I have read the post processor editing doc, but I am unsure of myself and don't want to mess anything up. If someone could explain this to me like I am a complete idiot, I would greatly appreciate it. I've never edited G-code before and this is intimidating. I'm using an OpenBuilds Lead 1515, BlackBox, and Touch Interface. I just purchased an IOT relay outlet and want to use it to power on the Dewalt 611 router when I run the job, and then power off when the job is complete. My workflow is generally, do my design work and generate toolpaths in VCarve Pro, then save to a thumb drive and run jobs directly from the Touch Interface so that my computer is not in the workshop at all. When I went into the Post Processor Management section in Vectric, I see this: begin HEADER "T1" "G17" "G21" "G90" "G0[ZH]" "G0[XH][YH]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Command output after the header to switch spindle on +--------------------------------------------------- begin SPINDLE_ON "M3 [ S ]" "G4 P1.8" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for rapid moves +--------------------------------------------------- **I added spaces between the brackets and the S after M3 above because it was causing a strikethrough to the rest of the post. I don't know why that was happening. Then at the bottom is this: +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the end of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin FOOTER "M5" "G0[ZH]" "G0[XH][YH]" "M2" I've read that I need "M3S1000" in the header. Do I remove the brackets or do they stay? "M5" is already in the footer, so is that all I need? It's also stated that a copy needs to be made and I saw others state that the file needs to be saved as a text file versus a pp file and I am just lost as to how to set this up. Basically no clue what I'm doing here and the more I read the worse it gets. I've also read it's not good to run the shop vac and the router off the same IOT. If this is accurate, do I run signal wires from the same connections on the black box to two separate IOT's? I'd greatly appreciate any help.
You dont need to edit the post processor. Just make the blackbox to IOT connection per the directions. docs:blackbox:connect-dewalt-iotrelay [OpenBuilds Documentation] Plug your router and the vac into the normally off outlets. Make sure your router and vac power switches are turned on. I've run a dewalt and a vac off a 15amp circuit but felt better when it was on a 20amp circuit. vcarve will always put an M3 (on) and a M5 (off) command in your gcode files. In fact, you can see them in the post processor info you posted
Also, do make sure you are using our post - already configured to work with our accesories: see docs:software:vectric [OpenBuilds Documentation]
