----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Chudov" <[email protected]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:38 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Rotary indexers and EMC
>I have a Haas 5C rotary indexer. It can be programmed (kind of like > you program a VCR) to perform a angular motion upon pressing of a > button. It also has a facility of a "remote button", so that the > button can be "pressed" by the CNC control. > > My question is what are the facilities in EMC to handle this sort of > thing -- "pressing" a button on an indexer. > > Say, if I used it to make a involute gear with an involute gear cutter. > > Thanks I was thinking about something similar with my Anilam, it has no additional I/O, but I thought of a way to do it. Write your program to cut a single tooth, then move X, Y, or Z far enough to hit an adjustable limit switch that is wired to the "Button" to cause an index. There is probably a better way to do it in EMC using I/O but you wouldn't have to. I have a regular dividing head and a few spare stepper motors, I was thinking about motorizing if I get my mill converted to EMC2 sometime, that way EMC2 will have control of the angular position. Roger Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
