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Thanks TPS - i never knew that but it now makes sense.

In that case i cannot do what i want as the original set makes heavy use of screen 0

:(

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 15, 2018, 08:25:10 AM »
Have you padded it with Sleep(100) everywhere - it helps.

I am just about at the edge of a tin of petrol and torching the project now - its been fighting me all the way and i have just about had enough - its like trying to force oil and water to mix.

I enjoy a struggle but only if there is light at the end of the tunnel - this probing saga has killed that light, I just want a machine that does what i want, I have binned my ATC thoughts - I can do without that sort of grief I think, if it cant handle simple probing then an ATC has no chance.

I know its all plugin/Mach related but I just get two steps forward and four backwards.


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Is there a way to import a wizard screen set into a main screen set??

Both open normally in Machscreen - i have tried making a new page but its shows as a transparent page with images of page 0 on it??

Never tried anything more adventurous that sticking a DRO on a screen before !

Possible or not??

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 15, 2018, 06:57:43 AM »
Ok, step back time....

Been very unstable this morning -

Scripter compile errors just trying to unload a wizard, seem to have fixed that by editing the button script and adding a return or two after the call.

Mach bombing out when loading a wizard - cant seem to fix this at all, totally random, very annoying as it means a re-boot each time.

Losing the faith once more :(


If its the wizard doing it, how would i combine the wizard screen into the main screen as a page?

Its taken a couple of weeks and many hours lost to get this far I'm not giving up yet.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 14, 2018, 11:44:34 AM »
Getting there now, got most of my probe macros written and tested.

Short video of outside cylinder centre probing...

https://youtu.be/Yo7H4vkqEGI


And yes, changing from N/o to N/c probe style was just a matter of flipping the active low setting. N/c is far better as you can check for missing or broken probes/wires etc

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 12, 2018, 03:15:13 PM »
Just a quickie...

Currently using a N/o probe - just the usual touch plate and grounded tool, if i change to a N/c probe (internal switch) is it as simple as just flipping on the "active low" setting in ports & pins???

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 12, 2018, 02:06:24 PM »
Some good news at last - with the macro tweaked for correct step-back after a probe, and soft limits off, it ran perfectly tonight !

I have as a sacrificial probe a bit of TIG wire in collet, its about 2mm dia, and i'm using a live “ring” to do a calibration routine - this was the macro that worked tonight and the screen result it came up with was a probe offset of 0.9698mm - i think that is pretty amazing for a 3” long stick of TIG wire :)

I will do more tests before committing my real probe but this is very promising, and using the M31 coding.

I did get a reply from CSL re the soft limits thing and he admitted to never hearing of it before so i think that one is going nowhere fast :( It does seem very odd that there is any connection between probing and soft limits but.....

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ARC on the PROMA is an output going to Mach's "Arc OK" Input.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 11, 2018, 03:12:31 PM »
Some progress...

I have tried padding out the code with waits, just in case. Couldn't wait so i popped out and fired her up, no change :)

The macro i am testing is a more complex probe tip calibration ring thing so more chance to spot a pattern in the mess-ups. After staring at the code and the sequence of what happens I noticed this....


It would do the fast probe perfect, then step back, then do the slow probe and from then on it was pants - total mess :(

Now, when writing it I foolhardily presumed that as I was switching from +travel to -travel it would NOT need a step-back move - WRONG - it seems you MUST step back before issuing another PROBE call - my guess is that as the previous call ends, the probe is left touching the surface and as soon as the new call goes in, it activates the probe first, sees the existing contact and thinks “job done” without moving, from then on it just gets worse.

I added a step back after EVERY probe call and it works!

So, I thought I was on the home run, went to close Mach3 - I always press reset first before closing, so pressed it and Mach3 just bombed out back to windows. :(

two steps forwards, one back

at least part of it is positive i guess

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Probing - what would i need?
« on: April 11, 2018, 02:01:29 PM »
OK, great, will have a go tomorrow hopefully