Hi Tom,
I figure out why the spindle wouldn’t turn on until after a tool change had occurred. My Spindle On (M3) C Code was looking for persist.UserData[9] which is what the tool change code uses...
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Hi Tom,
I figure out why the spindle wouldn’t turn on until after a tool change had occurred. My Spindle On (M3) C Code was looking for persist.UserData[9] which is what the tool change code uses...
Thanks Tom, i'll check these out when I'm back in town.
How do I add that "MDI("G52Z0")" line to my Home C code? I get an error "undefined symbol" when i try to add it at the end.
Files attached this time...
Hi Tom,
-I think i worked out my issues with the tool height, it all comes back to where the machine is on start up because the Global offset values screw me up when i am working in fixture...
-We have the offsets set to save always also.
-This is what i noticed also, I had to use the tool drop down to prompt a tool change and then the corresponding Tool length compensation would...
Hi Tom,
My current work flow is the following:
-Turn on KmotionCNC and hit “initialize”
-Run home sequence
-Have to perform a tool change and spindle must pick up a tool in order for it to...
Thanks Tom!
Hi Tom,
I just updated to Kmotion 4.3.4 from 4.3.4H. I was messing around with the screen editor and noticed that the DRO numbers seem to be smaller on my display TV (50”) then they used to be and...
Thanks Tom, We ran out of time Sunday to test this out. Next time I'm back in town we will test it and let you know how it went.
-Dan
Here it is, I've modified the Automatic Tool change to allow for manual installation of 5 tools Tool 101-105 and the selection of Laser as tool 77, Drill is tool 99 and Laser cross hairs as tool 88....
Thanks Tom,
I can't seem to get it to work. I want it to continue with the code if "OK" (return 1) is clicked and exit the tool change sequence if "cancel" is clicked (return 0). But i keep...
I want to have two click buttons in a message box prompt in my too change C Code, one to proceed with the change and one to abort the start of the tool change operation. Anyone know how to do that?...
-Each C program is ran in a separate thread. Initialization, Homing, Soft Limit, etc. I didn't get to the point of adding the soft limits code to the Initialization file. I was just testing it out of...
We have 4 vipers. We disconnected it and ran the other 3 just fine. When we put it back in it wouldn't work again. We contacted Viper and they are going to repair it based on the blinking lights they...
Yeah, when it breaches a no fly zone it stops instantly, there is no drift. A feedhold is all im looking for.
Hi Tom,
I think the first approach is fine. (Button to disable the no fly zone) How do I include that into the C code?
I see that there are 2 Soft Limit files in the example C code Folder....
My Z ran into the limit and was shut off abruptly. The Viper is now showing 8 blinking lights which is the Short Circuit Protection.
I've changed fuses, shutting it down, nothing will reset the...
Hi Tom,
I got the soft limits to work in principle. Every time i enter the 2 zones from any direction all 3 axis get disabled which is good.
I'd like to make it so that i can back off of the...
Ok thanks Tom, the only thing I'm a little fuzzy on right now is making sure the coordinate system is correct. All c code is based off of counts right? So I will have to multiply my distances (in...
No I don't think so. I'll have to look into what fusion can do.
Yeah i found some soft limits C code in the Kmotion folder, I've made some code that i will try. I'll see if my coding skills have gotten better.
And yes we have a small vacuum table that sits on...
Hi Tom,
We have fabricated the 4th axis for our machine and are about to start programming it and testing it out. Both ends of the 4th axis (Motor/Part Chuck and the Tail stock) are tall and will...
Thanks Tom,
My understanding of how the Watchdog worked was wrong. I thought it worked in the background or in parallel instead of in series with the rest of the C code in the Main program.
...
Hi Tom,
I've cleaned up the tool change and it's about 95% where I want it to be but fully functional for now. It's gotten more complicated since the last video now that the tools travel down...
Hi Tom,
I have a few questions regarding the Screen editor I know you have made a lot of improvements since I last tried it out.
1. Is it possible to have 2 pages in KmotionCNC similar to how...
Hey Tom,
It's been a long road but it think we are getting somewhere.
Take a look...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IAdQSrvc2g
Is there a way to include the Console screen from Kmotion into the KmotionCNC main screen that scrolls as new messages are generated? Most of my error messages and logs are output to the console...
Which spindle are you using? I'm curious as to how you verify that it isn't rotating?
My HSD spindle has a signal that is on/off for 180deg rotation while operating the signal looks like it's on...
This was the case I recall happening, even if there wasn't a change in tool selection when I clicked away form the menu (anywhere on the screen) causing it drop down list to close, the machine would...
Next time I'm home I'll record the touch probe and send you the code to post. Email or here?
My issue with the drop down chart auto tool changing is, just by opening the table to look at the tool...