On 10/02/2016 02:32 AM, Danny Miller wrote: > I thought it would be a good idea to display what the RPM setting is > before the spindle is started. > > I see current_rps is right there WHILE the spindle is running. > > But when I enter "S10000", it's set inside LinuxCNC even before M3. I'd > like to display it in pyvcp before M3 uses it. current_rps remains at zero. > > Is there a way to access the commanded RPM when not actually sending > it? I tried but couldn't find it.
It's available on the pin 'motion.spindle-speed-out'. It's 0 when the spindle is stopped (M2 or M5), and it's the commanded S-word when the spindle is running (M3). Details here: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/motion.9.html -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users