Hi Spencer,
Yes it is 100% redone and only has less than 1% of the Mach3 code in it. Now the GUI is one part that is WORLDS apart from Mach. The reason for this was to give the people that where asking for features a way to get them. Hot keys are done in the keyboard plugin and are treated like normal inputs. This was done to help with people making control panels so the? actions done in the control panel would be the same action done by a KB or a Pokeys or even a PLC. Also? you can use the PMC that is like the brains in Mach4 to tie logic together and make things happen as well.
We did make a tool to view the settings from Mach3 .. it is an XML reader wizard. That should help you I hope...
Spencer, Tomorrow I will help you get rolling and we will get your parts made. Could you please send me your XML so I can have a look at your settings? I will make a profile for you and get whatever? you need working. Also if I I can do anything to help make the machine better for you to use in the process I will do that at the same time.
Thanks
Brian
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On 3/28/2021 3:54 PM, spencer@... wrote:
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.
