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General Mach Discussion / program causing pokeys to quit

« on: August 10, 2010, 07:45:41 PM »

I have a small program that runs when a button is pushed. Every time I run this program the pokeys is no longer seen. Here is the program. Any ideas?

SetUserLED (1220, 1)
ActivateSignal(Output3) 'turn on chiller
Sleep (2000)
ActivateSignal(Output2) 'turn on spindle
Code "S18000"
Sleep (120000)
Code "S27000"
Sleep (120000)
Code "S36000"
Sleep (120000)
DeActivateSignal(Output2) 'turn off spindle
Sleep (10000)
DeActivateSignal(Output3) 'turn off chiller
SetUserLED (1220, 0)

Bill

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General Mach Discussion / joystick speed

« on: August 03, 2010, 09:40:00 AM »

I use a joystick for positioning the machines we manufacture. The newest machine needs to run at 100hz not my normal 45000.
The move speeds from the proportional joystick went from about half the move speed (45000) to about a quarter the move speed (100000).
What is causing this and how can I speed it up?
Bill

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Digital Print profiling with Mach software

« on: June 16, 2010, 09:09:38 AM »

I developed a system to use on our routers that use mach. I only use 3 dots for overall stretch or shrink in the x and y. It also compensates for the rotation. The dots need to be within 1/2 inch of where they should be located but as long as they are that close it works very well.

Bill

504

VB and the development of wizards / select case

« on: June 03, 2010, 05:21:02 PM »

I am writing a macro and wanted to know if while using select case I can use strings instead of numbers?
Bill

505

VB and the development of wizards / Re: limits on off in vb code

« on: May 03, 2010, 10:29:34 AM »

During the normal operation of the machine I want it to have the limit at the same location as the ref location. Only when I want to do a tool change will I go past this point. I will have a block for the limit to trigger at this location if the machine overruns the atc location. I will probably use an air cylinder to raise and lower the switch if I can not turn it on and off.
Bill

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: limits on off in vb code

« on: April 30, 2010, 03:05:57 PM »

Scott,
I just want to turn the Y off when I go for a tool change. I did not want to put 2 switches, one for homing and one for a limit. I wanted to use one switch. When I do a machine reference it would stop on the switch and it would also be a limit,  but when I go for a tool change it would pass the switch and continue to the tool change position. I can put 2 switches I just did not want to do it that way.
Bill

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VB and the development of wizards / limits on off in vb code

« on: April 28, 2010, 05:07:44 PM »

I am sure it is somewhere but I can not find it. How do I turn the limit
switches on and off in a vb script?
Bill

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General Mach Discussion / processors

« on: February 08, 2010, 02:10:44 PM »

Has anyone used a pc with an
AMD GEODE 500 MHZ
or
Intell CELERON 600 MHZ CPU
I found some nice little fanless enclosed pcs from IBase and wanted to try them out.
I have a lot of graphics on screen and occasionally use a plc run serially and a camera run ethernet.
All responses welcome.
Bill



 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: m30 question

« on: February 08, 2010, 08:37:57 AM »

thanks zealous

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General Mach Discussion / Re: m30 question

« on: February 02, 2010, 09:25:12 AM »

Hood,
Thanks for the reply.
I wanted to use a more standard code. All of my machines out there already have the m30 at the end of the gcode and i did not want to send new post processors to everyone. If i can make a macro that uses the m30 i can also add choices for what it will do without having a special post processor and it frees people up to use more software.
Bill