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Still have some areas that need work but the machine is running and making parts

Success!
Thanks Marc!

I like the idea of the probe arm, changing collets/workholding is a small pain on the CHNC. I'll have to read up about setting it up with an ALLIN1DC. I assume you set all tools at the probe then set Z0 and X at the part.

P18 - it looks like you are not using probe detect from that photo of the 8 pin connector so I would leave this as 0.
On second thought, using it as a TT would pretty much require the detect circuit because you would be probing tools other than T10 (the probe itself). It may be better to set it up ...

Are you sure about 1/8A? The fuse I pulled out was a F2AL 250V...it was blown

I am connecting my probe and wanted to verify that the probe connector on the allin1dc the Red wire should provide 12V and the BLK/WHT wire is COM. I also tried the BLU wire as COM I don't measure any voltage is there a fuse or does it have to be activated?

I have an odd thread I’d like to make, the intent is to make a wood insert self tapping. Is something available in intercon or is this outside the standards.
I included a “concept” picture just as a conversation starter

I need some clarification on the term “test”, is it different than adding to an IF THEN statement?

Copied the code from mfunc10.mac (collet open) into MPGmacro1 again and it still performs a "cycle start" 8-)
M95/6 ; Turn off M11 = ColletOpenSol(OUT20) OFF ColletCloseSol(OUT19) OFF
M94/4 ; Turn on M10 = ColletCloseSol(OUT19) ON

This PLC mod is what I'm thinking should work for OPEN COLLET
IF ...

I was able to modify the PLC to allow Aux8 and Aux9 to open/close the collet. Getting the same action for Macro1 and Macro 2 on the WMPG did not work. I changed the file MPGmacro1.mac to include the same commands as mfuct10.mac, which opens the collet via the VCP, - somehow it decided it was CYCLE ...