= Core Components [[cha:core-components]] (((Core Components))) //// ATTENTION TRANSLATORS before translating this document copy the base document into this copy to get the latest version. Untranslated documents are not kept up to date with the English documents. Do not translate anchors or links, translate only the text of a link after the comma. Anchor [[anchor-name]] Link <> Make sure the documents build after translating. //// See also the man pages 'motion(9)'. [[sec:motion]] == Motion These pins and parameters are created by the realtime 'motmod' module. This module provides a HAL interface for LinuxCNC’s motion planner. Basically motmod takes in a list of waypoints and generates a nice blended and constraint-limited stream of joint positions to be fed to the motor drives. Optionally the number of Digital I/O is set with num_dio. The number of Analog I/O is set with num_aio. The default is 4 each. Pin names starting with 'axis' are actually joint values, but the pins and parameters are still called 'axis.N'. They are read and updated by the motion-controller function. Motion is loaded with the motmod command. A kins should be loaded before motion. ---- loadrt motmod [base_period_nsec=period] [servo_period_nsec=period] [traj_period_nsec=period] [num_joints=[0-9] ([num_dio=1-64] num_aio=1-16])] ---- === Options If the number of digital I/O needed is more than the default of 4 you can add up to 64 digital I/O by using the num_dio option when loading motmod. If the number of analog I/O needed is more than the default of 4 you can add up to 16 analog I/O by using the num_aio option when loading motmod. === Pins (((motion (HAL pins)))) These pins, parameters, and functions are created by the realtime 'motmod' module. * 'motion.adaptive-feed' - (float, in) When adaptive feed is enabled with 'M52 P1' , the commanded velocity is multiplied by this value. This effect is multiplicative with the NML-level feed override value and 'motion.feed-hold'. * 'motion.analog-in-00' - (float, in) These pins (00, 01, 02, 03 or more if configured) are controlled by M66. * 'motion.analog-out-00' - (float, out) These pins (00, 01, 02, 03 or more if configured) are controlled by M67 or M68. * 'motion.coord-error' - (bit, out) TRUE when motion has encountered an error, such as exceeding a soft limit * 'motion.coord-mode' - (bit, out) TRUE when motion is in 'coordinated mode', as opposed to 'teleop mode' * 'motion.current-vel' - (float, out) The current tool velocity in user units per second. * 'motion.digital-in-00' - (bit, in) These pins (00, 01, 02, 03 or more if configured) are controlled by M62-65. * 'motion.digital-out-00' - (bit, out) These pins (00, 01, 02, 03 or more if configured) are controlled by the 'M62-65'. * 'motion.distance-to-go' - (float,out) The distance remaining in the current move. * 'motion.enable' - (bit, in) If this bit is driven FALSE, motion stops, the machine is placed in the 'machine off' state, and a message is displayed for the operator. For normal motion, drive this bit TRUE. * 'motion.feed-hold' - (bit, in) When Feed Stop Control is enabled with 'M53 P1', and this bit is TRUE, the feed rate is set to 0. * 'motion.in-position' - (bit, out) TRUE if the machine is in position. * 'motion.motion-enabled' - (bit, out) TRUE when in 'machine on' state. * 'motion.on-soft-limit' - (bit, out) TRUE when the machine is on a soft limit. * 'motion.probe-input' - (bit, in) 'G38.x' uses the value on this pin to determine when the probe has made contact. TRUE for probe contact closed (touching), FALSE for probe contact open. * 'motion.program-line' - (s32, out) The current program line while executing. Zero if not running or between lines while single stepping. * 'motion.requested-vel' - (float, out) The current requested velocity in user units per second from the F=n setting in the G Code file. No feed overrides or any other adjustments are applied to this pin. * 'motion.spindle-at-speed' - (bit, in) Motion will pause until this pin is TRUE, under the following conditions: before the first feed move after each spindle start or speed change; before the start of every chain of spindle-synchronized moves; and if in CSS mode, at every rapid to feed transition. This input can be used to ensure that the spindle is up to speed before starting a cut, or that a lathe spindle in CSS mode has slowed down after a large to small facing pass before starting the next pass at the large diameter. Many VFDs have an 'at speed' output. Otherwise, it is easy to generate this signal with the 'HAL near' component, by comparing requested and actual spindle speeds. * 'motion.spindle-brake' - (bit, out) TRUE when the spindle brake should be applied. * 'motion.spindle-forward' - (bit, out) TRUE when the spindle should rotate forward. * 'motion.spindle-index-enable' - (bit, I/O) For correct operation of spindle synchronized moves, this pin must be hooked to the index-enable pin of the spindle encoder. * 'motion.spindle-on' - (bit, out) TRUE when spindle should rotate. * 'motion.spindle-reverse' - (bit, out) TRUE when the spindle should rotate backward * 'motion.spindle-revs' - (float, in) For correct operation of spindle synchronized moves, this signal must be hooked to the position pin of the spindle encoder. The spindle encoder position should be scaled such that spindle-revs increases by 1.0 for each rotation of the spindle in the clockwise ('M3') direction. * 'motion.spindle-speed-in' - (float, in) Feedback of actual spindle speed in rotations per second. This is used by feed-per-revolution motion ('G95'). If your spindle encoder driver does not have a velocity output, you can generate a suitable one by sending the spindle position through a 'ddt' component. If you do not have a spindle encoder, you can loop back 'motion.spindle-speed-out-rps'. * 'motion.spindle-speed-out' - (float, out) Commanded spindle speed in rotations per minute. Positive for spindle forward ('M3'), negative for spindle reverse ('M4'). * 'motion.spindle-speed-out-rps' - (float, out) Commanded spindle speed in rotations per second. Positive for spindle forward ('M3'), negative for spindle reverse ('M4'). * 'motion.teleop-mode' - (bit, out) TRUE when motion is in 'teleop mode', as opposed to 'coordinated mode' * 'motion.tooloffset.x ... motion.tooloffset.w' - (float, out, one per axis) shows the tool offset in effect; it could come from the tool table ('G43' active), or it could come from the gcode ('G43.1' active) === Parameters Many of these parameters serve as debugging aids, and are subject to change or removal at any time. * 'motion-command-handler.time' - (s32, RO) * 'motion-command-handler.tmax' - (s32, RW) * 'motion-controller.time' - (s32, RO) * 'motion-controller.tmax' - (s32, RW) * 'motion.debug-bit-0' - (bit, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-bit-1' - (bit, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-float-0' - (float, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-float-1' - (float, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-float-2' - (float, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-float-3' - (float, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-s32-0' - (s32, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.debug-s32-1' - (s32, RO) This is used for debugging purposes. * 'motion.servo.last-period' - (u32, RO) The number of CPU cycles between invocations of the servo thread. Typically, this number divided by the CPU speed gives the time in seconds, and can be used to determine whether the realtime motion controller is meeting its timing constraints * 'motion.servo.last-period-ns' - (float, RO) * 'motion.servo.overruns' - (u32, RW) By noting large differences between successive values of 'motion.servo.last-period' , the motion controller can determine that there has probably been a failure to meet its timing constraints. Each time such a failure is detected, this value is incremented. === Functions Generally, these functions are both added to the servo-thread in the order shown. * 'motion-command-handler' - Processes motion commands coming from user space * 'motion-controller' - Runs the LinuxCNC motion controller == Axis (Joints) These pins and parameters are created by the realtime 'motmod' module. These are actually joint values, but the pins and parameters are still called 'axis.N'.footnote:[In 'trivial kinematics' machines, there is a one-to-one correspondence between joints and axes.] They are read and updated by the 'motion-controller' function. === Pins (((axis (HAL pins)))) * 'axis.N.active' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.amp-enable-out' - (bit, out) TRUE if the amplifier for this joint should be enabled * 'axis.N.amp-fault-in' - (bit, in) Should be driven TRUE if an external fault is detected with the amplifier for this joint * 'axis.N.backlash-corr' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.backlash-filt' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.backlash-vel' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.coarse-pos-cmd' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.error' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.f-error' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.f-error-lim' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.f-errored' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.faulted' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.free-pos-cmd' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.free-tp-enable' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.free-vel-lim' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.home-sw-in' - (bit, in) Should be driven TRUE if the home switch for this joint is closed. * 'axis.N.homed' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.homing' - (bit, out) TRUE if the joint is currently homing * 'axis.N.in-position' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.index-enable' - (bit, I/O) * 'axis.N.jog-counts' - (s32, in) Connect to the 'counts' pin of an external encoder to use a physical jog wheel. * 'axis.N.jog-enable' - (bit, in) When TRUE (and in manual mode), any change in 'jog-counts' will result in motion. When false, 'jog-counts' is ignored. * 'axis.N.jog-scale' - (float, in) Sets the distance moved for each count on 'jog-counts', in machine units. * 'axis.N.jog-vel-mode' - (bit, in) When FALSE (the default), the jogwheel operates in position mode. The axis will move exactly jog-scale units for each count, regardless of how long that might take. When TRUE, the wheel operates in velocity mode - motion stops when the wheel stops, even if that means the commanded motion is not completed. * 'axis.N.joint-pos-cmd' - (float, out) The joint (as opposed to motor) commanded position. There may be an offset between the joint and motor positions--for example, the homing process sets this offset. * 'axis.N.joint-pos-fb' - (float, out) The joint (as opposed to motor) feedback position. * 'axis.N.joint-vel-cmd' - (float, out) * 'axis.N.kb-jog-active' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.motor-pos-cmd' - (float, out) The commanded position for this joint. * 'axis.N.motor-pos-fb' - (float, in) The actual position for this joint. * 'axis.N.neg-hard-limit' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.pos-lim-sw-in' - (bit, in) Should be driven TRUE if the positive limit switch for this joint is closed. * 'axis.N.pos-hard-limit' - (bit, out) * 'axis.N.neg-lim-sw-in' - (bit, in) Should be driven TRUE if the negative limit switch for this joint is closed. * 'axis.N.wheel-jog-active' - (bit, out) === Parameters * 'axis.N.home-state' - Reflects the step of homing currently taking place. == iocontrol iocontrol − accepts NML I/O commands, interacts with HAL in userspace. 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 <> instead. === Pins (((iocontrol (HAL 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 E-Stop condition exists. * 'iocontrol.0.lube' - (bit, out) TRUE when lube is commanded. * 'iocontrol.0.lube_level' - (bit, in) Should be driven TRUE when lube level is high enough. * '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) The current tool number. * 'iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number' - (s32, out) The number of the next tool, from the RS274NGC T-word. * 'iocontrol.0.tool-prepare' - (bit, out) TRUE when a 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 E-Stop condition exists. * 'iocontrol.0.user-request-enable' - (bit, out) TRUE when the user has requested that E-Stop be cleared.