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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Controlling the toolchanger through Mach 3

« on: September 04, 2014, 11:34:03 AM »

I just got a used Emco Turn55 lathe. I am replacing the stepper controller with a Gecko 540 and plan to run it with Mach 3. My dilemma is how to control the 3 position toolchanger. The toolchanger requires approximately a 1 second signal to move 1 position. Can a macro be written in Mach 3 to use one of the Gecko outputs to move it on a tool change command? Any suggestions would be appreciated!