--- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Benny,
>
> Handling the events in a C program allows total flexibility in how the event is
> handled.  For example when Mach3 sends the command to set the Spindle Speed the
> Spindle Program can set the speed in whatever manner is necessary for your
> system, whether it requires a DAC output voltage, PWM, Step/Dir Pulses, a Servo
> Axis, or anything else.  But yes if no Spindle Program is provided then the
> plugin will ignore the messages.  It shouldn't cause any "Sync problems".
>
> The only notification from KFlop back to the Plugin is that the Program
> finished.
>
> Regards
> TK 
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: likleong <likleong@...>
> To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, December 19, 2010 10:30:43 PM
> Subject: [DynoMotion] Re: Questions about the C program in Mach3 plug-in
>
>  
> Hi TK,
>
> Thanks a lot for your prompt respond to my question, but now, I am a little bit
> confuse, in my understanding, Mach 3 should be interface with Kflop broad with
> your Mach3 plug-in, how come we still need to use a separate C program to handle
> some events generated by Mach3? Is it meaning that, if we don't handle these
> kinds of event/notification, the plug-in/kflop will just ignore them and finally
> some in-sync problem will be occured? Except the example stated in your website,
> like "home", "reset"....etc, is there any other circumstances that we must take
> care with?
>
> On the other hand, from your example, seems it is just a one way communication,
> from mach3 to kflop (plug-in -> C program -> physical motion in Kflop broad), is
> it neccessary to give some feedback from kflop to Mach 3 right after it complete
> the instruction from the C (e.g notify.c) program?
>
> Best regards,
> Benny.
>
> --- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes <tk@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Benny,
> >
> > This is a general mechanism that you can use when you want something in Mach3
> >to
> >
> > tell KFlop to do something.
> >
> > First a unique notification message number between 10000 and 10999 should be
> > chosen that will be the key to tell a KFlop C Program which action it?should
> > perform.??The KFlop Notify C Program?should be written such that when it begins
> >
> > executing it should first check the message number to determine what action to
>
> > perform.??In Mach3 VB when a NotifyPlugins(XX) is executed the plugins are
> > notified of the message XX.? The Dynomotion Plugin will first write the message
> >
> > number XX int a KFlop global variable.? There are 100 global variables in KFlop
> >
> > declared as persist.UserData[0] through persist.UserData[99].? Which variable
> > the message is stored into is configurable in the Mach3|Dynomotion|Configration
> >
> > page.? After the variable is stored the KFlop C?Program will then execute.?
> > Which?C program is configurable also on the Configuration page along with which
> >
> > Thread Memory Space in KFlop that it should be loaded into.
> >
> > So for example: assume we have configured the plugin for Notify to use a
> >program
> >
> > called Notify.c, to pass the message code in variable?6 and to execute in
> >thread
> >
> > 4.?? Message code 10100 will be used to tell KFlop what to do.? Assume a Mach3
>
> > button "ZeroX" has VB code NotifyPlugins(10100) .? Here is the sequence:
> >
> > #1 - User Pushes "ZeroX"
> > #2 - VB code NotifyPlugins(10100) executes
> > #3 - Plugin Stores code 10100 into KFlop persist.UserData[6]
> > #4 - Plugin Loads C program Notify.c into KFlop Thread 4
> > #5 - Notify.c program executes and detects code 10100 in persist.UserData[6]
> >
> > I hope this helps.? There is more information here:
> >
> > http://www.dynomotion.com/Help/Mach3Plugin/Mach3Encoders.htm#Zero_Buttons
> >
> > Regards
> > TK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ?
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: likleong <likleong@>
> > To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sun, December 19, 2010 7:26:52 PM
> > Subject: [DynoMotion] Questions about the C program in Mach3 plug-in
> >
> > ?
> > Hi TK,
> >
> > I am going to using Kflop with Mach3, I don't understand the C program inside
> > the Mach 3 plug-in, just like the following section:
> >
> > main()
> > {
> > int msg = persist.UserData[6]; // Mach3 notify Message 10000-10999
> >
> > printf("Mach3 Notify Call, Message = %d\n",msg);
> >
> > if (msg==10100)
> >
> > What is "persist.UserData[6]"? Is it a variable inside the memory of Kflop or
> > just a variable of Mach3? How about the others, like
> >"persist.UserData[5]".....,
> >
> > any sumarized take for these kinds of variable? On the other hand, what is the
>
> > meaning of the data value in these variable, like "msg==10100", what are they
> > represent?
> >
> > Finally, where can I get more information about the C program inside Mach3
> > plugin and is there any block diagram that explain the interaction between
> > mach3, mach3 plug-in, Kflop DLL library and Kflop HW broad? Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Benny
> >
>