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Modbus / Modbus and Arduino Question
« on: September 11, 2016, 10:40:39 PM »
I am making a pendant to use with my CNC machine. The pendant is using an Arduino Due for the brains with a 5" touchscreen. I have a 16 button keypad and 2 small joysticks (each with a center button) connected as inputs. I am connecting to Mach3 with the modbus protocol.
I have programmed the touchscreen to allow selecting an axis, changing Jog Mode, cycling through the Jog Increment steps, zeroing selected axis, and zeroing all.
I need to add the spindle speed on the screen as I plan to move to a spindle with vfd and of course make an enclosure.
I actually have more inputs then I know what to do with. I am open to suggestions
My question is...how can I, with the pendant, have Mach3 go to a specific Axis' zero position (not machine zero).
I have programmed the touchscreen to allow selecting an axis, changing Jog Mode, cycling through the Jog Increment steps, zeroing selected axis, and zeroing all.
I need to add the spindle speed on the screen as I plan to move to a spindle with vfd and of course make an enclosure.
I actually have more inputs then I know what to do with. I am open to suggestions
My question is...how can I, with the pendant, have Mach3 go to a specific Axis' zero position (not machine zero).