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12 Jun 2019 18:11 #136775 by stegrg
Replied by stegrg on topic Halui Component
I apologize if I'm leading everybody astray.... I'm relatively new here. Please bear with me.

I'm trying to write a hal component. I need an output signal from Axis to use in my hal component when the step function is activated in Axis (This can be from clicking on the step icon, typing "t" on the keyboard, or whatever other method there is to increment a step in G-code) .

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12 Jun 2019 18:24 #136776 by andypugh
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I have had a look around, and this is fairly hard to detect.

As far as I can see all you can do is look for halui.program.is-paused = true and joint.0/1/2/3.vel-cmd != 0.

Note also that motion.program-line increments by one every time the motion stops.

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12 Jun 2019 19:16 #136781 by stegrg
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Yes, I've tried both halui.program.is-paused as well as motion.program-line. The problem is that when stepping through a program, the program doesn't pause even though the current G-code line has been executed and it's waiting for the next command. (The status at this point is Halui.program.is-running = true.)

Motion.program-line returns the current G-code line number while running. In step mode, it returns the current G-code line number while executing. Once it's completed, it returns a 0. I could use this if there was a way to filter out certain G codes that also return a 0 such as G4. Is there some way to read the current G-code command in hal?

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12 Jun 2019 19:26 #136783 by andypugh
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There is motion.motion-type.

But, curiously, I see program-is-paused as true on the version of linuxCNC I am using.

program-is-paused is no help, it shows true then false and remains falseif you _start_ with single step but shows true all the time if you pause and then single-step.
motion.program-line is equally unhelpful in a similar way. It goes to zero if you start with single-step, but not if you pause and then single-step.

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13 Jun 2019 01:10 #136804 by stegrg
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That's interesting. I'll take a closer look when I get a second to see if there is a way of combining what you described with some other hal components to generate the "program.is-stepped" function I'm looking for.
Thanks for the suggestion.

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13 Jun 2019 03:39 - 14 Jun 2019 01:15 #136805 by phillc54
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The following code will set a HAL pin to True whenever a step is sent from the Axis GUI. You will need to work out how reset the pin either via you component or a timer...

EDIT: The code was modified after Andys suggestion and has been tested. All you need to do is set axisui.step-activated to 0 from your component.
# this will create a HAL output pin named axisui.step-activated
def user_hal_pins():
    comp.newpin('step-activated', hal.HAL_BIT, hal.HAL_IO)
    comp.ready()

# this function replaces the task_step function in Axis
def hijacked_step(*event):
    # this is the original code from the task_step function
    if s.task_mode != linuxcnc.MODE_AUTO or s.interp_state != linuxcnc.INTERP_IDLE:
        o.set_highlight_line(None)
        if run_warn(): return
    ensure_mode(linuxcnc.MODE_AUTO)
    c.auto(linuxcnc.AUTO_STEP)
    # turn the HAL pin on
    comp['step-activated'] = 1

# add the new function to the TclCommands
TclCommands.hijacked_step = hijacked_step
commands = TclCommands(root_window)

# point the menu item to the new command
root_window.tk.call('.menu.machine', 'entryconfigure', '5', '-command', 'hijacked_step')
# point the toolbar button to the new command
root_window.tk.call('.toolbar.program_step', 'configure', '-command', 'hijacked_step')
# point the keyboard shortcut to the new command
root_window.bind("t", commands.hijacked_step)
This code needs to be in either .axisrc or the file specified by [DISPLAY] USER_COMMAND_FILE in your ini file.

For more Axis customizing see here

Cheers, Phill.
Last edit: 14 Jun 2019 01:15 by phillc54.

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13 Jun 2019 10:52 #136825 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Halui Component

The following code will set a HAL pin to True whenever a step is sent from the Axis GUI. You will need to work out how reset the pin either via you component or a timer.


If it was created as a bidirectional pin (hal.HAL_IO, like the encoder index) then the reading component could reset it after seeing it go high.
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13 Jun 2019 11:08 #136826 by phillc54
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I didn't realise that was possible, handy to know. Thanks for pointing that out.

Cheers, Phill.

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13 Jun 2019 18:36 - 13 Jun 2019 18:40 #136845 by Grotius
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Hi,

Phillip Carter and Andy Pugh have provide the best solution together for a inplementation with the current axis gui.
It's problably tested Python code, i believe it for sure.

My code was a solution more to the core. Only for upgrading examples.

The Gscreen and Gmoccapyy gui can implement the .step halui signal so far i know.
I never invested time in this item, because at that time there was a new negative adaptive-feed, so a step forward or backward was not important for me at that time. Just like Elvis.
Last edit: 13 Jun 2019 18:40 by Grotius.

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14 Jun 2019 00:38 #136858 by stegrg
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I really appreciate the feedback everybody! Hopefully in the next few days I can spend a bit of time on this and try out the recommendations. I'll keep you posted on how it works out.

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