CNC - PCB Mill / drill

[DTiziano]

hi andrea11

Circuitcam is a beautiful program, but unfortunately you have to configure it before use.
Any way I made it while ago, so look at previous post (09 January 2009) were "weewee" ask for the same thing.
Download my configuration and follow the instructions.

Regards

[Jum]

One question, could send the file in visual basic to calibrate the Z axis with mach3?

Thanks.

[DTiziano]

Hi Jum

Here the script for Mach3.
The script is a collection of function, the one you need is the "Drill_Z (0)".
All my VB script once started test if the probe is OK (not grounded).
Once the selected function is started, it wait for a probe touch (by ground it).
In this way I am sure that the probe is working, otherwise the mill can make a mistake.

In PCB milling the drill is at ground, while the copper clad is the probe.

Regards
 

[Jum]

I am currently doing a project to use a nunchuck for the wii to emulate a jog dial for Mach 3 and wanted to add the option of seeking zero. So now I will not. Thank you.

Sorry my bad English.

[tienngoc]

Here is a little help.

http://www.vrg.utoronto.ca/~trescas/PCB/pcb_tutorial_rev1.pdf

[andrea11]

hi DTiziano,
here version 5.2.713 of circuitcam that seems to work well win your serials, I added some cat files

http://rapidshare.com/files/290145222/cam52.zipx

greetings to all
andrea11

[Jum]

Hi Dtiziano:
I'm trying to make a 2 sided board and I have a problem with circuitcam. The configuration files are you sent here. The botton face no problem, but I did not face top isolated tracks. No reason. If the top face of change and I put my botton isolated tracks without problems, but when I isolate the botton and the top, the top not isolated. If you post a project with a single-sided top, not isolated to me. You know that can happen?

Sorry for my inglish.

[DTiziano]

Hi

Here a sample project.
Did you put the various gerber files to the right layers place, right ?
Maybe this is the problem.
At import level you have to choose the destination layer.
Tray to play with the layers visible properties to check if it is OK.

Regards

[Jum]

My modus operandi is as follows:

1 - Gender 4 layers in Altium: Bottom, top, drill, boardoutline.
2 .- In circuitcam: New, default.
3 .- I import the 4 layers.
4 .- Insulate all layers.

In circuitcam if I choose new / 4layers, I can insulate the layers but I can not export to dfx (not shown the options).

My proyect.

Thanks.

[DTiziano]

Hi

You are right.
The configuration are stored under ..\LPKF50\New_Templates\<file.cat>
My set up is in "default.cat", so you must select it before starting.

Regards

[Jum]

I copied and pasted your file default.cat. Know this well because I have option to export DXF files. But something goes wrong. In the example I put here in a file, not isolated tracks in the top layer. In the example you've listed, delete the layers and layers under my project and if isolates the top face. I do not understand where the problem lies.


Thanks for your patience.

[DTiziano]

Hi

I am not sure to understand what you mean.
In your example the top trace insulation standard and small was not visible.
Goes to layer menu (type C from keyboard) and then enable them by checking the visible, selectable etc.  properties.

[Jum]

Yes,yes,yes.Do not know why but insulate the top layerstd was not visible.

[Jum]

Andrea11 :

 This file can only be downloaded by becoming a Premium member.

  Reload, please.

[DTiziano]

Hi

Here a megaupload link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YEZO9MWT

[andrea11]

Jum:
here new link

http://rapidshare.com/files/297869921/cam52.zipx

[abcsantosh]

Hi DTiziano, your work is excellent. I am also trying to make pcb's with my home made milling machine.
I used your configuration and I can able to generate dxf files with it. But how do you drill your boards with excellon files. I want to generate drill gcode for mach3. Which apps you used for it ?

Have a nice day

[DTiziano]

Hi

"The Excellon2 data is converted to gcode by my application"

Since I did not found a working converter I write one basically for my use.
It is written in Labview, if you want to to try it here are the links.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LBQXII8F
or
http://rapidshare.com/files/303383407/Excellon2_install.rar

P.S.
This is my first application I built with the 8,6 version and I did not test yet the installations.

[mayli]

Do "DTiziano" try to upload rapidshare or other site?

Because our country do not support megaupload.

[DTiziano]

Ok

Updated with Rapidshare link.

[kalpakchiev]

I use ORCAD -> CooperCam -> Autograv. CooperCam supports a lot of different CADs and there is no need of conversion. Output files can be separated to DRILL ONLY and MILL ONLY and can be saved as *.NC or *.PLT which are widely accepted by most of CNC maschines.

[bbarney]

I use ORCAD -> CooperCam -> Autograv. CooperCam supports a lot of different CADs and there is no need of conversion. Output files can be separated to DRILL ONLY and MILL ONLY and can be saved as *.NC or *.PLT which are widely accepted by most of CNC maschines.

hey what the hell kalpakchiev I don't see any 16f84 in that picture

[kalpakchiev]

hey what the hell kalpakchiev I don't see any 16f84 in that picture

What picture, Sorry I can not understand

[Parmin]

kalpakchiev,  bbarney is pulling your leg! 
You have been posting a lot of 16F84 schema and designs lately 
Cmon barney, give the guy a break.
If he start posting in some other language you would be confused too   

[kalpakchiev]

Yeees, now I see the joke;D .
It is a thousand pities but my English is a little bit rusty .

Projects are with 16F84 because I have a lot of them. It is easy having the code to translate them for use with F628, F648, F88 .....

About the picture bbarney is right - there is no PIC at all. The missing chip is 74LS165. A few PCBs like this are chain connected and form a cluster with 256 inputs which are read by a 16F877 using SHIFTIN and SHIFTOUT commands in PBP

Next time I'll be more tuned for jokes

Best regards