On Friday 06 November 2015 05:34:56 MC Cason wrote: > On 11/06/2015 02:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 06 November 2015 00:10:53 MC Cason wrote: > >> I don't have a tool changer, so my comment may not work, but > >> why not have LinuxCNC send a signal out to a microcontroller, let > >> the microcontroller do it's job, and then have the microcontroller > >> send a signal back to LinuxCNC to tell it when it's done? I do not > >> consider myself a programmer, but I'm still able to make the > >> Arduino software give me what I want. > >> > >> If a stock Arduino board doesn't have enough pins, the Teensy > >> series of boards have more pins available. For me, $20.00 for the > >> 3.2, and $12.00 for the LC, was fairly cheap, considering what > >> other boards on the market cost. Both of them use the Arduino > >> software (with addon sofware) as it's IDE. > >> https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/teensy31.html > >> https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/teensyLC.html > > > > I've considered that approach, but its a new language to learn. But > > for a $20 bill, maybe worth the effort. > > If you do decide to use the Teensy 3.2, and you need all of the > available pins, solder the SMD pin header onto the bottom of the board > first, then solder the through hole headers. Use a scrap of perf > board to keep the header properly aligned while soldering it. > > The LC does not need this extra step, as it doesn't have all of the > additional pins of the 3.2.
Good to know, thanks, MC Cason Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
