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PoKeys / Re: pokeys plugin and analog feedrate override causing Mach3 to crash

« on: July 20, 2016, 10:26:57 PM »

Found a workaround.
ported the analog input to user DRO 1050 in the plugin.  Created a brain to take DRO 1050 a convert to integer using a formula [output = int (a)].  Output this value to FRO 821.  So far it is working.  Can not duplicate the above error with the same program.
I suspect that mach is crashing due to the complex feedrate calculations on a FRO out several decimal places. The FRO is likely fluctuating also due to noise at this resolution.  Maybe I am wrong and the plugin is already rounding to the nearest integer?

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PoKeys / pokeys plugin and analog feedrate override causing Mach3 to crash

« on: July 08, 2016, 10:18:21 PM »

This problem has taken me over a year to diagnose.  The problem seemed to be random.  In the middle of a program, a popup window will say "error triggered, attempt to recover?"  the program continues to run but allows no input.  Only option is to close mach.
Tonight I was running a program that crash consistently every time in almost the same spot.  This made it possible to track it down.  It turns out it has something to do with my analog input controlling the FRO DRO.  setting the analog input to something other than the FRO DRO eliminates the error.
Any ideas what may be causing this?  Sure would like to have my override knob back.
I am using a Pokeys 56E, windows 7, mach3.
Thanks!

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: January 31, 2016, 06:31:20 PM »

Pretty sure these are the files, sorry it took so long.
Been a while since I did it, will try to answer if you have questions.

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: December 16, 2015, 08:22:44 AM »

Sure, will work on it tonight.

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: August 22, 2015, 08:52:50 PM »

I have a workaround.
Pokeys outputs the mpg to a user dro, and the increment button to a user led.
Brains multiply the dro as above, and use the increment button to set another userled (if mpg and userled 1100, then userled 1200)
Macropump triggered on the 1200 cycles the jog mode to continous, increments the jog inc button, jog mode back to mpg, clear led 1200.
A bit like rube goldberg, but it works!

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: August 21, 2015, 09:55:04 PM »

I thought I had it figured out.  I set the mpg to use dro 1001, then used brains to multiply this dro by the jog increment and output to dro 101 (mpg count).  This gives me the step motion I am looking for, but it jumps when changing jog increment.  Any ideas around this?

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: August 20, 2015, 09:10:02 PM »

With mach handling mpg, it is one count per step of mpg.  With pokeys it depends on the counts per unit setting in mach.  If it is set on 10, it steps 10.  100 steps 100 etc, but the actual movement is like .050 per step.

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: August 18, 2015, 09:05:30 PM »

ok, file attached.
Some searching and I find the "let pokeys handle jogging" is only available if pulse engine is enabled.  I tried that and it messed with some of my output leds (30, 31, 37 - these pins for some reason always tend to act a little unpredictable ) and the step inc button did not affect jogging.  I did find if I change the counts per unit in mach ports & pins (without pokeys mpg jogging enabled) I can change the resolution, but it would be nice if the step inc button were tied to this.  Either way I call it progress.

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PoKeys / Re: select increment per pulse MPG

« on: August 18, 2015, 07:18:19 AM »

I cannot find the let pokeys handle jogging option.
MPG is wired to pokeys 56e and configured in the plugin, not in mach.
It is a 4x encoder that I am only using a and b on.  4x is unchecked in plugin.
Says 1 count per detent
130 max speed
67 switchover.

I just checked ports and pins and mpg 1 is enabled, 1 count per unit, 130 velocity.  Is the issue here?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: emergency stop

« on: August 17, 2015, 07:51:11 PM »

Either general config or ports and pins