Touchy meets ngcgui and gremlin

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15 Feb 2013 19:56 - 15 Feb 2013 20:08 #30103 by BigJohnT

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Dewey has been doing work on pyngcgui a python based ngcgui for LinuxCNC and has added it and gremlin as options to touchy. The work is based on the 2.5 branch and a patch must be applied to test/use it. I've been using it on my BP knee mill with a touch screen and it is much better than trying to use Axis on a touch screen. I find it fully functional if not a bit anally programmed to take you out of jog mode for anything you do. While I know Touchy, Gremlin, and Ngcgui are not a good fit for a production shop that runs millions of parts for one off work they are essential and speed up the work flow.

John

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15 Feb 2013 20:06 #30104 by BigJohnT

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Dewey is looking for testers if anyone is inclined to do so.

Open a terminal and issue the following commands.

If you don't have git installed on your computer

sudo apt-get install git-core

Create a checkout and build linuxcnc

git clone git://git.linuxcnc.org/git/linuxcnc.git cnc-dev
cd cnc-dev
git branch --track v2.5_branch origin/v2.5_branch
cd src
./autogen.sh
./configure --enable-run-in-place
make
sudo make setuid
cd ..
. ./scripts/rip-environment

Add the patch and build linuxcnc

wget http://www.panix.com/~dgarrett/pyngcgui/pyngcgui.patch
git am pyngcgui.patch
git log -1 --oneline
cd src
make
sudo make setuid

Run LinuxCNC and pick a sim from ngcgui to run

linuxcnc

To install a new patch from the cnc-dev directory

rm pyngcgui.patch
git reset --hard origin/v2.5_branch
wget http://www.panix.com/~dgarrett/pyngcgui/pyngcgui.patch
git am pyngcgui.patch
git log -1 --oneline
cd src
make
sudo make setuid
cd ..
. ./scripts/rip-environment

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15 Feb 2013 20:49 #30109 by Rick G

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Morning John,

Have a suggestion for a touch screen? Maybe I will give it a go.

Rick G

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15 Feb 2013 22:42 - 15 Feb 2013 22:48 #30122 by BigJohnT

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I'm going to replace the ELO 1939L on my BP with an ELO 1515L IntelliTouch E700813 (the 19" is just too big and I'll use it on the lathe). I just got an email about my refund on the 1515L Acoustic Pulse Recognition E176383 which I could not get to work on Linux with the USB interface only.

I did find an ELO 1515L IntelliTouch on amazon for $415 with free shipping.

John

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15 Feb 2013 22:51 #30123 by Rick G

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John,

Do you have the BP's knee hooked up to Linuxcnc? W axis?

Rick G

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15 Feb 2013 23:27 - 15 Feb 2013 23:28 #30124 by BigJohnT

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No, it is too easy to just crank it up and down and touch off from time to time as needed.

Edit: I just pulled the trigger on the Amazon 1515L...

John

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15 Feb 2013 23:57 #30127 by Rick G

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I was wondering how difficult it would be to add another axis (W in my case) to pyngcgui as that is how my mill is set up.

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16 Feb 2013 00:16 #30128 by BigJohnT

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You can use all 9 axes in subroutines, unless I don't understand what you mean.

John

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16 Feb 2013 01:53 #30134 by Rick G

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Actually I meant adding jog buttons, dro, etc. to the display/touch screen.

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16 Feb 2013 01:56 #30135 by BigJohnT

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The gremlin backplot will show any axis you have defined in the ini file... I don't know about jog buttons. Give it a twirl and see.

John

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