Quick update for anyone else moving to LinuxCNC...
In Mach3 pin 15 is the Emergency stop, didn't convert as there appears to be no name for that pin in the Mach3 file... can be added during StepConf.
<Input25Active>1</Input25Active>
<Input25Port>1</Input25Port>
<Input25Pin>15</Input25Pin>
<Input25Neg>1</Input25Neg>
<Input25Emulated>0</Input25Emulated>
<Input25EmuKey>0</Input25EmuKey>
Output pin 17 is used for Charge Pump (12.5 kHz pulse) from PC so motors can only activate when Mach3 is Active. I tried setting that pin in StepConf but the axis tests didn't do anything - rejumpered the controller card (
www.cncdoctor.co.uk/opto-bb-v1_61.html
) to ignore that pin and they worked OK. Will get back to that at some stage - for now the ESTOP is good enough... don't expect a Linux box to randomly reboot
The "steps to linear movement" multiplies are off in StepConf so little movement in axis tests until parameters are increased - need to do a bit more work to figure out what they should be or if they are in the Mach3 file (the mil and machine are new to me so may have to make a test piece in Mach3 and measure it to ensure that Mach3 is actually correct)
