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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 27, 2019, 12:29:45 AM »

HiHi
-28 MERROR_IPC_NOT_READY        The Interprocess Communication subsystem is not ready.


this is the error then the program terminates
 Where do I look it worked in the previous version with no problems
I have attached a cut down version off m6.msc that I use for testing it just opens the tool door and reads the input and now catches the error

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 26, 2019, 08:04:10 PM »

is there  a way to put just the error number in the message box that would seem easier to me then listing all the messages in the code I could then look up that number
I will have a good play with the machine today and see what I can find  but if Lua has changes versions that would explain me having to delete all the .mcc files and let it recompile them  and  it may be some part of the current problem
regards Ray

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 26, 2019, 06:56:47 AM »

I have had time to have a think about the problem
I think it must be some sort of problem in the new version of Mach4  the version ending in 3804 handles the M6 tool program I have  but the new version ends when the  command in the M6 file reaches
    mc.mcSignalWait(inst,mc.ISIG_INPUT7 ,1,0)
        or also
  mc.mcSignalWait(inst,mc.ISIG_INPUT12 ,1,0)
if mark these out so they are not used the program runs past  if I leave them in it instantly ends with no chance to see error messages
Have the use of mc.mcSignalWait() or mc.ISIG_INPUT12  been changed in the new version of Mach4 ?
even it i has the program should not I believe just terminate and end  but come up with a error message of some sort or even hang   but it ends
Regards Ray

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 26, 2019, 05:07:54 AM »

I don't know how to test for return codes 
But as soon as the program hits the line in the M6 script  with  that input line it terminates Mach4 and I obviously have to  restart Mach4
How do I test for Return codes are they stored some where at program failure ?
Regards Ray

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 26, 2019, 03:32:07 AM »

After some more testing it seems Mach4 terminates when it runs into a command like this

mc.mcSignalWait(inst,mc.ISIG_INPUT7 ,1,0)   

 
the previous mach4 version t read the inputs in the m6 script and worked fine

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Mach4 General Discussion / TOOL changer problems after update

« on: July 26, 2019, 03:01:20 AM »

I have done a update to current mach4 from  version ending in 3804
Installed over the top but backed up the profile first and reinstalled the profile   
when I had problems I did a fresh install then installed the license files the ESS and the penant ec  then loaded my machine profile  it comes up then with a lua problem  message I then delete all the lua in macro's directory with the extension MCC   the  lua problem  message goes away
But when I run a m6 tool change it starts the process then the program Mach4 terminates part way through the tool change
If I run a M6 with the same tool number of the tool in the machine I get the message "nothing to do tool already that number" so I know it is getting some way into the tool change script.
I have the earlier mach4 program and it runs fine in that
any idea's  on where to start trouble shooting or what happening
Regards Ray
I have attached the m6 file I had to rename to do this

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: X move starts before Z move finishs

« on: July 24, 2019, 07:45:43 PM »

looking at the numbers generated you would never  do that by trial and error well not really good
I intend to have a further play with it  my router is  fairly high speed and I may have a go at  tuning the motors for faster acceleration
I assume your wizard does calcs on accel and speed and a time and distance maybe
It is nice to have the machine working at its best   the other option I have not tried yet is currently I have the tolerance set to .001"  this could be increased for most work to say .005"  I will test what difference that makes though at .001" the machine is really fast and exceeds the speed and feeds off the   tools I am using 
Thanks again Well done

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: X move starts before Z move finishs

« on: July 24, 2019, 01:50:57 AM »

Thanks guys
 I installed the updated latest program  ran the CV Tolerance wizard
I had a pretty good machine before now it is transformed and truly great to use way faster much smoother 
I tested it with some previous intricate cut outs I was doing and  really was unaware these had  minor problems it is so much better and so much easier and smoother  and much faster
Thanks again WELL DONE
I have posted a few time and always been helped I believe Mach4  is a fantastic program but like all very complicated things that need to be configured to fit individual machines it is a leaning curve but having help available is a great thing and should neve be under estimated
Thanks again we are now all good
Regards Ray

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: X move starts before Z move finishs

« on: July 23, 2019, 03:47:41 AM »

Hi
I open the wizard there is CV_feedrate there do not seem to be any help screens there but I can alter the angle0=179 to what ever I want
there is also the mctuningwizard this I can move the sliders up and down but can't save or in fact get out of it with out doing a Alt Cntr Del  it seems to lock up I also cannot read the bottom text in the screen or scroll it up
This is on my home computer in demo mode I will try on the machine tomorrow
regards Ray

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: X move starts before Z move finishs

« on: July 22, 2019, 10:00:40 PM »

I did not know about the CV wizard and will have a good play  I have not found any real explanation of how it works and what angle 1  angle 2 etc should be set to   and what is means  but I will set  up a test piece and test it out as best I can   the docs that came will mach4  on CV do not seem to be what I have for CV wizard
Mine had angle 1 set to 179 and the rest to zero
Regards Ray