2013/11/11 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>

> On 11 November 2013 11:35, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The problem is that I cannot figure out, how to get threading to work.
> G76
> > command will bring the tool along X to proper thread depth and then stop.
> > It seems to me that it is waiting for a signal on
> > motion.spindle-index-enable.
>
> Maybe, maybe not :-)
>
> The common reasons for going to the start of the thread and then not
> proceding is a problem with motion.spindle-revs not be hooked up.
> ("revs" means "revolutions", not "revolutions per minute")
>

It is connected to hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.position


> If this pin is actually connected then it maybe that it is counting in
> the wrong direction. it needs to count up for normal spindle rotation.
> (and it needs to count up at 1 unit per revolution)
>

It is counting up.

The spindle-enable reference you found it something completely different.
> This is probably the reference you need:
>
> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/examples/spindle.html#_spindle_synchronized_motion_a_id_sec_spindle_synchronized_motion_a
>

Sorry for the mistake, yes, I already was looking at 6.1 section.

Is there anything I should know about index-enable being IO pin, not plain
IN or OUT?

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