Re: estop sense

[Ray <rehenry-at-up.net>]

On Friday 28 September 2001 21:20, Dave wrote:
> I'm betting that this topic has been covered, and I'm just not doing a
> good search job here.  Anyhow, I'm wondering if anyone here knows how to
> change/add the estop sense to minimillio?  (more newbie questions to
> follow) has anyone written an EMCIO module (is that what bridgeportio
> and minimillio are called?) for a three axis with an 'on' and estop
> sense... like for a waterjet cutter? (thanks in advance)
> ---Dave L.

It isn't there.  The minimill stuff was written for a specific little 
tabletop machine at NIST and that did not have either of these features.  
We have been talking a bit on the developer list about changing the 
minimill just a bit by writing a four axis version and taking the freed up 
outputs and making a machine on and some "programmable" outs and then 
adding and re arranging some of the in as well.  

This requires some real work to the source files to create the ability to 
mix motion and IO stuff.  Stay tuned but in the mean time I suggest that 
you get an extra parport and use the bridgeport definitions.

HTH

Ray