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Re: Need indexing head software....

Posted by deanc500
on 2002-11-21 23:38:13 UTC
Doud, I asked this question about a week ago, and the solution was
TurboCNC which cna be configured as a single rotary axis and has i/o
for switch inputs. Look at the M72 and M73 comand descriptions.
Dean


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "doug98105" <dougrasmussen@c...> wrote:
> Group,
>
> This has probably been discussed a million times on the list, but I
> didn't pay attention because I didn't have a need until now.
>
> I need a dos based stepper contol program for a single axis, an index
> head for use on a CNC mill. Preferably, low cost or freeware. Needs
> to have a method of sensing a switch closure from the machine's CNC
> control to initiate rotation. Also, needs to have a method of
> signaling back to the CNC controller when the rotary move is
> completed. This type of communication between a CNC machine's
> controller and an index head control is a common industry standard,
> accomplished with 4 lines.
>
> I own an older version of IndexerLPT which will do the job if I write
> a frontend in Basic, but I'd prefer something that's already written
> for this purpose.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
>
> Doug

Discussion Thread

doug98105 2002-11-21 18:54:18 UTC Need indexing head software.... Chris L 2002-11-21 20:15:15 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Need indexing head software.... deanc500 2002-11-21 23:38:13 UTC Re: Need indexing head software.... deanc500 2002-11-21 23:50:00 UTC Re: Need indexing head software.... Robert Campbell 2002-11-22 05:20:24 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Need indexing head software.... doug98105 2002-11-22 07:27:01 UTC Re: Need indexing head software.... doug98105 2002-11-22 07:28:28 UTC Re: Need indexing head software.... doug98105 2002-11-22 07:30:18 UTC Re: Need indexing head software.... CL 2002-11-22 11:24:08 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Need indexing head software.... Tony Jeffree 2002-11-22 20:52:42 UTC Re: Need indexing head software....