Success!! Well at least some success.

I loaded VS2008. (how can 1 CD take 4.5 hours to load. LOL)
I also upgraded to KMotion430j and copied over the data folder and that went well.

Now when I run the Jogger project the form pops up just fine with no errors. Yea!!

I know it's working because I used it to browse to my init file location and used the project to compile and run it and it does init the kflop.

However, I'm using axes 4,5,6, and 7 on the RJ45 of the kanalog. When I click on any of the project jog buttons nothing happens. I'm guessing that somewhere there's an association of xyza to axis 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7. I just can't seem to find it. Or maybe it's something else. Any ideas? thanks!!!!

--- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Please load your VS2008.  What Version of KMotion are you using?  Try Version KMotion430j.  The VB example should run out of the box.
> Regards
> TK
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: bluetoad559
> To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:08 AM
> Subject: [DynoMotion] VB apps and KmotionCNC
>
>  
> Hi, I'm looking to explore how VB apps and KmotionCNC talk to each other. I'm not sure why. LOL In my mind I see some possible benefits of perhaps, if it's possible, displaying the spindle current/temperature or inputting user entered data, who knows.
>
> I saw this reply from November and got excited: "You could write a simple Windows .exe application in VB or C# to display a dialog, get the values, then set them in KFLOP UserData variables, then launch a C program and exit. This .exe could be Launched from a KMotionCNC User Button. (from here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DynoMotion/message/6105 )
>
> (I have VB6 installed; also have VS2008 but have never loaded it, it's still new in the unsealed package. LOL)
>
> I found the jogger folder and loaded the example and went through it. (It's been years since my brief encounter with VB so I'm very rusty.) I saw the form and module but it complains about not finding KMViaVB when I try to run it. I seem to remember I have to either set paths or register controls/dlls or something; and I found 2 versions of the dll file in the installation directory, regular vanilla and debug. Is there any writeup, detailed examples or 5-minute youtube videos (I can dream can't I, LOL) showing any of this? Thanks
>

Never Mind! It works! It works!

I don't know why I couldn't see the axis references in the code. After a bunch of coffee I came back and saw them right away. They're even in RED text! LOL

Since these jog commands seem to work like normal I'm guessing most of the other commands will too, I'll see if I can get the get/set user parameters figured out next.

Are these the functions that should work with VB ?
public int GetUserData(int index)
public void SetUserData(int index, int data)

Thanks

--- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, "bluetoad559" wrote:
>
> Success!! Well at least some success.
>
> I loaded VS2008. (how can 1 CD take 4.5 hours to load. LOL)
> I also upgraded to KMotion430j and copied over the data folder and that went well.
>
> Now when I run the Jogger project the form pops up just fine with no errors. Yea!!
>
> I know it's working because I used it to browse to my init file location and used the project to compile and run it and it does init the kflop.
>
> However, I'm using axes 4,5,6, and 7 on the RJ45 of the kanalog. When I click on any of the project jog buttons nothing happens. I'm guessing that somewhere there's an association of xyza to axis 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7. I just can't seem to find it. Or maybe it's something else. Any ideas? thanks!!!!
>
>
>
>
> --- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Please load your VS2008.  What Version of KMotion are you using?  Try Version KMotion430j.  The VB example should run out of the box.
> > Regards
> > TK
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: bluetoad559
> > To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:08 AM
> > Subject: [DynoMotion] VB apps and KmotionCNC
> >
> >  
> > Hi, I'm looking to explore how VB apps and KmotionCNC talk to each other. I'm not sure why. LOL In my mind I see some possible benefits of perhaps, if it's possible, displaying the spindle current/temperature or inputting user entered data, who knows.
> >
> > I saw this reply from November and got excited: "You could write a simple Windows .exe application in VB or C# to display a dialog, get the values, then set them in KFLOP UserData variables, then launch a C program and exit. This .exe could be Launched from a KMotionCNC User Button. (from here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DynoMotion/message/6105 )
> >
> > (I have VB6 installed; also have VS2008 but have never loaded it, it's still new in the unsealed package. LOL)
> >
> > I found the jogger folder and loaded the example and went through it. (It's been years since my brief encounter with VB so I'm very rusty.) I saw the form and module but it complains about not finding KMViaVB when I try to run it. I seem to remember I have to either set paths or register controls/dlls or something; and I found 2 versions of the dll file in the installation directory, regular vanilla and debug. Is there any writeup, detailed examples or 5-minute youtube videos (I can dream can't I, LOL) showing any of this? Thanks
> >
>