Thanks Jon I added that the hal component to motion.hal file and I was able to run the program.
The problem now is the cutter comp does not work if I change the comp in the tool table, when I run the program the I get an error message in the "tooledit: ppmc.table" that says "Warning file changed by another process" Even if I set up tools in the ppmc.tbl file before I start EMC Axis, the G43 comp does not work. See image 2 here: https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures Regards, Bruce --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jon Elson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:07 PM Bruce Klawiter wrote: > I am trying to run my first program with EMC using cutter comp I must not > have the tool info right, when I start the program EMC Axis hangs and I have > to restart it. > If I remove lines N104 and N108 it runs fine. > I have read the manual but I must be missing something, any help would be > great. > > See image 2 here: > https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures > > N100 G20 G64 > N102 G0 G17 G40 G90 > N103 G10 L1 P1 Z0...................tried with and without this line > N104 T1 M6 > N106 G0 G90 X0. Y0. S400 M3 > N108 G43 H1 Z.25.....................tried with T1 or H1 here > OK, I know this one, as I have run into it myself! What is happening is the T1 M6 is requesting a tool change. If you had an ATC, it would execute some procedure to change the tool and then inform EMC that the change was completed. There is a hal pin commanding the change that needs to be linked to a hal pin signaling the change is complete, if you have no ATC mechanism. There is a better way to do this, but it involves adding another hal component to your configs files. See http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Tool_Changes for some more info on this. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
