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Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:40 pm
by cnckeith
Sword wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:35 pm
Use the GRBL output and then "Save to G-code", along with the custom start/end code option in machine settings. Then if you need some further editing of the saved G-code, open it in Notepad++ and make a macro to do any of that. My macro starts at the first line and automatically makes all the needed changes and then saves the file.
Further info...
https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic. ... 920#p72920
Uwe and Scott, thanks for the reminder about this post, great info.
i copied that original thread into the knowledge base forum and retitled it so it shows up better in the search.
https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic. ... 858#p95858
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:41 pm
by Onawa220
Awesome! Thank you guys. Too bad they, Lightburn, didn't make it a little easier to do but that makes it a lot easier.
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:00 pm
by suntravel
That is super easy...
Post from Lightburn in the \ncfiles folder
load job
edit gcode
run macro
hit cycle start
Uwe
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:17 pm
by Onawa220
suntravel wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:00 pm
That is super easy...
Post from Lightburn in the \ncfiles folder
load job
edit gcode
run macro
hit cycle start
Uwe
With this information it's easy now. Without it though......
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:19 pm
by Onawa220
ok and other quick question. What gcode would I add to the end of my post processor in Vetric to make the spindle return to my work zero? I did a quick search and I probably just missed it.
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:35 pm
by Sword
There are a few ways to do it, but here's a snip of my end of program. I prefer the Z axis to be at the top when finished (Machine Z home), before going anywhere else.
M25 ; Move to Z home
M5 ; Spindle Off
M9 ; Dust Collection Off
G0 X0.000000 Y0.000000
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:44 pm
by Onawa220
Sword wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:35 pm
There are a few ways to do it, but here's a snip of my end of program. I prefer the Z axis to be at the top when finished (Machine Z home), before going anywhere else.
M25 ; Move to Z home
M5 ; Spindle Off
M9 ; Dust Collection Off
G0 X0.000000 Y0.000000
That's kind of what I was picturing but I've caused issues in Mach4 thinking I knew what I was doing on that one
Thank you.
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:06 pm
by cnckeith
are you using the Teknic RAS feature in there setup software for the axis motors?
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:26 pm
by Onawa220
cnckeith wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:06 pm
are you using the Teknic RAS feature in there setup software for the axis motors?
Sorry I didn't see this post.
Yes the engineer that logged into my servos remotely set RAS up.
Re: Retrofit My Build Looking at Switching from Mach4 to Centroid System
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 4:31 pm
by cnckeith
RAS introduces a lag that shows itself with Laser applications (XYZ)
when using a diode laser you can compensate for the lag introduced by RAS
with this added feature in version 5.24+ PWM Laser Delay Fine Tuning Parameter 424 added. Useful for compensating
for millisecond delays introduced when using RAS with Clearpath servos.
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