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Art

Just an update I was able to get the m8 working right with cambam now...

But one problem, still having the m6 called twice on first run...

if I run stop and run the g code again its fine, seems only when the code is first loaded then run to runs the first m6 t twice..

Do you think the buffer underrun I get when running the freeaxis's will be a problem?..

told you I'd have more questions..

do you want a new copy of the g code its not much different other than m8 is where it should be and m3 now has the S in the g code..

Also I don't think I ever mentioned this but 98% of the time when I shut auggie down it close's them reboots it's self..

Gary

Gary:

>>if I run stop and run the g code again its fine, seems only when the code is first loaded then run to runs the first m6 t twice..

  Ill continue to try to find that one, I have seen it occur, just not repeatable for me for
some reason.

>>Do you think the buffer underrun I get when running the freeaxis's will be a problem?..

  Hard to say. Buffer Underrun means for some reason the system ran out of data
from a planner. OR it may feel its out of position, so let me know if you see
ill effects, as your doing mill work your stressing the program more than most
of us with lasers.

>>Also I don't think I ever mentioned this but 98% of the time when I shut auggie down it close's them reboots it's self..

  Sign of an internal memory fault as it shuts down, Some windows will restart the
program in such an event, others wont. I suspect the scripting has some dangling
memory at times, and as it trys to delete it at shutdown it creates a memory
fault. Doesn't matter at that point really, but windows see's it as an error and
restarts if the group policy tells it to.

Art

Art

I don't think there is much going on when I run freeaxis all other motion had stopped.., so far I haven't seen any problem with the buffer underrun message..

I have a pokeys board question don't know if you will have an answer...

I ended up putting 2 more relays in so if I wanted to switch from pokeys control to manual,  so the switch and relays turn on the spindle and forward relays but of course there still connected to the plugs in the pokeys relays.. so if there is no power going to the pokeys and I turn on the manual relays it seems to power up the pokeys I assume it is feeding back somehow though the pokeys relays and powering the pokeys board do you think it should back feed power to the pokeys and the pokeys power up like normal..  I know weird question if its there or not I will make it happen..

Gary

Art

Have a question about reading and writing to files,
How can that be handled with a script, I tried a few ways I have done it in c++ and c but not having any luck getting it to work..

Thanks gary

Gary:

Script commands do exist for several file interface commands
in script. What kind of file are we talking... text, binary, data, gcode?


Art

Gary:

  As a general guide, if you look in the scripters command list
youll see many file functions. To access them you use this syntax..

myfile = system.File();
myfile.Open("*"); //using a * will open a search dialog. A name will open that file.

you may then use the other file primitives on the myfile object.

Art

Gary:

Here is a sample script using the file system for spirals.
It is written by YaNvrNo awhile back during development.

Art

OK thanks ART

at the moment I just wanted to save text file or read text files..

I am attaching another g code file its pretty busy has pocketing peck drilling and engraving, I did a dry run in auggie and it seemed to run fine but still calls the first m6 twice, maybe you can see something in this one you couldn't see in the other g code file I sent you..

Thanks gary

Art

Is this a good way to read a file or do you suggest a different approach ?

global next_line = table();

myfile = system.File();
myfile.Open("*");
line = 0;
next_line[line] = myfile.ReadLine();
while (next_line[line] != EOF)
  {
    line = line + 1;
    next_line[line] = myfile.ReadLine();
    if (next_line[line] == null)
    {
      exit();
    }
    print(next_line[line]);
  };

Gary

Gary:

Looks as efficient as any script ID write. Good job.

Art