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It's a msDOS executable. I know there are many pages and different topics from post processors to cables to serial ports but read through this thread. I was able to run the file in a DOS emulator...

Sorry, I got distracted from it after the holidays, and since then my partner in the machine and I decided to convert it after all. If you still need a bobcad post then I suggest going to bobcad for...

Wiring isn't the issue. The drives are loud. The steppers are low inductance "high speed" steppers that drive through a gearbox. The issue is that they have to turn quite fast to move the axis at any...

looked at the posted code, has this ever been tested by anyone? one issue i can see is that it leave a space between the go x or go z command and the number even if it's negative. that's normal for...

The dyna code if anything is more verbose than g-code. But its neat and readable by having only 1 instruction per line. Also since the interface is conversational (it asks you questions with simple...

that's up to you with bobcad v21. i was looking i can make a semi working post for bobcad but i have to see if there is any scripting supported to get the number formatting just right. if that post...

0x1A 0x0A 0x0D

those are zeros, not "o"s. i guess the zero x lets the program know that it's a hex value rather than a literal 1 and an A.

also sorry, i didn't notice that the website resized...

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i think the post from dave still has my backwards radius direction, it if i'm looking at it right then it should be right but for some reason comes out wrong for me when i actually post a program....

hmm. the first time i ran it i think the rpm was 500 and i accidentally put in .8333 instead of .0833 so it should have been around 1/3 of what i would expect but it seemed much slower than that but...

We have to figure out the maximum feed on the machine and threading rpm. It could be that something is out of range and the machine doesn't have an error routine for that. Give me time to test it...

It doesn't "say" it. But it gives a ld value for some standard thread pitches. If you do the math its mm.another page of the table shows ld values for metric and its 1:1. All I know is the pace the...

I believe it's just the pitch lead. But I didn't see any non metric examples in my manual. The actual feed seemed low even for the wrong units though... My manual doesn't have any actual instructions...

threading needs work. the feed must be in mm even if the machine is in inch mode. it's just an oddity about this machine. there is a table in the back of my manual that outlines this.

very cool! i guess it would be a good time to test the drilling as well and to start cleaning that up.

going through some you tube videos it looks like what i'm talking about is in dnc>properties after you set the baud rate (2400), parity(none), data bits(7), stop bits(1), flow control (hardware),...

it's not a character that is rendered in text. well, there are really 3 characters. one is called "sub" for substitute and it's hex number 1A or decimal number 026. i think predator uses the decimal...

i'm not quite sure how to fix the feed rate, i'll take a look. i couldn't have done it without your work and your input that's for sure. figuring out the difference between writing multiple sections...

you can transfer the file with predator editor/dnc or there is a free program i'm using called edytornc. but they will both need to be configured to send a particular character at the end of the...

https://goo.gl/photos/RQCMdxkRzauSAEdz9 i ran the machine today off the post we have been working on. i got the radius direction backwards. no biggie. just a simple edit. a new file will be up...

has anyone checked to see if there is interest in the yahoo groups? i joined but haven't posted there yet.

I don't know at the moment what the max rpm is. I believe there is a width restriction on that parameter so if the number is really excessive the post will either error or truncate the number but I...

ok the file name has to be a numeric value no grater than 99. it can have leading zeros so it's not the digits like i thought. the post grabs your program name as the program number to insert it into...

oh, change your program number to 3 digits. maybe i can change that next. i'm actually not sure why it does that. you should be able to give it any name. but i'll look into it.

sorry, saved the wrong file name. i thought i tested it but was testing another file, i have to be more careful with that. just a typo and open parenthesis.. sometimes i edit things and go "save as"...

i don't think it has a tapping cycle. however you could write a small program by hand for that and use a telescoping tap adapter for that for extra safety, i've never tried to use cad/cam for tapping...

Big Chips, i have another post. this is pretty complete but there are no canned cycles. i only plan to add threading, the other cycles would not be easy to implement. the programs will be long. but...

we appreciate the help with dynacom.exe and the manuals. i is definitely helping to have at least some of the 3000h manual (the second half is a 0kb file, but the first 50 pages are helping) they...

that's really not too different from what i had in mind but the only way i had seen to do it, i would have needed a few lines though i think, i'm not savvy on all these nested functions. maybe an if...

yeah, just build it like the diagram you have. the one fastest1 provided me is fine. the only jumper that might or might not be important is the one on the pc end for dsr-dtr. the pc may or may not...