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by EondeK
Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:24 pm
Forum: New Feature Request
Topic: Fanuc Retrofit
Replies: 1
Views: 4463

Fanuc Retrofit

Hi I was just wondering if anyone has done an upgrade to fit KMotion on a Fanuc machine. From what I can see, the following is possible: 1) Using a Pico board, one can get the encoder signals of the Fanuc Red (3 Phase brushless) motors 2) Interfacing to The Fanuc drives seems to be a challenge as th...
by EondeK
Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:03 am
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Loops and Threads
Replies: 2
Views: 2325

Re: Loops and Threads

Tnx, these are great ideas. I will give it a try.
by EondeK
Sat Jun 02, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Loops and Threads
Replies: 2
Views: 2325

Loops and Threads

Hi, I need to write a program to do intermittent Spray Mist Control. I thought of using a loop which can then pull the I/O pin low for Time A and wait for Time B before doing it again. Some questions: 1) I can start the loop as a forever loop but how do I stop it? 2) The loop needs to run at the sam...
by EondeK
Thu May 31, 2018 7:18 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Axis Homing in Gcode
Replies: 2
Views: 2947

Re: Axis Homing in Gcode

Thanks Moray, that was it!
by EondeK
Thu May 31, 2018 11:27 am
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Axis Homing in Gcode
Replies: 2
Views: 2947

Axis Homing in Gcode

Hi Tom I have a Z axis homing C program which works fine on an older machine with manual tool changer. I noticed that sometimes the mechanical shock of releasing the draw bar would cause movement of the axis which is not picked up by the scales. So I thought I could just run the Homing program after...
by EondeK
Mon May 28, 2018 5:48 am
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Saving of Work Offsets
Replies: 4
Views: 2893

Re: Saving of Work Offsets

Hi Tom

I checked and on the version I have, the Save Always tick box is not there. How do I add that?

Regards
by EondeK
Tue May 22, 2018 8:31 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Zero Work Offsets using Probe
Replies: 6
Views: 6082

Re: Zero Work Offsets using Probe

Thanks Tom, I should have checked. I converted the C programs to functions and then I could just call them from the homing program to set the fixture offsets. Just a few lines of code.
by EondeK
Tue May 22, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Saving of Work Offsets
Replies: 4
Views: 2893

Re: Saving of Work Offsets

Thanks, this should do it.
by EondeK
Tue May 22, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Tool Length Touch Probe
Replies: 3
Views: 3962

Re: Tool Length Touch Probe

Thanks Moray
It worked well. I also managed to convert the C programs to functions and then I just call them from the Main program. in the end I only had to write about 10 lines of code.
by EondeK
Sun May 20, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: C Programs
Topic: Tool Length Touch Probe
Replies: 3
Views: 3962

Tool Length Touch Probe

Hi I am putting a conductive block on the work piece. Using a touch probe I can stop the axis when the tool touches. Next I need to update the tool length on the tool table setting.The idea is to 1) Determine the selected tool on the screen 2) Set the selected tool length in the table to 0 3) Read t...