X2 Posting Speed of Zero

[VBJB]

I recently updated to X2 and now my speeds are all posting out as zero. I have downloaded and applied the mpMaster post update and ran the updatePost.dll. I also checked and made sure my machine definition has a spindle with a spindle range of 0-8000 RPM.

 

What else do I need to check?

[Mcam Nut]

This is a bug in the mpmaster post, there is a new mp master post available, I have the fix here, just got to dig it up, im out of the office now, if you dont find it by the morning, I will get it for you.

[Guest]

The fix IS included in the download of the new X2 post, along with the post

[VBJB]

Well I downloaded the mpMaster post today so it should have the fix, right?

 

McamNut if yours is working can you mail it to me?

[Allan Brown]

Not sure if we want to say that Mpmaster has a bug...

 

The numbering scheme for parameters that we suck out of the Machine Def changed behind the scenes from X to X2.

 

And we've provided a new Mpmaster to suit.

 

[shame on us for trying to exploit the Machine Def...]

[Mcam Nut]

VBJB, its just a number that has to be changed, I have the info on my pc at work , I will give you the info in the morning

 

quote:

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[shame on us for trying to exploit the Machine Def...]

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Sorry Dave I shouldnt of called it a bug, because it really isnt, its just a number change, I really like the mpmaster posts, and the new changes in x2.

[Allan Brown]

No worries! Call it what you will - We're just bummed that there will be some tidying up to do.

[Thee Dragracer1951]

Better tidying up X2 than having to use Gibbs....

[VBJB]

How do I fix this if I supposedly have the latest mpMaster post?

[Allan Brown]

Any parameter lookups on min_speed and max_speed need to read:

 

code:

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      17608   min_speed    #Minimum spindle speed

17609 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

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while they used to be

 

code:

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      17605   min_speed    #Minimum spindle speed

17606 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

 

or even

 

17613 min_speed #Minimum spindle speed

17614 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

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In X2, each value is 3 better. Hope you enjoy the improvement.

 

[ 11-03-2006, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: Dave Thomson ]

[Allan Brown]

In this case our custom customize_x.update_mill file didn't work because the old post values weren't 17205/17206 - it was set to something else.

[Rosko]

Got mine to work changing those parameters.

 

Thanks Dave!

[Paul Decelles]

I guess I will need to post every time someone begins a thread like this. X2 has a bug in the parameter output for the Milling spindle min/max speed settings.

 

They are supposed to be:

17605 min_speed #Minimum spindle speed

17606 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

 

and are coming out as:

17608 min_speed #Minimum spindle speed

17609 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

 

Changing these values will fix the issue until the X2-SP1 release. Then you will have to go back in and change them back to 17605 and 17606.

 

In reality however, these checks are not really needed at all as it is impossible to program outside of the specified range in Mastercam.

 

You may want to just modify the pspindle postblock, removing the min.max check altogether to something like:

 

code:

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pspindle        #Spindle speed calculations for RPM

speed = abs(ss$)

spdir2 = fsg3(spdir$)

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[Guest]

Pauls' Sticky

 

[Mr. Dayshift]

I'm glad I could find this.

[CNCme]

Good day,

 

17605 min_speed #Minimum spindle speed

17606 max_speed #Maximum spindle speed

 

That fixed it for me

 

Tony G

CNCme Engineering

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SO Almost Employed Senior Programmer

N.E Massachusetts - Southern New Hampshire

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