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Personal Use

Keeper

Using Keeper Password Manager for Personal Use From Keeper: You have a Keeper Family License available for personal use. MachMotion will not have administrative control or access to your personal vault. MachMotion's use of Keeper permits all employees t...

Keeper

Adding a monitor to a 2000 series

CNC Controls 2000 Series

With a DFI mother board only an unconverted DVI cable will work. With I-base (AMD) use an HDMI. As a disclaimer though adding a new monitor will work, we do not recommend our customers open up a 2000 series control and doing so to add a monitor would void ...

Lua Training

Software Mach4 - In Depth

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 programm...

GCAdapter

CNC Machine Operator Manuals

1. Introduction Overview The GCAdapter is a highly customizable post that works inside of Mach 4 that changes GCode to Mach compatible GCode. This manual will describe how to use the GCAdapter.  File Locations GCAdapter.lua In the Mach4 directory, GCAda...

Keyence Safety Relay

Safety Relays

Keyence GC-1000 Initial Setup Starting on a clean install of a Keyence setup requires installing their software. It can be located on the server under "\MachMotion\Production\Products\Safety Relays\Keyence\GC-1000", take the file "GC_Configurator_1148.zip"...

Modbus Operation In Mach4

Software Mach4 - In Depth

Setup Below are the main plugins used for Modbus Control.  Configure -> Plugins -> MachMotion Modbus Plugin.  Configure -> Plugins -> Modbus   Troubleshooting Modbus will automatically re-connect if it disconnects.         

ZeroBrane Studio Debugging

Software ZeroBrane Studio

Getting Started Open ZeroBrane Studio from the top Menu under Operator and then select Open Script Editor to launch the program.  If it's the first time running the software than you can skip the step selecting Project and Reselect Lua Environment. ZeroBra...

X15-72-02 Tabletop Mount

Arms, Stands, Mounts and Swivels

X15-72-02 Tabletop Mount    

Barcode Scanner (Serial Port)

Software

Getting Started The barcode scanner module works with any scanner that can emulate a serial port scanner.  Scanners can be used to Load GCode files or setup custom Hook Scripts for other applications. Setting up NETUM Scanner Program the Scanner for Emulate...

Monitor Tests

How To Test For Backlash

Testing for backlash on a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router is an important maintenance step to ensure accurate and precise machining. Here's how you can test for backlash: Tools and Materials: Dial indicator Magnetic base or other suitable mount fo...

Backlash

Knee Mill

Documentation Libraries

  Links below: 2000 Series General Installation Manual 2000 Series Knee Mill Installation Wireless pendant manual X15-62-00 2000 Series Mounting Arm X15-62-04 Bottom Arm Mounting Instructions 2000 Series Apollo III Operating Manual 2000 Series Commands...

Scale Programming

Motors, Drives and VFD's

Link to MachMotion Scale files. MachMotion Scale Files

Drill Bank Setup & Operation

Software Mach4 - In Depth

Drill Bank Example Drawing The numbers 20-29 are straight drills and the numbers 14-19 are horizontal drills.  Drill Bank 1 Setup Map all overall drill bank features according to the requirements for the drill bank to begin and end a cycle NOTE: Every ...

Drill bank

Screen Modifications - Hiding an Axis DRO or Group in Mach

Activate your UseGUIModule by renaming it if it's not already there C:\Mach4\Profiles\Mill\Macros\Scripts\UserGUIModule.mcs Renamed Open the UseGUIModule and make the following changes to the UserGUIModule.UserStartUpScriptFinalfunction. If you...

Jog Inhibit PMC When Axis are not Homed

JogInhibitOverride is a SIM output signal that is toggled by a button on the Dashboard (Pmc is looking at #63)    

All Komo Tool Changers 4/30/2024 And Newer

Dump valve needs to mapped to an enable relay, if it's not on all of this will get very buggy Outputs All outputs should be named clearly and exempted from Disable, Estop and Reset. tool change recovery should be done through the I/O page by the operat...

Tools Required

CNC Controls Setup

The following list of tools is required for most installations: Tachometer (for any machine with a spindle) Voltmeter Wrenches, torque wrenches, etc. for all mechanical work Dial indictor for backlash and unit setup 

Install Timeline Overview

Monday Open all boxes and examine all the parts, are the cables long enough? will the motors fit?  Push to get internet to the machine, watch old machine run and pull accel, decel, and speed parameters if you can before powering down. If any mounting soluti...

VFD - Spindle Calibration

Motors, Drives and VFD's

These instructions apply to all VFDs where the spindle is controlled through the Mach4 Control Spindle tab Why calibrate your spindle? Does your CNC control need it? Yes - it needs to be accurate enough to meet your needs.  The rated speeds and feeds for ...

spindle calibration
calibration
plc gear changer
gear changer
m40 gear change
modbus
gear
vfd