After at least 10 years of hibernation my MODIO is out of the original shipping box and connected to a PC running MACH3. ?I also have a tool I've used with other Modbus projects from called a Modbus Slave.? It lets me snoop a Modbus network and watch messages.? I've also got the Modbus Poll program which would let me work with the MODIO independently.?
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In either case I've noticed a few anomalies between the MODIO manual and the hardware that have me a bit confused.? First the web site shows a photo of my hardware but the manual still shows a much older revision and refers to jumpers that don't exist.? At the moment that's not a big issue.
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The configuration is a bit confusing but I'll leave that for now too.
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It's a reference to writing a Macropump.m1s ?that is the most important part to start with.? There's no example of that file.? The manual on page 30 refers to it for sending information like XYZ position to the LCD screen.
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If I create a file Macropump.m1s how do I tell MACH3 to periodically call this??? Or does it just look for that in the C:\Program Files (x86)\MACH3\macros\Mach3Mill folder?
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First thing I need to do though is find my 4x20 LCD display.? I thought it was in the same box but it's clearly been used somewhere else. ?I remember seeing it a few months ago…
