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1. Function OEMCode Func SL AL SR AR Qualifier Remarks X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 45 User manual for JoyPad version 2 February 2011 X X X X X X AND X X X X X X X X X X X X x X AND x X AND x X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X Stick 1 Vertical movement X Stick 1 Horizontal movement X Stick 2 Vertical movement X Stick 2 Horizontal movement X Stick 2 Horizontal movement X Stick 1 Vertical movement X Stick 1 Horizontal movement X Stick 2 Vertical movement X Stick 2 Horizontal movement X Stick 2 Horizontal movement Page 46 Appendix F Mach3 commands and groups February 2011 100 Not included as selectable command special commands Harmless function Potentially harmful Har
2. ALT Right Jog Incr Jog Screen Toggle Jog Incr Jog Inc Cycle User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 55 February 2011 SAFE Left SAFE Right Flood Mist Toggle Toggle Spindle Cycle Spindle Start Toggle Spindle A EOOD J v m Singl ALT Left ALT Right Close Clear File Status Reload Last File User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 56 February 2011 SAFE Right Spindle Flood Mist Toggle Toggle a E ALT Right Feedrate M C Coord Toggle CV Feed lt Feed Hold Step User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 57 February 2011 Appendix H Custom button assignments User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 58 February 2011 Appendix I M800 m1s standard macro for script The JoyPad plugin automatically generates a standard macro M800 m1s when it s missing for the current profile It will be the base for developing your own script code for buttons actions on your game device In contrast to earlier versions of the plugin there is now only one macro to handle all button actions This simplifies things and makes it easier to reuse code between different button actions Each Mach profile will have its own M800 macro Mach will keep track of which macro to use for a given profile This means that changes made in a macro for one profile will not re
3. Click on the Checkbox for Safe Right SR JoyPadSetup 2 0 0 Device button assignment Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill v Note Changing standard assigment will reset any changes you have made below Use Save to keep changes February 2011 Mach3 JoyPad Plugin Select SR Alt Left AL T Safe Left SL B1 auto Lim Override Toggle PN Rer 2 Pw Ref All I PE RefX E PS Rev B3 Ignore Safe Right SR Alt Right AR When selected this key must be pressed in combination CV feed with other selected shift keys to activate the shown button and POV assignment oe ejm Touch Tool BE Fiowe w ime mes Ignore B4 Device button map View in Notepad You will see that a combination of BW and SR is undefined and by pressing this combination nothing happens Now select the BW Button West button Combobox and select Execute script JoyPadSetup 2 0 0 Device button assignment Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill Note Changing standard assigment will reset any changes you have made below Use Save to keep changes Mach3 JoyPad Plugin Select SR Alt Left AL T Safe Left SL I B1 auto Lim Override Toggle PN Rez Pw Ref All s PE Rex PS Rev B3 Ignore Device button map View in Notepad Safe Right SR Alt Right AR cv feed toggle B2 sje Touch
4. RUN Running GCode Case EPAUSE EText PAUSE Paused in GCode Case EFINISHING FINISHING Plugin loading Case EMDISTATE EText MDISTATE rom Case EWAITING EText WAITING d Case ESINGLE EText SINGLE Single step End Select Convert Safety and Alt buttons to text in SText There can be zero or more pressed at once Dim SText as String If SL Then Is Safety Left pressed SText SL End If User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 60 February 2011 If SR Then Is Safety Right pressed If Len SText gt 0 Then SText SText amp SText SText amp SR End If If AL Then Is Alt Left pressed If Len SText gt 0 Then SText SText amp SText SText amp AL End If If AR Then Is Alt Right pressed If Len SText gt 0 Then SText SText amp SText SText amp AR End If If Len SText 0 Then SText None Convert button to text in BText Dim BText as String Select Case Button Case BN BText BN 4 face buttons Case BE BText BE Case BS BText BS Case BW BText BW Case Bl BText 2 center buttons Case B2 BText B2 Case B3 BText Under joystick buttons Case B4 BText B4 Case B5 BText B5 4 extra buttons Case B6 BText B6 Case B7 BText B7 Case B8 BText B8 Case PN BText PN 4 POV buttons Cas
5. It will always be faster and safer to use a build in functions rather than using a script version Note It is not possible to execute a macro from a macro as Mach will only allow one macro to execute at a time How does it work It is beyond the scope of this manual to cover general script writing in Mach3 but a lot of help can be found in Mach support forum and wiki http www machsupport com forum index php http www machsupport com MachCustomizeWiki index php title Main Page Tutorial videos are found at http www machsupport com videos User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 34 February 2011 Some VBScript code for button macros In the following table are some VBScript macro commands with description DoButton 8 Zero X axe value DoButton 9 Zero Y axe value DoButton 10 Zero Z axe value DoButton 11 Zero A axe value DoButton 12 Zero B axe value DoButton 13 Zero C axe value DoButton 17 Go to zero all axes DoButton 22 Home X DoButton 23 Home Y DoButton 24 Home Z DoButton 25 Home A DoButton 26 Home B DoButton 27 Home C GoSafeZ Go to safe Z Code G00 0 Rapid move X to 0 Code M7 Mist cool on Code G28 Return machine home Code G31 Straight probe Code G01 YO Move in 10 unit square at federate and Code X10 Display message Code Y10 Code X0 Code YO Message 10 unit square Messag
6. Appendix D 4 Axis Milling Machine Function OEMCode Func SL AL SR AR Qualifier Remarks X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 43 User manual for JoyPad version 2 February 2011 X X X X X X AND X X X X X X X X X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 2 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 2 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement Page 44 February 2011 Appendix E 5 Axis Milling Machine
7. BE Feed Hold Pause Bw Safe Left SL T B1 Single Step PN Screen ToolPath h Pw Screen 1 Program BE Screen 5 Offset 5 Screen Diagnostics x Feedrate x BS B3 Stop Reset v B4 View in Notepad About Save Exit User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 23 February 2011 Help topics are associated with each component in this dialog box JoyPadSetup2 0 1 Device button assignment Select None Chose the best match for your machine configuration Alt Left AL T Alt Right AR Safe Left SL T Safe Right SR B1 Single Step Y Rewind B2 PN Screen 4 ToolPath Feedrate v BN Pw Screen 1 Program h Feedrate Reset v BE PE Screen 5 Offset v Feed Hold Pause v Bw PS Screen 7 Diagnostics Feedrate BS B3 Stop Reset v B4 Device button map View in Notepad About Exit User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 24 February 2011 At the bottom left side there is a Device Button Map Click on it The Device Button Mapping dialog will open Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill Note Changing standard assigment Select None Alt Left AL Safe Left SL B1 Single Step PN Screen ToolPath Pw Screen 1 Program PE Screen 5 Offset PS Screen 7 Diagnostics B3 stop Device button map User manual for JoyPad version 2 JoyPadSetup De
8. 4 more buttons at the front of the device i e 5 6 7 8 or in cases 1 2 and 1 2 These were renamed as SL AL SR AR which refer to Safe Left Right and Alt Left Right The Analog button which usually has a LED associated should always be on All other buttons such as Turbo Clear Macro or any other buttons that may reside on the gamepad will be disregarded Using these buttons might give unpredictable results The following picture shows a typical gamepad with the defined buttons User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 21 February 2011 The JoyPad plugin supports up to 16 buttons including SL AL SR and AR buttons an ordinary gamepad has 12 buttons including the POV and excluding the front buttons All of which can be programmed alone or in combination with the Safe and or Alt buttons to any build in function supported by Mach3 See Appendix F In order to assign the buttons you need to open the JoyPadSetup program But first User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 22 February 2011 Selecting Button Mapping Open the JoyPadSetup The following dialog will open JoyPadSetup2 0 1 Device button assignment Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill Mach3 Note Changing standard assigment will reset any changes you have made below Use Save to keep changes JoyPad Plugin Select None Alt Left AL T I Alt Right AR Sate Right SR Rewind B2 Feedrate v BN Feedrate Reset v
9. Switch to last used Wizard 280 Switch to last used Wizard 100 Cycle axis controlled by MPG 2 281 Cycle axis controlled by MPG 2 100 Toggle taper mode on MPG 2 282 Toggle taper mode on MPG 2 100 Toggle dual MPG flag 283 Toggle dual MPG flag 100 Toggle shuttle mode for MPG 284 Toggle shuttle mode for MPG 100 Return to paused state 285 Return to paused state 100 Remember paused state 286 Remember paused state 100 Toggle override of rapid feeds 287 Toggle override of rapid feeds 100 Crop current dwell now 288 Crop current dwell now 100 Inhibit jog of X axis 290 Inhibit jog of X axis 100 Inhibit jog of Y axis 291 Inhibit jog of Y axis 100 Inhibit jog of Z axis 292 Inhibit jog of Z axis 100 Inhibit jog of A axis 293 Inhibit jog of A axis 100 Inhibit jog of B axis 294 Inhibit jog of B axis 100 Inhibit jog of C axis 295 Inhibit jog of C axis 100 Do screw calibration routine 296 Do screw calibration routine 100 Unconditional crop any dwell now 297 Unconditional crop any dwell now 100 reserved 298 reserved Toggle bypass feed enables value in OEM Toggle bypass feed enables value in OEM 100 DRO 122 299 DRO 122 100 Toggle current tool is in front toolpost 300 Toggle current tool is in front toolpost Code for OEMTriggers runs the macro in Code for OEMTriggers runs the macro in 100 SetTriggerMacro 301 SetTriggerMacro 100 Cycle MPG jogging mode 302 Cycle MPG jogging mode 100 S
10. Tool v BE Ignore Bw lgnore al Execute s Auto Lim Override Toggle Clear Status Close File CV feed toggle You will see that the Standard Assignments now shows User Defined Click on Save Open your M800 m1s which is located in C Mach3 macros current profile User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 33 February 2011 Scroll down to the following section Put your own script code here END Uncomment END to end execution of script here Or delete text to end of file Change it to the following lt Put your own script code here DoOEMButton 1001 essage Pause Activated END Uncomment END to end execution of script here Or delete text to end of file Delete the preceding example in the macro and save it Open Mach3 Open a GCode file While your machine is off start the program After it has executed a few lines press BW You will see that the execution immediately pauses Click start again and this time press SR BW You will see that the execution pauses and a message appears announcing Pause Activated Of course Pause function might not be the best example for assignment as you have noticed that it will pause after executing several lines This is a problem adherent to Mach3 When the macro is executed from the plugin it is inserted in the GCode execution list and Mach decides when to execute it
11. also a debug run template using SR AR which will prevent joystick jogging not activated with this combination This mode will be used to test a Gcode While all the necessary functions are available Joysticks is disabled Another useful combination that also prevents any movement of the axes is SL AL This combination is left blank for the user to make a complete level for some specific purpose Appendix H has a schema which you might wish to fill in print and have it somewhere visible around your machine User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 30 February 2011 Assigning script function to buttons Unlike the previous versions JoyPad plugin requires only one macro file The macro file is created when the plugin is loaded and the M800 mIs file is missing It can hold as many macros as you wish only limited by file size 64kb This macro will be located the VMach3VmacrosV current profile If you are using more than one profile on your computer there will be a macro file for each profile Mach3 keeps track of each profile and only uses the macro associated with the current profile The JoyPad plugin will automatically create a default macro file M800 m1s if it is missing for a given profile Appendix I shows the standard M800 m1s macro for script If the macro somehow gets messed up and you want to revert to the default macro just delete the 800 15 file and restart Mach3 This way the default macro file will be r
12. provided as is there is no direct support post your requests on the forum or try searching it for answers Private messages will generally not be answered If you like the software find errors or have suggestions to improvements we would like to hear about it No guarantee that it will be implemented or the code corrected this is a spare time project but I feel pride in developing stable usable code During the development of this plugin I got a lot of help from skilled people at the MachSupport forum Big thanks to you all Hope you found this User manual useful happy CNC machining Best Regards User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 36 February 2011 Appendices Appendix A 2 Axis Foam Cutting Machine Function OEMCode Func SL AL SR AR Qualifier Remarks Hot wire On Off X X X X X X AND X X AND X X X X X X AND X X AND 1 EDU SL AL SR AR Remarks B X BN X X X E 23 X X X X X X X X X X X _ am x X X AND E X X AND sd X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND 170 X X AND 169 X X AND zm SL AL SR AR Remarks X X User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 37 February 2011 User manual for JoyPad version
13. 2 X X SR Remarks X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement OR Stick 2 Vertical movement OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement OR Stick 1 Vertical movement OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement OR Stick 2 Vertical movement OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement Page 38 Appendix B 2 Axis Laser Cutting Machine February 2011 Function OEMCode Func SL AL SR AR Qualifier Remarks oto Saf 104 Shut off laser beam 1029 X 167 X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 39 February 2011 User manual for JoyPad version 2 X X X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SR AR Remarks X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement OR Stick 2 Vertical movement OR Stick 2 Horizontal move
14. 2 coordinates 100 Display Work coords 181 Display Work coords 100 Toggle Spindle actual 182 Toggle Spindle actual 100 Home X Home Z Turn 184 Home X Home 7 Turn 100 Select X for MPG 1 185 Select X for MPG 1 100 Select Y for MPG 1 186 Select Y for MPG 1 100 Select Z for MPG 1 187 Select Z for MPG 1 100 Select A for MPG 1 188 Select A for MPG 1 100 Select B for MPG 1 189 Select B for MPG 1 100 Select C for MPG 1 190 Select C for MPG 1 100 Select Jog Increment 1 191 Select Jog Increment 1 100 Select Jog Increment 2 192 Select Jog Increment 2 100 Select Jog Increment 3 193 Select Jog Increment 3 100 Select Jog Increment 4 194 Select Jog Increment 4 100 Select J og Increment 5 195 Select Jog Increment 5 100 Select Jog Increment 6 196 Select Jog Increment 6 100 Select Jog Increment 7 197 Select Jog Increment 7 100 Select Jog Increment 8 198 Select Jog Increment 8 100 Select J og Increment 9 199 Select Jog Increment 9 100 Select Jog Increment 10 200 Select Jog Increment 10 100 Feed override Off 201 Feed override Off 100 Feed override J og 202 Feed override Jog 100 Feed override Feed 203 Feed override Feed 100 Jog Mode Continuous 204 Set jog mode to continuous 100 Jog Mode Step 205 Set jog mode step 100 Joystick On 206 Joystick On 100 Joystick Off 207 Joystick Off 100 Clear Z tool offset Turn 208 Clear Z tool offset Turn 100 Clear
15. 2011 100 Select MPG jog mode 327 Select MPG jog mode 100 Toggle axis DROs display Dist to Go 333 Toggle axis DROs display Dist to Go 100 Toggle X jog off 334 Toggle X jog off 100 Toggle Y jog off 335 Toggle Y jog off 100 Toggle Z jog off 336 Toggle Z jog off 100 Toggle A jog off 337 Toggle A jog off Set a temporary softlimit minimum at current Set a temporary softlimit minimum at 100 location 340 current location Set a temporary softlimit maximum at current Set a temporary softlimit maximum at 100 location 341 current location 100 Turn off display of menu bar 348 Turn off display of menu bar 100 Turn on display of menu bar 349 Turn on display of menu bar Increment spindle speed by value not Increment spindle speed by value not 96 100 Turn 350 Turn Decrement spindle speed by value not 96 Decrement spindle speed by value not 96 100 Turn 351 Turn Jog X and A axis together foam 100 Jog X and A axis together foam machines 352 machines Jog X and A axis together foam 100 Jog X and A axis together foam machines 353 machines Jog Y and A axis together foam 100 Jog Y and A axis together foam machines 354 machines Jog Y and A axis together foam 100 Jog Y and A axis together foam machines 355 machines 100 Resume 1005 Resume G code execution 100 Edit Fi
16. 3 3 Select screen 3 100 Screen 6 Settings 6 Select Settings screen 6 100 RS274 Init 102 RS274 Init 100 mm inch 106 Set units mm inch G20 G21 100 Machine Coords Toggle 107 Toggle machine coordinates on off 100 Edit G code 115 Edit loaded G code 100 Zero radius DRO on X 116 Zero radius DRO on X 100 Zero radius DRO on Y 117 Zero radius DRO on Y 100 Zero radius DRO on Z 118 Zero radius DRO on Z 100 SoftLimits Toggle 119 Toggle softlimits on off 100 Tool Tab Save 121 Tool Tab Save 100 Fixture Tab Save 122 Fixture Tab Save 100 THC on off 123 Toggle THC 100 Zero THC 124 Zero THC 100 Enc Load X 125 Encoder Load X 100 Enc To X 126 Encoder To X 100 Enc Load Y 127 Encoder Load Y 100 Enc To Y 128 Encoder To Y 100 Enc Load Z 129 Encoder Load Z 100 EncTo Z 130 Encoder To Z 100 Toggle Mill Turn mode 131 Toggle Mill Turn mode 100 Toolpath Toggle 132 Toggle toolpath on off 100 Zero X Encoder 133 Zero X Encoder 100 Zero Y Encoder 134 Zero Y Encoder 100 Zero Z Encoder 135 Zero Z Encoder 100 Tool Offset Tog 136 Tool Offset Tog 100 Fixture Off 137 Fixture Off 100 Tool X Offset Touch 145 Tool X Offset Touch 100 Tool Z Offset Touch 146 Tool Z Offset Touch 100 Joy Throttle select 147 Joy Throttle select 100 Touch Corr Enable Toggle 148 Touch Corr Enable Toggle 100 Auto Lim Override Toggle 149 Auto Lim Overrid
17. Always only enable plugins you intend to use disable all other plugins Configure J oyPad plugin in Mach3 Select CONFIG to open JoyPad configuration If you get the below dialog then the game device was not recognized Please follow directions in previous chapter Install J oyPad or game device in Windows or you simply forgot to plug the device in JoyPad x JoyPad not Found Please connect JoyPad calibrate and restart User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 14 February 2011 When the J oyPad or game device is properly installed then this dialog will appear Setup JoyPad plugin version 2 0 1 by Joakim Hjort 2004 x JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 POV True Buttons 12 JoyPad enabled Axe mappings IV Single axe jogging X axe Mach X axe Invert Y axe mach vaxe gt Invert Z axe Not mapped v Invert R axe machzaxe Invert U axe Not mapped 7 Invert V axe Not mapped 7 Invert cm Scale 100 Scale 100 Scale 100 Scale 30 Scale 100 Scale 100 The top part of JoyPad info tells you the driver name the number of axes if a POV is present and the number of buttons detected Setup JoyPad plugin version 2 0 1 by Joak X JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 POV True Buttons 12 v JoyPad enabled Axe mappings Single axe jogging X a
18. EState As Integer Engine state RUN STOP Dim Button As Integer Button pressed BN BE BS Dim SState As Integer Shift buttons pressed SL SR AL and AR SL SR AL and AR True if pressed Dim SL As Boolean Dim SR As Boolean Dim AL As Boolean A Dim AR As Boolean True if mach is acceptiong commands Dim Idle as Boolean Read parameters passed from JoyPad plugin Don t edit EState CInt Paraml Button CInt Param2 SState CInt Param3 SL SState And amp h01 gt 0 SR SState And amp h02 gt 0 AL SState And amp h04 gt 0 AR SState And amp h08 gt 0 Idle EState EStop lt Put your own script code here END Uncomment END to end execution of script here Or delete text to end of file The following script code is an example test acript and can be deleted Writes a message to Mach with the parameters received from the plugin Engine state shift pressen and button pressen To activate script for all buttons run JoyPadSetup and select Standard Assignment 11 buttons script Save and restart Mach3 Pressing POV or buttons will activate this macro and send message to Mach message field Convert Engine state to text in EText Dim EText as String Select Case EState Case ESTOP EText STOP Is idle Case ERUN EText
19. User manual JoyPad Plugin for Mach3 By J oakim Hjort and Nader Atifeh Version 2 February 2011 Index ven Gs 3 What s new In VERSION 2 EN 4 Quick Setup Guilde s as AA GE RU SENE 6 Install hardware JoyPad or game 6 Install Pre requisite files sausen Ere b bre eee te to bae recs 6 Install JoyPad plugin Mach ceo oer eee oS Ree tesa Eo tS ete tava dees 6 Activate the J oyPad Plugs eee tiae yas cito ease eeo 7 Configure Button Mapping oceans oy 8 Installation full setup quide i iios eere na or beds 10 Installing the JoyPad or game device in 10 Install ToyPad plugin Mach3 Jungel eroe reprher eed ree EID Au TRES 12 Configure J oyPad plugin in 3 me 14 Jogging with the game devices uvaner ba eod eat ME UA So rapa 18 CONTINUOUS OOGING 18 Se JON T E 19 Assigning the BUEEOTIS Varese cese at se b Tu eoe ge de eie ee 21 Gamepad Components Definition esses meme 21 Selecting eot be Re X meh ree pI 23 Selecting Button LayOut vidder NITE eas 28 Crit ria for ASSIgHImaents occiso edt e i ortu Ux ed e ese cicuta en PR Mpeg USE 29 Home Zero Of
20. X tool offset Turn 209 Clear X tool offset Turn 100 Set stock correction to Zero Turn 210 Set stock correction to Zero Turn 100 Home X Home Z Turn 211 Home X Home Z Turn 100 Home X Turn 212 Home X Turn 100 Home Z Turn 213 Home Z Turn 100 Show Recent Files 214 Show recent G code files 100 Display History 215 Display status history in notepad 100 Load File 216 Load G code file from File Open dialog 100 Tool flip toggle Turn front rear toolposts 217 Tool flip toggle Turn front rear toolposts 100 Z inhibit ON 218 Z inhibit ON 100 Z inhibit OFF 219 Z inhibit OFF 100 Port Bit Test Set diagnostic 220 Port Bit Test Set diagnostic User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 49 February 2011 100 Anti dive enabled toggle 221 Anti dive enabled toggle 100 THC Anti dive OFF 222 THC Anti dive OFF 100 THC Anti dive ON 223 THC Anti dive ON 100 Flood ON 224 Flood ON 100 Flood OFF 225 Flood OFF 100 Mist ON 226 Mist ON 100 Mist OFF 227 Mist OFF 100 Load Teach File 228 Load teach file 100 Toolpath Machine J ob toggle 229 Toolpath Machine J ob toggle 100 Display Wizard selection window 230 Display Wizard selection window Load the normal screens when Wizard 100 Load t
21. ad X axe is mapped to Mach3 X axe not inverted direction not reversed and max velocity is 10096 of max speed for the given Mach3 axe configured in Mach3 The same applies to JoyPad Y axe but here the direction is inverted reversed JoyPad Z axe is not mapped and is therefore ignored by the plugin User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 16 February 2011 JoyPad R axe is mapped to Mach3 Z axe inverted and the speed is scaled to 3096 of max velocity This makes it possible to control a short fast axe in this case the Z axe The Logitech Dual Action J oyPad only has 4 axes resulting in the last two mappings being grayed out You can select two types of jog action Single or multi axe x JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 POY True Buttons 12 v JoyPad enabled Axe mappings Single axe jogging X axe Mach X axe v Invert Scale 9 5 100 Y axe Mach Y axe v Invert Iv Scale 100 Z axe Not mapped Invert Scale 95 100 R axe Mach Z axe vi Invert Iv Ok Cancel Checking Single axe jogging will limit the jog to only one axe at a time This is the recommended setting Multi axe jogging allows more than one axe to jog at the same time this is fine for a skilled user and more undemanding moves For untrained user and precise movements any minute deviation from a straight line on action will activate the other axis This would be frustrating if yo
22. ad plugin version 2 0 1 by Joakim Hjort 2009 2011 Ov PrinterScope Port Scope 1 00 046 ShuttlePro Contour Shuttle Pendents A Fenerty Ver 2 61 SmoothStepper Beta2 v0150gx2 TurnDiags Turn Diags 1 O0 1 Video B Barker Ver 1 0 Disable all other plugins that may use the USB game device ex Joystick plugin failing to do so may result in unexpected behavior Select CONFIG to open JoyPad configuration and configure the Axe mappings to match your machine setup Setup JoyPad plugin version 2 0 1 by Joakim Hjort 2004 x JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 POY True Buttons 12 JoyPad enabled Axe mappings IV Single axe jogging X axe v Invert Y axe machvaxe gt Invert Z axe Not mapped v Invert R axe machzaxe Invert U axe Not mapped 7 Invert V axe Not mapped 7 Invert cm Scale 100 Scale Scale 20 Scale Scale Scale tL kt im kt User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 7 February 2011 Configure Button Mapping Open the JoyPadSetup program on Desktop or Mach3 directory JoyPadSetup2 0 1 Device button assignment Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill Mach3 Note Changing standard assigment will reset any changes you have made below Use Save to keep changes JoyPad Plugin Select None Alt Left AL T I Alt Right AR Sate Right SR Rewind B2 Fee
23. der jog on axis X 259 Select encoder jog on axis X 100 Select encoder jog on axis Y 260 Select encoder jog on axis Y 100 Select encoder jog on axis Z 261 Select encoder jog on axis Z 100 Select encoder jog on axis A 262 Select encoder jog on axis A 100 Select encoder jog on axis B 263 Select encoder jog on axis B 100 Select encoder jog on axis C 264 Select encoder jog on axis C 100 Select Step value 1 265 Select Step value 1 100 Select Step value 2 266 Select Step value 2 100 Select Step value 3 267 Select Step value 3 100 Select Step value 4 268 Select Step value 4 100 Select Step value 5 269 Select Step value 5 100 Select Step value 6 270 Select Step value 6 100 Select Step value 7 271 Select Step value 7 100 Select Step value 8 272 Select Step value 8 100 Select Step value 9 273 Select Step value 9 100 Select Step value 10 274 Select Step value 10 User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 50 February 2011 100 Set Jog mode STEP same as button 205 275 SetJog mode STEP same as button 205 100 Set Jog mode CONT same as button 204 276 Set Jog mode CONT same as button 204 100 Increment feedrate 277 Increment feedrate 100 Decrement feedrate 278 Decrement feedrate 100 Run reverse 279 Run reverse 100
24. drate v BN Feedrate Reset v BE Feed Hold Pause Bw Safe Left SL T B1 Single Step PN Screen ToolPath h Pw Screen 1 Program BE Screen 5 Offset 5 Screen Diagnostics x Feedrate x BS B3 Stop Reset v B4 View in Notepad About Save Exit User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 8 February 2011 Press on the Device Button Map button at the bottom left side of the window and select a device which conforms to your game device and click OK JoyPadSetup Device button mapping m TM EEI amp TT Device Logitech Dual Action Gamepad 4 3 2 1 Mach3 P ON Note Changing standard assigment Button placement JoyPad Device button number v Plugin Select None Alt Left AL Alt Right AR Safe Left SL Safe Right SR B1 Single Step wind vje2 PN Screen 4 ToolPath edrate v BN Pw Screen 1 Program edrate Reset BE PE Screen 5 Offset ed Hold Pause wl BW PS Screen 7 Diagnostics edrate v BS B Stop set v B4 B5 C BB C B7 BE Device button map C Exit ancel Select a Standard Assignment from the top combobox to match your configuration and click Save Close Mach3 Reopen Mach3 Make a copy of the relevant Standard Assignment from appendices A to E Now you re on User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 9 February 2011 Installation full se
25. e Hi Displays the message Hi SetOEMDRO 818 GetOEMDRO 818 1 1 Increase the feed rate by 1096 DoOEMButton 110 Toggle spindle on off DoOEMButton 113 Toggle flood on off DoOEMButton 114 Toggle mist on off These are only examples only your imagination sets the limit for functionality in macros User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 35 February 2011 It is even possible to write macros performing complex operations such as pocket milling or surface milling including dialogs setting up parameters Follow the links given earlier to read more about macro programming in Mach3 with VBScript Appendix F shows the commands that will be used to create macros Use and copying You may use and copy the JoyPad plugin as long as User manual and all accompanying files is included in the distribution and the software remains free of charge Please don t remove any names from the distributions I have put a lot of time and effort in developing this plugin along with Nader Atifeh The source code is closed and not public had plans to release the source to the public under an open source license but can t find the spare time to do so sorry Contact and support Mach forum thread Topic USB JoyPad and game device plugin new version Nader Atifeh and can be contacted at the Mach3 forum http www machsupport com user Atifeh and Area51 respectively As the software is
26. e Ref All 105 Reference Z then X then Y A B and C Ref X 1022 Reference X axe Ref Y 1023 Reference Y axe Ref 2 1024 Reference Z axe Regen Toolpath 160 Regen toolpath in display Reload Last File 170 Reload last G code file Reset 1021 Reset activate EStop Rewind 1002 Rewind G code file Screen 1 Program 1 Select Program screen 1 Screen 4 ToolPath 4 Select Toolpath screen 4 Screen 5 Offset 5 Select Offset screen 5 Screen 7 Diagnostics 7 Select Diagnostics screen 7 Single Step 1004 Execute single line User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 47 February 2011 Softlimits Toggle 1029 Toggle softlimits on off Spindle 164 Spindle speed decrease Spindle 163 Spindle speed increase Spindle Toggle 110 Toggle spindle on off Stop 1003 Stop G code execution Touch Tool 120 Touch button for Tool length offset Z Inhibit Toggle 167 Toggle Z inhibit on off Zero A 1011 Zero A axe on current position Zero C 1013 Zero C axe on current position Zero All 1007 Zero all axes on current position Zero X Zero X axe on current position Zero Y 1009 Zero Y axe on current position Zero Z 1010 Zero Z axe on current position og Toggle ON OFF 103 Toggle jog on off 100 Screen 2 MDI 2 Select MDI screen 2 100 Screen
27. e PE BText PE Case PS BText PS Case PW BText PW End Select Write parameters to Mach as a text message Message JoyPad plugin gt Engine amp EText amp Shift amp SText amp Button amp BText End of example test script The macro is called when a button is pressed and assigned Execute script with the JoyPadSetup program Example of output from the standard script Wed 01 17 52 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift SL SR Button BW Wed 01 17 55 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AL Button BW Wed 01 17 58 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AL Button BE Wed 01 17 59 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AL Button BN Wed 01 18 00 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AL Button BS Wed 01 18 02 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AR Button BW Wed 01 18 04 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AR Button BN Wed 01 18 05 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift AR Button BE Wed 01 18 06 JoyPad plugin gt Engine STOP Shift AR Button BS Wed 01 18 07 JoyPad plugin Engine STOP Shift None Button PN User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 61 February 2011 The macro is called for all script assigned buttons and to know which button was pressed a set of parameters is passed to the macro Estate Mach engine state BState Code for button pressed SState S
28. e Toggle 100 Override Limits 150 Override limits 100 SS on Act4 Toggle 151 SS on Act4 Toggle 100 Units rev Units min toggle 155 Units rev Units min toggle 100 Set this line as next to execute 156 Set this line as next to execute 100 J og Follow 157 Jog Follow 100 Joystick On 158 J oystick On User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 48 February 2011 100 Joystick Off 159 Joystick Off Zero X Z to stock as defined in DROs 100 Zero X Z to Stock 161 Turn 100 Coord Mode Toggle 162 Coordinate mode toggle G90 G91 100 Laser Probe Enable Toggle 165 Laser Probe Enable Toggle 100 Zero laser grid at current location 166 Zero laser grid at current location 100 Ignore Tool Change toggle 168 Ignore Tool Change toggle 100 Spindle CCW Toggle 173 Toggle spindle CCW on off 100 Parallel Port Encoder3 MPG J og Toggle 174 Parallel Port Encoder3 MPG J og Toggle 100 Cycle axis controlled by MPG 1 175 Cycle axis controlled by MPG 1 100 Block Delete Toggle 176 Toggle block delete on off 100 Optional Stop Toggle 177 Toggle optional stop on off 100 Online Toggle 178 Toggle online on off 100 Display Abs Machine coordinates 179 Display Abs Machine coordinates 100 Display Work G92 coordinates 180 Display Work G9
29. e and screen at the same time Physically it was possible but certainly not practical A standard Joystick could solve the problem but it was limited to only controlling two axes X and Y missing the third axe What I was looking for was Jogging of at least 3 axes X Y and Z Precision jog at low speeds not missing high speeds Lots of programmable buttons for common functions Some kind of safety mechanism preventing accidently operating the machine A low budget solution found that a standard low budget solution would be a standard USB game pad it is simple to operate has the needed axes and can be operated with one or two hands And the CNC machine can be monitored at the same time I got my hands on a Logitech Dual Action J oyPad A quality game pad that was compatible with all Windows versions and at a low prize Great now only have to find the Mach3 plugin for the JoyPad No luck As a software developer I decided to write my own plugin for the JoyPad C is not my preferred programming language but it could be fun and an opportunity to brush up my programming skills As said so done This was the base for version 0 5 and 1 0 of the JoyPad plugin which have been presented earlier in this forum but things evolve and version 2 0 has a lot of improvements For most users the art of script writing is too hard to learn and can be very time consuming even for simple tasks The focus in this version i
30. easily be shared with others via single layout file All this in addition to earlier functionality Version 0 5 and 1 0 Jogging of up to 6 analog digital axes Each joystick axe can be scaled inverted and mapped to any Mach3 axe Precision jogging via third order dynamic scaling which eliminates the need for additional scaling Multi axe simultaneous jogging Single axe jogging with automatic active axe selection intelligent Build in safety buttons preventing accidental jogging Full power of script programming of POV and buttons or combination of buttons SmoothStepper 1 2 full jogging support SS Works with standard Mach parallel port PP Low cost hardware requirements standard game pads can be used No additional software besides Mach3 is required Works with all Windows versions supported by Mach3 Small footprint low memory usage And did mention It is free software User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 4 February 2011 While this manual covers most of the requirements for setting up and working with the JoyPad Plugin it was prepared for the version 2 2 0 Subsequent releases and updates will be reflected in a ReadMe file which will be associated with the newer versions of the plugin This manual shall be updated to conform to the latest version after felt inadequate User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 5 February 2011 Quick Setup Guide You are strongly encouraged to read the full setup
31. ecreated ipi xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help H Gers SEND Eres E address J sechres me Search Companion Mame Search by any or all of the criteria below All or part of the file name m800 A word or phrase in the file Look in Mach3 When was it modified gt What size is it b More advanced b options Other search options 7 Change preferences A macro is simply VBScript created and written in a text editor as Windows Notepad and saved with the macro name given in the table You can write and test your macro from within the VB Script Editor inside Mach3 and after assuring its functionality copy it into M800 m1s User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 31 February 2011 Example Assigning script to an unused button In this chapter we will see how macros can be assigned to an unused button It is advisable that you first test and debug your macro using the VB Scripter Window within the Mach3 and then copy it to the M800 m1s Although there is a build in function for Pause or Feed Hold button we will assign a script with the Pause function in addition to the build in function we want it to display a message that the pause button is actually pressed YB Scripter Window loj x Fie Edit Run Debug BreakPoints 5 5 DoOEMButton 1001 Message Pause Activated User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 32 Open the JoyPadSetup
32. edrate 5 B3 Stop Reset v B4 Device button map View in Notepad By clicking inside the tick boxes for Right and Left Safe and Alt buttons you will see another set of definitions appear Please note that some functions mostly hazardous ones will be activated only by pressing both SL and SR and the related button ex Cycle Start Try different Safe and Alt combinations to see what happens To get an overview of all button assignments press the button View in Notepad This will generate a text file with a short text description of all button assignments The text file will be open in Notepad The shown text file is saved in the plugin directory for future reference or to share with others File JoyPad Button txt Note You have to close Notepad yourself Appendix A to E provides a quick overview of the embedded functions in the standard layouts User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 28 February 2011 Criteria for Assignments The standard layouts have been designed considering the following aspects rules Initially all functions have been categorized into three groups 1 Harmless functions While in stand by mode activating the underlying commands has no harmful effect to the operator machine or work piece 2 Potentially hazardous Activating the underlying commands needs close attention of the operator 3 Hazardous Activating the underlying command can be dangerous or harmfu
33. et MPG jogging mode Velocity 303 Set MPG jogging mode Velocity 100 Set MPG jogging mode Velocity Step 304 Set MPG jogging mode Velocity Step Set MPG jogging mode do single exact 100 Set MPG jogging mode do single exact steps 305 steps Set MPG jogging mode do multiple exact Set MPG jogging mode do multiple exact 100 steps 306 steps 100 Jog X 307 Push jog X 100 Jog X 308 Push jog X 100 Jog Y 309 Push jog Y 100 Jog Y 310 Push jog Y 100 Jog Z 311 Push Z 100 Jog Z 312 Push jog Z 100 Jog A 313 Push jog A 100 Jog A 314 Push jog A 100 Calibrate MPGs 315 Calibrate MPGs 100 Save tool table 316 Save tool table 100 Save work offset table 317 Save work offset table 100 Drag on toolpath does Zoom toggle 318 Drag on toolpath does Zoom toggle 100 Drag on toolpath does Pan toggle 319 Drag on toolpath does Pan toggle 100 Display Wizard select dialog 320 Display Wizard select dialog 100 Run Newfangled Wizard 321 Run Newfangled Wizard 100 Emergency bailout tester use only 322 Emergency bailout tester use only 100 Turn mode tool touch off X axis 324 Turn mode tool touch off X axis Toggle use of spindle step line to control Torch Toggle use of spindle step line to control 100 volts 325 Torch volts 100 Turn mode tool touch off Z axis 326 Turn mode tool touch off Z axis User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 51 February
34. flect on M800 macros for other profiles Normally M800 is located in C Mach3VmacrosV current profile M800 m1s JoyPad plugin version 2 0 By Joakim Hjort 2009 2011 Auto generated macro from JoyPad plugin M800 mls This macro is executed if a button is pressed and assigned script function in JoyPadSetup program M800 mls must be placed in Mach3 macros folder under the activ machine profile Documentation for JoyPad plugin can be found in JoyPad User manual Script documentation can be found at Mach support web http www machsupport com Thr parameters are passed to this script EState Mach engine state Button The button pressed 0 15 SState Shift buttons pressed SL SR AL and AR Option Explicit Constants for EState Const ESTOP 0 STOP Const ERUN 1 RUN Const EPAUSE 2 PAUSE Const EFINISHING 3 FINISHING Const EMDISTATE 4 MDISTATE Const EWAITING 5 WAITING Const ESINGLE 6 SINGLE Constants for Button Const BN 0 Const BE 1 Const BS 2 Const BW 3 Const Bl 4 Const B2 5 Const B3 6 Const B4 7 Const B5 8 B5 to B8 not on standard game pads Const B6 9 Const B7 10 Const B8 11 Const PN 12 POV buttons Const PE 13 User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 59 February 2011 14 15 Const PS Const PW Variables to hold parameters passed from JoyPad plugin Dim
35. fset and Referencing 29 Assigning script function to DUttONS cece cece mm nene 31 Example Assigning script to an unused button 32 How does TIE WOFK ASS LTS 34 Some VBScript code for button eee eee mmm 35 WSC ENESCO iem c E 36 Contact and SUDO ceo dieu v irte ei eda Ehe t Lr b aL eue 36 Appendice Same irer tsen m 37 Appendix A 2 Axis Foam Cutting 37 Appendix B 2 Axis Laser Cutting Machine sse 39 Appendix C 3 Axis Milling Machine oie eir eadem bd ie 41 Appendix D 4 Axis Milling 43 Appendix E 5 Axis Milling Machine esseessseseeeeH 45 Appendix Mach3 commands and groups 47 Appendix Button assignment for 3 Axis 53 Appendix I M800 m1s standard macro for 59 User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 2 February 2011 Background Mach3 from ArtSoft is a very flexible software solution offering a lot of options for controlling CNC machines After some use I found that jogging probing and general operations was a problem how was it possible monitor the machine and operate it with the keyboard mous
36. g no special setup is needed Don t worry about the state of Jog Mode as step mode will be entered automatically by the plugin before stepping Step Jogging works on any Mach screen there is no need to show the jog screen before using step jogging Keyboard jogging is not affected and will work as usual To switch to continuous jogging just release the Alt button and use Safety button instead User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 20 February 2011 Assigning the Buttons Gamepad Components Definition Different gamepads have different features For example the face buttons have different arrangement so far 3 different layouts have been encountered which you will find in the Device Button Mapping within the JoyPadSetup In addition you have the option to define each button as appropriate The following terms are used in the JoyPadSetup button assignment The Face Buttons i e 1 2 3 4 or LIXOA buttons disregarding their shape and number are renamed as BN BE BS BW as referred to compass directions There are 2 buttons on the gamepads i e 9 and 10 or Start and Select These were renamed to B1 and B2 respectively The joysticks when pressed also act as buttons These are referred to as 11 and 12 These were renamed to B3 and B4 respectively Some gamepads have 4 directions on the POV Point of View HAT or D Pad while others have 8 directions Only the 4 major directions are used hence named PN PE PS PW There are
37. g operation is automatically blocked when Mach is in Reset state or running a GCode file it doesn t make a lot of sense to jog in these situations Continuous jogging Continuous jogging is enabled when one or two of the Safety buttons SL SR is pressed Jogging will continue as long as you push the joystick and speed depends on how far it is pushed Depending on the configuration for Single axe jogging See Configure J oyPad plugin in Mach3 jogging can be limited to one axe or allow multiple axes at the same time Motion is scaled by a third order dynamic function to give it high precision at low speeds and still preserve the high speed moves This can be illustrated by the following graph showing the relation between joystick position and the resulting velocity User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 18 February 2011 0 8 e m Velocity 02 0 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 8 1 Joystick position On the graph 1 means full stroke for joystick and max axe speed for velocity The max axe speed is actually reduced by the configured percent in JoyPad configuration and current Jog Slow Rate in the Mach jog screen This makes it possible to work with fast machines and machines with short axes The scaling with Jog Slow Rate gives more dynamic control over the jogging speed depending on the current job situation moves honor the configured acceleration for each axe preventing sudden direction changes and resulting position error On machine
38. guide for a complete setup however if you have experience from earlier versions or similar setups use this Quick Setup Guide for a fast setup Install hardware JoyPad or game device Usually the device is recognized by Windows and installed automatically in some cases a driver from the vendor is required When the device is listed in Control Panel 2 Game Controllers it is installed and ready for use Install Pre requisite files You will need Windows installer 3 1 and dotnetfx 3 5 to be installed on your computer prior to installing the JoyPad plugin Download these components from Microsoft website http www microsoft com downloads Install JoyPad plugin in Mach3 Download the J oyPad plugin version 2 0 or later It is a single packed file with file extension zip or exe self extracting which contains all the necessary files Unpack the downloaded file and double click the file with the extension m3p this will install the plugin into Mach3 plugin directory The J oyPadSetup exe program can be placed anywhere on the disk but a good place would be in Mach3 directory C Mach3 or on the Desktop for easy access User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 6 February 2011 Activate the J oyPad Plugin Start Mach3 program and from the Config menu Select Config Plugins submenu This will bring up a list of installed plugins Locate the J oyPad plugin and enable it marked as PlugIn Control and Activation x yP
39. he normal screens when Wizard done 231 done 100 Simple Complex screen toggle 232 Simple Complex screen toggle 100 Output 4 ON 233 Output 4 ON 100 Output 4 OFF 234 Output 4 OFF 100 Output 5 ON 235 Output 5 ON 100 Output 5 OFF 236 Output 5 OFF 100 Output 6 ON 237 Output 6 ON 100 Output 6 OFF 238 Output 6 OFF 100 Set Help context 239 Set Help context 100 Def Ref all axes 240 Def Ref all axes 100 Tangential toggle 241 Tangential toggle 100 Save XYZ to G59 254 work offset 242 Save XYZ to G59 254 work offset 100 do G0G53 to G59 254 offset location 243 do G0G53 to G59 254 offset location 100 Move to G59 254 with midpoint selection 244 Move to G59 254 with midpoint selection Toggle between jog modes 100 Jog Mode Cont Step MPG 245 continuous step MPG 100 Force Referenced on all axes 246 Force Referenced on all axes 100 CV feed OFF 248 CV feed OFF 100 CV feed ON 249 CV feed ON 100 Disable movement on axis X 250 Disable movement on axis X 100 Disable movement on axis Y 251 Disable movement on axis Y 100 Disable movement on axis Z 252 Disable movement on axis Z 100 Disable movement on axis A 253 Disable movement on axis A 100 Disable movement on axis B 254 Disable movement on axis B 100 Disable movement on axis C 255 Disable movement on axis C 100 Engine Offline 257 Engine Offline 100 Engine Online 258 Engine Online 100 Select enco
40. l Group 2 and 3 functions should be activated by an accompanying Safe or Alt button Appendix F lists the groups of commands Groups 1 2 and 3 are implemented in the JoyPadSetup Other functions can be used by defining macros script in the M800 m1s file see later for explanation of script Home Zero Offset and Referencing When setting coordinates either by Zero Home Part Offset Touching or Referencing the axes there is a ruling logic X and Y axis are in the same direction as in a coordinate system Z axis is downward the left button will either serve for All axes or for A axis in case you use a 4 axis machine The following picture shows the axes directions A axis or North and south buttons are used to increase decrease a value Outbound keys should be assigned to those keys that are used more frequently The beauty is that in order to activate a function you do not have to be on the relevant screen of Mach3 For example you can change the jogging mode between continuous or step without opening the screen 50 jog visibility screen User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 29 February 2011 Appendix G shows the standard layout for a typical 3 Axis machine It should be noted that you might not actually use its full potential For example you might not have variable speed spindle or a touch probe Therefore you can change these buttons to Ignored and save it as a user defined standard assignment There is
41. le 1006 Edit G code file 100 Zero B 1012 Zero B axe on current position 100 Zero C 1013 Zero C axe on current position 100 Simulate Estimate 1015 Simulate program run to estimate 100 Run from here 1016 Execute G code from here 100 Goto Z s 1017 Goto Z 100 Coord System 1018 Coord system 100 Verify 1020 Verify 100 Ref B 1026 Reference B axe 100 Ref C 1027 Reference C axe 100 Joystick Toggle 1028 Toggle joystick enable disable 100 Radius Tracking Toggle 1030 Toggle radius tracking on off 100 Jog on off 1031 Toggle jogging User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 52 February 2011 Appendix G Button assignment for a 3 Axis machine M C Coord Regen Toggle Toolpath Screen4 Toolpath Screeni Screen5 Program Offset Screen7 Diagnistics Feedrate Feed Hold Reset Pause Feedrate User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 53 February 2011 SAFE Left Softlimit Goto Toggle Z Safe E Jog Inc Jog Screen Cycle Toggle SAFE Right Auto Limit CV Feed Override Toggle Toggle Ref Y Jog Ref All Jog Inc Jog Screen lt Cycle Toggle Jog User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 54 February 2011 Z Inhibit ALT Left Toggle Goto Home Part Y Offset Touch Part X Offset Touch Part Z Offset Touch Jog Incr Jog Screen Toggle Jog Incr EN Jog Inc Cycle
42. ment X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement OR Stick 2 Vertical movement OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement Page 40 February 2011 Appendix C 3 Axis Milling Machine Function OEMCode Func SL AL SR AR Qualifier Remarks X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 41 February 2011 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run X X AND Debug Run SL AL SR AR Remarks X X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 2 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 1 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 1 Horizontal movement X X OR Stick 2 Vertical movement X X OR Stick 2 Horizontal movement User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 42 February 2011
43. mful DoButton 1 DoOEMButton 1001 Total Group Action DoOEMButton Function shown in Tooltip 1 Ignore 1 Ignore this button 1 Execute script 0 Execute script in M800 Auto Lim Override Toggle 149 Auto Lim Override Toggle Clear Status 172 Clear status line Close File 169 Close loaded G code file CV feed toggle 247 CV feed toggle Cycle Start 1000 Run continue G code execution Feed Hold Pause 1001 Pause G code execution Feedrate 109 Feedrate decrease override Feedrate 108 Feedrate increase override Feedrate Reset 1014 Turn off feedrate override Flood Toggle 113 Toggle flood cooling on off Go Home 138 Go Home Goto Safe Z 104 Goto safe Z position og 112 Jog pct Down Jog 111 Jog pct Up Jog Inc Cycle 171 Jog increment cycle Jog Incr 101 Jog step decrement Jog Incr 100 Jog step increment Jog Screen Toggle 323 Jog screen show hide Machine Coordinates toggle 256 Machine Coordinates toggle Mist Toggle 114 Toggle mist cooling on off Part A Offset Touch 142 Part A Offset Touch Part C Offset Touch 144 Part C Offset Touch Part X Offset Touch 139 Part X Offset Touch Part Y Offset Touch 140 Part Y Offset Touch Part Z Offset Touch 141 Part Z Offset Touch Ref A 1025 Reference A axe Ref C 1027 Reference C ax
44. oyPadSetup exe program can be placed anywhere on the disk but a good place would be in Mach3 directory C Mach3 or on the Desktop for easy access User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 12 February 2011 Start Mach3 program and select the Config menu Ports and Pins Motor Tuning General Config System Hotkeys Homing Limits ToolPath Slave Axis Backlash Fixtures ToolTable Config Plugins Spindle Pulleys Safe Z Setup Save Settings Select Config Plugins submenu E CNC Controller File Config Function 5 View Wizards Operator PlugIn Control Help Select Native Units Ports and Pins Motor Tuning General Config System Hotkeys Homing Limits ToolPath Slave Axis Backlash Fixtures Config Plugins Safe Z Setup Save Settings User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 13 February 2011 This will bring up list of installed plugins Locate the J oyPad plugin and enable it marked as PlugIn Control and Activation PrinterScope Port Scope 1 00 046 ShuttlePro Contour Shuttle Pendents A Fenerty Ver 2 61 SmoothStepper Beta2 v0150gx2 TurnDiags Turn Diags 1 00 1 Video B Barker Ver 1 0 Be sure to disable all other plugins that may be using the game device ex Joystick plugin as they may disturb the communication between the JoyPad plugin and the device Failing to do so may give an unexpected behavior of the game device
45. ppin JoyPadSetup 2 0 1 Device butt Standard Assignment 3 Avis Mil Device Logitech Dual Action Gamepad 4 3 2 1 h Mach3 Button placement JoyPad Devcebutonrunbe Plugin Note Changing standard assigment Select None Alt Left AL Alt Right Safe Left SL Safe Right SR B1 Single Step PN Screen ToolPath Pw Screen i Program PE Screen 5 Offset PS Screen Diagnostics B3 Stop After selecting the suitable gamepad or assigning physically buttons positions click OK User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 27 February 2011 Selecting Button Layout With the JoyPadSetup program there are a set of predefined standard button assignments template You have a choice of selecting between 2 3 4 and 5 axis machines However it is also possible to define your own button layout or to assign script to a button The script and macros will be explained later JoyPadSetup2 0 1 Device button assignment E Standard Assignment 3 Axis Mill Mach3 y m De MET IMP Y JoyPad Note Changing standar have made below Use Save to keep changes Plugin Select None Alt Right AR Safe Right SR B1 Single Step Rewind vj B2 PN Screen ToolPath Feedrate BN PW Screen 1 Program Feedrate Reset vj PE Screen 5 Offset Feed Hold Pause vj BW PS Screen 7 Diagnostics Fe
46. s not functioning properly it may need to be calibrated To calibrate it go to the Settings page Axes Hu 1 1 AX Axis Axis ZAN 2 Buttons Point of View Hat 00000000 o o 9 e User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 11 February 2011 To avoid drifting the game devices need calibrating before usage select the Settings tab Logitech Dual Action properties Settings Test Game Controller Calibration If pour game controller is not functioning properly on the Test page it may need to be calibrated Click Calibrate and follow the instructions to calibrate the controller Reset to default Calibrate Select Calibrate and follow the directions to calibrate your game device The calibration process finds and sets the zero min and max point for the joysticks avoiding floating when the joysticks are centered We are now ready to install the JoyPad plugin in Mach3 Install J oyPad plugin in Mach3 Be sure Windows installer 3 1 and dotnetfx 3 5 is installed prior to installing the JoyPad plugin Download these components from Microsoft website http www microsoft com downloads Download the J oyPad plugin version 2 0 or later It is a single packed file with file extension zip or exe self extracting which contains all the necessary files Unpack the downloaded file and double click the file with the extension m3p this will install the plugin into Mach3 plugin directory The J
47. s simplicity making it easy to setup and do common tasks while still maintaining the depth of earlier versions Even when doing scripts it is easier to maintain an overview and reuse code between button scripts Standard setup templates have been devised after the installation you will be able to select a standard button assignment to suit your machine eliminating the need for reading manuals learning script or deciding which button layout to be used You could be up and running in a few minutes User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 3 February 2011 What s new in version 2 If your game device is supported in Windows Control Panel 2 Game Controllers it is properly supported by this plugin New functionality Added step jogging with joysticks Jog speed is now scaled down with Slow Jog Rate from jogging screen Easy button assignments via Windows setup program JoyPadSetup Build in standard templates with button layouts for common machines Foam Cutter 2 Axes Laser Cutter 3 Axes Milling 4 Axes Milling 5 Axes Milling Buttons now works even when Mach is running G Code or are in Reset mode Buttons works in any screen Screenset and view independent Build in support for safety buttons Shift Alt Support for all relevant build in Mach functions Simplified button script programming in a single macro file Simple hardware button mapping for different game devices New extended User manual Layouts can
48. s with slow acceleration and high speed this will look like a delayed reaction but is actually the effect of de acceleration before direction change As you will see later it is possible to program buttons with script code this could be used to change the Jog Slow Rate at a push of a button Step Jogging Step Jogging is enabled when one or two of the Alt buttons AL AR is pressed Jogging will be one step in one direction at a time The step is taken when the joystick is approx half the way at full stroke To take the next step the joystick must be moved towards zero and the in the desired direction Fast stepping can be achieved holding the joystick in a selected direction and tapping one of the Alt buttons The step size is setup in Mach Jog Screen To show hide the Jog Screen which is equivalent to pressing the TAB key on the keyboard press BE with only one of the Safe or Alt button i e SL SR AL and AR on the game device To cycle through the predefined step sizes press BW with only one of the Safe or Alt button i e SL SR AL and AR on the game device This will set the active step size 0 0001 0 0010 0 0100 0 1000 1 0000 units User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 19 February 2011 Using AL or AR BN or BS will increase decrease the step sizes by 0 1 units This amount is fixed Multi axe moves are blocked to prevent unwanted moved in other directions Axes have the same mapping as for Continuous Joggin
49. t if POV North PN and Safety Left SL was pressed you could write If SL Then Safety left pressed If Button PN then POV north pressed Message SL PN pressed End End If Or more compact If SL And Button PN Then Message SL PN pressed End If Instead of the shown messages you would put your own action code like Rapid move Z to 10 when SL PN pressed and turn off spindle If SL And Button PN Then Code GO Z10 DoSpinStop Message Now in safe Z position and spindle stopped End If To develop script code the internal Mach script editor can be used or you can use an external editor as Notepad or the Freeware Notepad The later supports color coding of your code as in Mach and can be downloaded from http notepad plus plus org Note When you are editing script macro M800 there is no need to restart Mach to call the new macro as Mach always uses the macro file Don t forget to visit Mach support forum and Wiki as there is a lot of help writing scripts It is a complete programming environment and only your imagination sets the limits for what can be done with script Happy scripting User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 63 Notes
50. tate of Safety and Alt buttons These parameters tell the script writer what happened at the moment the macro was called To help read the passed parameters a set of constants is defined Constants for EState Const ESTOP 0 STOP Const ERUN 1 RUN Const EPAUSFE 2 PAUSE Const EFINISHING 3 FINISHING Const EMDISTATE 4 MDISTATE Const EWAITING 5 WAITING Const ESINGLE 6 SINGLE Constants for Button Const BN 0 Const BE 1 Const BS 2 Const BW 3 Const Bl 4 Const 2 5 Const B3 6 Const B4 7 Const B5 8 B5 to B8 not on standard game pads Const B6 9 Const B7 10 Const B8 11 Const PN 12 POV buttons Const PE 13 Const PS 14 Const PW 15 The constants can be used with the variables EState and Button example Test if If EState Message End If Test if If EState Message End If And Button Test if If Button Message End If Mach is running GCode ERUN then Mach is running GCode Mach accepts commands idle ESTOP then Mach is idle button B4 under joystick 2 is pressed B4 then Joystick 2 button pressed User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 62 February 2011 To read the state of Safety and Alt buttons 4 Boolean variables is defined SL SR AL and AR They can either be True or False depending on there state when the macro was called To tes
51. tup guide Installing the JoyPad or game device in Windows First make sure the game device you intend to use is recognized by Windows Connect the device and let Windows try to recognize and install standard drivers before installing any software from the vendor If the device is recognized and shows up in Control Pane 2 Game Controllers the device is installed and there should be no need for vendor specific drivers and software In Windows open the Control Panel Select Game Controllers amp Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help J 27 po Search li Folders s Address gt Control Panel T Date and Time Display Folder Options vg Control Panel A Je Switch to Category SP e ET View Game Internet Java Keyboard Controllers Options See Also aa z Windows Update Network Network Setup NVIDIA Help and Support Connections Wizard Control Panel User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 10 February 2011 Select Properties for your game device in this case the Logitech Dual Action Game Controllers These settings help pou configure the game controllers installed on gt your computer Installed game controllers Controller Status Logitech Dual Action DK J Troubleshoot Verify that the game device is functioning as expected Logitech Dual Action properties E est the game controller If the controller i
52. u are in for fine adjusting The selection of jog axe in single axe jogging is done automatically and reselection can only be done when the stick is at centered This may sound complicated but in real life it feels natural and intuitive Press OK to save the configuration in Mach3 Note Mach3 only saves its configuration physically on disk when the program exits until then the configuration is saved internally in Mach3 memory The JoyPad is now configured for jogging User manual for J oyPad version 2 Page 17 February 2011 Jogging with the game device Using the J oyPad plugin jogging is done with the joysticks on the game device The purpose of jogging is typically to position the tool on the work piece before a cutting job or moving it away to make room for handling the work piece To do that effectively the jogging must support both be fast and slow with high precision jogging In JoyPad plugin this is achieved in two modes Continuous and Step jogging Jogging is a potentially dangerous operation and is therefore only activated using the Safe or Alt buttons this can prevent accidental activation if the game device is pushed Only one of the Safety Alt button combinations SL SR or AL AR needs to be activated to enter Continuous or Step jogging allowing for single hand operation this is not advisable but may be needed to do the positioning job Be very careful when operating machine and JoyPad at the same time Joggin
53. vice button mapping x Device Logitech Dual Action Gamepad 4 3 2 1 M Button placement Device button number EE C B5 C Be C BF C BB Cancel Mach3 4 JoyPad PP ys Plugin Alt Right AR Safe Right SR wind B2 edrate v BN edrate Reset v BE ed Hold Pause BW edrate BS set v B4 Exit Page 25 February 2011 In device button mapping you have the possibility to select from 3 predefined button setups or defining your own by selecting a User Defined Gamepad Most gamepads fall into one of these three types Please note that the POV buttons are not assignable and are defined inside the plugin JoyPadSetup Device button mappin x SosPadeetup ZO Device bun orPadsetup Device button mapping ice E Mach3 Standard t andard Assignment 3 Axis Mill User defined Gamepa d JoyPad Note Changing standard assigment Generic USB Dual Action Gamepad Piugin 7 Select None Alt Left AL Alt Right AR Safe Left SL Safe Right SR B1 Single Step FN Screen ToolPath Pw Screen 1 Program FE Screen 5 Offset PS Screen 7 Diagnostics B3 Stop C Bs C BG C B7 C BB User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 26 February 2011 If your gamepad allows you can assign 4 more buttons B5 to B8 shown at the bottom part of the dialog box JoyPadSetup Device button ma
54. xe Machxaxe v Invert Scale 95 100 Y axe Mach Y axe Invert v Scale 95 100 Z axe Not mapped Invert Scale 100 Raxe Machz axe Invert v Scale9s 30 U axe 5 100 V axe Not mapped Scale 9b 100 i User manual for JoyPad version 2 Page 15 February 2011 Next you have the opportunity to enable disable the plugin For the device to function this field must be checked as shown Setup JoyPad plugin version 2 0 1 by 1 JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 POY True Buttons 12 JoyPad enabled Axe mappings Single axe jogging X axe Y axe 2 axe R axe U axe V axe Mach X axe Mach Y axe Not mapped Invert I I Invert Invert M 1 Invert p pet Scale 100 Scale 95 100 Scale 100 Scale 30 Scale 95 100 Scale 100 i Up to 6 axes can be mapped to any of the 6 Mach3 axes Setup JoyPad plugin version 2 0 1 b Jc JoyPad info Driver Microsoft PC joystick driver Axes 4 True Buttons 12 v JoyPad enabled Axe mappings Single axe jogging X axe Y axe Z axe R axe U axe V axe Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert 1 Invert X Scale 95 100 Scale 20 100 Scale 100 Scale o 30 Scale 100 Scale 100 cma In this example the JoyP

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