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Mach Screens / Re: machscreen .. adding dro and script from button??

« on: April 24, 2022, 03:56:48 AM »

for toolchange normaly M6Start.M1S and depending on the way you do your toolchange M6End.M1S
are used.

do at the begin of M6Start a

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  Code ("G53 G1 X" &GetOEMDro(1200) &" Z" &GetOEMDro(1201) &" F123")

will allways bring the machine first to a tool change position.

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Mach Screens / Re: machscreen .. adding dro and script from button??

« on: April 23, 2022, 07:21:10 AM »

you can also use a G0

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Mach Screens / Re: machscreen .. adding dro and script from button??

« on: April 22, 2022, 01:17:42 PM »

for example your OEMDro's are:

wzwx = OEMDro(1200) and wzwz = OEMDro(1201)

the VBCode would be:

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  Code ("G1 X" &GetOEMDro(1200) &" Z" &GetOEMDro(1201) &" F123")

btw.

https://www.machsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mach3_V3.x_Macro_Prog_Ref.pdf

is allways good to have

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FAQs / Re: X axis drift

« on: April 19, 2022, 01:54:26 AM »

what is your setting Step's/per for this axis?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Used CNC/unknown software

« on: April 11, 2022, 12:42:27 PM »

the picture of the breackout board looks like it is a selfmade paralell breakoutboard.
without having the chance to follow the circuits on the board visually it is very hard
from the distance to help here. the instruction sheet is only for basic Mach3 installation
without any information about used pin's.
so a chance would be to look for a PC with Win XP or Win7 32bit and a parallel port,
or any newer OS in combination with an UC100.
then install Mach3 in Demo mode (free) and try an error, starting with most common settings.
other possibility will only be to follow up the circuit's on the board manually. 
sorry that i am not able to provide more detailed information, never seen such a board.
maybe someone else will show up if he has an identical board.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Bit depth zeroing tool help

« on: April 11, 2022, 01:18:35 AM »

i have added some debug messages to the code.
pls run the script and post then the last 10 lines of the file. C:\Mach3\LastErrors.txt

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If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
Message("starting z-probe at z: " &GetDro(2))
Sleep(200)
DoOEMButton (1010) 'zero the Z axis so the probe move will start from here
Code "G90 G31 Z-50 F50" 'probing move, can set the feed rate here as well as how far to move
While IsMoving() 'wait while it happens
Wend
Sleep(200)
Message("z-Position after probe: " &GetDro(2))
Sleep(200)
Message("probe input after probe: " &GetOemLed(805))
Sleep(200)
If GetOemLed (825)=1 Then 'Check to see if the probe is hit
Call SetDro (2, 5) 'set the Z axis DRO to whatever is set as plate thickness
Sleep(200) 'pause for Dro update.
Code "G1 Z10 F500" 'put the Z retract height you want here
Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)" 'puts this message in the status bar
Else
MSGBox "probe not hit !"
Exit Sub
End If
Else
Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)" 'this goes in the status bar if aplicable
Exit Sub
End If


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General Mach Discussion / Re: Bit depth zeroing tool help

« on: April 10, 2022, 04:29:00 AM »

if you run my script

-z-axis goes down
-hit the probe
-then message "probe not hit"

is this the sequence what is happening?

if you do this pls go to diagnostic page , message came up. without moving z-axis, and have a look for
diditize LED.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Used CNC/unknown software

« on: April 09, 2022, 02:59:38 AM »

this part looks like a parallel port breackout board. a more detailed picture would be good.
a direct replacemant for parallel port would be a UC100, but this is USB connected witch might be not
the best solution. with some ethernet motione controller like UC300 or smoothstepper will some
electrical work be necessary.

pls post also a picture of the paper with the instruction you found.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Keyboard only screenset

« on: April 08, 2022, 12:45:42 PM »

here:

http://support.machsupport.com/de/downloads/files/hotkeys-in-mach3

is a list of hotkeys witch are allready inplemented.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Used CNC/unknown software

« on: April 08, 2022, 12:41:40 PM »

pictures are allways helpfull