Hi Kirk, The tool carousel I think is switch based with proxy switches.
Could I use something when the tool carousel comes in, some kind of program to move the spindle up to a preset position (that's set off machine home)? Then move the. Carousel up or down till selected tool, then go back to the tool changer position (again referenced from machine home? I don't know squat about Linux programming, that's why the offer to pay someone to write the code was and is still on the table. I have been looking at some example tool charger case examples , I understand most of it. But would not know how to write one. I find it odd that someone has not done a vmc like a tree or haas or fadal with this type of tool changer before. Any idea of anyone who is a pro at Linux that I could get a hold of and willing to help with the progaming? Thanks Mike Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Kirk Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 03/08/2014 03:28 AM, Michael Chism wrote: >> Hello Everyone, Does anyone have any ideas as how to get the tool >> changer on a Tree VMC to work? Here a youtube video of the steps >> involved. I am pretty sure its servo driven. >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIx76PzjnlY I am willing to pay >> someone to setup the macro for me. I.E. make the hal file, .ini file, >> etc. I have parts to make and not so much the time to sit and figure >> out how to make it all work. If anyone is interested let me know, >> Mike I am using 5i25 and 7i77 on the 2.6 pre release > > My guess is that simple on/off signals are needed to get the carousel in > and out. The carousel and spindle park position may be more complicated > but also may have its own controller that takes an on/off signal or > status byte. My mill tool changer has a separate wire for each change > function so it's just a matter of turning the proper wire on in the > proper order. The draw bar should also just be one or two wires for tool > in and out. > > If you have done your mill conversion so far, the tool changer should > just be more of the same, except for how you control the signal logic. I > know a little C so I made a HAL component in C for my changers. Using > ClassicLadder is popular too. I suspect you can use whatever programming > method you already know about. > > Figuring out what currently controls the carousel, spindle park and draw > bar should be a big step forward, especially if it is a separate controller. > > > -- > Kirk Wallace > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. > With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. > Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the > freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
