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Richard:

Ahh, thx. I hadnt tested it in awhile. I added that button when I found testing Mach4 was screwing up Auggies settings. It doesnt work perfectly .. but its nice to know it mostly works.

Art

thanks art , I did not even register that icon as a button
I can report that saving and reloading profiles is a successful remedy . live and learn
cheers richard

Richard:

  On the dropdown ribbon menu select "Connection", the pokeys(s) you are using will be shown, there is a button
on the resultant dialog that allows you to save or load a pokeys internal state.

I suspect this is the best way to swap between programs, but I think I have to spend some time to make it more bulletproof as
a way of storing its auggie state. I think Mach4 ( or 3) will reconfigure the pokeys properly on run anyway as they store all the config
locally.

Art

Did you try the profile saver in Auggie

not sure what you mean , can't see anything that says profile save
there is clone new delete when starting
I would be happy if only the soft limits were lost , can live with that

Hi Richard:

Yeah, switching between m3 and Auggie is rough.. Auggie relies on the pokeys to remember its
settings..it saved me form redundant configuration masks. Did you try the profile saver in Auggie,
you can save the pokeys states, and it will refresh them. It isnt perfect can can get you most of the
way there..on mine I need only reset the softlimits when I use it..

  On next Auggie update Ill look at your arcs and at the profile problem to see if I can make the
profile saver more perfect on the pokeys side.  In theory it should be able to save a Mach3 state and a Pokeys
state depending on when you use its save function.  It can then be used to reset back to M3 or Auggie state
before you use it.

Art

AUGGIE WOES

I'm hoping to replace the chinese motion controller on my mill with the pokeys57cnc . the aim to get probing functional
and make life simpler.
the problem , when the mill is used with mach3/pokeys dll_plugin it does something to the pokeys57 .whatever it is auggie disagrees
with it , i then have to use the pokeys pgm to reset the pokeys57 to factory. then start auggie twice over to enable the laser pwm
and power relay to regain functionality. if i'm lucky .

you might ask why use mach3 , well my prefered cad/cam package produces code (arcs) that auggie balks at [sample attached]
and not only that having both icons on the screen means i hit the wrong one occasionally gah!

is it possible to make auggie more assertive/thorough in setting pokeys57cnc attributes and or can auggie learn some alternative ways to
handle arcs ?

ps got a 15w diode laser [chinese watts , realistically 6w] , love it . can cut 4.5mm perspex providing its not clear or white.
red / black best  8-9 passes @250mm/min for 4.5mm , 4-5 passes for 3mm
pcb mask etching now @ 500mm/min is 3x faster than with 3w laser
pps
the paint masking trick is brilliant for chemical etching unflat metal surfaces

Richard:

All good to know. Those diode lasers are getting popular it seems,
so at least we know Auggie can drive one so long as you have a cnc57
to hook it to.

Art

I have to say the pcb making has turned out much better than I could have hoped for. The distance correction button was the key to success,
seems a 3w laser  simply can't over cook paint on a copper substrate ,as long as your moving just blast away.
Art  ,  many thanks for you efforts and assistance

Richard:

Excellent. I should have though of the spot being too small really. But what the heck, its a good call to have
in the toolbox..

Art

problem solved. coppercam can bore without creating arcs ,just need to turn off circular interpolation.
can now make etch drill point marks any size I need at any speed I desire