I am preparing Mach4 to work with my mill and a pokeys57e.

Most settings are done , but a big problem I have yet.
Whenever I changed settings for mach the settings for my pokeys reset.
Specifically the settings in the pulse engine tab.
Home and limit switchs.

 Is this a bug or a Feature.

Tom

the setting's in the pokeys will change to what is set in mach4 and 3, you don,t realy need to set anything in the pokeys other than turn the pulse engine on, the pokeys has a monster in it that changes stuff for you.
mine has nothing set at all and everything works, it stumped me when I first used it to I got told to just set everything up in mach

Hi Daniel

thanks for yor reply. But it works not for me.
I have  try all ways but nothing works correct.

Here are a Short description
- Install Mach4 and pokey plugin
- Enable pokey plugin and add new device
- Enable integrated 3ch pulse engine confirm all
- Restart Mach4 and select pokey as motion controller
- Setup motor parameters counts and speed

MDI = G0 x5    ......axis moved !!!!!
Very Easy!

Now i will setup my home and limit switchs
By default i have this settings



My limits switch are on pokeys pin 35/36/37



Now i can trigger home and limit

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60701703/Foren/Pic3.png

AND NOW if i enter the Mach configure menu all settings for home and limit are set to default



The second way
I go to the pokeys plugin setup/ Pulse engine and setup there my switches.



Now i can trigger home and Limit



AND NOW if i enter the Mach configure menu all settings for home and limit are set to default
In the pokeys plugin configruation



What is wrong ??
What are the Default Pins for the pulse engine home and Limit Switches?
Why.....

thanks
Tom

you may need to go into the pulse engine and set all home and limit switches to pin 0, I had the same thing I set a pin number to the limit and home switches and they did FA, I left everything set up in M4 went back and reset the pokeys, re enabled the pulse engine plus 3ch pulse engine and extended IO, tested the stepper's and switches in the pokeys diag, this time the limit and home where pin0 and where working in pokeys, as well as the stepper's and Estop. when back to M4 and it was fine, it just crashed a lot so I stopped using it.

then when"t through the same thing with M3 but it was stable and working fine, it has to be a M4 problem M4 was a 2 day ordeal M3 was an hour and I had it running other than the spindle changing speed, but I know what is wrong there.

but I am using it on another program now what is a bit different but has nothing set other than A PWM pin.

so try pin 0 for home and limits in pokeys diag

I can't find nowhere pin 0. Pokeys start with pin 1
Which other Software do you use now?

Tom

Auggie it's a new program it only works with pokey board's, have a look in the pokeys pulse engine page where you can set your home, limits,

Hi Tom
You may already have solve your problem but if you didn't there is a a box above the axis box that says EXPORT TO MACH4 IO. Do that and the values will say.
Jan