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    Re: Drowning in forums looking for Gcode help

    I would leave off the G21. I would use G0 and not worry about a feed rate. If only checking for motion, any noticeable motion would do. From my experience with the Woodpecker controller and real...
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    Re: Drowning in forums looking for Gcode help

    Be sure you if you have homing of the axis set up that they are homed. If you have limit switches on the axis to determine end of stroke, you should be able to home the axis. There is a homing...
  3. Re: How do I backup programs to USB on OSP-E100L controller?

    Glad you got the device to work. It is so much easier to use a flash drive than a floppy.
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    Re: DNC with benefits

    On some CNC's, there are M codes that will send a signal to a connect device. That device can be an indexer or whatever, but it has to have its own control. Once it accomplishes its function, it...
  5. Thread: i j k errors

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    Re: i j k errors

    If your using G91, then prior to line N5030 the tool needs to be positioned on the arc. Line N5030 would be G3 X0 Y0 I-.36 J0. Realize that I is saying the arc center is -.36 from the X cutting...
  6. Re: How do I backup programs to USB on OSP-E100L controller?

    The E series control with the exception of the European models can read a flash drive in MS-DOS format and OSP format without problems. We have a Slovic machine with an E10M that still shows MS-DOS...
  7. Re: How do I backup programs to USB on OSP-E100L controller?

    You treat the emulator as a floppy drive. On the EDIT screen you will copy the file to the device FD0: There is software on the web to format a flash drive to be divided into a lot of floppies....
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    Re: OSP5000 parameter backup

    If you take the screw out of the case, you will see that it is a NiCad battery about the size of a AA battery. I think it is around 1.5v, but I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I have replaced...
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    Re: OSP5000 parameter backup

    If you are losing parameters on a OSP5000, replace the battery. It is inside a square metal case. It's about 3/4" square and about an 1 1/4" long. It should be on the board in the power cabinet...
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    Re: Can you show me a letter word

    On an Okuma control, Q has several representations.
    It is used for the number of calls for a subroutine. CALL O10 Q2
    Here is an example of angular increment: ARC X0 Y0 I2 J0 Q45 K8
    Another is...
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    Just in case you haven't found an answer yet, can...

    Just in case you haven't found an answer yet, can you contact your Esprit rep and ask them for a post? If you don't have a maintenance agreement with them, though, they may not help you. Anyway,...
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