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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Switching to a Ethernet SmoothStepper controller.

« on: October 24, 2017, 12:04:44 PM »

Though I didn't mention it, I am aware that I will need a cat5/6 from the computer to the ESS

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Mach4 General Discussion / Switching to a Ethernet SmoothStepper controller.

« on: October 24, 2017, 09:17:14 AM »

I am currently running an ox with Mach 4, a g540, and a PDMX 411 controller.  I’ve decided I need to upgrade the 411 to an ESS.  Not having used anything but the 411,  I am unclear what I need, 

Are there ready made cables that connect the ESS to the G540? 
Am I right in assuming that the ESS will offer me more input/output ports than I had with the 411 (4 or 5)? 
Is there anything else that will be needed for a basic installation?
I’ve seen pendants that connected to the computer via a wireless dongle.  Are these a good option, or am I paying for a fancy, but not nessarily better option?

I would greatly appreciate it if responses included links to any suggested options.

Thank you in advance.
Charlie

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: PMDX - Mach4 and SmartBOB sale - follow up

« on: May 06, 2017, 05:41:33 PM »

Did something bad happen to the PMDX forum?  Been off line the last couple days.  Just when  i get an answer from Steve about getting a touch plate setup, and I go and get everything ready witout printing Steves response, thinking I can co back in and finish readling it.  Bam, no forum.  Hope all is well.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Motion underrun error.

« on: March 15, 2017, 07:26:26 PM »

Can someone please tell me what a "motion underrun" error is and what I might look for to correct this?  I got this 2/3 of the way through a job that was running fine and don't know what it means, so I don't know how to diagnose the problem.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Touch plate with g540 and PMDX 411

« on: February 27, 2017, 08:05:37 PM »

I am just getting geared up with mach4hobby, PMDX 411, and g540.  With my last setup, I used a cheap Amazon touch plate with a tinyG and had pretty good lick.  Has anyone used this device with g540 and PMDX 411?.  I saw an old promotion of th 411 that said support for touch plates was coming "very soon".

If you are using a touch plate with the g540 and PMDX 411, can you tell me how you set it up?  Did you have to do any coding!  ( I see the buttons for "touch" on the main screen of mach4, but pushing the button had no effect, probobly because it needs to be setup.

Thanks
Charlie

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Offset image in tool path window

« on: February 26, 2017, 09:03:33 AM »

As evidence of how green I am, it took me this long to figure out how to do that. 

Thank you very much.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Offset image in tool path window

« on: February 25, 2017, 02:11:12 PM »

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw1Q2eRyftmQSWhpbWI2NUNzOHc/view?usp=sharing

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Offset image in tool path window

« on: February 25, 2017, 12:44:28 PM »

Maybe the link did not work.  If not, I am not sure how to attach an image.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Offset image in tool path window

« on: February 25, 2017, 12:42:45 PM »

I am not sure what this indicates, but when I did a "dry run" on one of my gcode files, the tool path window seemed to show the work offset from the path.  Look at the image below to see what I mean.  I've tried to find a setting that would explain this, but being so know to Mach4, I did not find one.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: now do I configure mach4 for second motor on Y axis

« on: February 24, 2017, 06:54:24 PM »

Ok I admit it, I am far from the brightest crayon in the box.  The reason I couldn't assign the slave to the Y axis is that it was still assigned to the A axis. Corrected and it works fine.  At least I was in the right ball park.

Now to figure out how to make the motors  move at something faster than evolution.