Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-12-01 Thread Ray Henry
That s00 does catch us all once in a while. Fortunately the S word is modal so you don't have to repeat it each time you use the M word. Rayh On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 16:46 -0800, Mark Jackson wrote: > Yeah...someone suggested that. It worked. I am just using it to > activate an air cylinder t

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-12-01 Thread Mark Jackson
Yeah...someone suggested that. It worked. I am just using it to activate an air cylinder that drops a spindle down on a 2-1/2 axis machine so any value after the "S" works. I didn't realize that "no value" doesn't do squat. -MJ Emory Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I had the same problem.

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-12-01 Thread Emory Smith
I had the same problem. I tried adding the speed control (S100) to the M# command and it works for me. Thanks! On Nov 5, 2007 1:03 PM, Mark Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi...I have just started working with EMC2. I reconfigued the Hal to > control the spindle with pin 16. > > I can contro

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread Mark Jackson
Bingo! Thanks for the help you guys. MJ Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:03:42AM -0800, Mark Jackson wrote: > Hi...I have just started working with EMC2. I reconfigued the Hal to control > the spindle with pin 16. > > I can control the steppers just fine

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:03:42AM -0800, Mark Jackson wrote: > Hi...I have just started working with EMC2. I reconfigued the Hal to control > the spindle with pin 16. > > I can control the steppers just fine but the spindle doesn't respond via the > m3 commands. I AM however able to contr

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread sam sokolik
Have you tried setting the spindle speed also? M3S100 sam - Original Message - From: Mark Jackson To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 01:03 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command Hi...I have just started working

[Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread Mark Jackson
Hi...I have just started working with EMC2. I reconfigued the Hal to control the spindle with pin 16. I can control the steppers just fine but the spindle doesn't respond via the m3 commands. I AM however able to control the spindle from the manual controls. Please can anyone tell me wh