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General Mach Discussion / Re: OEM Trigger or Code and how they function.
« on: December 20, 2014, 06:46:21 PM »
Thanks, you answered my question.  If only they had known my plans . . .  life would be perfect.  I have received a few recommendations for external button interface, do you have a best practice for the task?  I need to run a minimum of 4 macros from an external button.   

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General Mach Discussion / OEM Trigger or Code and how they function.
« on: December 20, 2014, 04:18:22 PM »
Can an OEM code be created or edited?  If I am understanding correctly, the OEM code 1000 is a start cycle.  Thus an external button could be used via inputs pins/ports to trigger the start cycle provided that system hot-key for that trigger was entered as 1000. Am I correct so far???

If yes, then can an OEM code be created to run a macro via OEM triggers? 

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Thank you!  That is a site I did not see.  I must have been asleep at the switch.

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Thanks, is PoKeys current stuff?  I have seen it and it seems suitable, however, I have not found a source on the web.  What I do find is discontinued.  Do you have an opinion regarding P.I. Engineering?

http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xkswi.php

http://xkeys.com/accessories/IndustrialFootSwitches.php

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Dual head offsets.
« on: December 06, 2014, 10:14:12 PM »
That would work if each head had its own drive and mechanical assembly.  The call I am looking for is for both heads riding on the same axis.  That is, a Z axis with two heads.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Dual head offsets.
« on: December 06, 2014, 09:38:28 PM »
Your 50 holes would always be as originally written.   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Dual head offsets.
« on: December 06, 2014, 09:36:09 PM »
G54 requires just one call and remains untill the next call, say 55.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Dual head offsets.
« on: December 06, 2014, 09:28:39 PM »
I don't know if it is proper to "ask in" on another's post.  If yes, then I apologize in advance. G54 accounts for X and Y.  How do you call, assuming both heads are riding the same Z. the extend and retract of each head?  That is one must get out of the way and the other must get to work.

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I am seeking suggestions regarding external control buttons.  That is, an interface that will allow the use of an industrial type button/joystick to trigger Mach hotkeys or macros.  I have located a few posts on the topic, but they seem to be more of how to configure dated systems rather than recommendations on new installs.

Thanks!!! 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie MDI, Calibration, DRO problems.
« on: December 03, 2014, 12:41:01 AM »
Misery loves company.  I am not a guru and therefore offer you no solution.  However, we have been there with some of the issues you describe.  I don't recall that our DRO issue matched yours exactly, but the stall and on one day, off another does match.

Not only was stalling an issue, but we have a slaved drive gantry wherein one of the slaved drives would simply reverse and thus stall the gantry.  It took some time to figure out that it was more than a simple stall.  Replacing the drives cured the issue . . . for awhile.  I am using the old drives on another project and they do or cause some strange stuff.

Then several months later, just as you describe, things went south again with stalling as you describe.  It happened immediately after installing a new app.  We did absolutely everything you described, including formatting the HD, in an attempt to resolve the issue.  It may have been Gerri who suggested the fault was in the computer.  Because it is a nice expensive panel mount industrial tochsceen we had IT check it out.  IT found nothing wrong . . . twice.  We executed your procedures two more times and still no change.

We replaced the computer and the problem went away.

Also, during the aforementioned, we did experience odd error/use messages and DRO readings.  We did not delve directly into them because they vanished with the computer change.      

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