To add - It doesn't seem like it cares if it is linear or not... (I use it on our table indexer and it works great (delays set for up/down in ladder that control the hal loopback.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLE4lzPcEo8&feature=plcp sam On 8/14/2012 12:12 PM, sam sokolik wrote: > Someone may have to correct me.. But I think you could use Locking > rotory.. A couple of thing to think about.. > > The axis can only be moved by itself. > The axis moves at rapid (G0) > > •LOCKING_INDEXER = 1 - When this is set to 1 a G0 move for this axis > will initiate an unlock with axis.N.unlock pin then wait for the > axis.N.is-unlocked pin then move the axis at the rapid rate for that > axis. After the move the axis.N.unlock will be false and motion will > wait for axis.N.is-unlocked to go false. Moving with other axes is not > allowed when moving a locked rotary axis. > > That way you have a hal loop that can be used to control things like amp > enables and such.. > > sam > > > On 8/14/2012 11:50 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Andrea, >> >> If you hold the feed rate at zero with the motion.feed-hold until the brake >> is released then no matter how long the brake takes to release the slide >> will not move. >> Install a physical switch to trip when the brake is physically unlocked. >> Set up the motion.feed-hold to read the switch on the brake. >> >> >> thanks >> Stuart >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:18 AM, John Kasunich >> <jmkasun...@fastmail.fm>wrote: >> >>> There is a HAL pin on the motion controller called motion.feed-hold >>> >>> motion.feed-hold IN BIT >>> When Feed Stop Control is enabled with M53 P1, and this bit is TRUE, >>> the feed rate is set to 0. >>> >>> Set up your HAL config so that pin is driven TRUE whenever the brake >>> is on. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Andrea Buono wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm setting up a drilling machine with a single axis controlled by an >>>> inverter with encoder with a Mesa 7i43 card for the loop >>>> The axis has a brake which acts on a rack railway by a cylinder. >>>> Now to allow time for the cylinder to unlock, I gave a delaied command to >>>> the >>>> direction of inverter, but this causes a tracking error on the axis. >>>> How do I tell to the "motion" that has to wait to release the brake even >>>> in >>>> MDI or in jog mode? >>>> >>>> Sorry for my english and thank you. >>>> >>>> Andrea >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >>>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >>>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> -- >>> John Kasunich >>> jmkasun...@fastmail.fm >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users