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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: going from 3 to 4v2. Motion controller selection

« on: June 10, 2021, 11:53:18 AM »

You do not have to do a home to limits i just think it is a good idea.
You have to set it up so the limits & home are configured to the correct pins in Mach and the ESS

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: going from 3 to 4v2. Motion controller selection

« on: June 10, 2021, 08:43:56 AM »

Not sure what exactly you are asking but i will try.

If one switch is for limits on both ends then both the ++ and -- limit are the same pin.
If the above is true then the home switch is a different pin.

If one switch is the home and limit for one direction then they are the same pin and the limit for the other direction is a different pin.

Bill

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: going from 3 to 4v2. Motion controller selection

« on: June 09, 2021, 11:06:42 AM »

This is how my motors are hooked up.
Most of my extra is in the screen so you are not seeing that.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: going from 3 to 4v2. Motion controller selection

« on: June 09, 2021, 08:42:34 AM »

Phando,

I think this is what you are looking for.
Yes the limits and motors are connected to the correct places as long as you have them wired correct and set up correct.

Bill

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: going from 3 to 4v2. Motion controller selection

« on: June 08, 2021, 09:14:44 AM »

Phando,

I have a lot of very custom stuff on my setup so some of it might just confuse you.
The PDF file might have most of the information you are wanting.
I have also attached my ini file.
You will need to go through it in notepad to find the information you are wanting because it will probably not work for you to replace yours.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach3/Mach4 integration with my own software

« on: May 28, 2021, 06:02:00 PM »

Mach 4 has a developers version you can get from them to do what you are wanting to do.
We used it to make our software run Mach 4.

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Mach4 Plugins / Re: Mach 4 XBOX360 controller plugin that doesn't require writing a LUA script ?

« on: May 25, 2021, 04:20:40 PM »

Many of the Plugins and standard products don't require a custom LUA script.
The scripting happens when you want something different or special.
The options and what people want are just too varied.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Script editor strange behavior - or is it me?

« on: May 19, 2021, 02:00:35 PM »

Thanks Daniel

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Script editor strange behavior - or is it me?

« on: May 19, 2021, 11:33:21 AM »

Daniel,

Just out of curiosity what did you need to do to the shortcut to open screen editor on startup?

Bill

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Pressing Stop button during move loses position

« on: May 17, 2021, 08:48:29 AM »

Striplar,

I have been using Mach since Mach2.
It has always been a hard stop with the Stop button.
If you wanted a controlled stop in Mach2 or Mach3 you needed to Feedhold then Stop.
Always been that way.
I did see when changing to Mach4 that under Configure/Control then the General Tab there is a "Cycle Stop is Controlled Stop".
I have not checked it and have no idea how it works but that might be what you want.

Bill