Hi Eric . You should just setup a machine with 2 axis (X-Y) or the number of real axis you need for the application as Ralph suggested.
Regards Alex On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Ralph Stirling < [email protected]> wrote: > You can define any combination of axes in the ini file > that you like. Define them like this: > > [TRAJ] > AXES = 3 > COORDINATES = X Y A > > [AXIS_0] > TYPE = LINEAR > ... > > [AXIS_1] > TYPE = LINEAR > ... > > [AXIS_2] > TYPE = ANGULAR > ... > > -- Ralph > ________________________________________ > From: Eric H. Johnson [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 7:28 AM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Setting axis as homed > > Alex, > > I am driving Z as discrete outputs, but Z still gets defined in the ini > file, even if it is skipped to go onto A. Unless there is a way around this > that I am not aware. > > Regards, > Eric > > > Hi Eric. > Why are you using an axis (Z) to drive a pneumatic cylinder ? > You should drive it as a discrete output using a custom M1xx function and > setup a 2 axis machine instead of a 3 axis machine. > Can you explain better your application please ? > > Regards > > Alex > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Eric H. Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > > > I am trying to use "force home" on a machine which has X, Y and A > > axes. The Z is a two position air cylinder, so not controllable as an > > axis, but does appear in the configuration with basically nothing > > attached to it. Is there a way to set the Z axis as "homed" > > (axis.N.homed) so that when NO_FORCE_HOME is false, it does not give > > an error that the axis is not homed when trying to run? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eric > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------- > -- > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
