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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Simulate Probe Strike

« on: April 19, 2017, 03:21:12 PM »

I wanted to same thing! i have button configured. In diagnostics and logging the probe led and signal 161 are changing. But it has no effect on MACH probing in a clean mach4 install in demo mode.

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Mach4 General Discussion / ESS and Mach4 current status

« on: August 19, 2016, 12:29:09 PM »

I look here and Warp9 and other forums for the state of ESS plugin with Mach4.
There are bits all other, but am i missing a master list or thread or webpage
 the shows whats bullet proof, whats kinda working, whats not implemented yet, relative to what we currently have with ESS and Mach3?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can I "level" my work piece in software?

« on: February 07, 2016, 08:39:50 AM »

Excel works fine for fitting 2nd order and other models. This tool was never intended to you with pcb milling. It was intended as a quick global slope correction tool. The real pity is your assumption that your setup was 2nd order and you spent time on it. As another poster mentioned, there is a perfectly good tool for pcbs.

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FAQs / Re: Weird Calibrating Issues!!

« on: September 11, 2015, 12:03:57 AM »

Variation over travel might not be constant, ie error linear with distance. You might be able to using screw mapping to map and eliminate the variation.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How do I connect Mach3 to a Delta VFD using an USB UART to RS485 adaptor?

« on: July 22, 2015, 09:04:31 PM »

Have you read this thread?
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,28997.0.html

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 & Fusion 360

« on: June 22, 2015, 12:09:24 PM »

Take a screen of the part with the pocket operation open on the heights tab. You probably have the contour at the top of the pocket or the heights set incorrectly.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: MACH4 - Modbus

« on: June 19, 2015, 03:28:33 PM »

I downloaded Mach4 yesterday. Played a little. Not sure if it worth continuing....

I setup a Arduino Mega that is working nicely in Mach3.
I am reading 12 holding registers in Mach3, with minimum 25ms function configs. No problem.
Its a setup a RTU serial function running at 57600baud. I setup the same in Mach4 today.

Reads at 900ms polling interval.
At 900ms the modbus diagnostic tool says the transactions are taking 23-24ms.

Polling rate of 800 or less and it fails and says timeout!!!

I have read from this device faster than 25ms outside the Mach world.

Whats up with Mach4?
I searched polling interval on here and other terms. Nothing.
Only doc (poppabear) say something about only getting 600ms cycle times.

Can Mach4 actually read modbus at any useable rate?

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VB and the development of wizards / OEM Buttons for Select Jog Inc N and Select Jog Step N

« on: June 11, 2015, 11:43:43 AM »

Whats the difference between OEM Buttons

191-200 Select Jog Inc N
265-274 Select Jog Step N

or are they the same?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MX4660 from Leadshine

« on: June 10, 2015, 03:47:25 PM »

malgazz
My machine is based on a XZero Raptor (48"x30"), 6" clearance under gantry, but 12" z travel.
As mentioned, i using an Mach3, an ESS controller, Leadshine 4660 drive and Leadshine 57HS22 motors.
Spindle is a 2.2kW Tekno (electric fan cooled version) with a Delta VFD.
Here are the schematics for my machine.

I probably would do some things a little different now, but we started with the 3660 and the machine has evolved as we have used it.

Ill post a couple pic of the electrical cabinet and machine later.

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Modbus / Re: Different kind of input

« on: June 09, 2015, 07:46:17 AM »

This explains modbus and your question pretty well.
http://www.simplymodbus.ca/faq.htm#Stored