On Monday 11 December 2017 08:43:47 andy pugh wrote: > On 11 December 2017 at 13:37, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > You're right I realize now. So how do I drive a pyvcp pin from > > gcode? Theres way more than the 4 allowed in motions digital i/o. > > You do need to use the G-code DIO, but 4 is the default, not the > limit. > > num_dio can be used to increase that in the loadrt motmod line in HAL. > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man9/motion.9.html
I can do that, set it for 16, and then use M64 p##/M65 p##, but it sure feels like 20 trips around the mulberry tree without getting any stains on your shoes. But if thats the choice... I'll try it when I've had a nap. Which I have, sorta. #^@! leg cramps woke me up. Forgot to send this first. Thanks Andy. 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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
