Edition from 05.06.2015
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PLCM-E4.
Ethernet/USB controller of CNC machine
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05. Software installation
Fig. 8.
Plug-in option
Fig. 9.
Device option / Plug-in setup in MACH3
Controller automatic search can disrupt local network, use this
function only if you do not use local network resources on the PC and
do not use the Internet. Press ‘Next’, then ‘Install’. The master will copy
the necessary files and finish its work.
3. Having installed the plug-ins, when starting MACH3 choose the
appropriate plug-in in the window which is shown in fig. 9.
As a rule there are two versions of plug-ins for PLCM controllers: test
and stable.
Choose the one you are going to work with. Tick ‘Don`t ask me
again ‘ in order not to choose it every time. If there is necessity to
change output device choose: MACH3 – Function Cfg’s – Reset device
sel.
* If you decided to go to another version (test or stable version, you will
need to go to plug-in setting up after start-up (see further) and update
internal controller software.
4. After successful plug-in start, PLCM control option will appear in
menu MACH3 PlugIn. Choose this option.
* If you see the window as it is in fig. 8 and you cannot choose controlling
device, this means that Windows firewall blocks access to PLCM-E1b.
You must either add MACH3 to firewall exception or disable firewall.
5. Execute plug-in setting.
Out of a falling out list it is necessary to choose one of the controllers
connected to the system.
After choosing the option additional controller settings will be available
(fig. 11). If the plug-in finds that weaving is out of date, you will be
prompted to update weaving in the controller. This procedure needs to
be performed once when first device installation.
Settings description:
Advance path planning time of Mach3 – specifies data size about motion
path, which the program needs to prepare beforehand. The more the
value, the more stable the machine works (e.g. when ToolPath picture
rotates , Mach stops calculating new trajectory data, therefore the
more of them were calculated beforehand, there is the less possibility
of ‘failure’ in motion while rotating the picture or some other load on
Mach3).