i finally found the mach4 user manual that was a challenge, just found it by mistake looking elsewhere. i know i am really spaced out but i am sure i did not see it in the download section just the installation manual
i have viasat and can not handle videos that take hours to stream hopefully this will change soon but for me i need a manual i have one now.
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On 3/28/2021 1:03 PM, Andy Wander wrote:
Hi Spencer:
Mach4 MDI works differently from Mach3. You need to press the "Cycle Start" button to activate the MDI code (not "Enter" as in Mach3)
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Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2021 3:55 PM
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Subject: [MachCNC] totally bizzar behavior
mach3 ESS
i have been trying to get mach4 to work but it is just too confusing to me. i understand that the program is completely rewritten but why not adhere to some conventions of mach3 as to where to find and set stuff.
i can make absolutely no progress with hotkeys and MDI does not work and motor tuning is totally wrong even though it shows correct values.
motion when running a program is nuts i must have active highs and lows swapped but ????
has anyone written a tool for using a working mach 3 configuration to set up mach4 with ESS.
now for the truly bizarre.
i noticed this yesterday and immediately estopped but today i decided to let it run and see what happened.
i am running a program that calls a sub many times more than i would ever use it with a tool change to allow for parts change.
when i started after a tool change the motors went through a totally bizarre song and dance. could not recognize the tune. i was sure it would crash but it just undid the strange movement and then acted as if nothing happened.
anyone ever experience this?
and one more request. i have 3800 parts to make and am getting tired of the occasional hiccups with mach3 and really did want to migrate to
mach4 but i just can't seem to do it. i am taking heavy drugs for stage
4 prostate cancer and i know my mind is fogged. programming that i could do in my sleep is a serious challenge, i get confused really easily. i also ideally want to get the machine working well enough that i can train someone else to use it when i die which could be soon.
I also think that if i get everything ready for others to take over i will live forever :) Seriously at this point my case is eluding the doctors and it might be possible for me to live another 10 years but if i suddenly get too sick to work it will be too late to set this stuff up for others to use.
I REALLY NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN SET UP MACH4 FOR ME. I am sure the company i work for (owned by my sister) will pay a fair rate for help.
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Best regards, Spencer Chase
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Best regards, Spencer Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...
(425) 791-0309
