I'm fairly inexperienced with Mach4, so I'm unsure what files I need to submit. If you let me know I can go pull them off the machine and upload them.
1) The machine has an auto oiler and auto tool changer on it. It came with a custom user interface and touch screen. I've accidentally left the oil pump running twice now. I'm not sure what the best way to go about it is, but I felt like if it turned on the oil pump whenever it was running an operation, that would likely be suffecient to keep everything oiled, and then turned it off when the op was done? I'm not sure how to program that, or if it is possible.
2) I had another question, I just got in a new Auto Tool Setter today. For my probe I use a Haimer 3D Probe with dial gauge. Am I supposed to zero it out on the bed with a gauge block like I normally do, then use the Tool Setter for the other tools? Does the software take into account the location of where I probed with the gauge block and the fact the tool setter sits 4" above that?
3) I run a 2" Face Mill in Tool Slot 2 always. Is there a way to program a script or something in Mach4 that spins the face mill backwards at a low rpm and offsets it from the tool setter?
4) The new tool setter has an air nozzle. I'd like to take advantage of that. I bought an electronic valve for a spare air line I brought into the machine, but I could not figure out how to get it to just shoot a burst of air. I'm fine buying a new setup if there's a recommended kit or something.
5) I'd honestly be happy to pay someone to go over all the code/ui and clean things up. I know there is some sloppy code in there. I have run into so many minor issues and my only conclusion is that there are a bunch of scripts to do a specific task but they aren't aware of each other. So if I don't know how the machine coding works or a specific back end order of operations, I end up messing ********* up. One example would be with the Auto Tool Changer. I've had multiple issues where after I measure a tool offset manually, I click on the ATC to change to the next tool to measure it, and the alignment is completely off. The carrousel crashes into the spindle, gets stuck, the order of the tools gets thrown off, I've even had it break a holder, and now I am down a holder because I cannot find a replacement lol. I feel there are a lot of issues that someone with experience might be able to look at and assist with.