I posted this in the PathPilot section, but I think it will get in front of more eyeballs here.
Tormach tech support lines are jammed up.
Has anybody seen this alarm before?
My program ran fine for tool #1, then at tool change for tool #2 it gave me this alarm:
...........
pycall(smart_cool_M9):
Traceback (most recent call last)
File "python/remap.py", line 267, in smart_cool_M9
self.execute ('M68 E29 Q3.0') #3.0 is M9
interpreterExemption: <interpreter.intreperterExemption object at 0xb75b70ec>
Russ,
The M9 call is supposed to turn off the coolant. Seems like something is wrong with the call to turn off the relay for coolant, but I am not a PathPilot expert. Try to execute those commands M8 and M9 on the command line and see if the coolant turns on and off.
Russ Larson
Coolant – Turns coolant on (LED illuminated) or off (LED off). Clicking this button turns power on or off to the coolant accessory port on the side of the electrical cabinet – so long as the Coolant switch on the operator panel is in Auto mode. This button is the equivalent to M8/M9 G-code commands. It may be clicked before, after, or during program execution, or an MDI move.
Steve, you might consider changing.
I held on to MACH3 as long as I could, (because I'm cheap), but it started acting screwy on me too.
It was losing Z location when trying to do small, helical moves.
So I upgraded to PathPilot, and I'm glad I did.
PathPilot is MUCH better software than MACH3.
The machine runs smoother, steppers sound better, no lost steps, no unexplained movements, and it uses G84!
No more long-handed tapping programs!
Totally agree with RussM. Had the same weirdness with M3 (different problem, but similarly unfixable despite heroic efforts). PP switch was clean, easy, and I do think my 1100 runs more happily.