I think you just need to issue a spindle speed command greater then zero with your M3 command.
e.g. M3 S100 ... M5 On 9/3/2011 9:27 AM, Peter Georgi wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I'm using EMC2_2.4.4 for my hotwire foam cutting > machine. Almost every thing runs fine and I'm very > happy with EMC. > > To start the heating of the hotwire I use a relay, > wich is actuated by pin 14 through a break out > board, to switch the heating power on and off. The > hardware works fine. The "StepConfig Wizard" > genrated the following lines to turn the spindel > on and off: > > net spindle-cmd<= motion.spindle-speed-out > net spindle-on<= motion.spindle-on > net spindle-on => parport.0.pin-14-out > > This gives me in the Axis display to buttons to > turn the spindle on and off. When pressing the two > buttons with the left mouse button or F9 the pin > 14 followes the state of the buttons of the > display, maening going high and low. When trying > to turn the spindle on with M3 or M4, from the MDI > console or from a G-Code file, the buttons follow > the commands (M3 / M4) but not the pin 14. When I > manualy turn the spindel on with the mouse or F9, > the command M5 turns the spindel off and pin 14 > goes low representing the state of the buttons. > > What did I wrong? > > Any help would be higly appreciated. > > > Regards Peter > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you > download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
