开云体育

Chuck,

That is what I thought. However if you want to get a response you need to provide gcode in an easy way to vie, not a jpg of part of the code. Also you need to phrase the question so it can be answered. Explain what does work and what does not and as much relevant information about your machine.

Eg, I have a blah blah blah stock machine and this gcode works fine, but this doesn't. I am sure I would not be the person to answer I am more likely to be the person getting answers on this forum.

Spenser,

Rather than referring to input, I should be saying response from my previous post?
chuck?

-- 
Best regards, Spencer Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...


(425) 791-0309

开云体育

开云体育

don't send gcode as jpg if you expect anyone to read it. send as text. what do you mean by "input" help? people are not going to spend their time trying to figure out what you are doing/asking. what is your gcode, what is your setup, what is the problem. what works, what doesn't?

?

Since I am not getting any input, let me try to simplify my concern.

?

I am running Mach4 using ESS.?

?

I have output #2 configured with Port 2 Pin 16 to fire my laser utilizing the M 62 and M 63 commands.?

?

I’m trying to determine what I am not understanding in using these commands. ie, M62 P# and M63 P#.

?

?Reason I’m asking is the laser works fine using either one of these files below i.e. one has P1 and the other file has P2 but they both work fine.?

?

See photo below for a picture of the two G code files.?

?

Confused, please help

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Attachments:

• B9B3FF42-1703-42E9-AEF1-BCB4E2311544.jpeg

-- 
Best regards, Spencer Chase
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...


(425) 791-0309

My Mach4 laser machine is working PERFECTLY ?but I don’t understand why.

?

Let me explain:

?

Based on this taken from warp 9??ESS set-up??instructions for Mach4;

“…..M62P#s allow the precise starting of the laser with the starting of a G00, G01, G02 or G03 based motion command and the precise termination of the laser burn with a M63P# and the next motion command.”

?

But in my case, Mach4 is set up to use P2 but the G code is operating fine using P1

?

?

1. This photo shows port 2 pin 16 for output #2

?

1. this photo shows my laser gate set at output #2

?

?

1. my question is, why does everything work properly even though the photo below shows output #1 and not output #2

?

What Am I not understanding, any input would be appreciated.

?

Thanks,

Chuck

开云体育

开云体育

Hi Joemac,

It is the OLD way of testing a program .. You would load up the file and press single block a million times to dry run the file and make sure the Dist to go is correct and all that jazz. Frankly I see little to no value in Single Block. I test my code by running with the FRO and RRO at zero when I start the file. I run nice and slow on my first run and after that we are green flag racing :) . Now one thing that Single block is good for, is pausing the program at the end of a move. because it will allow the move you are currently on (or whatever you have for blended moves) to finish and stop at the end of the move. That's a handy feature but again I never use it.

I was originally trained to use Single Block but after working in industry and having to get some volume of work done I quickly changed my ways :) . But for some old habits die hard and they really hang on that feature so it is really important to them. Because of that, that is why we redid all the lookahead, feedhold and singleblock code. It is so complex to do single block in a buffered control that it took about 4 months to get it working as we wanted!

Enough of me telling what I think :)

Thanks
Brian

______________________________

Brian Barker
Engineering / Development
ArtSoft | Newfangled Solutions
Livermore Falls, Maine (USA)

Webpage: 

开云体育

开云体育

开云体育