BOXFORD 125 TLC Tool changer LINUXCNC

[garulus]

Hi. I know that stepconfig it will overwrite any changes, but before I make final setup I need to know that I’ll be able to implement this toolchanger component. Keeping it simple for now.

COORDINATES = X Z A(B,C) don’t work. Still same error message: /Lathe_Orac.hal:87: parameter or pin ‘stepgen.3.positio-scale’ not found

It would be nice if anybody who understand linuxcnc will try to implement it, and share results/knowledge. It’s time to make good deed...to please north pole for upcoming x-mass 2019

[Clive S]

Hi. I know that stepconfig it will overwrite any changes, but before I make final setup I need to know that I’ll be able to implement this toolchanger component. Keeping it simple for now.

COORDINATES = X Z A(B,C) don’t work. Still same error message: /Lathe_Orac.hal:87: parameter or pin ‘stepgen.3.positio-scale’ not found

It would be nice if anybody who understand linuxcnc will try to implement it, and share results/knowledge. It’s time to make good deed...to please north pole for upcoming x-mass 2019

Well there are more people on the linuxcnc forum that do understand it. But are you sure that the error message that you have put up on here and the linuxcnc site is correct. /Lathe_Orac.hal:87: parameter or pin ‘stepgen.3.positio-scale’ not found

[garulus]

Hopefully someone will try it and will help. And you don’t worry anymore. I appreciate your effort.

[Clive S]

Hopefully someone will try it and will help. And you don’t worry anymore. I appreciate your effort.

Ok but that is a different error in the screen shot as the spelling is different.

[garulus]

Ooo...sorry for typo.
./Lathe_Orac.hal:87: parameter or pin ‘stepgen.3.position-scale’ not found

[dnh2000]

Hi. Any luck with this?
I have a working Boxford 125 with the toolchanger running on linuxCNC (pathpilot). I can post the relevant configs if you are intrested?
I had to rewrite the toolchanger driver to get it working on the turret.

[garulus]

Hi mate. No luck(toolchanger siting sad in the box) , if you provide your config files, and maybe some simple explanation for beginner... I'll be happy :)

[dnh2000]

Here is the relevant code for the Toolchanger:
I have button "Index Turret" from the panel connected to gpio.024 for controlling the indexing if it looses its position
You need to build the toolchanger.comp for your linuxcnc system to get it working.

#  LOAD THE TOOLCHANGER

loadrt toolchanger
addf toolchanger servo-thread
addf and2.0 servo-thread

net tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-change => toolchanger.toolchange
net tool-changed iocontrol.0.tool-changed <= toolchanger.toolchanged
net tool-number iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number => toolchanger.toolnumber
net tool-oldnumber iocontrol.0.tool-number => toolchanger.currenttoolnumber
net apos-cmd toolchanger.position-cmd => hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.01.position-cmd
net apos-fb hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.01.position-fb => toolchanger.position-fb
net ahomed axis.3.homed => toolchanger.ishomed
net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared

net index-turret-raw debounce.0.0.in <= hm2_5i25.0.gpio.024.in_not 

net index-turret toolchanger.jog-forward <= debounce.0.0.out
setp toolchanger.jog-move 2.0