Subroutine GUI

No, ngcgui is a way to put together subroutines to make a program. For example on my lathe I have subroutines for facing, OD turning, drilling, tapping, parting off. So using ngcgui I can put the parameters in for each one and set the order that they are created then run the complete program. It is a very powerful tool and for me almost eliminates any hand coding or CAM needs for my lathe.

I have pyvcp buttons programmed to do things like rapid to home position on my plasma...

What are you trying to do/control?

John

If you have home switches and have defined the homing sequence in your ini file you will have the home all button.

To get the Rapid to Home button you need to add a line in your ini file in the [HALUI] section:

MDI_COMMAND = G0 X0 Y0 Z0


and in your pyvcp xml file add this

<labelframe text="MDI Commands">
<button>
<halpin>"rapid-to-home"</halpin>
<text>"Rapid to Home"</text>
<font>('Helvetica',10)</font>
</button>
</labelframe>

and in your postgui.hal file add this

# MDI commands
# rapid to home button
net remote-rapid-home halui.mdi-command-00 <= pyvcp.rapid-to-home

John

So did the Rapid to Home button work?

Without homing switches you have to manually home each axis.

John

If you didn't have a pyvcp panel before in your xml file you will need the following in your MyPVC.xml file.

<pyvcp>
<labelframe text="MDI Commands">
<button>
<halpin>"rapid-to-home"</halpin>
<text>"Rapid to Home"</text>
<font>('Helvetica',10)</font>
</button>
</labelframe>
</pyvcp>

Also in your ini file in the [DISPLAY] section you will need

PYVCP = MyPVC.xml

the above line is what loads the pyvcp panel.

Get the button to show up first then the rest will come together.

John

All the files need to be in your emc2/configs/MyPVC directory or what ever the directory is called when you created it.

The button will be in the upper right corner.



John