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LazyCam (Beta) / Can't get L cam to do what I want

« on: October 04, 2015, 08:14:13 PM »

It has been a while since I used Lcam.  I am trying to output the attached file to G-code.  The piece is made from .040 aluminum.  It has a hole in each corner of the triangle.  The edges are not strait as each edge has a different radius.  My plan is to make as many of these as I can out of a singe 12"x12" piece of .040.  I plan to put a screw in each hole to hold it down while it gets cut out of the sheet.  Can someone please run this through their Lcam and post the g-code?  Thank you very much if you can.

Vince

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General Mach Discussion / New computer

« on: June 11, 2011, 04:17:16 PM »

I am replacing the computer on one of my Mach controlled machines.  I have installed windows XP.  What is the best procedure to making the swap?  i.e. load Mach and then just copy the XML file?  What files do I need to copy? 

Thanks
Vince

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LazyCam (Beta) / Lazycam installaion

« on: May 14, 2011, 12:00:20 PM »

I am trying to install Lazycam 3.01 on my XP computer.  I keep getting the message "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation".  I tried running the install as administrator and that did not help.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Vince

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / No License?

« on: March 20, 2011, 02:42:18 PM »

For some reason all the sudden when I click on the NFS wizard, I get a message that there is no license for NFS.  I double checked and even recopied my WizLic.dat file into the Mach3 directory and I still get the message.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Vince

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PoKeys / MPG

« on: February 05, 2011, 04:27:37 PM »

I am not having much success in getting my MPG to run with PoKeys.  It did work when I had it connected to pins 13 and 15 of my BOB.  I have it connected to pins 1 and 2 of the PoKeys board.  I have disabled fast encoders in the pokes set up.  I have chosen pin 1 as encoder channel a and pin 2 as encoder channel b (I did write the configuration to the device).  I have tried not checking x2 sampling and checking it as well.  In ports and pins, Encoder/MPS's I have set the MPG #1 port for 10 pin 1 and port 10 pin 2 and have the enabled the MPG.  When I look at the PoKeys0 data diagnostics, the LED blinks for pins 1 and 2.  In Mach, I made sure I was in MPG mode in the jog menu.  On the PoKeys Config screen in Mach the only thing I did was uncheck enable fast encoders and checked Use encoder 1 pokeys map to 0.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

I could not find a manual for the Pokeys plug in other than the online help screens.  Is there a full manual available?

I did have this MPH running with my Pokeys a year ago, but it lagged so bad I went back to hoking it directly to the BOB.  

Thank you,
Vince

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General Mach Discussion / Update and index pulse

« on: January 16, 2011, 08:39:19 PM »

I just updated Mach lathe to 42.040.  Now my index pulse does not work.  I copied my XML files prior to the update and then copied them back.  Does anyone have a guess as to what setting might have changed?  Last time I had this problem it was caused by the index debounce setting, but I checked that and it is still set at 0.

Thanks
Vince

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General Mach Discussion / G00 problem

« on: April 10, 2010, 06:43:08 PM »

I am having a serious problem. I have to get some parts out this weekend. I
installed a Pokeys card. When I installed the beta plug in, then started
mach,it would lock up the computer when I moved my mouse requiring a power off
and restart. I removed all the pokeys programs and still had the same problem.
I then reinstalled version .038 and when I copied my XML into the directory I
got the same problem. I then copied a two year old XML file into the directory
and now it works, but with a very strange problem. No matter how I have my
motors tuned for max speed and acceleration, when I enter an G00 command, the
machine takes off at maximum speed and acceleration, which causes a motor fault
because of lost steps.

I am desperate for suggestion as I have to get these parts done this weekend.

Thanks in advanced

Vince

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PoKeys / Pokeys and spindle index

« on: March 19, 2010, 04:26:01 PM »

Another question about Pokeys setup.  I have a hall effect sensor that is used to measure my spindle RPM.  It works great when connected to pin 13 of my BOB.  I connected it to pin 3 of my Pokeys and set that pin as a digital input.  I then set the spindle index as port 10 pin 3 of my ports and pins setup screen.  It does not read RPM in this configuration.  Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

Vince

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PoKeys / Pokeys and MPG

« on: March 19, 2010, 12:16:20 PM »

I have an MPG wired up to my Pokeys pin 1 and 2.  I set up the MPG in port and pins to port 10.  It does not work.  It was working properly when connected directly to the BOB and set up for port 1.  In the Pokeys configuration screen I have pin 1 and 2 set up as encoder a and b.  In the Pokeys diagnostic screen, when I rotate the MPG, pins 1 and 2 blink.  What am I missing?  Also, is there a more thorough manual for using Pokeys with Mach than the help screens in the plug-in?

Thank you,

Vince

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PoKeys / Voltage reference

« on: March 14, 2010, 06:29:29 PM »

I am installing a Pokeys.  All of everything on my CNC machine is powered by a regulated power supply +5V, +10V and +24V.  Nothing is powered by the USB from my computer.  It appears that the Pokeys gets it power from the USB port of the computer.  How should I wire it so that things like switches, encoders etc will reference properly?  For instance, my encoder gets its +5V from the power supply.  If I wire the channel A and B outputs directly to the PoKeys, will it still work?  Also, I use Hall effect switches for a lot of functions on my machine.  They typically have +5v, Gnd and a Output.  If I power the Hall switch from my power supply and connect the output to an input of the Pokeys, will it work? 

Thanks

Vince