I'm using M66 and never thought of using motion.spindle-at-speed, seems like an elegant solution. At the present time the timeout on M66 will allow the torch to carry on even if not lit... not sure if this it good or bad. I'll try the motion.spindle.at-speed when I get a chance...
John Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > I have to propose a solution to control a plasma table that has THC-300. > I have been searching for some useful information: > I found these schematics: > http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=emc2.git;a=blob_plain;hb=HEAD;f=configs/plasma-thc/thc300.odg > Honestly, I somehow do not understand, why is all that necessary. > > In this thread > http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/id,9070/catid,10/limit,6/limitstart,0/lang,english/ > I found that John Thornton wrote a thcud.comp component - much > simplier and easier to understand. > > I have a question: > If THC-300 send out ARC OK signal, would it make sense connecting it > to motion.spindle-at-speed pin? > > What I would like to get is: M3 command turns on the torch and EMC > waits, until arc is closed and then starts movement. > I know that it can be done with subroutines or M1xx commands or simply > by using M66 command, but I would like it to be set up in a nice > fashion. > > Since I am convinced this already has been done, there is no need to > reinvent the wheel... > Plasma table owners, could You, please, share Your solutions or > insights for this? I would especially appreciate any tips/advices > about THC300. > > Thanks in advance! > > Viesturs > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. > With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, > you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. > Download your free trial now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
