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The probe button initiates some code in Mach3 that lowers the tool until it meets a conductive surface and homes the Z axis at that point.
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Dave

Seeing if I can get a couple of pics on here271220
One shows the parallel lead converted to idc to plug into my new board.
The power components on the bottom left of the new pcb are lifted from the...

From memory that looks right. I had forgotten about the top pcb. It is lying around somewhere. I made a replacement board for the one in the middle, using some of the original components on my...

Hi,
That is very similar to the one I managed to get hold of. Mine has an extra three buttons in the lower panel. The pcbs to control it are accessed by opening the door on the right hand side. The...

The AVR will read whatever is put on its pin. The parallel port will be either 5v or 0v depending on what Mach3 outputs and depending whether you have correctly configured the ports in Mach3. You can...

I must admit I spent more time watching the thing go through its paces than was needed - quite hypnotic :-)

Dave

Glad you liked it.
My initial thoughts were about prodding the keys with my cnc. The lcd connections came later when I realised how tricky the synchronising and checking would be. By that time I had...

At the risk of boring everyone, I just have to point out that I researched as far as I could go before resorting to my final strategy. Although having no experience with alarms I obviously considered...

I think he may have had trouble with this one. I made myself a reader and looked at the data in this eeprom. It definitely had no meaningful ascii characters or even binary sequences that would fit....

??? - did you not get the soundtrack? I explain that there was a 90 second delay every 10 failed attempts and one of the reasons for reading the lcd was to synchronise the cnc movements. I also say...

A silly little thing, but a lot of techniques involved.

alarm decoder - YouTube

Dave

oops! here's the other side:
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee488/dhookings/Picture2.jpg

A couple of pictures of a board I made tonight.

Davehttp://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee488/dhookings/Picture3.jpg

Glue two sides together? I'd rather get my old etching tank out.
I use a double sided tape that is distributed by a company in the UK called Duotool. It just needs a bit of heat from a hot air gun...

Ok - here's one I prepared earlier.
Six double sided boards, all cut at the same time from the one sheet.
I must be the only one in the world using Target 3001 and probing and modifying the gcode...

Not been around here for some time - a lot to catch up on. Though I do seem to be out of step with everyone else.
I've just got around to posting an active video on youtube - may be of interest....

The Y axis coupler on my cnc router has snapped.
It is/was a flexible coupler. The stepper motor has a 1/4" shaft and I have seen similar couplers on ebay etc. But not exactly the same. My coupler...

I did not intend to use Target either, but ended up loving it. The point is, that a free trial is pin limited but all other functions, inlcuding 3d view, are on. There is definitely enough...

Chuck,

I load the macro into the visual basic editor. There are two lines that have to be edited to point to the gcode file that you want to work from. The first line is for the probing extents...

Pandinus...I believe that didn't work.
Thanks,
Paul[/QUOTE]

It's always worked for me.

Dave

Unfortunately the answers to your questions are no, no, and no. The files produced by Target are straight G Code with an extension of .iso. If you get the free trial you can look at the way you...

I just thought there might be some interest in the results of this height probing:


YouTube- PCB isolation routing - yet again


dave

Let's see if I can upload this code now:

Well - here it is:
Bear in mind it is very much tailored for my use. It opens using the mach3...operator...vb editor menu.
The paths have to be set to the code you wish to alter. After it has run...

No problem. It would have to wait until Sunday though as I am off today to celebrate the new year.
But bear in mind it is a fix for me personally, made for my machine and the software I use. Also, I...

Sorry can't help you with C code, but I have written Visual Basic code for Mach3 that works on Gcode produced by Target3001. It inspects the gcode, works out the extents, then probes at 10mm spaces....

Well I think that is quite brilliant. In conception, and, from the picture on your web site, in practice. I gave up on isolation routing because I could not guarantee producing smd pads at 32thou...

We are a bit out of step here. I've actually had this machine running for quite some time. However, version 2 may be a consideration. Time permitting I will do some more research on my drivers, with...

Hi Martin,

That certainly looks to be from the same stock. There are minor differences, my cutting area is perhaps 20mm shorter in both directions although the cabinet measures a touch more, in...