Hi all.
Ok I have done a bit of searching and i cant seem to find the way you smart people are triggering your dust extractor to turn on.
I see that there are two switched 5v ports with GPIO# on them. In my case i think i can use these in combination with a realy (to protect the jackpot from FrankenVAC) and that will trigger the dust collector .
Can someone pont me at how that is coded into the start and stop sections of code?.
See here Ryan’s start GCode from the docs:
GPIO 26 & 27 are the pins on the Jackpot that control the 5V outputs.
See M62 docs
and the mapping from Ryan’s config file:
I think this should be all of the details of how the 5V output rail hangs together for controlling things.
Be aware, 25mA max current on the 5V outputs I believe.
TLDR;
M62 P0 (enable GPIO 26)
M62 P1 (enable GPIO 27)
M63 P0 (disable GPIO 26)
M63 P1 (disable GPIO 27)
in the default V1 config
Damm I saw that and disregard it as it said sindle.
Stupid brain.
Yes 100% that will work for my application. For some reason it didnt click.
Ok so while i am.looking stupid and a #noobs_unite is there a “pause for 30 (put time here)seconds”.
My thinking is the the time i can use to clear the dust etc from the cut while the machine is moving to the back corner.
I guess i could use a standard pause, but i was hoping for thebdelay so i dont need to hit a button
I don’t know of any pause, but I remember someone else asking about it due to soft start spindle delay, and I don’t think they got an answer.
Maybe just write a little GCode that enables the pin then makes a 10mmx10mm square at whatever speed is required to time your delay?
Something like
G1 X10 Y0 F100
G1 X0 Y10 F100
G1 X-10 Y0 F100
G1 X0 Y-10 F100
Or something just so the machine “pauses” however long you need by calculating a movement time with some throwaway movements
There is G4 but I have not used it. Fluidnc wiki says its compatible. Maybe worth experimenting
I’m using the mist output to trigger a relay that controls a 110v outlet. The router and vacuum are both plugged into it. So m7 at the beginning and both come to life, m9 at the end and both shut down. If I want just the vacuum I can hit the switch on the router itself and just run the vacuum.
I’m cutting wood so both mosfets on the jackpot board are wasted otherwise.
I use a pause to allow my spindle to spool up. I’m away from my machine right now but should be home later today and I can look to see for sure what I use. It works great
I went back and found my post about it here
G4 P30 (if you want it to wait 30 seconds)
THAT IS PEREFRCT!!!
THANKYOU!!!
and thanks for all the other suggestions too. I am definitely going to be useing some of those