One small thing. On more complex parts I usually test run the program without cutting. This adds to the counters. Is there a way to add an ignore button to stol the count when not actually cutting? Or ignore for one cycle to prevent leaving it off accidentally
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Maybe? Iâll have to check, but for now the easiest way is to look at the number before you simulate and after that click on the number and enter the number that it was and hit enter.
I was going to work today on adding a box where you can enter your own alarm number in so you can easily change the 300 to what works for you.
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Oh yes, i forgot you can edit the display like that
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JaVelin, here is what I came up with for the simulation, you will see the boxes under the counter, when you hit the on button the green led will start flashing then you can clear the count and timer at the bottom below that or just leave the numbers where they are if you are not interested in the time or count. When you hit the off button then your numbers on the timer and counter will go back to what they were when you turned it on.
You really challenged me on that request, what started out as me just wanting to know how many pierces that my electrode and shield is at has really grown.
If you are worried about the duty cycle of your plasma cutter then you could turn the simulation on, clear the counter and timer then run your code without the torch firing and you can compare the firing time to the elapsed time and get an idea of how much cutting time you actually have.
Itâs not perfect, if you clear the counter and there is a number in the minute box it doesnât always clear but the first time that the M5 code runs again then it shows 0 unless it is a long cut then it will show what it was. And for some reason every other cut under a minute displays a negative sign in front of the minute???
It is listed as Build 1.1 as usual, back up your files before trying these. I may try to make a video in a few days and show you how it works.
Also at the top there is a tab named Misc, Click on this tab to set your alarm numbers to what works for you.
Let me know what else may be useful and Iâll see what I can do.
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thatâs great Iâm rearranging my day so stuff I wasnât going to gut until later in the week gets done today so I can try this ⌠Mondays ⌠this might be the highlight of my day
I really want to learn how to configure mach3, Iâve barely looked at it since I got started here.
oops got the shut up youâre talking too much warningâŚ
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Funny you say the, I get just the opposite,
Wife: Are you listening to me?
Me: Yes
Wife: Well you didnât answer me!!!
Me: Oh, what did you say?
I usually get sent to the shop for punishment then, oh how I hate that, hehe
Have a great week and stay safe
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There is medical research to the effect that itâs not your fault. Men lose their hearing in the upper registers first. Which happen to match female voices. Itâs just youâre getting older, not that youâre ignoring her 
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is there a way to add a counter for pierce delay to get an accurate time of how long it really is?
Ahhh evolution at work trying to preserve the species.
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I like the way that you are defending me, would you happen to be free for our net altercation? Oh wait, I donât really want to win this, I love being in the shop. haha
Not sure, as soon as my head stops hurting from the last mods to Mach3 I did I may look and see what I can figure out.
Great work! Here is what I have doneâŚ
I can now see what my jog is set at, and change it from my cheap $25 chinese mach 3 pendant controller. Iâve also added a flood button that will fill my water table once I hook up the pump. It also has an electronic ball valve that closes the drain. I have to add that button yet. The flood button turns read flashing around the border when the pump is on. I added feed rate override buttons. Iâve also added a probe indicator that turns green when the probe switch is tripped⌠Fun stuff⌠The editors all suck thoughâŚ
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All of that looks great, I use Machscreen v1.71 and I can do what I want with it pretty easy, itâs the code that I donât know about but I am learning but if not for the help from machsupport and one of their members I would have never got the timer working.
We should start a thread for screen mods.
Have a great day
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Couldnât agree more⌠Though I have somewhat of an idea how it works, I could use a lot of help⌠Iâm able to move/copy buttons from screen to screen, but have trouble actually creating one and the code that goes along with itâŚ
You guys are light years ahead of me. If it werenât for Bill, Donald, Glenn, Dicky and James I wouldâve thrown everything away weeks ago.
Making Plasma Great Again!
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Believe me when I tell you that Donald doesnât even have a dog in the race, but I can google and find others that have asked the same questions that I want the answers to. and am blessed to have the ability to search.
We will have doing and learning.
Safe cutting.
Good Google-fu is a skill in itself 
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I accept that as a compliment from you sir.
Thankyou for your post I just installed your screen set it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. Worked first time. Thanks again I would never have worked it out by myself.
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