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So I have a pneumatic atc spindle, with 4 pneumatic functions (unclamp, clamp, air blast and seal cleaning air(always on when machine runs)) and some sensors. But I don´t have an ATC carousel yet.

This means I have to load the tools manually, via the Tool tab, and by actuating some pneumatic valves by hand in order to get the tool to be released.
If I enable the ATC tab, I can also use the clamp / unclamp buttons (not sure yet if these are directly triggering the m64 P# or calling the subroutine. If subroutine, I could add logic over there)

What is the recommended way to manually load tools in Probe Basic?

Is there some dialog or button I can use to call the subroutine for clamping, airpulse and unclamping which I´m overlooking?
Or is the expectation that this is handled via a hardwired button, as long as no ATC is used?

Thank you Tommy,

Knew it would be simple, brain fog last night stopped me from thinking.

All up and running !!!

I'm about to move it all then begin on getting the new plasma settings dialed in later this week.



linuxcnc
LINUXCNC - 2.9.3-125-g62642dde63
Machine configuration directory is '/home/cnc/linuxcnc/configs/T17'
Machine configuration file is 'T17.ini'
Starting LinuxCNC...
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Found file(REL): ./T17.hal

identityKinematicsSetup: coordinates:XYYZ
Joint 0 ==> Axis X
Joint 1 ==> Axis Y
Joint 2 ==> Axis Y
Joint 3 ==> Axis Z
identityKinematicsSetup: Recommend: kinstype=both

hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15
hm2_eth: loading Mesa AnyIO HostMot2 ethernet driver version 0.2
hm2_eth: 10.10.10.10: INFO: Hardware address (MAC): 00:60:1b:16:03:5b
hm2_eth: discovered 7I96
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: Low Level init 0.15
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: Smart Serial Firmware Version 43
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: 51 I/O Pins used:
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 000 (TB3-01): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 001 (TB3-02): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 002 (TB3-03): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 003 (TB3-04): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 004 (TB3-05): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 005 (TB3-06): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 006 (TB3-07): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 007 (TB3-08): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 008 (TB3-09): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 009 (TB3-10): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 010 (TB3-11): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 011 (TB3-13/TB3-14): SSR #0, pin Out-00 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 012 (TB3-15/TB3-16): SSR #0, pin Out-01 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 013 (TB3-17/TB3-18): SSR #0, pin Out-02 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 014 (TB3-19/TB3-20): SSR #0, pin Out-03 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 015 (TB3-21/TB3-22): SSR #0, pin Out-04 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 016 (TB3-23/TB3-24): SSR #0, pin Out-05 (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 017 (TB1-02/TB1-03): StepGen #0, pin Step (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 018 (TB1-04/TB1-05): StepGen #0, pin Direction (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 019 (TB1-08/TB1-09): StepGen #1, pin Step (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 020 (TB1-10/TB1-11): StepGen #1, pin Direction (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 021 (TB1-14/TB1-15): StepGen #2, pin Step (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 022 (TB1-16/TB1-17): StepGen #2, pin Direction (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 023 (TB1-20/TB1-21): StepGen #3, pin Step (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 024 (TB1-22-TB1-23): StepGen #3, pin Direction (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 025 (TB2-02/TB2-03): StepGen #4, pin Step (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 026 (TB2-04/TB2-05): StepGen #4, pin Direction (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 027 (TB2-07/TB2-08): Encoder #0, pin A (Input)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 028 (TB2-10/TB2-11): Encoder #0, pin B (Input)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 029 (TB2-13/TB2-14): Encoder #0, pin Index (Input)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 030 (TB2-16/TB2-17): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 031 (TB2-18/TB2-19): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 032 (internal): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 033 (internal): SSR #0, pin AC Ref (internal) (Output)
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 034 (P1-01/DB25-01): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 035 (P1-02/DB25-14): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 036 (P1-03/DB25-02): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 037 (P1-04/DB25-15): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 038 (P1-05/DB25-03): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 039 (P1-06/DB25-16): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 040 (P1-07/DB25-04): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 041 (P1-08/DB25-17): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 042 (P1-09/DB25-05): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 043 (P1-11/DB25-06): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 044 (P1-13/DB25-07): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 045 (P1-15/DB25-08): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 046 (P1-17/DB25-09): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 047 (P1-19/DB25-10): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 048 (P1-21/DB25-11): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 049 (P1-23/DB25-12): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: IO Pin 050 (P1-25/DB25-13): IOPort
hm2/hm2_7i96.0: registered
Found file(lib): /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib/qtplasmac_comp.hal
Found file(REL): ./custom.hal
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/cnc/linuxcnc/configs/T17/qtvcp/screens/qtplasmac'
No option 'Default material' in section: 'GUI_OPTIONS'
No option 'MainWindow-geometry' in section: 'SCREEN_OPTIONS'
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Running HAL shutdown script
task: 3667 cycles, min=0.000008, max=0.011123, avg=0.009986, 0 latency excursions (> 10x expected cycle time of 0.010000s)
hm2_eth: in hm2_eth_reset
hm2_eth: HostMot2 ethernet driver unloaded
hm2: unloading
Note: Using POSIX realtime

I would just run with what you have and save your money for now. You just might be surprised!
Just because a stepper motor is rated to 4.6 amps does not mean it will use all of that in your application.

For example, yesterday I did a motor design for gantry. The motors are rated to 2.0 amps but the calculations say it will use 1.3 amp peak and 1.0 amps RMS. So if I set the  drive to use 1.5 amps instead of 2.0 amps, it would make no difference to performance. 
The calcs say I need at least 48 volts to meet my design parameters

So here is a humble stepper able to run at 60 m/min rapids and 5 m/s/s accelleration on a basic 48 volt power supply. Initially, I thought I might need servos but I have a bunch of these Sanyo Denkis on hand.

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oh come on cornholio try angerish . LOL

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One of my favorite movie quotes:
Boris 'The Blade' Yurinov: Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit them with it.

Yup, those should do just fine, i have 4 installed in a big router for probably 8-10 years, still working.
Although i think after DM556, the DM860 is the most counterfeit drive, ever.
But hey, the price is very good, to bad i can not buy them as i would get at least 20 right now. I have to pay the same price for the so called TB6600 and still be happy about it!

Die alte HP, Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, IBM, mouse and keyboards waren die besten, can billig finden beim PC service, glaube ich.

is that actually a magnetic encoder under the hood? wow

cant comment on the ec500 hardware, but you can check if your z is actually working by opening up halshow and turning on the index-enable signal and rotating the encoder. it should reset the encoder revs to 0 if index turns on, and then the index-enable signal will turn off. sometimes z doesnt show up well in halshow

Hmmmmm... hawing advised my own brother to buy a Bambu about two months ago, i am in a pickle as i still have not told him to cancel it nor did i ask if he did buy it, so i need to make a call.
For now the only viable options remain, depending on budget, Creality stuff, preferably CR versions but they do tend to get in the Prusa price range or more, Prusa, and Creality K1 or K2 or whatever is the latest version of it with multicolor option.
Enders are OK now that Bambu is out, as A1 mini killed them in a single swoop, but resurrection happened!
Prusa are a bit pricey, still, but good quality and open source everything
Creality CR versions are much better, had about 11 of those (3X CR10MAX, 2XCR5Pro, CR30, CR6 two color, CR10S V2, some others and Ender 5 Plus, the only issues ever was Ender 5 clogging several times till i changed the hotend, then modified it and made rally fast and abused the poor thing for several years without a hiccup) but they were quite hefty priced, no idea what the situation is now, and the only one still with me is a CR5PRO modified for high temps and klipperised, in use for several years and had a broken motor cable on it once.
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-200$ Ender
-500$ Prusa or K1
>500$ K2 with or without multicolor
And do double check the K1/K2 situation as i am not sure if the new one was K2 or K1 plus or whatever they decide to call them, not very good at naming things those at Creality.
Of the CR variety, try finding a used CR10S V2 with BL-Touch, not with an inductive sensor, never had a failed print on it, ever, although slow, but it can continue prints on power failure with it's original firmware. If you can find it for 200$, it beats the living s#it out of Enders, and does 300x300x400mm so not small.
CR 5 Pro is also good, but only modified to direct drive and while at it change the hot end to high temp one, put a lid above it and print ABS/HIPS, i would gladly pay 250$ for a well cared one. Be aware that printing PLA with the open door is a must, even PETG, and as is will not be good for ABS/HIPS.
Also be aware that CR 5 PRO is a 32.5KG beast, so not easy to move by one person, at all, i know i moved it several times!

I use debian 10 with linuxcnc 2.9.pre0.

I think you would have to update to 2.9.3.

I have add millturn.com.

When compile with make , have :
hal/components/millturn.comp: In function ‘millturn_setup’:
hal/components/millturn.comp:71:9: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘hal_set_unready’; did you mean ‘hal_port_read’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
if (hal_set_unready(comp_id)) goto error;
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
hal_port_read
Linking ../rtlib/millturn.so


I use debian 10 with linuxcnc 2.9.pre0.
i have add milturn.comp at core_sim.hal in axis sim , have error :
Note: Using LXRT realtime
millturn: dlopen: /usr/lib/libint/rtlib/millturn.so: undefined symbol: hal_set_unready

how can resolve this ?

Thanks

I’m also old school here too with a direct (LPT port conected) gecko G540 . Ali with its very cheap recycled parts, now have my setup which I have been using for the last 10 years. A h81m board with a G3258 CPUcan be overclocked for a even lower latency. The G3258 is 2 core only and fully unlocked. I have overclock set to 4.2 from the 3.2 default with no extra CPU settings.

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A modern N100 board is the way to go but its 4 times the price.   forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/54979-new...asrock-n100dc#318470

I am very grateful for the support you give us.

Thanks

Actually tommylight I need your brutally honest opinion. Is their a well recognized 3D printer you would recommend
for those who are just starting out in 3D printing but don't know how to build their own printer. I have only had
direct experience with the Prusa mini and the Bambu X1C. I haven't used any of the other brands.

This might help - github.com/thestealth131205/vfdmod