External Enable, Spindle CW & CCW Buttons (HAL Support)
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24 Apr 2023 13:58 #269760
by Stevosmiff
External Enable, Spindle CW & CCW Buttons (HAL Support) was created by Stevosmiff
Hi All,
Could I please have some help with some custom HAL?
Hi I'm Steve, and I'm in the process of converting a Bridgeport (clone) to CNC using the MESA 7i96s and AC servo drivers. I would like to use the existing manual (hardware) buttons on the milling machine to control the 'machine enable' and the 'spindle'. So far, I have LinuxCNC all up and running with Servo and spindle control running fine through LinuxCNC. I have physically wired the buttons to the inputs of the MESA card. In HAL configuration I can see the input buttons switching when I press them. What I'm stuck with is the custom HAL code to connect the button signals to control the following:
1. Machine Enable
When the physical enable button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the 'machine,is-on' to be triggered. And vise verse, when the input is off, the 'machine.is-on', should be cancelled.
2. Spindle CW
When the physical Spindle CW button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the it to act as a M3 command . And vise verse, when the input is off, it should be like a M5 command.
3. Spindle CCW
Again, when the physical Spindle CCW button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the it to act as a M4 command . And vise verse, when the input is off, it should be like a M5 command.
I have read all I can in the HAL manuals and I have to say I'm lost with what code is required and where I should put it!
Any help will be gratefully received.
Best Regards
Steve
Could I please have some help with some custom HAL?
Hi I'm Steve, and I'm in the process of converting a Bridgeport (clone) to CNC using the MESA 7i96s and AC servo drivers. I would like to use the existing manual (hardware) buttons on the milling machine to control the 'machine enable' and the 'spindle'. So far, I have LinuxCNC all up and running with Servo and spindle control running fine through LinuxCNC. I have physically wired the buttons to the inputs of the MESA card. In HAL configuration I can see the input buttons switching when I press them. What I'm stuck with is the custom HAL code to connect the button signals to control the following:
1. Machine Enable
When the physical enable button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the 'machine,is-on' to be triggered. And vise verse, when the input is off, the 'machine.is-on', should be cancelled.
2. Spindle CW
When the physical Spindle CW button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the it to act as a M3 command . And vise verse, when the input is off, it should be like a M5 command.
3. Spindle CCW
Again, when the physical Spindle CCW button is pressed it latches through a contactor circuit and thus provides the MESA card with a latched 'on' input. When this is on, I would like the it to act as a M4 command . And vise verse, when the input is off, it should be like a M5 command.
I have read all I can in the HAL manuals and I have to say I'm lost with what code is required and where I should put it!
Any help will be gratefully received.
Best Regards
Steve
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01 May 2023 17:53 - 01 May 2023 17:57 #270417
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Replied by Aciera on topic External Enable, Spindle CW & CCW Buttons (HAL Support)
Maybe like this:
# --- MACHINE ENABLE ---
net machine-button-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.machine.on
# --- M3 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m3-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.forward
# --- M4 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m4-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.reverse
Since you don't want a panel button for M5 you will need to run the signals 'm3-cmd-panel' and 'm4-cmd-panel' through a 'not' component. Those two negated signals could then be passed through a 'oneshot' component each and the resulting pulsed signals combined with an 'or' component and that output fed to 'halui.spindle.0.stop'
Easier would be to have a separate button for spindle stop:
# --- M5 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m5-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.stop
[edit]
The 'oneshot' component can also be set to trigger on negative edges using parameters so the 'not' component could be omitted.
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/oneshot.9.html
# --- MACHINE ENABLE ---
net machine-button-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.machine.on
# --- M3 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m3-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.forward
# --- M4 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m4-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.reverse
Since you don't want a panel button for M5 you will need to run the signals 'm3-cmd-panel' and 'm4-cmd-panel' through a 'not' component. Those two negated signals could then be passed through a 'oneshot' component each and the resulting pulsed signals combined with an 'or' component and that output fed to 'halui.spindle.0.stop'
Easier would be to have a separate button for spindle stop:
# --- M5 PANEL BUTTON ---
net m5-cmd-panel <= hm2_<your_mesa_input_pin_here> => halui.spindle.0.stop
[edit]
The 'oneshot' component can also be set to trigger on negative edges using parameters so the 'not' component could be omitted.
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/oneshot.9.html
Last edit: 01 May 2023 17:57 by Aciera.
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01 May 2023 19:52 #270424
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Replied by blazini36 on topic External Enable, Spindle CW & CCW Buttons (HAL Support)
That's some good advice
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02 Feb 2024 21:10 #292251
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Replied by echristley on topic External Enable, Spindle CW & CCW Buttons (HAL Support)
What I did for the stop was to AND the "-not' from the Mesa pin, and run the output of the AND to halui.spindle.0.stop
The trick is that halui only responds to the rising edge of events, and then latches. When toggled to forward or reverse, the signal rises and triggers halui. The not of that signal drops, but halui ignores it. When you switch back to center, halui ignores the forward and reverse inputs, because they're falling. But, both nots are true again, and the output of the AND rises, triggering the halui's stop input.
The trick is that halui only responds to the rising edge of events, and then latches. When toggled to forward or reverse, the signal rises and triggers halui. The not of that signal drops, but halui ignores it. When you switch back to center, halui ignores the forward and reverse inputs, because they're falling. But, both nots are true again, and the output of the AND rises, triggering the halui's stop input.
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