On Sunday 06 December 2015 15:46:30 Jeremy Jones wrote: > Thanks John. How would one handle the tool changing from a hardware > and software standpoint since this a 10 tool ATC? Does LCNC support > ATCs? > Yes it does. But you'll have to enable it, perhaps by writing some of the code. There is an example or 2 in the wiki, at wiki.linuxcnc.org. search for tool changer at the bottom on most any page.
If those don't fit your tool changer, they might serve as a model to guide one in writing your own. I got all gung-ho here about a month back and was going to make one for my G0704, but it turns out that it would need a wheel to transfer arm built because there is not enough room under the spindle to bring the whole wheel in as the spindle hits tools in the adjacent pockets. So that project got moved to the back burner & the fire turned off till my present project is done. A tool changer will likely require a second interface and BoB to drive it, something I already had as I drive it with a Mesa 5i25 which has 2 parports on it. > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/12/2015 05:47 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: > > > Thinking about picking up a Conquest 42. The machine is supposedly > > > in > > > > good > > > > > shape but the Fanuc OT control might be shot and the motherboard > > > would > > > > need > > > > > to replaced. Will try to resurrect but I'm thinking linuxcnc > > > anyway > > > > since I > > > > > did a Bridgport recently. > > > > > > I've seen a lot of CHNC conversions but couldn't find any > > > Conquests. Wondering if anyone has done one and if its similar to > > > the CHNC's. I know the CHNC II has the same spindle but I unsure > > > of the remaining > > > > electronics. > > > > > Just trying to get an idea of everything I would need to replace > > > to make > > > > it > > > > > work. It also has a 10 tool turret tool changer and I'm wondering > > > how > > > > hard > > > > > that would be to get to work with LCNC. Any help is appreciated. > > > > It may have resolvers instead of encoders on the axes. I > > (Pico Systems) have a converter that converts the resolvers > > to look like standard encoders. Several CHNCs have been > > converted with my Universal PWM Controller and PWM servo amps. > > > > Jon > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---------- _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK > Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. > Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. > Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for > multiple OSs. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741911&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users 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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741911&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
