IOCONTROL

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
PINS
PARAMETERS
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) This is the pocket number (location in the tool storage mechanism) of the tool requested by the most recent T-word.

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

PARAMETERS

iocontrol.0.tool−prep−index

(s32, RO) IO’s internal array index of the prepped tool requested by the most recent T-word. 0 if no tool is prepped. On Random toolchanger machines this is tool’s pocket number (ie, the same as the tool−prep−pocket pin), on Non-random toolchanger machines this is a small integer corresponding to the tool’s location in the internal representation of the tool table. This parameter returns to 0 after a successful tool change (M6).

SEE ALSO

motion(9)