On 4/19/2013 12:40 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I created an example of a tool changer with pyvcp buttons to act as > inputs... it is in this thread. > > http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/30-cnc-machines/25790-petes-cincinatti-arrow-500-retrofit?start=50#32219 > > Tn will only put the integer into tool prep and nothing else. Look at M6 > and G43 in the manual. >
Hey, John. Looking at the description of M6 in the gcode docs (v2.5, HTML version), I see the following "6.1.1 Manual Tool Change "If the HAL component hal_manualtoolchange is loaded, M6 will stop the spindle and prompt the user to change the tool based on the last T- number programmed. For more information on hal_manualtoolchange see the (Manual Tool Change) Section." ...where that parenthetical phrase "Manual Tool Change" turns out to be a hyperlink to "Section 8. Manual Tool Change" in the Axis docs. Since we are reading a section titled "Manual Tool Change" the link to "Manual Tool Change" seems counterintuitive. At a minimum, I think the last of the sentence in 6.1.1 should read "see the (Manual Tool Change) Section in the AXIS documentation." Then one has to ask oneself, why a link to AXIS docs instead of to the hal_manualtoolchange MAN page? Oh, there is no such MAN page. Oh, yeah, hal_manualtoolchange is a Python script lumped in with the AXIS code but usable independently of AXIS. Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill here, but it seems to me the user could do with a wee bit more explanation in the gcode docs rather than making him or her go looking for it. I'd try to write it but you folks are off in a part of LinuxCNC I know nothing about and would rather not screw up inadvertently. By the by, family problems have kept me away from the documentation effort for some time. It's a joy to see how good the docs look these days:-) Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
