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    Default Please help.... "%" sign keeps showing up in code

    I have ran the same program now 10 consecutive times. Of the 10 times running 6 of those had "%" sign added randomly when machine is reading the code and not in one specific place which is really strange. I am stumped at this point on what it is. Any ideas ?
    Thanks in advance

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    Default Re: Please help.... "%" sign keeps showing up in code

    Need more information before I can suggest what is happening.

    I assume you have a G-code file (Without % signs) and you are sending the file to a machine via a serial link (possibly dripfeeding). If so, there could be an error with the Communication setup itself either cable not correctly wired or incorrect serial communication protocol. "%" was often used to replace an unknown character in the data.



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    Default Re: Please help.... "%" sign keeps showing up in code

    Quote Originally Posted by 7379df View Post
    I have ran the same program now 10 consecutive times. Of the 10 times running 6 of those had "%" sign added randomly when machine is reading the code and not in one specific place which is really strange. I am stumped at this point on what it is. Any ideas ?
    Thanks in advance
    It is normal to program a % sign at the start and end of your program, in some controls it will put it in if it is not there, I always use it even if the control does not need it, you set this up in your post processor

    What it does is signals start of data during file transfer.

    %
    O3434
    N1G17G40G80
    T3M6
    M8
    G54
    S2250M3
    G90G0X0.Y0.
    G43Z.1H3
    G73G98X0.Y0.Z-1.1R.1Q.03F10.
    G80G0Z3.
    M9
    M5
    G53Y0.
    M30
    %

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