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VB and the development of wizards / Re: bcd input

« on: November 02, 2016, 01:48:54 PM »

I checked the state of the wires between stations, you were right 3 of the wires drop to 0 volts the fourth stays at 5 volts all the time except when it is on station 8. I'm sending a pic of the encoder.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: bcd input

« on: October 27, 2016, 11:54:32 AM »

Thanks for the help, but wow am I lost with that code. I'm new to this. When I did the retrofit with ah-ha, they supplied me with the script I attached. I gave them the sequence of the turret change, and the wire voltage for the encoder and they wrote the code for me. I thought I was following what they did, but I don't understand what you sent me. But I'm gonna try do some more reading.

It 's not really an encoder, that is what Hardinge calls it. its more like hall effect switches encased in some resin. there is a magnet that rotates with the turret over the resin. So I'm not sure what state the wires are in between stations. I'll check it when I get a chance. I do know they treated the 8th station differently in there code.

thanks
Art

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: bcd input

« on: October 25, 2016, 11:49:37 AM »

I'm sending more info on how the ah-ha system works. I hope this helps get me started.
thanks
Art

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Change w/ Height Offset

« on: October 24, 2016, 01:37:10 PM »

thanks for the help guys
Art

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VB and the development of wizards / bcd input

« on: October 24, 2016, 01:26:40 PM »

I,m running a hardinge chnc with an ahha control and I want to change over to mach3 the turret uses an encoder for the turret position. the encoder needs 3 inputs to communicate with mach3. Ahha used what they called a bcd input. There is also a 4th input for station 8. I think I would need to know how to set up 3 inputs to be able to tell mach what station I am on.

Can anyone help please
thanks
Art

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Change w/ Height Offset

« on: August 12, 2016, 10:21:39 AM »

now I have a question. can you change the m6 macro to call for the H value for that tool in a code line along with the g43?

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General Mach Discussion / Dyna 4400

« on: August 12, 2016, 09:24:58 AM »

I'm running a dyna 4400 with Mach2, i'm using Gecko drivers and original stepper motors everything is working fine however, my rapid can only reach 33 inches per min. I was told by Dyna the original machine control could reach 100 in/min is there anyone out there using this machine getting a faster rapid speed?
thanks
Art

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General Mach Discussion / help

« on: October 07, 2014, 10:43:03 AM »

HI, I'm NEW TO VB SCRIPT I NEED SOME HELP
IF I WRITE A MACRO TO TURN ON AN OUTPUT, AND RUN THE M-CODE IN THE MDI LINE, SHOULDN'T THE OUTPUT LED IN THE DIAGNOSTICS SCREEN TURN ON?
THANKS
ART