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Under development. Adds 3 M-codes for controlling PPI (Pulse Per Inch) mode for lasers.

• M126 P- turns PPI mode on or off. The P-word specifies the mode. 0 = off, 1 = on.
• M127 P- The P-word specifies the PPI value. Default value on startup is 600.
• M128 P- The P-word specifies the pulse length in microseconds. Default value on startup is 1500.

NOTE: These M-codes are not standard and may change in a later release.

A description of what PPI is and how it works can be found here.

I have a customized version of ioSender that I use for my CO2-laser, this has not yet been published but I may do so if this is of interest.

Dependencies:

Driver must support pulsing spindle on pin. Only for processors having a FPU that can be used in an interrupt context.

Under development. Adds monitoring for (tube) coolant controlled by M8, configurable by settings.

• $378 - time in seconds after coolant is turned on before an alarm is raised if the coolant ok signal is not asserted.
• $379 - time in minutes after program end before coolant is turned off. (WIP)
• $380 - min coolant temperature allowed. (WIP)
• $381 - max coolant temperature allowed. (WIP)
• $382 - input value offset for temperature calculation. (WIP)
• $383 - input value gain factor for temperature calculation. (WIP)

WIP - Work In Progress.

Dependencies:

Driver must have at least one ioports port input available for the coolant ok signal. An optional analog input port is required for coolant temperature monitoring.

Under development, experimental.

Add #define LB_CLUSTERS_ENABLE 1 to your my_machine.h to enable.

The plugin unpacks the clustered S command from the input stream and deliveres standard gcode to the parser.

2022-09-25