LinuxCNC starter questions

Hi all

I have a few questions regarding exporting a config and setting up LinuxCNC.

Both my mill and lathe are going to run LinuxCNC with Mesa cards.
I bought two new machines and installed LinuxCNC. I don't have the Mesa cards yet so they will be installed later.

question 1:
I want to use Gmoccappy for my interface. I'm going to use a touchscreen and this one seems very "touchscreen friendly".
I started the Gmocappy interface the standard config template seems fine for my mill.
But the lathe config is a bit strange? It has a R, D and Z axis instead of Z and X? Is there a way to change it?

question 2:
Besides I can't enter enter 'auto mode' to load programs or enter MDI. They are greyed out no matter what I do. It only works when the Mesa card is configured?

question 3:
What's the best way to copy a linuxcnc configuration from one machine to another?
I bought the machine from someone and he transfered all the files (also .ini and hal files). And when I startup the config, it gives a bunch of kernel errors. Is there a easier method? He uses Axis as gui, but I want to use Gmoccappy

G7 = Diameter mode
G8 = Radius mode
Select the one you prefer.

The DRO will change accordingly and whiten out the field not in use. I have not seen that a field can be completely removed.

thanks for the replies.
I just made a simple config
I did turn on the machage power and enable. But auto mode/mdi/offset still greyed out. I also checked the .hal file and # all the e-stop things. But after this i can't turn on the machine because the e-stop is pressed. So it can't be the e-stop I think?

edit

just made another configuration and removed the complete e-step.
but it's still greyed out

question 1:
I want to use Gmoccappy for my interface. I'm going to use a touchscreen and this one seems very "touchscreen friendly".
I started the Gmocappy interface the standard config template seems fine for my mill.
But the lathe config is a bit strange? It has a R, D and Z axis instead of Z and X? Is there a way to change it?

Hakan has answered very in Detail.
If you want to have only X and Z, you need to set the visibility of the Y Axis in the glade file to false and in the gmoccapy file check for changing the DRO axis letter to R and D and change the letters to be X.

question 2:
Besides I can't enter enter 'auto mode' to load programs or enter MDI. They are greyed out no matter what I do. It only works when the Mesa card is configured?

I am shure you have not homed the machine! Click on Estop, click next on machine on, the click the HOME button most left in the botton button bar, then click hole all (check for the tool tip text, if the mose hoover over a button)


Norbert

Hi Norbert,

Thanks for the reply

That was indeed the "problem"
But after home all it still didn't work.
I had to click on Home Z and Home X separately.
Don't know why yet.

But after homing them separately i'm able to access offsets/mdi etc

I had to click on Home Z and Home X separately.
Don't know why yet.

May be you do not have a home order in your ini file.

Norbert