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You don't want to daisychain your PSU's without a little modification. I'm guessing your probably feeding power to ground and all the grounds are connected. What I did on my machine is leave the...

I think he wants to create an offset so the Z coordinate changes without moving the tool.

Try this "G92 Z1.5". It should change your Z position. Use G92.1 to erase it.

Chuck

Ok, I almost have it worked out but having some trouble with the last bit. I updated my ladder file and added a clear offsets button that runs g92.2 so the offset is canceled but the variables...

Thanks chris,

I'll add a new button today. I'm starting a small run of signs this weekend so I'll get to see how this works out several times in a day. I'll be sure to update my ladder program...

Here it is. A VIDEO!! Sorry it took so long. I think it covers the basics. Hope you find it interesting. In all, I think this is pretty much what I wanted when we started. I've seen similar...

Yeah I'm working on the video today. I was thinking of working on tool changes using my touch off plate. That would be a different video though.

I'm using a $3 laser crosshair from ebay. The...

Glad it can be of use. :) I've got mine running now with laser and all. Works pretty good but the gcode used to set the coordinate system offsets will add every time you press the button. For now...

Here you go. The z-touchoff button works the same as before. I added a second button to reset the X and Y coordinates in relation to a laser crosshair. You can adjust the g code to fit your machine...

I fixed it!! I have no idea how though. The only thing I did between now and when I had problems was add another MDI comand button.

It might be easier to just substitute a different g-code for the probe move like G0 Z-1. That way you won't need a probe and the in_pos function will wait for that movement to stop instead.

I was...

I couldn't see halmeter change i think the pins change too fast. I'm gonna try a few more times. I had a different problem this time though. I was in manual mode with the x axis selected and...

Yeah I'll take a look with halmeter and see whats going on. If I press the button in MDI mode then switch to manual and jog the z axis then I get some trouble. It'll either probe again or run the...

Thanks very much for the help! I learned way more from this than I would have thought. I didn't expect it to take so long. I don't suppose you would have any problem with me linking my site the...

IT WORKS!!! :cheers: I attached a copy of my config files. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! IT HAS A FEW BUGS. Some of the statements below are for anyone who wanders in later on. Any idea's on how to get rid...

OK, here's where we stand. The first two mdi commands run flawlessly every time. The third ran once out of 10-15 tries. Since its the only output without a monostable output I'm gonna add one...

Thanks for the files and for mentioning my base period, I forgot all about it. I knew it need some serious tweaking but It got pushed aside when we started this. Hopefully that will get me a little...

If you don't mind sending me a copy. I'm getting tired of this fossil. :tired: I think its time to start looking for some better hardware. Other than that classic ladder file I should be all set.

I see. I didn't know you can't have more than one circuit per rung. Some classic ladder examples in the wiki have multiple circuits and coils, that was the example file there.
I can't get these...

Awesome!! Thanks, I'll give it a try right now. :)

I've bought from them for my machine. They worked better than allthread. They're basically straight allthread with machined ends. Worth the price for not having to bother making your own setup. ...

Thanks! Here are the new configuration files

Here you go. my-mill.zip

I didn't see it change. I tried it with hal scope also with classicladder.0.in-00 and classicladder.0.out-00 as my signals so I could see better but no change in output when the button was pressed.

My ladder program is in the same directory as my .hal and .ini files and I double checked the spelling in my hal file. What I meant was when I load my ladder file into the Classicladder gui, the...

OK here's what I get. %I1 and %I2 are on when I start and %I0 is on when my button is pressed but I cant see any change in %B0 or %B1. There's no change in any of the outputs either.

All I get is a blank window. My machine is having trouble updating buttons on so many windows. I think its locking up when I load my ladder program. I'm gonna give it another couple tries though.

Actually I just checked that using halmeter. The pyvcp button registers as well as the two classic ladder inputs. The mdi command pins don't when I press the button. I can't find a way to measure...

Neat trick. It lists the pin as halui.mode.is-mdi instead of is_mdi so I changed it and emc will boot now but the button still does nothing in manual or mdi mode. The console does show an error...

Yeah I added HALUI=halui in my .ini file, and it looks like the first to try to connect to halui pins. I tried your alternate way to load halui with the same results. I don't understand the show...