Jon Elson <el...@...> writes: snip... > > > Yup, this is a current problem in EMC2. There is a way to set EMC to > not turn off the spindle and coolant on mode changes. But, actually, in > most cases you DO want it to turn them off, it is only in the "start > from line" case that you want them turned back on. I looked through the > docs for the parameter that controls this, but I couldn't find it. I > know there is something that can keep the spindle running with a mode > change. Does it require a recompile? I vaguely remember such a thing > being discussed. > > I still say that the way this SHOULD work is that during the scan of the > G-code while checking all modal states, spindle speed setting (S word) > and spindle on-off (G03, G04, G05) should be held in a variable, and > then that state should be established before the "start from line" line > is executed. I admit, I totally do NOT know how to do this, and it > would take me weeks of careful reading of all the relevant code to even > begin to think about doing this. > > Jon
Thank you Jon Yes, from searching the forum for "spindle restart" threads I gathered basically the same conclusion. I didn't mean to poke around in an old wound... I will look into beta testing ver. 2.3 and maybe have a go at it. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
