connection -> gmoccapy to THC

ZX-Sinclair wrote:

Ok,

i inserted "addf thcud servo-thread" in my HAL
No error during start up, but my signals and plasma panel is away!
I know that effect.
This is my "Signals.HAL":

# Hook up signal pins connecting

# Out pin
#net MoveDown      => signals.led_MoveDown
#net MoveUp        => signals.led_MoveUp
#net FloatSwitch   => signals.led_FloatSwitch
#net ArcOK         => signals.led_ArcOK
#net TorchOn       => signals.led_TorchOn
#net HeightLock    => signals.led_HeightLock

If i remove one # i have the same effect.

you need to add your pin connections to the list for each one

net MoveDown hm2_7i43.0.gpio.002.in => signals.led_MoveDown ( example mesa 7i43 )

net MoveDown parport.0.pin-12-in => signals.led_MoveDown ( example parallel port connecting MoveDown to pin 12 of parallel port 0 , change to 1 if your using a second port )

i must admit the example program needs a rewrite to be easier to under stand

if you can give me a list of the port pins your using , and what they are connecting to etc , i'll see what i can do , to get you up and running on axis
Gmocappy may take a little longer , as im working on this blind as i dont have a THC at the moment to test with .

i'll re arrange and bring the example into a working state at the same time . and in line with current examples .
so it's easier to work with ,

Thanks to all!
But i give up.
gmoccapy is nice but it is to complex or poor documented.
If i insert the suggestion of cncbasher
(net MoveDown parport.0.pin-10-in => signals.led_MoveDown )
The signals LED's disappear from gmoccapy display.
I don't have the time for that. I'm playing since three weeks now.

Now i'm back to axis again.
The actual situation is that i use the version from Proma THCud.
With this version i see the correct LED's light up for up, down, acrOk and float switch.
I can jog around with all three axis. Fine!
But if i try to start a program i get an error: "Joint 2 following error"
I think that this is misleading.
I wrote a program to move only the Y axis for 10 mm very slow and the same happens.
But the z-axis tries to move! In joint and world modus. I played around with different Ferrors, etc. without success.
If i click on spindle start i get the same result (!!!)

if you only start the spindle , and you get follow error , then you have stray electrical surge spikes
make sure all low voltage wiring limits , home switches etc are all sheilded .

follow errors on a stepper driven machine is an indication of incorrect ini settings , perhaps your velocity is too high
or it may be attributable to your thc , and this is what we need to sort out

gmoccapy works well , but with your thc controller modifications are required , if your not a programmer then yes it can be difficult to rectify
but it can be done , however without that specific thc unit for testing then it may take me a while to trouble shoot

if you have axis working correctly , then gmocappy can also , with changes
joint errors are easily sorted , but in this instance it may take a while to debug everything ,

you must remember with Plasma you have high electrical fields that cause problems , interfering to either the pc directly or the cableing
i'm happy to help sort this , but please remember i'm in the UK .

can you either send offlist a picture of the z axis ,
and attach a archive of your working config

you say gmocappy removes the led's this is wrong , and suggests you are configuring something incorrectly

I don't have a spindle.
With gmoccapy it works perfect (but without THC).
With axis i can move all the axes. No Problem.

The "Joint 2 following error" happens if the TripleBeast and all the other stuff is unplugged and i want to start a program or if i start the spindle (?).
I think that this is a software problem.
All three motors (and the parameters in the .ini) are the same and this error happens only with the Z-drive.
I can do what i want. The error is always the same.

#setp stepgen.2.maxvel [AXIS_2]MAX_VELOCITY
remove #
It is removed!
It has nothing to do with acceleration and velocity. I tried that for hours and hours.
I give up...