On 11/21/2013 12:41 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote:
> Charles you might find that any M code will cause a slight stoppage of 
> the head as the M codes are not computed like gcodes with constant 
> velocity in mind but rather as a separate command. Also it is not a 
> motion command so there will be no motion when it is executed. If I was 
> you I would look at doing a PWM with PID type controller for the temp 
> control and that you can feed with any kind of value on a hal pin to 
> control the temperature. A component in the background will not 
> interfere with the smooth running of the head.

I'm running a PID loop in HAL to control the temperature (and a few
other things like fan speed).  I need to be able to update the set
values via gcode with minimal impact on overall motion.  I'm hoping the
G67 works better than M1xx codes, but haven't tested it yet.

-- 
Charles Steinkuehler
[email protected]

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