I had just over 1 hour of time and I wanted to try / see this new version of Mach4 !!
I installed Smooth Stepper Ethernet V270 on the Pantograph with hardware plug-in
What can I say .....
VERY GOOOOOOOD!!!
I couldn't break away !! I was fascinated !!!
I enclose some screens ... !! of which I immediately proceeded to make the first changes, first of all I prefer high contrast colors, and removed the one that did not interest me.
Regular behavior has improved exponentially !! I tried to stress him while he was working by moving the Feed slide up and down, going from 0% to 250% he didn't beat the cycle !! while in the previous version of both Mach4 and the plugin, the too violent passages of the slide caused unpleasant blows.
Compared to mach3 the response speed is at least 3 times higher. On this point CsLab is even better, the response is almost immediate, while with the Smooth it is fast, but there is a slight softness ... perhaps better this way .. otherwise the difference in price between the two hardware would not make sense !! I remember that I paid for the Smooth about 200 euros or a little more with the additional cards, and yet it never missed a beat !!
Surely now the plugins will also be updated, both of CSMIO and SSE.
It usually takes a few months for plugins to stabilize, which will definitely need some tweaking.
CSMIO in addition to being much more performing has functions not supported by the SSE (still here the price difference is justified).
If my friend wants to try it on his 40 quintal chisel, even if he is neither the forum nor the video type .. he doesn't care much ... he had posted a post about his lathe here on the forum, but it didn't arouse interest , so he's not that enthusiastic already, plus the lack of incentives has reduced him even further.
When asked if it's worth it ...
It's worth it! is an evolution !!!!
GOOOOOOOOO Mach4 !! GOOOOOOOOO !!!!
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