OKay, some discussion going around on the thread about using Python.. I gave up on that.. was too complicated.. I really wanted to use it though.. and no clear documentation no how to read AND set pins...
So, I'm now I'm back to using O-code -- and have a complete working script in my simulator. So, my question is: How do you all normally handle the presence of a tool in the spindle between reboots / linuxcnc restarts? What about when it's time to shutdown for the day? Here is what I've done so far. I have a button that we can press to home the machine. I set a global variable to let us know it's homed. IF the system is given a tool change command without homing, it auto homes first. After the homing procedure is complete, it checks for the presence of a tool, and then checks a persistent variable to get the last known pocket. (presumably the pocket the current tool goes in) and then rotates the carousel to that pocket. What other buttons do I need? How's the best way to load the carousel? It has a loading window... but, I've seen some systems that allow you to load using the spindle.. Maybe make a tool loading button that lets you put the tool into the spindle, touch it off, and the loads it in the current carousel slot and update the tool table with the tool offset. Can that be done? Can I ask the user questions like, What's the tool number and the Diameter and Description via some sort of dialog? Thanks, Billy aka Connor -- Billy Huddleston Inner Vision *William Huddleston Inner Vision Development Corp* Office: 865.560.2752 Fax: 865.560.2703 http://www.ivdc.com *Development and Consulting... Simplified.* <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inner-Vision-Development/120023721424> <http://twitter.com/ivdc> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivdccorp> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
