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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: January 20, 2020, 05:05:57 PM »

I think I found what't wrong.

This seems to be related to ESS plugin, not MACH4 itself.

If anyone use stepper motors and set it in CW/CCW mode, his/her machine might malfunction.

In this case, s/he needs to change his stepper driver configuration to Step/Dir mode.

Then the machine would work properly.


I posted something about it on
https://warp9td.com/index.php/kunena/7-general-discussion/8271-ess-v253-m4-4322-m6-toolchange-macro-malfunction?limitstart=0

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: November 19, 2019, 01:46:54 AM »

Hi,
in Lua the '--' signals that ALL text thereafter, on the same line is a comment.

This line:

--mc.mcCntlMdiExecute(inst, "G00 G53 Z0\nG00 X0 Y0 A0")

does absolutely nothing, Lua/Mach ignores it as a comment. If you remove the '--' then the code3 becomes active.

Craig

I removed "--" but Z axis still doesn't move...

GoToWorkZero()
local inst = mc.mcGetInstance()
mc.mcCntlMdiExecute(inst, "G00 G53 Z0\nG00 X0 Y0")

What would be wrong? ;(

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: November 19, 2019, 01:39:25 AM »

Hi,
in Lua the '--' signals that ALL text thereafter, on the same line is a comment.

This line:

--mc.mcCntlMdiExecute(inst, "G00 G53 Z0\nG00 X0 Y0 A0")

does absolutely nothing, Lua/Mach ignores it as a comment. If you remove the '--' then the code3 becomes active.

Craig

Thank you Craig, now I think I know what's wrong here.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: November 19, 2019, 01:39:00 AM »

Do you know the meaning of --?

I don't know about coding.... T.T
Craig told me "--"means comment. lol~

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: November 19, 2019, 12:50:58 AM »

why its have the double minus at the line head?
is it just mistake when copy? or its also on script?

It is as is in the script. I copied it.
I didn't make any change with "--"

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Mach4 General Discussion / "Go To WorkZero" doesn't lift up Z axis.

« on: November 19, 2019, 12:15:52 AM »

Hi

I'm changing a MACH4 computer(upgrading thw S/W too from MACH4 older version to 4388), and confront some problems. ;(

I clicked on "Go To WorkZero" on the default screen.
I thought it would lift up the Z axis first, but the machine just moved its X and Y axis only.

So I opened the screen editor and open the script.

I found it did have Z axis movement in the script.
(I deleted "\nG00 Z0" at the end.)


GoToWorkZero()
--local inst = mc.mcGetInstance()
--mc.mcCntlMdiExecute(inst, "G00 G53 Z0\nG00 X0 Y0 A0")


Why the machine doesn't move Z axis?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Don't stop when hitting a Limit Sensor

« on: November 18, 2019, 11:06:17 PM »

in pokeys you must fill all parameters of behavior of the homing cycle
like if stop when touch or return...etc
i consider you already did that and still have the problem
we mate such problem with pokey when the accl/dcll was too slow and its not stop enogh fast then its heat the mechanic or the limit
pokeys solve now this problem ,that pokeys take the accl/dcll parametrs from mach also about the homing

Oh... You are my SAVIOR!!!
I could hardly expect that my motor configuration was wrong, because I just put the same values as I had in the former computer.
I don't know but the motor configuration was changed (maybe by MACH4... the values were all the same...).

I put correct value and found it worked!

Now the limits work.


Thanks again KatzYaakov~~~

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Mach4 General Discussion / Don't stop when hitting a Limit Sensor

« on: November 13, 2019, 04:37:14 AM »

Hi members~

I made a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro in my Dell 9020M micro computer, and installed MACH4 4338 and ESS 250 plugin.

I finished configuration, and checked the home and limit senors work.
(I did it with "Diagnostics - ESS v250")

When I slowly(very slowly...  STEP by STEP) move an axis to a limit switch, MACH4 stops(E-Stop)., but when I jog the axis in normal speed(F1000?), MACH4 does not STOP on the limit switch and pass to the end of the axis keep making squeaking noise...

Why did happen?

And when I try to reference home, the axis just move to pass the home sensor.
(But in the Diagnostics - ESS v250, home sensor is correctly working.)

Would you please give me some help?

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Mach4 General Discussion / When will the next official updated version of M4 be released?

« on: April 23, 2018, 09:19:14 PM »

Hello,

I'm currently working with M4 3663, but this doesn't support Korean characters.
I know 3713 supports it.

I'd rather install official release than beta release.
So I'm waiting for it.

Can anyone let me know when it will be released?

If that's too late, I think I need to install current up-to-date beta release.


Cheers,
Sawyer

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 does not support Unicode?

« on: March 09, 2018, 07:06:10 AM »

Oh.. my bad...

Steve, you've already shown me what I exactly want.

Oh, I never expected you have a Korean wife. lol~

You made a good example for the file name haha~