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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on August 13, 2026, 03:53:06 PM »

Hi Paul

I've gone back over my settings and I must have missed something originally as now I can disable the A axis completely and I do not get the "homing" message.
So, for me, all fixed.

Thanks and cheers
Phil

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by paul.stephens on August 13, 2026, 10:10:19 AM »

I just finished some ESS testing on a default setup and did not experience these issues. Could I get the machine.ini file so that I may review your setups?

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MachPro General Discussion / M31 control

« Last post by edcross on August 13, 2026, 10:01:49 AM »

I have lost my drive - no home - no jog . If i jog the dro showes movement on the screen but the axis does not move , any thoughts .

     Ed

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by paul.stephens on August 13, 2026, 09:01:34 AM »

What version of the plugin are you running? I can follow up with Warp9 and check.

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PoKeys / Re: Need help for new lathe controller

« Last post by getreceive on August 13, 2026, 12:42:29 AM »

greatly simplifies things. The inner wheel is used for delicate movements, while the outside wheel is used for quick jogging.

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by phil@highside.co.nz on August 12, 2026, 02:43:46 PM »

Thanks Paul

I've carried out your suggestions but I still get the same issue.
This is with a Warp9 ESS controller so the issue may lie with it's plugin.

Regards
Phil

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MachPro General Discussion / Re: BUG? Axis A not homed... but I have no A axis

« Last post by paul.stephens on August 12, 2026, 10:41:44 AM »

MachPro wants all enabled axis to be referenced before any controlled motion can start happening. This is purely for safety as we need to know where the machine is before we can start going.

If A axis is enabled in either the M31 Plugin or enabled in the (Version Depending) Axis or the Axis Mapping sections, then you will get these issues. One way around it, is to just enable home in place on the plugin and in the control → config. But I would recommend checking your Axis mapping and your plugins first to verify that no motor or axis is actually mapped.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: M10/M11 function reverse

« Last post by Tweakie.CNC on August 11, 2026, 01:27:55 AM »

Because the M11Px / M10Px commands are motion related they are processed differently to other macros and Mach3 will not allow their operation to be changed or reversed. Basically they are what they are.

I think the only way you can achieve your goal is to modify your GCode files (perhaps Notepad ‘search and replace’) to swap the M11/M10 commands.

Tweakie.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: M10/M11 function reverse

« Last post by first off on August 10, 2026, 11:31:36 AM »

Hey Tweakie thanks for the reply. The reason for the need to reverse function is....I have a CNC resin dispensor. I am upgrading the controller from the original Precix controller to a Mach3 controller. I have hundreds of G-code programs that I continue to use. I am using a Mastercam post that turns the resin pump on with M10 and off with M11. Changing the output to active-low makes the pump spin when I click on the RESET. So that is not a good solution. Now let me give a bit more information. I do not need the M10/M11 and related G0, G1, G2, G3 function because my G-code uses G04 P** format. I just need M10/M11 to turn on and off the pump relay. Also know that I can make the M10/M11 work as I need when I step through my macro's using (Activate/DeActivate) with the VB editor. But I can not make it work with the ESS. Any other idea's??

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Promote and discuss your product / Re: E_CNC WHB04B v1.1.1 – Professional WHB04B Solution for Mach4 and MachPro

« Last post by Srato on August 10, 2026, 07:31:20 AM »

**E_CNC WHB04B – OEM Edition**

I would like to share a new development for the E_CNC WHB04B project.

Following interest from an international CNC machine manufacturer, I have prepared a dedicated **OEM Edition** of the software for machine builders and integrators who want to supply the WHB04B pendant already configured with their CNC machines.

The OEM version keeps the same stable core and operating logic as the current public version, but the customer-facing interface has been adapted for OEM use:

* English-only interface
* Neutral pendant graphic
* No direct E_CNC email or phone contact displayed in the interface
* Same Mach4 / MachPro functionality
* Designed to be installed and configured by the CNC manufacturer before the machine is delivered to the end user

The idea is that the machine manufacturer remains the first point of contact for its own customers, while E_CNC provides software support directly to the OEM when required.

The current public version of E_CNC WHB04B remains unchanged.

The first OEM build is now going into real-world evaluation on a customer machine. This is especially valuable because it will allow the software to be tested in day-to-day production use by an experienced CNC user.

As always, if any unexpected behavior or bug is identified during testing, I want to know about it so it can be investigated and corrected.

If the OEM model develops further, I am also considering a dedicated licensing system that would allow approved machine manufacturers to generate licenses for their machines directly through an E_CNC server, without having to request each license manually.

This is an important new step for the project, and I am very interested to see where it leads.

Sergio Couto
E_CNC