Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-23 Thread Sam sokolik
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:18:09 -0800 From: dengv...@charter.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:06:54 +0330 Farzin Kamangar farzin.kaman...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, dear EMC users; Considering the tool

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-23 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 02:45:44 PM Sam sokolik did opine: You were going to write something, Sam? Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:18:09 -0800 From: dengv...@charter.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:06:54

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-20 Thread dave
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:06:54 +0330 Farzin Kamangar farzin.kaman...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, dear EMC users; Considering the tool changing process, is there a way to send some movement commands from PLC to CNC? I have entered the TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION and TOOL_CHANGE_QUILL_UP in the INI

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-20 Thread Jon Elson
dave wrote: Some years ago a group of emcer's converted a Mazak V5 to emc. Lots of information is available in the wiki, logs, logic, etc but I cannot find an entry on the classicladder code (for tool change), etc. Maybe someone else can help here. Every EMC2 install should have the CL

[Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread Farzin Kamangar
Hello, dear EMC users; Considering the tool changing process, is there a way to send some movement commands from PLC to CNC? I have entered the TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION and TOOL_CHANGE_QUILL_UP in the INI file and in the EMCIO section. This is fine and causes the tool go to the tool change

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, November 14, 2011 08:06:29 AM Farzin Kamangar did opine: Hello, dear EMC users; Considering the tool changing process, is there a way to send some movement commands from PLC to CNC? I have entered the TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION and TOOL_CHANGE_QUILL_UP in the INI file and in the

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread Michael Haberler
Farzin, an alternate route would be to use an M6 remapped to a o-word procedure, which is now in master. For an example, see

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 16:06 +0330, Farzin Kamangar wrote: ... snip I was wondering how these actions could be done without using subroutine calls in the Gcode? Please let me know if I am not clear enough. ... snip I use HAL comps for my changers. My lathe has a simple one:

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/11/14 Farzin Kamangar farzin.kaman...@gmail.com: Hello, dear EMC users;      Considering the tool changing process, is there a way to send some movement commands from PLC to CNC? How about using PLC part of EMC2 - ClassicLadder? It seems to me that this would perfectly fit Your intended

Re: [Emc-users] tool changer question

2011-11-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 16:06 +0330, Farzin Kamangar wrote: Hello, dear EMC users; Considering the tool changing process, is there a way to send some movement commands from PLC to CNC? I'm not familiar with PLC's but they should at the very least have pins that can set or clear bits. You