Thanks for responding Andy. My thoughts about using iocontrol were: most flexible using HAL code - either hardware or software can set it. It makes logical sense that the toolchanger would tell linuxcnc what tool is in the spindle If someone wants some even more custom behavior they can make a different iocontrol program which is _way_ easier to understand then task.
If the toolnumber is saved to a var file then one could write code to read the file and set a HAL pin that is connected to iocontrol Chris ________________________________ From: andy pugh <[email protected]> Sent: May 20, 2019 8:47 AM To: EMC developers Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] iocontrol.cc never runs EMC_TOOL_INIT message On Sun, 19 May 2019 at 05:00, Chris Morley <[email protected]> wrote: > I pushed a proof of concept branch - iocontrol_init_tool > It will set the current tool in AXIS on startup. > It currently just sets it to a hardcoded number from the INI file - > presumedly One could add HAL code to set it properly. I have been meaning to look at this for weeks but haven't found the time. I was going to approach it differently, having noticed that adding the tool number parameter to the .vars file does save the value (but it gets over-written during the startup sequence) I will try to look at your branch to see if what you have found helps me at all... -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
