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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: July 11, 2014, 11:55:33 PM »

Okay, another night of frustration.  Nothing I seem to do causes Darwin to even acknowledge that the configured parallel port is active.  Despite the fact that I'm using all the same settings I have my Mach3 configured for and runs whenever I start it.  I don't know if it has something to do with my Windows 7 config or something up with Darwin.  None of the pin statuses change in the Darwin configuration screens or in th Mach4 Diagnostics tab when I physically manipulate them.  The configured port (0x9C00) is the port being used by Mach3 and I see it in the device manager.

Current configuration:

  - Fresh installation of Windows 7 Home Premium with updates.
  - Darwin2014-1.0.zip (from this thread)
  - Mach4 1.0 build 1889 (same behavior with 1888)

I will attach the screen shots of the Darwin configuration windows as a zip to conserve space, but include the the PulseStats and Ports Control windows in-line to show that Darwin appears to bless my machine and that I have PP configured and enabled.




These images are from Darwin after I start the plugin configuration from Mach4. 

-Freeman

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: July 11, 2014, 02:20:51 AM »

Does the Mach3 driver have to be disabled or removed?

I was able to install and see the plugin and driver in the Mach4Hobby directory.  When I run plugin configuration in Mach4 or the DarwinTest.exe from the zip directory and use the same port as my running Mach3, none of feedback that's shown in video happens.  I select the same port, I enable it, I answer the prompt, and then try toggling any of the limit switches, probes, or estop and none of the leds toggle on the screen.

I went back to Mach3 and ran it and everything works.  What am I missing?  I did notice the the Mach3 driver was installed along side the Darwin driver in the device manager.  Is that appropriate?  Should the Mach4 configuration see the parallel port even though the Mach3 driver is installed?

-Freeman

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: July 11, 2014, 01:49:03 AM »

What version of Microsoft Visual Studio is Mach4 and Darwin written with?  I'm getting the dreaded Error 14001 which appears to be a failure to load the McDarwin.m4pw binary due to a missing share library.  I need to install the MS Visual C++ redistribution package to fix it.

-Freeman

I found the answer.  Install the VC9 redistribution package.  It can be found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=29

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: July 11, 2014, 01:06:04 AM »

What version of Microsoft Visual Studio is Mach4 and Darwin written with?  I'm getting the dreaded Error 14001 which appears to be a failure to load the McDarwin.m4pw binary due to a missing share library.  I need to install the MS Visual C++ redistribution package to fix it.

-Freeman

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: July 05, 2014, 04:23:59 PM »

Uhmmm... Any idea when build 1877 will be available for release?  I had downloaded 1872 and the driver, installed, and tried running before I saw the comment about it needing 1877.  I'm really looking forward to testing this on my Seig X3 mill.

-Freeman

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Re: PoppaBear Question SCott??

« on: August 21, 2013, 03:08:18 PM »

We are working on it, (;-)

(;-) TP

If you want another code monkey to look at it, I humbly offer another set of eyes.


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VB and the development of wizards /

« on: August 21, 2013, 09:17:20 AM »

Where do I get the most recent version of this script? I'm tired of bending probe tips. It's an expensive way to encourage me to be alert.

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General Mach Discussion /

« on: July 18, 2013, 08:25:26 AM »

I  wonder if this MDI could be used to correct for router tables where the gantry is possibly out of square? I never feel confident that my gantry is properly aligned and it would be nice to compensate for the misalignment.

I use MachStdMill and a 3D probe, which allows me to easily determine the position and angle of edges of my work piece. I could mount the work piece, determine the angle of one side, and enter it into this DRO and let Mach compensate for the misalignment.

Does anyone know if this value is tracked as part of the work offsets (g54, g55, etc.)?




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General Mach Discussion / I keep hoping...

« on: July 13, 2013, 11:19:20 AM »

Every time I visit this forum, I keep hoping to see an announcement of a beta release of Mach4.

I know it's been a long time coming, but with the recent videos from Cabin Fever and the update of the website, and running into the same challenges in Mach3 daily - the suspense of waiting is palpable. New releases of software are always fun. It's like Christmas, you want to to open the present and see the new shiny toy.

I have my $200 waiting to pay for Mach4. Here's to hoping we see it soon.


-Freeman

PS - Someone missed a great opportunity for a spoof release notice this last April Fools Day.


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General Mach Discussion / Re: Re: Problem with homing

« on: July 09, 2013, 12:12:36 PM »

I have not updated the ESS plugin for years as any new ones just gave me problems so cant really say what works best.
...
Hood

What version are you running, out of curiosity?


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