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To enable/disable the PLC in Mach4, follow the attached instructions. File Type Document Name View / Download / Print Disable PLC Launch 10556

The laser alignment is set by tool offsets. This is in the tool table and down at the bottom.  You can pierce a small hole with the torch and zero out the DROs at that point.  Then turn on the laser and jog until the laser aligns to the hole.  Then set those o...

To align the gantry, the master and slave axes need to home, then the slave needs to move by the offset value you enter. There are two configurations that will work. Both the master and slave need to have the Home Switch box selected for both configurations. ...

Home in place is a feature that allows axes to home in their current position. This is usually used for testing purposes or if you will not be using limit/homing switches. (NOTE* MachMotion strongly recommends only running with homing/limit switches). This op...

Overview The data collector plugin allows you to track the state of a signal between multiple runs of Mach4. For example, you can fault out after 1000 hours of the spindle running.  To reset from a fault, press the user button on the screen. That will make i...

Tool Assignments Tool 100 is the secondary spindle. Pockets 1-20 are for the primary spindle. Setup Procedure Setup the X and Y Offset for the Secondary Spindle. Calculate the distance between the Primary Spindle to the Secondary Spindle. Run M6 ...

Getting torch height control (THC) to work properly in Mach4 Plasma screen: When running target voltage, the initial setting has to be close to what it will actually read or it won't be able to compensate and will stop firing. You can see on the screen your v...

To adjust the amount torque offset you will need to do the following steps. Move torch over material as a torch touch off will be done. User left click on "Enable" User left click on "Settings" User left click on "Neuron Settings" User left click ...

Introduction G-code is a special programming language that is interpreted by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines to create motion and other tasks. It is a language that can be quite complex at times and can vary from machine to machine. The basics, ho...

If you do a stop and it stops instantly and is hard on the machine, you can turn it into a controlled stop so it slows down to a stop. This can have negative side effects in certain situations where you need it to stop sooner, but the emergency stop button sho...

On the 1000 Series control, there are six user auxiliary buttons that can be configured. To configure the buttons, select the "Settings" tab the lower right of the screen and then press "Screen Configuration."   Each button can be configured to acti...

Problem:  When moving the MPG Pendant really fast and it continues in the same direction or the same speed. Resolution: Inches: You will need to change the 0.01 to 0.05 Metric: You will need to change the 0.1 to 0.5 Keywords: 16025

To update Mach4 software without internet to the control you can do so by completing the following procedures. Please note that it is highly recommended that you have internet to the control instead and let one of our support techs help with this. There can be...

There are 2 configuration options: Homing with Home/Limit switch on the Master: First: In the Mach4 software go to Configure=>Control=>Axis Mapping Select which motor is the slave under Slave 1 Second: Configure=>Plugins=>HiCON Select the motor that you w...

On older controls, this feature was known as Global Messaging System. Configuration Access the Global Monitoring System To set up the Global Monitoring System go to Configuration -> Plugins -> Global Monitoring System. Monitor Control There are five a...

Symptoms The control descends too far on a rapid reposition and breaks drill bits. High-speed peck drilling needs a different retract distance than the system default. Solution Mach4 has two machine parameters that affect the reposition behavior with r...

Problem: Not going the correct RPM? Is the spindle encoder configured correctly? Option 1 Test with a Tachometer and make sure it matches the RPM in Mach. Option 2 Zero the HiCON encoder Rotate the spindle 360 degrees How many encoder counts d...

Adjusting Pendant Acceleration You can adjust the pendant acceleration by going to the Settings Tab and selecting Machine Calibration (2000 series: select the Service Tab at the bottom of the main screen, and click the Interface Config button near the top of ...

Problem: When attempting to edit g-code, user receives a gcEdit error. Solution: With the control software closed, open a windows explorer window. In the address bar type %appdata% and press [enter]. It will take you to a folder and you'll see similar ...

Overview The wizard is embedded in the MachMotion Mill 1150M – Probing and MachMotion Mill 2150M screens, but it can be accessed through any screen by selecting it from the available wizards. The full wizard is shown below. On the left side is a set of prob...