EBo wrote: >> There is a guy doing a pick and place machine >> with something >> like drip feeding. He moves the part over a camera, then extracts >> correction >> info from the image and then sends altered G-code so the machine will >> plant the >> component with correct offset and rotation. So, he is doing very >> small G-code >> files of just a couple lines at a time. This was just reported with >> a video within the last 2 weeks. >> > ooo... Jon, do you think you can send a link? > > OK, it was on the EMC user's list, not the developer's list, but here: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/20/diy-pick-and-place/ > I just got to thinking that you could use an unused GPIO line to send a > start/stop signal (using something like a coolant/mist/ or other line, > and use it as a semaphore between two machines). > Sure, this would be relatively simple to do, but just gives a start/ done method of communication. This would be fine for a lot of simpler projects. But, one could go a lot further with it, too.
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