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Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2025, 06:58:14 AM »
the program you posted would look like this:
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  N1 (USER 3)
  N2 G91
  N3 G0 A0.0
  N4 M8 (GAS ON)
  N5 G04 P1.5
  N6 M11 P1 (Start Weld)
  N7 G01 A-400.0 F1500.00 (ROTATIONAL SPEED)
  N8 A-60.0
  N9 M10 P1 (Stop Weld)
  N10 G04 P1.5 (DWELL FOR POST FLOW TIME)
  N11 G0 A520.0 X-0.400 (MOVE TO NEXT START POSTION)
  N12 M30

M11 P1 will turn ON Output1 and the next GCode line must be
a axis move

M10 P1 will turn OFF Output1 
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2025, 07:02:49 AM »
the program you posted would look like this:
Code: [Select]
  N1 (USER 3)
  N2 G91
  N3 G0 A0.0
  N4 M8 (GAS ON)
  N5 G04 P1.5
  N6 M11 P1 (Start Weld)
  N7 G01 A-400.0 F1500.00 (ROTATIONAL SPEED)
  N8 A-60.0
  N9 M10 P1 (Stop Weld)
  N10 G04 P1.5 (DWELL FOR POST FLOW TIME)
  N11 G0 A520.0 X-0.400 (MOVE TO NEXT START POSTION)
  N12 M30

M11 P1 will turn ON Output1 and the next GCode line must be
a axis move

M10 P1 will turn OFF Output1

So in the settings I just need to turn on Output 1? Will I have to switch any wires around on the control board to make this work?

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Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2025, 07:04:34 AM »
you can use any Output witch is configured in Config -> Ports&Pins -> Outputs normaly,
depends a bit on the motion controller.
« Last Edit: July 17, 2025, 07:10:45 AM by TPS »
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2025, 09:05:31 AM »
you can use any Output witch is configured in Config -> Ports&Pins -> Outputs normaly,
depends a bit on the motion controller.

I do not think the controller is liking the M10/M11 codes. When I look up the M code list in the controller those are not listed. Is there a setting to turn those on? I searched google and the image that pops up I do not have the check box like what it is showing.

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Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2025, 09:27:31 AM »
witch controller are you using?
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2025, 09:42:49 AM »
witch controller are you using?

Mach 3 USB interface board. Its the red one. I am not for sure in the differences of controllers.

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Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2025, 09:46:27 AM »
if you talk from such:

https://buildyourcnc.com/products/electronicsandmotors-electronic-component-breakout-mach3-usb-board

a thing, i think we reached the end of the road for using M10/M11.
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.

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Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2025, 10:28:34 AM »
i assume you have all 4 axis intefaces of the board in use?
otherwise it would be possible to use thr dir output of an unused axis.
anything is possible, just try to do it.
if you find some mistakes, in my bad bavarian english,they are yours.
Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2025, 10:34:33 AM »
if you talk from such:

https://buildyourcnc.com/products/electronicsandmotors-electronic-component-breakout-mach3-usb-board

a thing, i think we reached the end of the road for using M10/M11.

Yes this is the board that I am using. I could buy a different board and change stuff over.
Re: Mach 3 Welder Setup and Rotary Question
« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2025, 10:35:01 AM »
i assume you have all 4 axis intefaces of the board in use?
otherwise it would be possible to use thr dir output of an unused axis.

I am only using two axis, the X axis and the A axis.