ISO: very basic gladevcp panel

I have a small pyvcp panel that I've used for a number of years.  I can't remember what I started with -- probably someone else's work.  It does most of what I need, but lately I've thought of a couple of things that would be handy that I should add.  But they involve calling external programs, and I'd rather not have to do the M101 dance just to run a shell script.

Anyone have, or have a pointer to, a gladevcp panel that does most of what I've got already?  I'd like to start with something close and modify, rather than start from scratch.  Screenshot of my current panel attached.

paul

 

Have a look at our easyprobe.
You find it at github (hausen8/easyprobe)

Julian

Ahhhh. Misread it. Sorry, we are also pyvcp.

In fact, I did look at Easyprobe yesterday, thinking of upgrading to it -- but decided that with the primitive probing hardware I have on hand, there wasn't much point.

Hehe.
I know some people using cheap chinese probes (round about 60 Euro) with good accuracy. Will try one by myself for the next machine.

So. It doesnt have to be that complex

In fact I will update easyprobe because I will have an ER32 spindle at the machine. So I will add some stuff for users who do not have ATC.

My setup isn't actually *that* primitive. The touch-off plate is a very nice bar of aluminum that is about 2" long and *exactly* 3/8" on every side. I found it in my scrap box, and it already had a threaded hole in one side. Very convenient. And because it's square, I can use it in almost any orientation. (I remeasure it once in a while because I still can't believe that it's exactly square in cross-section.)

In addition to the panel, I have a (shell) script which will tail the probe log, and based on the last two probe entries it will give me either the angle at which the work is sitting (if the probes were both from the same side) or the center point between the probes (if they were in opposite directions). As output it prints the G10 L20 line necessary to make use of the result. So I can do much of what Easyprobe does. Just not quite as Easy.