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cnckeith wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:48 pm you can customize the park macro to park the machine in any order and any position to suit your application.

Is the park macro in the default cncm files? What's it called (or what's the file path)? Thanks.

Not trying to modify the PLC. Just trying to reset a user-string-variable back to zero-length.

Here's an example:

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Filename: test.cnc
; VARIABLES USED
; #301 - String Variable 1
; #302 - String Variable 2
; #303 ...

Try this: run a new step wire and direction wire from the acorn terminal to the clearpath and test.

Old thread, I know. But for future readers, here is additional info.

I too had this problem of no trail being shown (but it did show recently, before a centroid software update). Keith's comment made me realize that I did not have a tool specified at all in the gcode. It was hastily written test ...

A report was filed in Post #1.

The error persists. Axis tuned many times, including profile resets. I'll try another PC today. Any further input is welcome.

V 4.12

New retrofit of a gantry router using Clearpath SDSK-3421S-ELN's. I am getting an error from MSP (Teknic software) on the Z axis with the message "Step input timing error". The error is always following a G0 Z move. Are there settings that Acorn and Clearpaths like to get along? I tried the ...

Ive always folded gcode at tool changes, but thats just me.

For gcode/macros. I saw your other post, great job although I'm not to the PLC customizing stage in my usage. I'd be all for abandoning Notepad++ if something better comes along! Get to writing that VS extension! :D :lol:

Update: I see now that you already released the extension. Thanks! I look ...

Is there a Notepad++ language definition floating around written for Centroid (user-defined language)? I'm using my own which I am making up as I go, but would willingly comply to a written format. For example, for "Folding Code" I am using ;{ as open and ;} as close (curly brackets borrowed from C ...