On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 09:59 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > My variable pulley system has all of the components of an open-loop > linear axis -- stepper, ball-screw and limit switches. I would like to > use Y for spindle speed control by connecting motion.spindle-speed-out > to the position command input to the axis (, then from axis to stepgen). > But there is no position input to axis, other than jog, which doesn't > seem appropriate. So far, in studying the hal files for threading, the > only changes, are in conditioning the encoder signal and connecting it > to motion.spindle-revs. Where does the magic happen where the spindle > position takes control of an axis position command? Thanks. > > Kirk Wallace
Reply to self. Through more study, it seems that the coordination between the spindle and the affected axes is setup by the interpreter dependent on the G-code selected (e.g. G33 or G76) and G-code parameter settings. So, I would need a customized S-code to get what I need. Kirk Wallace ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
