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Lua Training

What is Lua? Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description. 


Reference Information

For programming, start by checking out Mach4 in SVN. See the steps here: Download and install latest TortoiseSVN

For reference, use the files located in the Mach4 SVN checkout.

Mach4_Development\SDK\Include:

  • All API calls start with MC.



MachAPI.h

  • Constants


Mach4_Development/Modules:

Wrapper Module.lua

CommonGUIModule.lua

Other Modules. 

 

To search functions, enable Function list and then search for what you are looking for.

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Macros

Macros are called from MDI or gcode. 

 

Screen

Never do a sleep because it will freeze up the entire Mach4 folder. 



Custom Scripts

Under the profile you are running, open Macros/Scripts. Remove the Default from the name of the script you want to run and then recompile modules in Mach4. 


UserGUIModuleDefault.mcs

  • UserGUIPLCScript() runs about every 2 milliseconds 
  • Any function hook 

UserMcodeModuleDefault.mcs

  • Any mcode
  • Any mcode hook


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