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I'm trying to get the foot switch on the lathe programmed. I'm using a toggle2nist and a set of edge detectors to output a m100 or m101 code to clamp and unclamp the chuck. The problem is the foot switch momentarily hits the toggle2nist.0.in pin but the on and off pins do not change. Do i have something setup wrong?


#foot switch for clamp/unclamp
net foot-switch toggle2nist.0.in

net on-edge toggle2nist.0.on edge.1.in
net off-edge toggle2nist.0.off edge.2.in

#link from toggle2nist to 100 and 101 mcodes
net chuck-clamp-from-foot-switch halui.mdi-command-00 edge.1.out
net turret-unclamp-foot-switch halui.mdi-command-01 edge.2.out

Also how do i put a delay in a custom M code for speed changes i want to do something like listed below

#!/bin/bash
# file Low gear
halcmd sets high-gear false
"delay .5 sec"
halcmd sets low-gear true
"delay .5 sec"

exit 0


Thanks
Cory

This thread should explain how toggle2nist works. It even has a diagram...

John

Hi

Just realised JT has just answered whilst I was doing my Mavis Beacon bit!

Regards a pause, easiest way from a M Code file might be to set one of your halui.mdi-command-XX commands
to G4 P0.5 and call that.

regards

I would like to include the delay inside the Mcode file.

Thanks
Cory

clkeck1 wrote:I think the problem is that toggle2nist requires the is-on input to be wired, so it knows which state to toggle from.
In your case your M100 and M101 should contain:
halmd setp toggle2nist.0.is-on 1
(or 0 for the complimentary function)

Are you sure you need the M100 / M101? It seems like this is something which could be handled entirely within HAL, unless you want the G-code to also have the ability to open/close the collet.

I want the option for the gcode. should never need it but you never know.

Ill add the toggle2nist.0.is-on line to the files and see what happens.

Thanks

Cory

If your M Code file is a bash script just use sleep
See man sleep

regards

Thanks guys that fixed those 2 issues