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Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« on: February 20, 2018, 06:27:53 PM »
1. When configuring Mach4 input pins I have digitize set to 10 and it is working.  But the only other Probe showing in the input signal configuration dialog is Probe3.  Where are Probe1 and Probe2? 

2. When I assign any of the pins to Probe3 I get a message from the pmdx411 smartBob that the Mach4 Probe3 is not supported and will be ignored.  Does that mean you may only have one digitize/probe with the pmdx411?  No support for g31.1, g31.2 or g31.3?

TIA

RT
Re: Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2018, 06:45:32 PM »
Hi RT,
the Mach4 plugin for the UC100 is not yet a year old. You probably need to email CNCDrives to get a definitive
answer.

Aside from anything else you can't have many pins left to hook up other probes?

Craig
'I enjoy sex at 73.....I live at 71 so its not too far to walk.'
Re: Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2018, 06:50:53 PM »
Actually he was asking about the PMDX-411 and not the UCC.

The PMDX-411 only supports one probe input and G31.X is indeed not supported.

Steve Stallings
www.PMDX.com
Re: Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2018, 06:52:01 PM »
Thanks Steve, not the answer I was hoping for but it sure was answered quickly!
Re: Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2018, 09:16:53 PM »
Hi,
oops sorry guys, misread it!

Craig
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Re: Probe1, Probe2,Probe3, PMDX411
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2018, 08:01:11 PM »
As Steve S. said in another post, there could be a hardware solution to this problem.  The G31.x stuff is purely a software convenience that is found nowhere else in the CNC world.  Usually, M codes are used to "turn on" a specific probe before G31 is called.  The M codes would typically control outputs that in turn control relays that enable the probe signal path to the desired probe.  I have multiple probes (tool setter and spindle probe) on my machine and that is how it is handled because it used to run Mach 3 and before that it had a YASNAC control on it.  It works well, so I have never "upgraded" to G31.X. 

Steve