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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit Switch triggered error

« on: April 04, 2019, 03:59:06 PM »

Sorry,
" plugin DLL defective" may be because of old or illegal version of MACH3

Backup your profile (mach3mill.xlm) and license file (Mach1Lic.dat) and download latest version of Mach3 R3.043 from:-
https://www.machsupport.com/downloads-updates/main-programs/

When you are installing, disable antivirus, right click on Mach3Version3.043.exe and RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR

YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY REBOOT the PC after installation or else MACH3 parallel port driver will NOT work.

After reboot try testing again.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: incremental mode, absolute movements in cycles

« on: April 04, 2019, 02:14:52 PM »

I use G91 in canned cycles if I'm doing a single hole and i don't want to adjust the operators current work offset.
I can even use G91 on our new Haas machines.
I will try and double check tomorrow and see about G99 and G98 with the G91.  We've been busy at the shop this past week, but I'll see if I can give it a try on two mills tomorrow.

G82 canned cycle on Haas
R can be anything on a HAAS. Unlike some other controls, the R value is absolute. R-.05 means Z-.05 which is the way it makes sense

So Fanuc (world most popular) and Haas (world 2nd most popular) both says Z & R in G82 are ABSOLUTE!
There are some other controls (less popular one!!) that allow incremental mode for z and R

MACH4 following the world #1 & world #2,  is a GOOD thing.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Permanent "Home Switch Triggered" Error

« on: April 04, 2019, 01:15:05 PM »

Identify the exact model number of your USB motion controller first.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit Switch triggered error

« on: April 04, 2019, 05:54:26 AM »

Please apply this patch first

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=38269.0

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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: I built the machine, but it is not communicating

« on: April 04, 2019, 05:33:11 AM »

I built the machine, but it is not communicating between the STB5100 controller and computer, Mach3 program.
The driver for the card is in the computer, what am I missing?

Did You get
1 x CD (Include Instructions, wiring diagrams, software, configuration files, etc.) ?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit Switch triggered error

« on: April 04, 2019, 02:02:19 AM »

What machine are you using?
Parallel port or external motion controller (USB or Ethernet)? Please name model.

Anyway,
Turn off your machine power OFF (NOT the computer - just the router).
Now if you are using stepper motors, Manually turn or crank each motor so that no axis X , Y, Z etc have the limit switch triggered. Just move a little distance.
Now power router on
In MACH3
Click [reset] button
Click [ref. all] button

Let us know how it goes.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New guy frustration LOL

« on: April 03, 2019, 03:25:26 PM »

His assumption that all GetVar(NNNN) functions are NOT supported is probably NOT CORRECT.)

Or maybe it is. 

Gerry,
Fred had a happy ending because he found "a USERDRO conflict" and not  "GetVAR() not supported by Chinese Motion Controllers"
Quote:-
"As I wanted to give you as many informations as possible including a copy of the scripts involved, I found the problem !
It was a USERDRO conflict.
the script of the "set variable position" is using the same default USERDRO of the VFD monitor:
x = GetABSPosition(0)
y = GetABSPosition(1)
z = GetABSPosition(2)
SetUserDRO 1000, x
SetUserDRO 1001, y
SetUserDRO 1002, z
Fred.
Endquote/
(https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=39662.msg266084#msg266084)

So if any two programmers was trying to read and write to the same "GLOBAL VARIABLES", there will be a problem.

Reuel

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New guy frustration LOL

« on: April 03, 2019, 08:02:28 AM »

This line :-
ZProbePos = GetVar(2002) 'get the exact point the probe was hit

according to Gary should be changed to

ZProbePos = GetOEMDro(802)  'get the exact point the probe was hit


(Actually if it is working now - change IMHO is optional - reason GetVar(2002) was not working was a bug in the earlier version of add-on for a Chinese motion controller where they by mistake used GetVar(2002) and SetVar(2002) to do some calculations.
His assumption that all GetVar(NNNN) functions are NOT supported is probably NOT CORRECT.)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Permanent "Home Switch Triggered" Error

« on: April 02, 2019, 11:44:09 PM »

Hi,
CNC is China Zone CNC 6040 connected by USB to laptop running Windows 7 SP1.
Starting Mach3 shows Status: Device Error Triggered; selecting Reset changes the status to HomeSwitch Triggered.  At no stage did the 6040 trigger any limit switch.
I have reinstalled Mach3 but the problems remain.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Clue from Chinese USB driver change log
V2.55 2016.11.23
add information display "device error triggered" when usb device communication error

So your error means you have to fix a "USB device Communication Error" meaning "USB plug-in" is not working.
1. Get updated driver and updated Plug-in for your USB motion Controller.
2. "Run as administrator" when you install all software and plug-ins and when launching MACH3.
3. An illegal copy of MACH3 will not support add-on(s) and plug-ins. So make sure you have a legal copy of MACH3.

 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New guy frustration LOL

« on: April 02, 2019, 07:23:09 PM »

I'll give you my run down....
After turning on machine
I hit Mach  cords and zero all home.
After it finishes moving, I click the xyz zero buttons.
Then I move spindle over material datum and line it up. And zero my x&y buttons
I get touch plate and hit Auto Tool Zero.
It touches, zips up 5" stops and creeps up one more. The Z drop says....1".
I load Gcode and press go.....

You need to load gcode file first.
Then move spindle over material datum and line it up. And zero my x&y buttons
get touch plate and hit Auto Tool Zero.
after the auto tool zero you need to click on
[   REN.   ]
[ Toolpath] button
before
you
Click on [cycle start]


PS
The alternative Macro does not use getvar()