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You might also want to configure the machine to home using the monitoring switch as a home switch, so that machine zero on the Z axis is just below the carousel. I've been thinking about this as a good start too. In your tool-change macro you can set the Z+ software travel limit to a non-zero value...

The original MX-1 controller had a very noticeable stop of the Z when `ATC_Z_ClearedToolChanger_I` turns off just prior to it entering the tool changer. While I can update the M6 macro to solve the happy path of M6 working. I would still have the risk of a spindle running at speed and something run ...

I've been slowly working through some issues and finally have my tool changes almost working. My tool change is 90% in the PLC code and initiated with: IF M6_SV THEN ChangeToTool_W = SV_TOOL_NUMBER, SET ATCStage the ATCStage then handles running the tool change and sends a `RST M6_SV` If you need mo...

I have gotten them to an acceptable state but far from ideal. They like to make a lot of noise when trying to hold position. the movement is less than .0001 since normally it will hold there, but every once in a while I think it lands right now the cutover and it'll bounce between two tenths. This h...

Murphy's law strikes again. Found the macro portion of the documentation. Going to put that off then for now and get the Axis al moving.

So I've got everything working. Able to select the 12 tools using AUX1-12 like so: IF DoAux1Key_SV THEN ChangeToTool_W = 1, SET ATCStage, SET AUX1LED_O One for each Aux key. What I'm a little confused on is how I tie it to an M command. I haven't found great documentation on it yet so if its there p...

On a side not I have gotten the logic in place now that identifies the tool locations as they go by. This old Acroloc has a very different style of tool changer along with it's own propritary tool holders. I'll be working on the pneumatic carousol lock this weekend and replacing a microswitch in it ...

I don't think so. I'll remove the SET ShowInfoStage and check thos word values.

Every freaking time. Give up and post a question then figure it out right after.

Looking through the ctrl-alt-i I noticed that ShowInfoStage was never enabled. I added a SET ShowInfoStage and now the messages show up.

Trying to learn some PLC code to control my tool changer and wanted to try to do an InfoMsg of what tool it thinks it selected but the message is never written to the console like I would expect. To attempt to log based on a button press that also turns on the tool carousel motor and is supposed to ...