Gcode pause command

General Discussion
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I am using a smallish compressor for the plasma cutter on the Arcdroid, as such I have to pause the current job sometimes to let it catch up.

I would love to be able to add a pause command to the gcode, I’ve tried M25 and M0 but they don’t seem to do anything. Does anyone know a gcode pause command that works with the Arcdroid?

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You can increase your torch off delay to get a pause after every cut.

If you want to pause with gcode, M0 (Stop) is not implemented in SimpleTrace, but G4 (Dwell) is.
Custom gcode must be wrapped in a “raw gcode” block like this:

; raw gcode
G4 S30 ; pause for 30 seconds
; end raw gcode

Space and capitalization matters for the block start and end, and gcode must be in all caps.

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Thanks, I’ll give that a try. Don’t suppose there is a gcode to pause the same as if the use had pressed pause. So stays paused until user presses pause again.

4

Simpletrace Pause button works pretty well….