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Hi Guys, you helped me find an error in LinuxCNC and gave me the fix. So here I go again.

In the tool table what does the Z setting actually do? I have a workable setup but in the table I have set the Z to .5", and then if I home to the top of the work and then touch off .5" above this it seems to work. Am I on the right track here? So if I set the table Z to 0 then I could touch off on the work?

When I ran this a number of years ago I was in the habit (I think) of touching off Z on the work and then if would make some clearance above the part and ready to run.

Thanks!

Hi Guys,

I have it working. Thanks very much for providing the answer to this problem.

Cheers!

Hi, I am not getting any help on this forum so I thought someone may have had this issue and hopefully found a cure.

The problem:
My new install seems okay but LinuxCNC will not turn the spindle (Bosch router) on. The info for my Probotix Unity controller says pin 14 is the spindle.
I select his and/or invert and it does not work and many others. I have attached the ini and hal files. The date on the file is when I started on this installation, pretty much full time. Right now I have it plugged into a power bar and I flip on and off.

I had a problem where the axis would not move. I was told the change the table size and it worked. So somehow the table size setting are interconnected with the ability to move.

Thanks
 

I spoke too soon. I have it turning off and on!

Not sure how this connects to axis however.

Well, I spent most of yesterday at this and I don't appear any further ahead. When I ran Axis on a very similar machine a number of years ago I never saw or heard about HAL. I guess I will keep at it maybe I will get a flicker of light.
Thanks for the help, Ian aka Irritant

I will do it today and will report back. I have tried using MDI M3 S1000 and it does not run.

Cheers

Hi,  I am using a Bosch router on a new install.
I can't get the actual router to turn on and off. Probotix controller.
Pin 14 "Spindle On" does nothing and if I invert the pin it will not stop.

Thanks!

Hi Guys, I am in Canada so we are prepared to work in any language there is, measurement included. We must remember that an inch is 25.4mm .5 is 12.7 and .250 is 6.35.

I can work in anything but I need this to measure 1" or 25.4mm.

Cheers!

Ah yes, Bananananas. I recall someone from Aus calling them that. But, he still does a lot of work in bananas!

Hi,  trying to get the travel to actually measure correctly. 

I have entered:
200 motor steps
1.9 microstep
pulley 1:1
max velocity
max accel 30

Right now an inch measures 1.016"

What is my next step?

Cheers!
 

Trying to get the router to run. I have tried everything there is in the config settings. The controller is Unity from Probotix and it says pin 14. Or I may be doing something wrong else where.
Spindle ON
Spindle PWM
Spindle CCW
Spindle CW
Spindle Brake
 

I am not getting a green light under spindle

Hal

# Generated by stepconf 1.1 at Wed Jun 19 11:44:22 2024
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again
loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS
loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT base_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]BASE_PERIOD servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD num_joints=[KINS]JOINTS
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0 out"
setp parport.0.reset-time 5000
loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0

addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf parport.0.write base-thread
addf parport.0.reset base-thread

addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread
addf motion-command-handler servo-thread
addf motion-controller servo-thread
addf stepgen.update-freq servo-thread

net xstep => parport.0.pin-02-out
setp parport.0.pin-02-out-reset 1
net xdir => parport.0.pin-03-out
net ystep => parport.0.pin-04-out
setp parport.0.pin-04-out-reset 1
net ydir => parport.0.pin-05-out
net zstep => parport.0.pin-06-out
setp parport.0.pin-06-out-reset 1
net zdir => parport.0.pin-07-out
net spindle-on => parport.0.pin-16-out
net estop-ext <= parport.0.pin-15-in-not

setp stepgen.0.position-scale [JOINT_0]SCALE
setp stepgen.0.steplen 1
setp stepgen.0.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.0.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.0.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [JOINT_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net xpos-cmd joint.0.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.0.position-cmd
net xpos-fb stepgen.0.position-fb => joint.0.motor-pos-fb
net xstep <= stepgen.0.step
net xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
net xenable joint.0.amp-enable-out => stepgen.0.enable

setp stepgen.1.position-scale [JOINT_1]SCALE
setp stepgen.1.steplen 1
setp stepgen.1.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.1.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.1.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [JOINT_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net ypos-cmd joint.1.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.1.position-cmd
net ypos-fb stepgen.1.position-fb => joint.1.motor-pos-fb
net ystep <= stepgen.1.step
net ydir <= stepgen.1.dir
net yenable joint.1.amp-enable-out => stepgen.1.enable

setp stepgen.2.position-scale [JOINT_2]SCALE
setp stepgen.2.steplen 1
setp stepgen.2.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.2.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.2.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.2.maxaccel [JOINT_2]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net zpos-cmd joint.2.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.2.position-cmd
net zpos-fb stepgen.2.position-fb => joint.2.motor-pos-fb
net zstep <= stepgen.2.step
net zdir <= stepgen.2.dir
net zenable joint.2.amp-enable-out => stepgen.2.enable

net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
net estop-ext => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in

loadusr -W hal_manualtoolchange
net tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-change => hal_manualtoolchange.change
net tool-changed iocontrol.0.tool-changed <= hal_manualtoolchange.changed
net tool-number iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number => hal_manualtoolchange.number
net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared

Here is the ini and hal

# Generated by stepconf 1.1 at Wed Jun 19 11:13:04 2024
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again

[EMC]
MACHINE = Router5
DEBUG = 0
VERSION = 1.1

[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY = gmoccapy
EDITOR = gedit
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
ARCDIVISION = 64
GRIDS = 10mm 20mm 50mm 100mm 1in 2in 5in 10in
MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 1.2
MIN_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 0.5
MAX_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 1.2
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 2.50
MIN_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 25.00
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
INTRO_GRAPHIC = linuxcnc.gif
INTRO_TIME = 5
PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/probotix/linuxcnc/nc_files
INCREMENTS = 5mm 1mm .5mm .1mm .05mm .01mm .005mm

[KINS]
JOINTS = 3
KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=XYZ

[FILTER]
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .png,.gif,.jpg Greyscale Depth Image
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .py Python Script
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .nc,.tap G-Code File
png = image-to-gcode
gif = image-to-gcode
jpg = image-to-gcode
py = python

[TASK]
TASK = milltask
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010

[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var

[EMCMOT]
EMCMOT = motmod
COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0
BASE_PERIOD = 100000
SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000

[HAL]
HALUI = halui
HALFILE = Router5.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = postgui_call_list.hal

[HALUI]
# add halui MDI commands here (max 64)

[TRAJ]
COORDINATES = X Y Z
LINEAR_UNITS = mm
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 2.50
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 25.00

[EMCIO]
EMCIO = io
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl

#*** AXIS_X *******************************
[AXIS_X]
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0

[JOINT_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 937.5
SCALE = 80.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0
#******************************************

#*** AXIS_Y *******************************
[AXIS_Y]
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0

[JOINT_1]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 937.5
SCALE = 80.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0
#******************************************

#*** AXIS_Z *******************************
[AXIS_Z]
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
MIN_LIMIT = -100.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.001

[JOINT_2]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MIN_LIMIT = -100.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.001
MAX_VELOCITY = 25.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 937.5
SCALE = 80.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0
#******************************************

Thanks, I have tried them many time, no luck.