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Version R1.001 online.
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Art
Hi All:
Veriosn 1.001 is online as the development version. R1.0 is still available and will be until 1.001 passes all tests. Nothin new in Lathe, but a few bug fixes and changes.. 1) Rutex button in Motor tuning should read PID variables in real time. Please let me know how stable this is if you use rutex drives. Only handy for setting pots at this point. 2) SendSerial will no longer send when loading or simulating the file. 3) Macro's may now be from M100 to M99999 4) Repeat is fixed and is located on the main screen. It seems very stable now. 5) New Macro command GetParam( param ) and SetParam( param,value); Only 6 commands are in Get and SetParam, but this macro command will be added to constantly. It is used as follows: X = GetParam "XScale" SetParam "XScale" , 2.45 So far only the 6 scale variables are added, but more will appear shortly. Any requests in this area will get their wish on next release. These macro's have the ability to get you almost any variable in the program, from scaling, spindle speed, current offsets, feedrate, your printer port address, steps/unit..whatever. They can be very powerfull if enough commands are added. This gives a macro the capability to get the current DRO reading, repeat number, Z-Inhibit, Safe_Z, tool length settings...etc... and set them all as well. The ability to call an OEM code will appear shortly so you can press any screen button from a macro, this means the macro's can switch screens, set DRO's, send messages, etc.... I'm working on the other reported bugs from this week for the next verison. Thanks, Art www.artofcnc.ca |
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Steve Blackmore
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:00:05 -0300, you wrote:
Hi All:HUhh?? Does that mean there is nothing new in lathe, or there are a few bug fixes? What happened to buggy spindle or is it still there? -- Steve Blackmore |
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--- In mach1mach2cnc@..., Art <fenerty@a...> wrote:
Hi All:available and will be until 1.001 passes all tests. <snip>very stable now. Sorry - it's not for me. Sometimes it does not repeat, sometimes it repeats but does not decrement the Inhibit-Z value, sometimes it runs once, once the pulse rate went down to 100. All with the same test rectangle G-code as before. Never had it work as expected in twenty+ tries. The controls are not on the main screen as indicated so I thought I had wrong version (does not say 1.001 in Help) but downloaded it again and M99999 works a treat. Can anyone else make: f100 g1 z-10 g1 x5 g1 y10 g1 x0 g1 y0 M30 work with Z-inhibit initially = -1 and Lower ZInhinit on each pass set to 0.5 and 12 repetitions? (it's for Metric Units) Best wishes John Prentice |
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Art
John:
Strange, mine repeats the program fine. Does the grenn light beside the repeat box go on when you enter a repeat value? This indicates the program knows to repeat when M30 is hit... Also, your repeat controls are not on the first "program run" page? Mine are... I probably screwed up something, I will recompile a new verison..... Thanks, Art www.artofcnc.ca |
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John,
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No I can't, but the file 18sq one up_r2_speed changes.zip I just uploaded works perfectly. !IF! I use these settings: Lower Z inhibit by .5, Z inhibit set to 2-, five passes. Safe Z is zero. The Z inhibit is now set to -4 and if I run again the program continues to cycle with Z inhibit increasing -4.5, -5.5.... This should reset to the initial value., I think. I also find the repeat count resets to 0 when I rewind, I guess it should for safety's sake. Frank Carpenter Can anyone else make: f100 g1 z-10 g1 x5 g1 y10 g1 x0 g1 y0 M30 work with Z-inhibit initially = -1 and Lower ZInhinit on each pass set to 0.5 and 12 repetitions? (it's for Metric Units) Best wishes John Prentice |
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--- In mach1mach2cnc@..., Art <fenerty@a...> wrote:
John:page? Mine are...Servo's electronic acronyms file omits the one commonly used for idiots like me :=( The controls were not on Program Run screen because my profile was for my development version of 1024.set with the caption labels before they were released - I might have worked that out for myself - sorry. But.. I still cannot make repeats work... When you enter the repeat count it does light the LED. However the entered Z-inhibit value is not effective. There seems to be two or maybe three "stores" for this value. The On/Off button on screen is reflected in the Configure Logic dialog but setting a Z-inhibit DRO value does not appear in Configure Logic (although changing Z- inhibit on Configure Logic does update the DRO). Mach2 seems to use the Configure Logic one when handling Z moves and M30 counts down the repeat count but does not update either Z-inhibit value. I.e. the Configure Logic control, which was 0 at load time, does not change and the DRO does not change from its initialised value of - 1.0. So the tool runs round the rectangle at Z=0 the specified repeat count number of times. A final observation - Mach2 has just dropped pulse rate to 100 again in middle of these tests. Reloaded OK but repeats are still a problem. I think that Frank's uploaded ZIP file has no contents - at least I cannot find anything it it using WinZip 8 or the Windows XP unzipper Best wishes John Prentice |
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I'm having the same problem here. Every time the cycle ends count is 100.
A final observation - Mach2 has just dropped pulse rate to 100 again in middle of these tests. Reloaded OK but repeats are still a problem. I think that Frank's uploaded ZIP file has no contents - at least I cannot find anything it it using WinZip 8 or the Windows XP unzipper John, fixed the file, sorry 'bout that. Uploades as 18sq one up_r2_FIXED.zip Frank C. |
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