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Extending EMC2 to support Rack Tool Changer

NOTE: BE VERY CAREFULL TESTING THIS !

Contents

1. Preparing
2. Build the Source
3. Configuring

1. Preparing

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_git

 git clone git://git.linuxcnc.org/git/emc2.git emc2-dev

 cd emc2-dev
 git checkout v2.4.6

 upload:emc2.4.6_rack_toolchanger.patch

 patch -p1 < emc2.4.6_rack_toolchanger.patch

2. Build the Source

 cd src
 ./autogen.sh       
 ./configure
 make 
 make install-menus
 sudo make setuid

3. Configuring

3. in ini file at section [emcio] specify

TOOL_CHANGER_TYPE = 1 type 1 for rack tool changer, 0 for default type

TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION = 712.92 5.25 46

position of first tool in rack

TOOL_SLOT_DELTA = 56 0 0

position delta of next tool in rack

TOOL_HOLDER_CLEAR = 712.2 100 100

safe position of tool before/after tool change


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Edited December 7, 2010 4:52 am by Jthornton (diff)
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