Andre' Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > At 08:10 AM 10/16/2008, you wrote: > >Sorry about the late comment on this thread. New to EMC..... > > > >Another data point for future EMC enhancements related to > >feedhold/stopping/restarting a program...... On a Siemens Acramatic 2100 > >control (Cin-Mil vertical machining center), a "spindle stop" shuts down > >all axis movement, stops the spindle and shuts down coolant. The program > >is still active yet all axis can be jogged manually (i.e. to view the > >part). "Spindle start" restarts the spindle and the coolant (if previously > >on) without any axis movement. Holding "cycle start" returns axis to > >original location at feed rate as long as "cycle start" is depressed > >(releasing "cycle start" stops all movement back to the original > >location). Once the original location is reached, all axis stop. A second > >momentary pressing of "cycle start" continues the program where things > >left off. Can EMC do something similar? > No. > > > If not, would it be useful in a future version? > Very. > > Never used a control where holding the cycle start in moves things back to > the orginal location, but it sounds interesting. > The ones I run just move on to the next programmed block fine if it is a G1 > move and in absolute mode, but can cause problems with G2, G3 moves or if > the G code is in incremental mode. > Also most of the machines I have run the operator needs to remember to turn > on the spindle, the machine builders pass it off as a safty issue. I think > it is just a good way to break end mills. > > Since EMC needs to use computer keyboards the procedure may need to be > somthing like. > Push cycle start to put the spindle, coolant, air blast, etc. back to > original condition. > Push again to move back into positon. > Push a third time to get the program running. > > Also note that EMC does not use a cycle start, feed hold, and a toggle > switch for auto single block like most commertial machines it has cycle > start, pause, single step, and restart buttons I think that is what they > are called. > > > Not a show-stopper for my current EMC application. > >P.S. Successfully recompiled EMC in simulator mode under Ubuntu Hardy. > >EMC's an impressive free (as in speech, not beer) control application. > >Thanks for all your hard work......Dean > > > >Terry wrote: > > __________ > Andre' B. Clear Lake, Wi. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >
a vote here also for a machine program pause function, which then allows one to switch into MDI mode and jog & move all axis stop/start spindel etc, if using it for a tool change i would exspect EMC would have to rerun program or something to reload all high offsets and datums as you have change the H value. this i have no problem with if you could pause the program, life up, insert new tool, measure hight, add it to the tool table, then mark the program for restart and EMC would quickly run through the program, load all S values, H, M , G codes etc, then go on its way when it came to the marked place. Our philips control on our big lathe can do this, you just pick the N numbner to start from, it does a quick fast run through on program from start and loads up all the spindel speed, tool lengths etc etc (you can see it going through the code line by line) onces it gets to the marked N number it then starts the spindel into motion and drives onto the location picked. as said before, G02 G03 move might make things tricky to start on, as well as strange place to start anyways so maybe a G02 move should be marked as not being able to start on? what do you think, G01 or G00 line only (plus afew otehrs) a program restart if something you dont see all too often on controls, saying that when it is done it can work very well, other times not so well. any one who has used controls with this function i think realy should come chip in and let the devs know what realy does work and what doesn't ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
