On Thursday, September 08, 2011 07:20:45 PM Cliff Blackburn did opine: > I think you just need to issue a spindle speed command greater then zero > with your M3 command. > > e.g. > > M3 S100 > ... > M5 > I don't think that will work, but this should:
... S100 M3 ... M5 I believe it is written someplace that setting the speed to a non-zero value must be done at least a line before the Spindle on command is issued, it has to be in effect when the Spindle On is given. > On 9/3/2011 9:27 AM, Peter Georgi wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > > > I'm using EMC2_2.4.4 for my hotwire foam cutting > > machine. Almost every thing runs fine and I'm very > > happy with EMC. > > > > To start the heating of the hotwire I use a relay, > > wich is actuated by pin 14 through a break out > > board, to switch the heating power on and off. The > > hardware works fine. The "StepConfig Wizard" > > genrated the following lines to turn the spindel > > on and off: > > > > net spindle-cmd<= motion.spindle-speed-out > > net spindle-on<= motion.spindle-on > > net spindle-on => parport.0.pin-14-out > > > > This gives me in the Axis display to buttons to > > turn the spindle on and off. When pressing the two > > buttons with the left mouse button or F9 the pin > > 14 followes the state of the buttons of the > > display, maening going high and low. When trying > > to turn the spindle on with M3 or M4, from the MDI > > console or from a G-Code file, the buttons follow > > the commands (M3 / M4) but not the pin 14. When I > > manualy turn the spindel on with the mouse or F9, > > the command M5 turns the spindel off and pin 14 > > goes low representing the state of the buttons. > > > > What did I wrong? > > > > Any help would be higly appreciated. > > > > > > Regards Peter > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! > > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > > price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you > > download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop > What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market > businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation > virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, > easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop > model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://204.111.66.235:85/gene/> If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. -- Laurence J. Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
