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13.1 Project and G-Code files preparing ................................................................................................ 93
13.2 Preparing machine and Mach3 program ........................................................................................ 97
13.3 We begin the treatment ................................................................................................................ 99
14. A few practical notes about Mach3 program and CSMIO/IP-A .......................................................... 101
15. VisualBasic
®
macros ................................................................................................................... 104
15.1 Automatic tool-length measurement ........................................................................................... 104
15.1.1 Configuration ................................................................................................................. 105
15.2 Automatic tool change macro ..................................................................................................... 106
Addition A – Slave axis configuration example.................................................................................... 107
Defining axes used in Mach3 program ................................................................................................. 107
Axis scaling and configuration ............................................................................................................. 107
Activation and choice of slave axis ....................................................................................................... 107
LIMIT and HOMING switches ................................................................................................................ 108
Axis direction settings ......................................................................................................................... 108
Manual feed test .................................................................................................................................. 108
Automatic reading of HOME switches position difference .................................................................... 108
Geometry correction mode activation .................................................................................................. 109
Addition B – –CSMIO/IP-A firmware update ....................................................................................... 110
How to check your current firmware version ........................................................................................ 110
Update application (uploader) .............................................................................................................. 110
Plugin file update ................................................................................................................................. 111
Update verification .............................................................................................................................. 111
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