Plasma Questions

Hello

The documents say that the interpreter converts all chars to upper case. I have tried both cases with the same results.I was just trying to keep like source parameters together. Machine hardware related parameters coming from the .ini, GUI related parameters coming from the .hal files and the part related parameters coming in on the G code file.

John

Have you set the feature mask to allow INI access?

Andy

Thank you, my bad for not reading the entire instructions. Having the FEATURES = 12 in my .ini file fixed this.

John

hi do you think it is possible to make a THC using the analog to digital card from mesa

store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=produc...83_88&product_id=126

can it be more accurate?

grijalvap wrote: hi do you think it is possible to make a THC using the analog to digital card from mesa

Mesa do a dedicated THC card. (actually, two of them)

store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=THCAD

Hello

I am using the THCad card from Mesa. So far I haven't used it with the plasma table as my control is still under construction. Seams to be plenty stable over the voltage range I need it work in.

Progress, I have my system probing for the top surface of the sheet and going to the set pierce height set from the GUI. This also means the new Z axis is functioning with limits and homing. Now I need to get the external Estop figured out along with reading control settings out of the Sheetcam generated Gcode file as generated by the CandCNC PP. I really only need a subset of the parameters because I don't have a fancy Hypertherm power supply that can be adjusted on the fly via a serial connection. I will post progress shortly.

Off to a trade show and selling for the rest of the week.

John