Hi it seems

Error 20 – STATUS_GCODE_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND

Unsupported or invalid g-code command found in block.

I have added the .nc file from pcbgcode 3.6.24
maybe someone can find what the prob is
Thanks
Howard

Attachments:

• AUX SWITCH BOARD_TEST_2.top.etch.nc

Hi it seems

Error 20 – STATUS_GCODE_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND

Unsupported or invalid g-code command found in block.

I have added the .nc file from pcbgcode 3.6.24
maybe someone can find what the prob is
Thanks
Howard

Attachments:

• AUX SWITCH BOARD_TEST_2.top.etch.nc

Hi
So I need to edit the file and put in some M6 tool change institutions to tell it to return to safe so drill change can be done there are 3 different sizes
0.6000
0.9000
3.0000
Am new to all this cnc stuff so have got a bit of a learning curve ahead
But would be grateful for any help or pointers
Thanks
Howard




-------- Original message --------
From: Art Eckstein <art.eckstein@...>
Date: 21/10/2021 20:26 (GMT+00:00)
To: pcbgcode@groups.io
Subject: Re: [pcbgcode] Error Codes ?? #pcbgcode

Howard,
I opened your attached etch file and all appears ok to me. It basically contains G0 and G1 commands and there are no M6 (tool change commands).

I will take a wild stab at this point and those M6 commands appear to be tool changes for your drill file as the comment portion

; 0.600000

would indicate to me a drill size and based on the size I would assume you want a .6mm.  Your file may not be properly setup to handle the necessary translation.
Intructions are in the manual in the docs. folder.

Just a thought and I may be way off base.



My question would be have you setup a At 10/21/2021 02:42 PM, Howard632 via groups.io wrote:

Hi it seems

Error 20 – STATUS_GCODE_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND

Unsupported or invalid g-code command found in block.

I have added the .nc file from pcbgcode 3.6.24
maybe someone can find what the prob is
Thanks
Howard

Attachments:

• AUX SWITCH BOARD_TEST_2.top.etch.nc

Hi
I think i have made a drill rack file ???
would anyone look at it to see if
it is done the right way
i use notepad++ and set the tab space to 12
as it says in the file

Thanks
Howard

On Oct 25, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Art Eckstein <art.eckstein@...> wrote:

Howard,
To me, you layout appears proper and correct. 
However, Instead of making the min and max size exactly the same, I would use overlapping ranges.
I beleive your thinking that these are the drill sizes I have, but the footpad hole size in your board layout may NOT be exactly what your drill sizing is. 

So lets start with the T01.  Ok your file would indicate the smallest drill size that you have in your rack is 0.5mm Great. I would set up the minimum to be 0.00mm and max of 0.50mm.  This way if the footprint pad has a hole size of say 0.40mm, you will use the 0.50mm drill to make the hole. With your existing setup, you have no drill to make the hole!

For T02, I would set the min to a dim of 0.501mm and a max of 0.60mm.  Again, this gives you a range of fooprint setups to be covered and the maximum hole size will be 0.600mm.

Then continue on down the chart in simular fashion until you cover the range of drills that you have and the last maximum size should be well beyond the largest drill you have in your rack.  That way if you have a large mounting pad hole beyond the size of you rack, it will drill a pilot hole that you can then enlarge with a normal hand drill or whatever. 

HTH

Country


At 10/25/2021 10:51 AM, Howard632 via groups.io wrote:

Hi
I think i have made a drill rack file ???
would anyone look at it to see if 
it is done the right way
i use notepad++ and set the tab space to 12
as it says in the file

Thanks
Howard 

Hi
Well thats good to know i got something right !!
I have amended the file as you have suggested
but now when i run pcbgcode in eagle it gives
me a few popups saying the same thing

rack file.../settings/AUX SWITCH BOARD_TEST_3.drl
no drill sub for 0.040000"  1.016000mm

and i press the button " shutup already " and it carrys
on till it pops up again, think it do that about 3 or 4 times
then it makes the drill file
oh by the way that prob with jaw**.exe not found or working
well i found out it has something to do with preview, turning
it off in the pcbgcode setup stops it showing.

Howard

Heres the revised file

Heres the revised file

On 28 October 2021 at 15:04 MC Briers <mcbriers@...> wrote:

Howard

Here is what you need in your drill file, as far as I understand.  You will have to do the formatting (tabs & spaces, as written in the instructions at the top of the sample file.

T01 0.300 0.000mm 0.300mm 38.100mm
T02 0.400 0.301mm 0.400mm 38.100mm
T03 0.500 0.401mm 0.500mm 38.100mm
T04 0.600 0.501mm 0.600mm 38.100mm
T05 0.700 0.601mm 0.700mm 38.100mm
T06 0.800 0.701mm 0.800mm 38.100mm
T07 0.900 0.801mm 0.900mm 38.100mm
T08 1.000 0.901mm 1.000mm 38.100mm
T09 1.100 1.001mm 1.100mm 38.100mm
T10 1.200 1.101mm 1.200mm 38.100mm
T11 1.300 1.201mm 1.300mm 38.100mm
T12 1.400 1.301mm 1.400mm 38.100mm
T13 1.500 1.401mm 1.500mm 38.100mm
T14 1.600 1.501mm 1.600mm 38.100mm
T15 1.700 1.601mm 1.700mm 38.100mm
T16 1.800 1.701mm 1.800mm 38.100mm
T17 1.900 1.801mm 1.900mm 38.100mm
T18 2.000 1.901mm 2.000mm 38.100mm
T19 3.050 2.001mm 3.050mm 38.100mm

Have fun and go drill those holes!

MC

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:50 PM Howard632 via groups.io <howard632= virginmedia.com@groups.io> wrote:

Hi
These are the only drill bits i have all are mm:
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
3.05

but when i try to make a drill file it tells me its not correct, and its doing my damn head in lol

Howard