I have a How-To questions about the driver located in this thread.  http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,4827.msg33471.html#msg33471

Can you provide a thumbnail of directions about how to install that driver? 

Copy it into the Mach3 folder I presume.   Which subfolder.  It's been a while since in installed any Mach3 drivers. 
Thanks in advance.
Dave 

Put the .m3p file in the mach3 folder, double click it to install it, and start mach3.   It's more of a Plugin than a driver.

Yup, M3P files stands for "Mach 3 Plugin" and they are autoinstalling, I just copy them to my desktop, and double click it. It will go away and install itself to the right spot..

After that, you need to run MAch3, select config/config plugins, check the enable box beside the "3d Probing Plugin" lline, and restart mach3. The video prober will then appear in your menus'.

Art

( M3S files are mach3 screens... same deal.. )

Art,

I installed the driver.  I started M3 and using Config/config pulgins, I enabled the 3dVideo.  I immediately got this message:

"Error triggered, Error found, Art Code: 9991, Attempt Recovery"  It was a little window popup. 

I do not have a video camera hooked up yet, could that be the problem?

I thought I bump this topic, as I still can't install the video probe.   One more thing I did was reboot my computer after getting the error message.   But after rebooting, I found Mach3 would crash during startup.  To solve that problem, I deleted the video..dll file I found in the plugins directory.  That fixed the immediate crash problem.

Any thoughts? 
Dave

I could only get it to work right with version 2.60, my previous version 2.58 gave the same error as you are getting.

It must also be stored in the C:\Mach folder.

Graham.

Graham,
Thanks, that fixed it.    Now, I'm off to figure out a mount for my webcam and laser. 

Also, I realize that my camera appears to be B/W.  I wonder if that will be an issue. 
Dave

I have more questions.  I've got the camera operational, and the software running. 

Actually the camera is marginally running.  But it works well enough for the 3DVideoProbe to operate.  Here's what I know.

1st, I calibrate and I get a Scan Angle. 

2nd, I change the feed rate to 5 (assuming its in/min, what should it be?) 

3rd, I change the StepOverX to .01  (What should it be?)

4th, I changed the ScanX to 2 (because my object is 2 inches wide)

5th, I press Scan  (The table moves 2 inches at 5 in/min then returns). 

What else am I supposed to do, and what indication do I get when the txt file is created? 

I have aquestion about frame rates.   Does 3DVideoProbe match one frame of video to each "StepOverX"? 

Regarding "camera control", I'm assuming that once I configure the camera to get the best resolution, I can ignore the startVideo stopvideo. 

When do I press Stop Digitizing? 

I thought I'd bump this thread.   
Any comments about my questions above?
What should the StepoverX be?

Hi David:

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1st, I calibrate and I get a Scan Angle. 

2nd, I change the feed rate to 5 (assuming its in/min, what should it be?) 

>>Whatever you like.. Feedrate is in your current units/minute..

3rd, I change the StepOverX to .01  (What should it be?)

>>Leave it alone till next release, you shoudl be scanning in Y only..


4th, I changed the ScanX to 2 (because my object is 2 inches wide)

>>No, make the Y scan the 2"s , perhaps at .1 inch of YStepover

5th, I press Scan  (The table moves 2 inches at 5 in/min then returns). 

>>Y shoudl move, it will take 640 samples of the X with each Y movement..

What else am I supposed to do, and what indication do I get when the txt file is created? 

>>The file points.txt is now in your mach3 folder..

I have aquestion about frame rates.   Does 3DVideoProbe match one frame of video to each "StepOverX"? 

No, it actually uses several frames per step, but as I say, stick with Y scanning only for now..


Regarding "camera control", I'm assuming that once I configure the camera to get the best resolution, I can ignore the startVideo stopvideo. 

 True, not needed to be used..

When do I press Stop Digitizing? 

 Only if you need to stop a scan or abort it..

Art