In the Mach software, both 3 and 4, the numbers reported in the DRO actually
come back from the plugin for the motion device. No pulse engine, no motion,
no change in the DRO.
Steve Stallings
www.PMDX.com
From: "spencer@..."
<spencer@...>
Sent: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:45:50 -0800 (PST)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] pokeys almost working
i don't
want to use the B axis to control anything just to show on the dro. why would
pokeys be preventing this? somewhere i might still have a UC100 but i remember
having serious problems with it and giving up. might have thrown it away. the
pokeys is really working great right now with this one
annoyance.??
will just have to add a mechanical
parts counter. i was so thrilled to find a software solution but ...
??
??
Best regards, Spencer
Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service
only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...Spencer@...Spencer@...(425)
791-0309
(707) 223-8212
------ Original Message ------
Sent: 2/24/2020 10:31:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] pokeys almost working
The PoKeys CNCDB25 under Mach3 or Mach4 (and the PMDX-411 under Mach4) only
support 4 pulse engines/axes.
As best I can tell, the UCC100 does
support 6 axes.
Regards,
Steve
Stallings
www.PMDX.com
From: "spencer@..."
<spencer@...>
Sent: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:17:43 -0800 (PST)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] pokeys almost working
the B axis
is enabled. i have tried every possible choice for ports and pins although i
am sure this does nothing if the machine is using the
pokeys.????
i just did another sanity check.
when
i went to ports and pins B was not active even though I had selected it before
so i thought ??????? well after selecting it again, it still does not
work.
I used the MDI and it works for X Y Z and A but not
B.
In the config utility for Pokeys there is no B
axis that can be configured or at least I can not find
anything.
i reset the motion control device selection
at startup in fcn config so it asks each time i start mach3???? if i
choose
no device i can change the B axix in the MDI???? if i choose Pokeys, I
can't. i think this really suggests that it is a Pokeys issue.
????
????
Best regards, Spencer
Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service
only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...Spencer@...Spencer@...(425)
791-0309
(707) 223-8212
------ Original Message ------
Sent: 2/24/2020 9:46:01 AM
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] pokeys almost working
G-code moves shouldn????????t depend on what motion
controller you are using.
????
Telling Mach to move the B axis by ??????“1????????
should move
it whether you have a parallel port, pokeys, Smoothstepper, etc.
????
Is it possible that you have not
enabled the B axis in your new setup?
????
If you use the MDI to
command
????
G91
G0 B1
G90
????
Does the DRO change?
If not, you need to look deeper than the pokeys, at the
rest of your setup.
????
????
that is
exactly what i have in my gcode and it worked perfectly with the parrallel
port and mach3. i don't think it even mattered what pins or ports i had
assigned to the B axis. the "moves" changed the B axis DRO. Now with the
Pokeys I can not find any way of getting the B axis DRO to increment.
Best
regards, Spencer Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542
Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...
Spencer@...
Spencer@...
(425)
791-0309
(707) 223-8212
------ Original Message ------
Sent:
2/24/2020 7:24:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] pokeys almost working
Spencer,
Perhaps a macro or sub
G91 ;enter
incremental mode
b1???? ????; move/increment B by one
G90
;enter
absolute mode
TIA
RT
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