On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 16:11 -0500, Andrew Bailey wrote: ... snip > What does this line do? > net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => > iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
I believe, iocontrol.0.tool-prepare goes high when EMC2 gets a g-code of Tx. EMC finds out when a tool prepare is done by watching for a high on iocontrol.0.tool-prepared. In the line above, since the tool prepare request and the tool prepared pins are tied together, EMC will think the tool prepare is done the instant that the tool prepare request is made. If you had a carousel that needed to be placed in position before the tool change, you would need to break this connection and insert your tool prepare routine. > Do I need to set this using the program or is the loopback setting ok. I don't think you will need to do anything to prepare for a tool change, so looping the output back to the input should be okay. ... snip -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
