Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC Pro?

Hi Mike:

Just happened through, noticed soem Mach3 related questions..thought Id jump in and mention a few points..

Do NOT do the optimisation list for Mach3 unless you absolutely have to. That list is listed as a service to the less than 2% or so of people that need it. If your computer runs MAch3 fine, then no optimising is necessary. I run Mach3 on a vastly complex system of hundreds of installed applications, development systems, Driver debuggers, ect.. and have never had to optimise, some computers dont like optimising at all, and its best to leave everything intact unless you have to go there due to some instability. All I recommend is turning off the items in the msconfig/startup tab if you have any doubts. Other than that over 98% of people have no trouble.. I base those numbers of trouble reports over the past year or two. With over 7000 users of Mach3, I have less than 300 people over the last 2 years that truly needed optimising.. But I know of at least 100 who got into trouble optimising when they didnt have to.. :)

This is true as well of using 45Khz mode when only 25Khz mode is needed. Never increase core speeds unless you have to. 25Khz mode of Mach3 will eat up a good 30% of your CPU, and since Mach3 runs Windows, not the other way around, you wont notice the loss of CPU speed, or wIndows wont anyway, so its best to leave windows all the power you can. 45Khz mode is stressfull to windows and you need a good machine to run it. Luckily, the new external devices run much faster with no drag on Windows.

Mach3's Gcode is not the same as CNC-Pro, but its close in most areas. It follows very closely the EMC interpreter other than things such as compensation being different in that Mach3 does lookahead comp, and things such as G68 for coordinate rotation, and several other added Gcodes over the years. In most cases, if EMC has a Gcode, MAch3 does as well. (Mach3 is based after all on the original EMC interpreter. ). Its planner is also very close, but heavily modified. The new Quantum planner is SCurve profiled so it is new , but Mach's emulates EMC very tightly in most areas of GCode interpretation..and CNC-Pro is pretty close in most codes, but not all.

The ncPod (www.oemtech.com) is in final testing and preperation. Im still unsure as to the efficacy across various USB bridges and motherboards of CNC via USB, but the pod here seems to run very well and robustly. ThePlugin for it is free and is on the downloads page of the Mach3 websites plugin downloads. Mach3 now drives printerports, Galil cards, the ncPod, the G100, and will soon drive Delta Tau PMac controllers. Other devices will come out as we catch up with requests for PlugIns. (Seems to be an ever growing list of devices manufacturers want attached....).

Anyway, hope this clears up some mysteries. Any troubles, post them on the Mach3 group and we'll try to answer them..

Thanks,
Art
www.artofcnc.ca

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