IOCONTROL

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
PINS
SEE ALSO

NAME

iocontrol − accepts NML I/O commands, interacts with HAL in userspace

SYNOPSIS

loadusr io [-ini inifile]

DESCRIPTION

These pins are created by the userspace IO controller, usually found in $LINUXCNC_HOME/bin/io

The signals are turned on and off in userspace - if you have strict timing requirements or simply need more i/o, consider using the realtime synchronized i/o provided by motion(9) instead.

The inifile is searched for in the directory from which halcmd was run, unless an absolute path is specified.

PINS

iocontrol.0.coolant-flood

(Bit, Out) TRUE when flood coolant is requested

iocontrol.0.coolant-mist

(Bit, Out) TRUE when mist coolant is requested

iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in

(Bit, In) Should be driven FALSE when an external estop condition exists.

iocontrol.0.lube

(Bit, Out) TRUE when lube is requested. This pin gets driven True when the controller comes out of E-stop, and when the "Lube On" command gets sent to the controller. It gets driven False when the controller goes into E-stop, and when the "Lube Off" command gets sent to the controller.

iocontrol.0.lube_level

(Bit, In) Should be driven FALSE when lubrication tank is empty.

iocontrol.0.tool-change

(Bit, Out) TRUE when a tool change is requested

iocontrol.0.tool-changed

(Bit, In) Should be driven TRUE when a tool change is completed.

iocontrol.0.tool-number

(s32, Out) Current tool number

iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number

(s32, Out) The number of the next tool, from the RS274NGC T-word

iocontrol.0.tool-prep-pocket

(s32, Out) The pocket number (location in tool storage mechanism) of the next tool, as described in the tool table

iocontrol.0.tool-prepare

(Bit, Out) TRUE when a Tn tool prepare is requested

iocontrol.0.tool-prepared

(Bit, In) Should be driven TRUE when a tool prepare is completed.

iocontrol.0.user-enable-out

(Bit, Out) FALSE when an internal estop condition exists

iocontrol.0.user-request-enable

(Bit, Out) TRUE when the user has requested that estop be cleared

SEE ALSO

motion(9)