Hello
Im new here and I’m looking for some advise.
I’ve been using a cnc router from a mks dlc32 board for while and I’m now starting to upgrade my machine
I was wondering is there anyway to automatically switch on the dust extraction for my machine when I run a program from the dlc32 board?
I’m currently using the ttl pwm output to control the spindle speed so I can’t use that.
Is there another switched output or signal I could use to controla relay?
Thanks for your help
not sure if this will help but it sounds like it is possible Automatic Vacuum Switch - Software / Carbide Motion - Carbide 3D Community Site
That’s perfect for what I need, it’s also a lot simpler than the relay and socket arrangement I had planned but how to I connect it to the dlc32 board to tell it to turn on when I run the program?
The only output I can see on the board is the ttl pwm signal but that’s not a simple on/off signal
is there another output that can be used with the coolant M7/M8 commands?
Somebody else will have to chime in as I’m not an arduino expert.
Welcome to the rabbit hole…
Short answer, Yes Marty M has the solution. You can find the pinouts for this board on the net. Find the Flood/mist pins, and use Flood/mist for your code…