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RotarySMP wrote:

How do those lathes deal with the order of motion? A Z clearance move first followed my X makes sense for boring tools, with the opposite for turning tools.

Probably time to start your own tool-changer thread rather than blowing up @SMC's project.

Having said that, I'll violate unwritten courtesy and ramble on...

I don't think there's a hard-coded tool change position on those machines... just the expectation that it will be programmed to go to 'home' position.  For Fanuc 21T "C" mode, G28 G0 U0 W0 would move the carriage/slide/turret to the reference position.  If the programmer (or post) calls it on two lines you'd get a sequential X-move then Z-move.  Or W0 then U0 would do Z first, then X.

If you ensure that the tool path before a tool change includes a clearance move of some sort (Z for centerline tools, X for OD and internal boring), then your turret should use a Z-first, X-second sequence.  Your lathe is entirely capable of being used like a gang-tool lathe, with tools on the front and back of the part, turning in both M3 and M4.  You really don't want a boring bar working the rear OD to rapid home in X without a Z-clearance move first.

One reason the tool change position isn't hard-coded (in Fanuc) is that it's much faster to program a specific tool change location than wait for the slide to go all the way back to home.  I've done this on production runs of short parts... back the turret up so the longest tool barely clears the stock/part, and substitute that location for the standard "G28 G0 U0..." move.  Saves a ton of cycle time on long part runs.

So I'd leave out a specific TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION in your INI file and get used to programming a version of G53 G0 Z0 as your 'default' safe position.  You probably aren't going to be using the tailstock and automatic turret commands at the same time.  And you'll get used to drilling with the turret pretty quickly; it's so much nicer than using a tailstock by hand.

Tailstock work:  manual tool indexing
Non-tailstock work: auto tool changes at G53 Z0 X0 (or somewhere)

Hi,
Will this button open a new GUI when BUTTON is pressed? 

Wenn er frei beweglich ist dann passt schon der enable nicht. Nennt sich auch son oder servo on

linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/qtpl...tml#plasma:button-py

mooser wrote:

until now I've not really wanted the vfd powered without the control software running so it wasn't an issue

That is why the e-stop is used, no power till LinuxCNC is running and out of e-stop.

Hi all,  

please guide as how we can add .py files as codes for user buttons in qtplasmac interface. The code works ok on terminal and base machine in raspi 5.

thanks

That's what I kind of figured. I'll have to run a temp bypass on the SSR for now and also re-think how it's wired to keep the vfd on without the control program running. The old vfd was analog so this never came up before
Thanks
M

I wired it so that if the control was closed or the e-stops tripped, it would cut power to the axis drives and spindle vfd. The enable button on the screen does as you say. 
until now I've not really wanted the vfd powered without the control software running so it wasn't an issue

Wrong thread. Sorry, deleted

The Schaublin tailstock has no sensor, and a very large and long nose. Everything is so large reletive to travel, that you dont even need the tailstock that close to the saddle for a turret tool crash.  I'll take a look at fitting a switch to detect the tail stock installed. It might be best to inhibit the tool changer as long as the tail stock is mounted. At least initially.

How do those lathes deal with the order of motion? A Z clearance move first followed my X makes sense for boring tools, with the opposite for turning tools.

Hallo,

ich versuche gerade den Einstieg in LinuxCNC, um eine kleine Maschine mit zwei Linearachsen (Kreuztisch) zum laufen zu bringen.
Dafür würde ich gerne zwei AC Servos verwenden, komme aber nicht mehr weiter.
A6-Serie 400W RS485 AC-Servomotor-Kit 3000rpm, 1,27Nm mit Bremse, 17-Bit-Absolutwertgeber IP67 - A6-RS400H2B1-M17 | StepperOnline

Ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher ob das Problem an meiner (ersten) Linuxcnc Installation bzw. Konfiguration liegt, oder am Servotreiber.
Hardware ist ein PC mit Mesa 7i96 (ohne s) Karte, die per discovery auch erkannt wurde. 
Wenn ich im Pncconf wizard bei X Motor "Test/Tune Axis" versuche oder über die UI den Motor im Jog Modus bewegen möchte passiert nichts.
Der Motor bleibt auch frei beweglich und hält die Position nicht

Im Gegensatz zur Software von Stepperonline, wo der Motor sich manuell ansteuern lässt.
Hier kann ich aber in der Software auch den enable Schieber aktivieren.
Ein Enable Pin wird aber nicht explizit erwähnt, auch hier im Verkabelungsbeispiel nicht:
A6-Serie 400W RS485 AC-Servomotor-Kit 3000rpm, 1,27Nm mit Bremse, 17-Bit-Absolutwertgeber IP67 - A6-RS400H2B1-M17 | StepperOnline

Ich hätte den Treiber differentiell angeschlossen, wie im Datenblatt des Treibers auf Seite 44 dargestellt.

Bin ich zu voreilig den Motor direkt drehen lassen zu wollen und sollte erst mal tiefer in die Konfiguration meiner Maschine einsteigen, oder übersehe ich beim Servoantrieb selbst etwas?
Leider zwei unbekannt, da ich bisher nur GrblHAL in Verbindung mit CL57Y Treibern verwendet habe.

Viele Grüße,
Martin

 

Yes, all 7I76 output pins will be forced off when communication stops.

mooser wrote:

I can't help but think having the 220v power ripped out from the vfd over and over again isn't doing it any good

 

Hmmmm why are you switching the VFD power?
That should be done only on E-stop, normally use the VFD ON pin to enable and disable VFD.
Also, not sure but i think Mesa will reset all it's pins when connection is lost or LinuxCNC is closed, but this should be verified.

Thanks, after a few tries I managed to get it to work, but only for a few minutes. Then it would disconnect and reconnect until it froze completely. Now the USB stick is no longer detected and it also blocks the mouse and keyboard when I insert it.

Hi,
i am verry new to LinuxCNC and want to build a machine. The Axis will be made with Stepperonline A6 Servos with ethercat. But i´m stuck at the ethercat configuration, as I basically dont know anything about it. All i know is that i need an .hal, .ini, .xml and .conf file. I have already installed the ethercat drivers with the guide from rodw and can set the preop/ini mode via the Ethercat slave ... command. What do i do next? I have opended and created a machine, with the axis sim preset, now with the folders in my home directory. How do i create the needed files and integrate them, so it works? I have looked through multiple topics on the forum, but cant get any wiser with them. As I said, total beginner. Any step by step help much appreciated.

Thanks.
Spezi