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Galil / Z axis to digital output
« on: July 27, 2010, 05:40:29 AM »
Hello
I have question about possibility to use 2 axis galil dmc-1822 card for switching on/off third axis (Z).
I have simple g-code generator (from .dxf). There are Z-axis movements described as "G0 Z1.0" as head up and "G0 Z0.0" as head down.
Like:
....
G0 Z1.5
G0 X6.0 Y5.0
G1 F30.0 Z0.0
G1 F2000.0 X18.0
G1 Y17.0
G1 X6.0
G1 Y5.0
G0 Z1.5
G0 X11.0 Y6.0
....
If I use galil card 1822 and galil plugin for mach3, then I can't set z-axis as third usable axis (or can I?). I'll get some errors and z-axis values in mach3 DRO's don’t change in any directions.
Is there some way to use g-code generated z-axis movements for describing digital output behavior, if I don’t actually have z-axis?
Or can I read somehow g-code commands and write, lets say a macropump for that (reading z-axis values and writing macropump from that aint problem, but i my case z-axis doesnt have usable value) ?
I have question about possibility to use 2 axis galil dmc-1822 card for switching on/off third axis (Z).
I have simple g-code generator (from .dxf). There are Z-axis movements described as "G0 Z1.0" as head up and "G0 Z0.0" as head down.
Like:
....
G0 Z1.5
G0 X6.0 Y5.0
G1 F30.0 Z0.0
G1 F2000.0 X18.0
G1 Y17.0
G1 X6.0
G1 Y5.0
G0 Z1.5
G0 X11.0 Y6.0
....
If I use galil card 1822 and galil plugin for mach3, then I can't set z-axis as third usable axis (or can I?). I'll get some errors and z-axis values in mach3 DRO's don’t change in any directions.
Is there some way to use g-code generated z-axis movements for describing digital output behavior, if I don’t actually have z-axis?
Or can I read somehow g-code commands and write, lets say a macropump for that (reading z-axis values and writing macropump from that aint problem, but i my case z-axis doesnt have usable value) ?