On 6/5/2015 11:28 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 5 June 2015 at 16:20, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Don't over look the fact that you can attach a regular PLC to LinuxCNC >> via Modbus TCP or RTU and have the tool changer logic run in the >> external PLC. > > However, for any tool change that involves axis movements it is > probably more straightforward to use a G-code sub. G-code is horribly > clunky as a programming language, but it can make the Z axis move up > and down. > Or combine the two.... some tool changers are too complex to do in G code.
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