Hi,
Missing the pause isn't the real problem...
It just also happens on an irregular basis.
The real problem is missing the steps...
When I scan say 300 points on a surface, in my opinion the machine should make a repeated regluar sound... probe and step to the next piont.....probe and step to the next point....probe and step to the next point....etc...
But the sound is not regular, like it hessitates sometimes...or sometimes it seems to react faster, skip a pause..
As said, the machine normally never looses steps when running a .NC-file.
Loosing steps while probing from a vb (button) script only occurs on the y-axis.
The y-axis is driven on both sides. It has dual motors, master and slave setup.
My guess for now is that, because of the irregularity, master-y and slave-y are not receiving their commands simultaneous.
Thus tension builds up in the y-axis and steps are lost... ( I hear a "bang" when loosing steps...)
.NC-files, even with repeated operations, never give me this problem...
Thanks again.