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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 lua wait for input then turn off output

« on: April 03, 2020, 08:26:46 PM »

Thanks so much Steve.

With a lot of your help I was able to get my tool change macro to work. I would not have been able to do this without your time and effort. This project is for my 1988 FADAL 4020 using a HiCON Integra PN 7766 controller.
I attached the final m6 lua code so that it might help other people on the forum.

Don

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 lua wait for input then turn off output

« on: April 02, 2020, 01:22:41 PM »

Steve
Thank you for the clear explanation. Mach4 is fun to customize when you know what your doing. I would like this to be a tool change BUTTON. I do not need to run this in the MDI or GCode. Another problem: For some reason when I change to M6 code in Edit/Debug Scripts or threw a button it keeps running old code. It wont update. I restart Mach4 and my computer but it hangs on to pervious scripts. I cannot try your update because it keeps running the last script.

This is my first time participating on this forum and your help is appreciated.


Don

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 lua wait for input then turn off output

« on: April 02, 2020, 12:21:18 AM »

Hi Steve
I am having trouble with what to put between the () in mc.mcSignalWait(). I attached the lua code I created. It works great until carousel out and carousel in. I need the motor to stop when it hits the out or in switch.
My confusion is at carousel out:Lines 18 to 25 and carousel in: Lines 52 to 59. Please let me know if you can help type something for me. I have been staring at this so long and cannot see what I'm missing.

Thanks

Don

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 lua wait for input then turn off output

« on: April 01, 2020, 01:56:09 PM »

FADAL 4020 tool changer carousel. I need help with MACH4 lua code.
How to write:

TURN ON OUTPUT 5 and when INPUT 8 is triggered turn OFF OUTPUT 5  -->Extend carriage turn of motor
Continue with the tool change cycle ….. (release tool raise head etc....)

TURN ON OUTPUT4 and when INPUT6 is triggered turn OFF OUTPUT4  -->Retract carriage turn off motor
Continue with the tool change cycle …..

I need help with the lua code to WAIT for the carriage input signals to close before going to the next line.

Thank you in advance.