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fsabbatini wrote:

 now I have all nice commands like goto, gotof, gotos, repeat from to, etc… 
I removed the o#number thing! This was what I hated the most! Also now subprograms are just searched by file name in same directory structure as $iemens, (current dir-> spf dir-> cus dir->…) 

 

Those two things are near the top of my LCNC wishlist.

Can't wait to see future progress.

The kernel errors would be interesting to see, some spec on the old vs new system could help as well, information, we need information.

Another thing would be to try a live boot from the same version that is running on the hard disk.

Where did you read this ?

"I read somewhere that xxxx" often comes up but rarely is there a source.

It may not be not needed by Ubuntu, but its certainly needed by LinuxCNC...

If the output5 does not start the spindle (but is controlled by the expected m codes),
that suggests that output5 is not wired correctly to the drive. The LED indicates that output
5 is on. On meaning a connection is made between OUT5A and OUT5B.

Do you have a drive manual?

"maxvel is too large for current step timing on stepgen 04"

Means that the current steptime and stepspace settings and current step scale
will not allow the maximum velocity you have specified. (its just a warning and
will not effect operation but you will not be able to reach the velocity specified
in your .ini file)

 

I read somewhere that rt PREEMPT_RT kernel build was no longer needed in Ubuntu 23.10/24.04. Is this true? If so how do you access the real time features?

So, I went to boot up one of my computers today and it would not boot. The motherboard was dead.
In an effort to get the machine going again, it is just for testing and simulation, I removed the hard drive from one computer and installed it in another. Now it will boot and I can log in but the system freezes after a couple minutes of operation. If I have a network cable connected I get kernel errors.
Any Idea on why I cannot just move the hard drive install. This pc has ran an linuxcnc install previously, granted it was a different release 2.7 vs 2.8.

Just looking for ideas. I was needing to test some new gcode tonight for first thing in the morning. It is a custom 5 axis machine that I need to simulate using this config. Lots of customization.

Any Ideas would be helpful.

Thanks

Output 5 is wired in hal to spindle-enable, probably should be tied to spindle-on.
And please do not use DOC or any office documents to upload stuff here, they are very prone to macro viruses.
Upload normal hal and ini files.
Thank you.

I have a 4K that does not get much use since i got a 34" ultrawide, so i might make some time to test it, so what would that entail?

It's hard to find a perfect solution, these empty spaces aren't the best either. I only have a 2560 screen, if anyone has a 4K screen, please try it, I'd love to see such a screenshot. In fact, I don't think anyone uses 4K screens for the machine. I don't see any side effects, so such a high resolution is not a problem.
 

I was on the right track with the idea above, but it still did not fully work. Since the self.load_plasma_parameters() call also happened before the self.w.safe_height.setRange(...) call the in-memory prefs data was still respecting the built-in safe_height range that was in effect when it was initially loaded. The solution is to call self.load_plasma_parameters() again after updating the safe_height.setRange.

That worked. I could change, save, and reload Safe Height values below 0.75".
But looking at this now I think I could ditch the explicit self.w.safe_height.setValue(..) call since that is already being called in the self.load_plasma_parameters(). I'll try that next time I'm at the machine, but the good news is I think there is a way to customize the Safe Height using the stock customizations methods.

Thanks for the help Phillip!

Scott

m3,4,5 won't turn on the #5 output. all it does is turn on the spindle led on the mesa board. i tried all the m codes i could think of and i still can't get it working. i can enable the servo right from the drive if i need to. even with it enabled from the drive, i can't get it to move. i keep getting an hm2 error. maxvel is too large for current step timing on stepgen 04. when im in hal show, it shows the spindle enable is connected to the #5 output but when i turn it on, (through m code or from the gui) it just turns the spindle led on on te mesa board. i am new to linuxcnc but that just doesnt seem right to me. why is the led on te mesa board coming on? it's not connedted to anything. im at a loss here. is there a hal file that i could compare it to that is running a servo for a spindle? it shouldn't be this difficult. im missing something simple.

Got it. Solidworks because we are a racing team that uses it. Once it is in inkscape, do i save it as a DAT file in order to get it to run on the controller software?

It's v e r y stretchy! I see what you mean about the look of the controls for instance when stretched.

try my rough changes to your changes