Hey the issue I have with controlling the axis with gcode is I think it will interfere with the main machine that is doing the cutting.
As I need them both to be running at the same time. Your carousel component works fine but I think any axis movements can't happen independently to other axis in machine actually doing the cutting. Which is why I was asking about joints? I think possibly some of them can be independent On Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 12:32 andy pugh, <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 at 20:54, andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > and the actual toolchange arm i will control with classic ladder as its > > just a state machine system > > That will work, as would a custom HAL component. > But you can also control the sequence in G-code, which is clunky but > has the advantage that you can include axis moves in the sequence > easily. > > Take a look at sim/axis/vismach/vmc-toolchange for an example config > (with a virtual milling machine so you can see the motions) > (It uses carousel for the tool carousel control) > > The G-code routine that controls it is here: > > https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/configs/sim/axis/vismach/VMC_toolchange/toolchange.ngc > > In this example the pocket number is sent from the G-code to the > carousel by M68 (analogue output) > M68 E0 Q#<selected_pocket> ;set the carousel to move to the right pocket > And the carousel is enabled/disabled by a digital output from the G-code > M64 P0 ; start carousel > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
