I am currently working on a 10 pos carousel tool changer for my rf 45 and need some suggestions on control. Currently using ESS with Mach 3. I need to control stepper motor for carousel and several I/o for sensors and slide control. Is it best to use a macro and the I/o available via ESS or use something like and Arduino to control the tool changer and just use Mach 3 to request the tool and verify completion. Does anyone have Mach screen made for tool changer? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks