Dual X Axis Control
- ragstech
- Offline
- New Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 1
- Thank you received: 0
07 Nov 2025 20:47 #338049
by ragstech
Dual X Axis Control was created by ragstech
Hello all,
I am consulting for a company that has a 2005 Onsurd 3 axis. It has an AMC-B that is going out. We are looking at retrofit options, and LinuxCNC appears to be at least heading in the right direction. With LinuxCNC, would it be able to do the following?
-Control 2 X axis for two tables that may run independent, together, or alternating
-Control a servo to align the 12 tool changer
-Sequence I/O to process the tool change
Can someone provide insight on this?
Thanks!
Brandon
I am consulting for a company that has a 2005 Onsurd 3 axis. It has an AMC-B that is going out. We are looking at retrofit options, and LinuxCNC appears to be at least heading in the right direction. With LinuxCNC, would it be able to do the following?
-Control 2 X axis for two tables that may run independent, together, or alternating
The CNC operator provided this description for this functionally as it currently is: "In the machine programming, there is a miscellaneous parameters that you go into on the keypad and at that point, it’ll ask you Table type and you type one and then hit the inner button if you want Table one only or two and enter that if you only want table 2 only or three and that if you want the two tables linked together or four and enter there and that’ll give you the alternating tables and then you can assign a job to each table. "-Control a servo to align the 12 tool changer
-Sequence I/O to process the tool change
Can someone provide insight on this?
Thanks!
Brandon
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- tommylight
-
- Away
- Moderator
-
Less
More
- Posts: 20894
- Thank you received: 7125
08 Nov 2025 02:39 #338064
by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Dual X Axis Control
1. see below
2. yes
3. yes
About 1, it would be much better to have some pictures to be able to answer exactly, but in general, LinuxCNC is very flexible and quite easy to make it do pretty much everything within reason.
I am sure Todd has a machine with 4 of Z axis, just not sure if independent, but again sure it should be possible.
If you wander a bit through the "show your stuff" section of the forum, pretty quickly you can find all types of machines controlled by it, personally i have from small "scratcher" machines for pictures on granite/stone/glass to huge industrial machines (plasma, mills, lathes) and some welding robots and small dental 4 axis clear aligner cutter.
Plenty of pictures and videos there.
2. yes
3. yes
About 1, it would be much better to have some pictures to be able to answer exactly, but in general, LinuxCNC is very flexible and quite easy to make it do pretty much everything within reason.
I am sure Todd has a machine with 4 of Z axis, just not sure if independent, but again sure it should be possible.
If you wander a bit through the "show your stuff" section of the forum, pretty quickly you can find all types of machines controlled by it, personally i have from small "scratcher" machines for pictures on granite/stone/glass to huge industrial machines (plasma, mills, lathes) and some welding robots and small dental 4 axis clear aligner cutter.
Plenty of pictures and videos there.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Time to create page: 0.066 seconds