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The likely issue here is that you turn the spindle on and in the next line you turn it off. The interpreter does not wait for the spindle to spin up to the commanded speed but moves on to the next line and the spindle is immediately turned off again.

Maybe try something like this (Note the 2 second delay before turning the spindle off)
I have no idea how long you need the spindle to turn so you will likely need to adjust the P word in the G04 command.

We need a lot more info please.

What version of linuxcnc? How did you get it?
What screen? Sounds like QtDagon - what version, regular or _hd?
What is the actual error message?

Chris

PCW wrote:

The 7I96S isolated outputs can be sinking or sourcing on a per output basis
The 7I96S isolated inputs can be all sinking or all sourcing (depending on how the
input common is connected)

7I84 outputs are sourcing and 7I84 inputs are sinking
 

Sorry for dragging this out. But to determine between the 7i84 and 7i84D would a smart approach for me to go through my periphirals and figure out if they are PNP (sourcing) or NPN (sinking) and then buy the daughterboard that corresponds to the the ones I have most off, or the most expensive ones?
[EDIT] I just realized both daughter boards have sinking inputs, only the outs are different. I think outs would pretty much only be for the servo drive signals - which I am almost sure can be set to accept either. And then maybe a few relays/solenoids for mist/air coolant but I don't know if those are generally NPN or PNP. Either way, they would be cheap to replace if need be. 

I know I am going around in circles but at this point I'd just like to settle on a daughterboard that has the best chance of being the right one. It'll take a long while to get to me in the Phillippines so the sooner I can order, the better. 


 

Hey Ich bedanke mich Herzlichtst für eure Hilfe. Es funktioniert jetzt nach dem update alles!

The 7I96S isolated outputs can be sinking or sourcing on a per output basis
The 7I96S isolated inputs can be all sinking or all sourcing (depending on how the
input common is connected)

7I84 outputs are sourcing and 7I84 inputs are sinking

The 7I96S can have up to 4 MPGs on its isolated inputs
 

spumco wrote:

8 - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
[...]
Below is a sample chart of common Mesa cards, reasonably accurate as of the thread posting date.  Double check the values in the chart and use it to narrow down your selection(s).

 

 
 

I am a complete beginner and still in the process of deciding which board(s) to buy so this thread has been amazing. Thanks!

Small thing that I may or may not have caught, though. In the list the 7i96s shows a 0 at MPG. But while not having designated MPG pins per say, it can supposedly convert some other pins to run an MPG. Maybe one of the axis banks or something like that?
So, say, for a 4 axis machine with one stepper/servo on each axis (like what I am aiming for) the 7i96s still has one axis not being used and hence, if I am correct, can still work with an MPG.
Maybe worth making a note of as I would think a lot of people buying that board will only use 3-4 axis:)

PCW wrote:

On the servo enables and alarms is usually possible to combine all the
enables together so they can be driven by a single output, and likewise,
combine all the alarms so they drive a single input.

If you used a 7I96S, you may need to add a daughtercard to get enough I/O
The 7I95T probably has enough I/O but lacks the 0-10V. The lack of 0-10V
may not matter if the spindle drive can use an alternate speed control method
(also 0-10V can be added to the 7I95T with a  SPINX1 adapter)

I am def ok with a daughterboard, but not sure which one to get? Anything off of the top of your mind? 7i84? 
I still haven't gotten a grasp on the sourcing/sinking and I don't think the 7i84 is agnostic in this sense as the 7i96s seems to be. Any way can you take a stab at what would work for me given the list above? I can easily buy new prox switches if need be, if that somehow helps swing it to one side or the other. I do have a used Metrol tool setter. Should I try to find a manual to see if there's any mentioning of sourcing/sinking? That is the most expensive peripheral I have, I think. And then I think I will start with a cheap 3D probe from China, but not sure what signal that needs, either. 

Oh, which leads to another question (sorry), but can I mix sinking and sourcing on the 7i96s or do you pick one or the other for the whole board? 

Hello everyone:

for the industrial touchscreen monitor when I enable SETTINGS -> USE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD , I got an error like this:

I just start a sim config

Thanks

Thanks Lcvette, I actually had already hacked my way around by searching and replacing the original .ui with the modified .ui and now I have a working (albiet not the prettiest) vertical Probe Basic. I will try the correct way to do it on a dev machine.

Thankyou, I have expanded out to 3x drives and all working well.

I am accessing my LCNC via RDP and noticed that response to the gui slowed considerably while LCNC is running.

My fix was to set coalesce on the interfaces, here is my /etc/networks/interfaces where enp2s0 is my user interface / general network access and the eno1 is my ethercat interface.

cnc@cnc02:/etc/network$ cat interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto enp2s0
iface enp2s0 inet static
        address 10.1.1.14
        hardware-irq-coalesce-rx-usecs 0

auto eno1
iface eno1 inet manual
    hardware-irq-coalesce-rx-usecs 0


 

So if I were to use a different brand of analog servo, what value should the Drive scale be set to?

Baazengr wrote:

I am also having this issue. The controller hangs when i use outputs.
Any luck finding a solution?

Hi, I have been looking at this and cannot replicate the issue. Please share your config file as all the combinations I have tried work ok for me.

Hi,

I've got M6 remap running well from pure Python remap on my Biesse Rover 322 and now want to extend the script with manual tool changes for some tools.

Is it possible to call a default manual tool change from the python script, or do I need to build my own within the script? I foresee some possible hassles with cuebusting if building my own, that could be avoided if using the default one.

If building my own, would the attached script be a good place to start stealing from?

I'm retrofitting a Sodick 450MC, got most of the stuff working and running up to automatic tool change part, the tool changing arm is driven by the stepper motor,
​the stepper will rotate some fix turns to change tool
So how can I config stepggen for the stepper ? btw I'm using mesa 7i95 board
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