Embedding ngcgui in EMC 2.4.x

Yep.

You might want to look here...
www.panix.com/~dgarrett/ngcgui/readme
If you are upgrading from 2.4 there are some changes.
You can run it stand alone or embedded.

Rick G

I've tried getting to work but have been unsuccessful.

I get this error when I start LinuxCNC.

"<simp.ngc> must be in search path
Current Directory: /home/submicro/linuxcnc/configs/MiniMill_inch
Search Path:
../../../nc_files
../../../nc_files/ngcgui_lib
../../../nc_files/ngcgui_lib/utilitysubs

Checking for:
[RS274NGC]SUBROUTINE_PATH in ini file:
/home/submicro/linuxcnc/configs/MiniMill_inch/MiniMill.ini

Restart after fixing file"


Help appreciated
SubMicro

Looks like you need to change the location of the sub files or the search path to them.
This may help...

linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/ngcgui.html

I often put mine in nc_files

Rick G

That link is what I followed trying to get it working. I'm using 10.04 with linuxcnc2.5 The sim works but, getting it working with my actual setup has proved difficult. In my ini file I used relative paths i.e.
SUBROUTINE_PATH = ../../../nc_files/ngcgui_lib:../../../nc_files/ngcgui_lib/utilitysubs
USER_M_PATH = ../../../nc_files/ngcgui_lib/mfiles
The file it's looking for are in those paths. I checked.

SubMicro

Some of the sample subroutines rely on other subroutines so you have to have them all in the correct place. Comment out all of the subroutines except a simple one and see if you can get the syntax correct. I just use the actual full path to mine... attach your ini file for us to look at.

John