Probe problem

[brian]

No not that probe the one on the alpha!
Just started using the probe and it quits in the same spot after about two complete lines.I rewrote the simple program and it went a little farther and stopped again.I ran the second attempt again and it stopped in the same spot.Since it's not random I'm thinking it's my programing.
Any Ideas
Thanks Brian

[gerald_d]

I'm also thinking it's your programming.

[brian]

Stupid me.I forgot about the default -2"z axis on the probe.When it hit a screw hole it would shut the program down.

[brian]

Got past the first probe problem to run into another.
What would cause the program to stop running after 4hrs of probing.
I have not grounded everything yet.I live in a fairly wet part of the country so static build up is not a problem.Should I still ground everything together?

[steve4460]

Hi Guys

I just got done building my own probe ,and when I tested it outside the bot it works verry good . It has a micro switch inside that trigers just fine . Here is where it goes wrong . After entering the info and saving the filename that I want to use for what I want to scan , then an the bot moves up about a 0.25 " and then this message pups up
( Error in -OPEN & outname For output AS # 1 )

My probe is a normaly closed switch and I hooked it up to the wires that go to the Z Zero plate .Input one is selected as the switch to use .
How can I fix this ?.

[bill.young]

Hi Stephan,

*) What are you using to generate your probing routine? If you're using the DOS edgefinding routines with the Windows software you'll get that error message...there's more info at http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/show.cgi?tpc=26&post=28237#POST28237

*) This is just be a typo in your posting, but in your Error message there's a space between the "&" and the "outname" that shouldn't be there..it should be "&outname". If there's a space there then it will also give an error.


Bill

[steve4460]

Hi Bill

I am using the copy mashine in the control software 3,4,16. There is no space between the " &outname " . I just typed it wrong here . What dose that mean anyway ?.Would it work better if I hooked this up to input 3 ?.
Thanks
Stephan

[bill.young]

Hey Stephan,

&outname is the name of the output file of points that's saved by the probing routine..it's the name that you selected in the Copy Machine. If you look in the "C:\Program Files\ShopBot\Virtual Tools\Copy Machine" folder you'll find a file named "vt_probe.sbp"...that's the custom probing file that the Copy Machine has created. If you'll email that file to me I'll see if I can figure out what's going on.

The #3 input switch won't work well for the probe...by default it's a limit switch that stops the tool when contact is made. The Copy Machine won't let you select either the #3 or #4 input switches, but any of the other inputs will be fine.

Bill

[steve4460]

Hi Bill

I can't get to the file right now ,but I will send it to you tommorow afternoon .Could it be that I chose a file name longer than 8 characters ?.
Thanks.
Stephan

[bill.young]

Hey Stephan,

DOS has the 8 character limit on names but not the Windows software....it has the same limit as Windows in general which I believe is 250-some characters.

One thing to make sure of is that you don't use any of the math operators in the file name that you select in the Copy Machine... -,+,*,or /... or in any variable in a ShopBot file. The ShopBot software will think the variable is a couple of seperate things instead of one variable and will try to do the math operation on them.

If you select "my-name" for instance as the file name it will try to subtract "name" from "my". If you want to seperate a name like that then you can use the underscore..."my_name" will work fine.

Bill

[steve4460]

Hi Bill

You got mail

Thanks

Stephan