only way to make him realize that you can't load a DXF into M3, it needs a Gcode

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Has ArtSoft Layed Off It's Programmers?

« on: December 28, 2015, 11:15:23 PM »

well it cant be true as element are still using there version of M4, and bob would know and the other reseller

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 - ESS - Charge Pump confusion

« on: December 28, 2015, 11:11:44 PM »

you don't need the charge pump with the ESS, M4 it's a option. in the ESS you can give a output or a input a name the charge pump where it has custom name put a c1, then on a output for the second board give it a custom name c2, then in the mach output map assign c1 and c2 to Reserved 1" and "Reserved 2. all else fails ask on the ESS forum Andy may be able to come up with a fix, or Daz or I may just post this there know.