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General Category => SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories => Topic started by: hooked on August 22, 2017, 11:19:47 PM
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Hi,
I have just reloaded MACH4 and loaded the latest PMDX firmware for my PMDX-416 as per email notification.
Now when I set my work zero position, move away and hit the Go to Work Zero Button in Mach4 I get the following message - "AXIS 3 COMMANDED WHILE DISABLED"
HELP REQUIRED.
THANKS - DARYL
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FURTHER TO THE ABOVE. IT APPEARS THAT MACH4/PMDX-416 IS IGNORING THE SETUP TO MY DEFAULT OF METRIC IN THE GENERAL SETTINGS IN MACH4.
ERRORS WITH MOTOR SPEED AND RUNNING JOB (WAY OVER SCALE) PRESENTED.
SORRY I HAVENT GIVEN MORE DETAIL BUT I HAVE CARRIED OUT THE UPGRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF PENDING WORK THAT I NEED TO GET OUT.
DARYL
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Daryl,
I am having the same issue when I hit the "Go To Work 0" button. I am running PMDX-424 SmartBOB-USB.
I have the following connections on my board:
Moto0-No Connection
Motor1-X-axis
Motor2-Z-axis
Motor3A-Y-axis (right)
Motor3B-Y-axis (left)
I have the PMDX "Motor Clone" active, instead of the MACH4 "Master/Slave" method. Everything else is running smooth, so far. However, I've just swapped over from a Smoothieboard and I'm just getting everything calibrated and learning the interface. Haven't tried any cuts yet.
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Daryl,
I got it figured out, with the following code in the screen editor:
GoToWorkZero()
local inst = mc.mcGetInstance()
mc.mcCntlMdiExecute(inst, "G00 G90 G53 Z0\nG00 X0 Y0\nG00 Z0")
I found a couple issues, the first being the "--" at the beginning, which ignores anything following! However, I had to add the "G90" as well, to switch to absolute mode.
Not sure if I need to put a "G91" at the end, to go back to Incremental, or is that automatic for jogging?
Hopefully that helps.
Rustin