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--- mycnc:independent_pulse_generator [2019/10/04 09:36] – ivan
+++ mycnc:independent_pulse_generator [2020/02/20 08:58] – ivan
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 Independent Pulse Generator was added to firmware dated July 20, 2018.
-At the moment the firmware is available as the
-"Testing" version at the "Support" widget.
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 Global variable registers can be written in either Hardware or Software PLC.
-<code>Q: Why the Frequency Ratio need?
+<code>Q: Why is the Frequency Ratio needed?
-A: Internal frequency unit has no sense for a normal user. It is convenient
+A: Internal frequency units do not make sense for a normal user. It is convenient
-to set up the ratio and has the Frequency value in a unit usable for a user.
+to set up the ratio and has the Frequency value in a unit that would be usable for a user.
-Depends on Frequency generator application the unit might be very different.
+Depending on the Frequency generator application, the unit might be very different.
-It can be [1Hz] if you need a simple frequency generator,
+It may be [1Hz] if you need a simple frequency generator,
 or [ml/hour] for Coolant control
 or [rpm] for Spindle speed through pulse-dir servo controller.
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 The first application we used the Pulse Generator was a Coolant control base on a stepper driver.
-=== Pulse Generator settings in User Widget ===
-We added Pulse generator settings to a User Widget of "1280M5" profile. We are going to test it and distribute these settings for other profiles and other applications as well later.
-{{mycnc:generator:mycnc-pulse-coolant-001.png}}
-The programming of Pulse the Coolant widget is shown below.
-"user-m5.xml" configuration file contains a code for the User Widget. There are lines to add Coolant widget itself and include a xml file with Coolant widget content
-<code XML>
-<gitem  where="user-widget" name="coolant-widget"
- bgColor="##b-widget"  type="myitems"
- position="590;300" width="490" height="150" />
- <include>user-coolant.xml</include>
-</code>
-The lines contain "coolant-widget" definition (a background color, position on the parent widget, a widget size and a widget type (myitems).
-"user-coolant.xml code is shown below
-<code XML user-coolant.xml>
-<mycnc-configuration version="1.0">
-<gitem where="coolant-widget"
- position="0;0" width="490" height="30" labelWidth="490" type="label"
- labelFgColor="white" labelBgColor="##f-display" labelFontSize="18" labelFontStyle="bold" >
-  <message>Coolant</message>
-  <message_ru>Охлаждение</message_ru>
-  <message_vn>Chất làm mát</message_vn>
-</gitem>
-<gitem where="coolant-widget"
- position="10;40" width="220" height="60" displayWidth="90" labelWidth="130"
- type="bdisplay" action="item:cnc-gvariable-8133" name="display-cnc-gvariable-8133"
- bgColor="##b-display" fgColor="##f-display" fontSize="18" fontStyle="bold" format="%5.1f"
- K="1" labelFontSize="16" labelFontStyle="bold" labelFgColor="white" >
-  <message>Rate, ml/hour</message>
-  <message_ru>Расход, мл/час</message_ru>
-</gitem>
-<gitem where="coolant-widget"
- position="280;40" width="180" height="60" displayWidth="90" labelWidth="90"
- type="bdisplay" action="item:cnc-gvariable-8132" name="display-cnc-gvariable-8132"
- bgColor="##b-display" fgColor="##f-display" fontSize="14" fontStyle="bold"
- format="%d" K="1" labelFontSize="16" labelFontStyle="bold" labelFgColor="white" >
-  <message>Ratio</message>
-  <message_ru>Коэффициент</message_ru>
-</gitem>
-</screen>
-</code>
-The code contains 3 parts
-  * the widget label set up
-  * the frequency setup
-  * the Ratio set up
-It's supposed operator no need to change frequency acceleration and this setting is hidden from an  operator.
-The acceleration can be set up in the Software or Hardware PLC for example.
 === Pulse Generator settings in the Software PLC ===
-The rate, ratio and acceleration can be set up in the Software PLC as well.
+The rate, ratio and acceleration can be set up in the Software PLC, as well as in the User Settings widget (the Step-Dir Coolant Control section).
-"HANDLER_INIT.plc" procedure is started just after the configuration is sent to the myCNC controller. A few lines to set the Frequency generator can be added there.
+"HANDLER_INIT.plc" procedure is started just after the configuration is sent to the myCNC controller. A few lines to set up the Frequency generator can be added there.
 <code C HANDLER_INIT.plc>
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-==== (Coolant) Pulse Generator control through Hardware PLC ====
+==== MQL (Coolant) Pulse Generator control through Hardware PLC ====
-Function coolant_motor_start() is addaed to "mill-func.h" include file
+Function ''coolant_motor_start()'' is added to the ''mill-func.h'' file
 <code C mill-func.h>
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 </code>
-M08.plc procedure which starts the coolant motor would be
+''M08.plc'' procedure which starts the coolant motor would be the following (//note the inclusion of mill-func.h at the beginning of the code//):
 <code C M08.plc>
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-A procedure M09.plc to stop a coolant motor is simpler. Just need to write "0" to the raw frequency register.
+A procedure ''M09.plc'' to stop a coolant motor is simpler - we simply need to write "0" to the raw frequency register.
 <code C M09.plc>