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VB and the development of wizards / Re: off the shelf auto zero script issue

« on: June 02, 2019, 03:08:42 AM »

had a quick look to the code.

here it is asking for a Offset:

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REM Request Material Thickness offset
Offset  = InputBox("Enter Material Thickness offset          Hint: To probe from the Spoilboard surface, enter the nominal thickness of the material.  Enter '0' or leave blank if probing from the material surface", "Material Offset", "") 

Offset is written with capital O


here this value is used:

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Call SetDro (2, PlateThickness - offset) 'set the Z axis DRO to whatever is set as plate thickness less the offset value

offset is written with small o

correct this, copy the complete code into VB Scripter window and use ||> key to step through and see where (witch line) the
code goes wrong.

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German / Re: Hilfe bei Einrichtung von Mach 3

« on: June 01, 2019, 05:59:18 AM »

dazu bräuchten wir noch ein paar weitere Infos.
-genaue Schrittmotorsteuer , evtl ein Handbuch
-ist die parallele Schnittstelle des PCs 3,3V oder 5V
-vielleicht eine Skitze/Photo von der Verdrahtung

Gruß Tom

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 09:17:34 AM »

And do I need to connect the B- purple and black wire to pin 4 ?

if everything is working without i think there is no Need.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 08:34:41 AM »

have a look here:

http://www.markusmechatronics.com/HandradAnschluss.jpg

S1 is the enable button, do not worry about the wire Colors of this digramm,
it is just an example.

EDIT:just checked the Colors are the same.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 08:29:51 AM »

make all Settings like they have been.

this enable button seems to be hardwired in the com line for all Switches,
because it is not assigned anywhere, so it must be hardwired.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 07:39:56 AM »

i never had one of those pedants (this type), but i think if you open the pedant (dont know how),
there will only be two wires going to this enable button, and These two have to be wired together.

or try to use tape to hold the button pressed, would be the simply way.

or find an other "mechanical" way to keep it pressed

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 07:11:07 AM »

And, how do I make it so that I can enable from pendant (and not have to hold button permenantly)?

i am affraid there is no way to skip this enable button (without linking it inside the pedant), but it is some Kind of safety.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 07:09:01 AM »

Now - how do I assign emergency stop button in the configuration screens please?

here it starts to get hard for me because i don't have a hicon Controller and don't even use Mach4,
but lets try

Device -> something with Hicon
Input Name -> something like [P14] Input 10

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 06:35:30 AM »

However, it does light up some of the green lights in Diagnostic -> Hicon -> Hicon Status Screen; indicating that I probably have a configuration problem. In TPS's post showing the Hicon Configuration, I don't understand what those settings are (MPG0X, MPG0Y, MPG0inc0, etc.), or why they have been assigned P14 1,3,5,6,4,2,0 ?

MPG0 X, MPG0 Y, MPG0 Z, MPG0 A is the selection of the axis you whant to move
MPG0 Inc0, MPG0 Inc1, MPG0 Inc2 is the step distance you whant to move (0,001 0,01 0,1 1mm...)

P14 1,3,5..... are the physical Inputs from Hicon where your Hardware signals (pedant Signals) are wired zo.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: MPG Hand-Wheel-Controller Best Recommendation for Hicon Integra

« on: May 30, 2019, 06:19:45 AM »

Press the enable button on side of controller (whilst axis selector is in off position) ======= P14 2 lights up

means MPG0 Inc is selected

Press the enable button on side of controller (whilst axis selector is in x position) ======= P14 1 & 2 lights up at same time

means MPG0 X and MPG0 Inc is selected

Press the enable button on side of controller (whilst axis selector is in y position) ======= P14 2 & 3 lights up at same time

means MPG0 Y and MPG0 Inc is selected

Press the enable button on side of controller (whilst axis selector is in z position) ======= P14 2 & 5 lights up at same time

means MPG0 Z and MPG0 Inc is selected

Press the enable button on side of controller (whilst axis selector is in 4 position) ======= P14 2 lights up

means MPG0 Inc is selected but MPG0 A is not selected -> Looks like wiring problem

Press emergency stop button ======== P14 10 lights up

means E-Stop button is wired correctly but is is not assigned at the Moment we will have a look for this later

Turn wheel clockwise ===== P14 9 Flickers
Turn wheel anticlockwise ===== P14 8 Flickers

means the turn wheel seems to bee connected correct

Turn left black knob (OFF x Y Z 4) ======= nothing happens
Turn right black knob (x1 x10 x100) ======= nothing happens

i think you have to press the enable button hold it and turn the knob to see P14 1..x seen changing.

i also think you have to press an hold enable button during Operation.