Perhaps I misread the original request but are the associated mills controlled by LinuxCNC? If so then Andy's comments seem perfect. If not, there are numerous online plans for Arduino controlled indexers.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:24 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head > > > > > On 20 Feb 2020, at 14:25, Jeff Johnson <john...@superiorroll.com> wrote: > > > > > > Any thoughts or ideas on the best way to pull this off? PC? RPi4? Which > > Why not add a 4th axis configuration to each machine that might use it? Then > you can properly integrate the motion control? > > You can actually do it with a single config. I have a jumper in one of the > connectors that the rotary connects through. If the system doesn't see the > link > (via an IO pin) it doesn't enable the axis. > Mine actually f-errors if you try to move the axis, but that would be easy > to fix. > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
