Onefinity sample code - why M7?

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I’m looking through the sample code that comes loaded on the BB controller and I’m wondering why M7 is in there?

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Hey Chris,

usually this is for turning on workpiece coolant. It activates ‘Load-1’ output (pin 2) on 25-pin I/O port. But it may be used for other purposes, depending on what you connect to ‘Load-1’ output.

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Thanks. Yeah, I know it’s a coolant command, that’s why I was curious. And I realize that it’s just a voltage at a pin so one could put whatever they want there, but I was wondering why it was in this example code for the test piece? Is it intended to turn a vacuum on maybe?