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Thanks for the input guys. I have been able to get quite a bit of the interface working, (display alarm/state, query status of all components, get firmware revisions, set source, set process, and fire torch), but there is still a healthy chunk more to test and work out.  Unfortunately, the XPR I have been connected to has to ship out in a few days and I just came down with the flu.  I have written a python script / hal component to upload and download sdos with a back door local network socket connection to do large multi-index updates and to set things from the gui.  It seems to be working adequately, but still needs a few tweaks and more testing to make sure it is robust.

TRUE HOLE

Hypertherm has a list of features a cnc has to be capable of in order to claim it can support 'True Hole'.  The biggest hurdle is that given an ending feedrate for an arc segment around a hole, it has to be able to ramp up velocity, (the feedrate), linearly from the beginning of the arc segment to the end of the arc segment.  I don't think we have that ability with linuxcnc.

my1987toyota wrote:

Well it's official January 2026 Autodesk Fusion 360 will no longer support Windows 10 . Either switch
to Windows 11 or you can no longer use fusion 360.

Windows.... has been a train wreck for anyone who remotely values their privacy and/or security.
 

Hence the last version of Windows I used was Vista. Linux all the way for me.

Vielleicht hängt das mit diesem veränderten Verhalten zusammen:
forum.linuxcnc.org/10-advanced-configura...ging?start=30#305090

Well it's official January 2026 Autodesk Fusion 360 will no longer support Windows 10 . Either switch
to Windows 11 or you can no longer use fusion 360.

 I am not surprised by their statement just disappointed. Windows 11 has been a train wreck for anyone
who remotely values their privacy and/or security. Then you have Autodesk that has been following the
same mindset. They store all your file's on there servers. You may work off line for short periods of time
but you still will have to log in after a period of time. Like many big companies you can no longer buy
their programs, you can only lease them.

  Again this isn't a surprise. I like many others are learning or already using FreeCAD or similar on the daily
I doubt what I do will really hurt Autodesk's bottom line. That said . I am curious what the shift will truly be.
I am sure many are sick and tired of the "You will own nothing and be happy" corporate mind set.

  I am going FreeCAD. How about everyone else what are you using or switching over too?


 

Pinned.
Thank you.

@spumco

It took me quite a bit longer than I expected to find this behavior change.

At least I know who to blame for why my keyboard jogging wasn't working now that I updated QtPyVCP/Probe Basic.

I don't think it's a bad change, I just wish it made it into documentation somewhere as I spent a couple hours trying to figure this out - or alternatively it was an explicit disable instead of an explicit enable as it removes existing functionality.

Hello,I am working with Lichuan LCE series servo drive and I am trying to establish an EtherCAT connection. Could anyone provide information on which PLC are compatible for connecting with the Lichuan LCE series via EtherCAT? Additionally, I would appreciate it if someone could guide me on the specific parameters or settings required to ensure a successful EtherCAT connection.Thank you!

Sure, give it a try and report back.

Hi, so I'm a total noob regarding linuxcnc and servos, but hopefully someone here can help.

I got the A6 servos and I've set up a RPi5 with Ethercat. With your config I'm able to energise the servo (only one connected atm.) however I cant get it to move. If I try jogging it I immediately get an error "joint 0 following error" and a X symbol, and the servo de-energises. I get position readout in the DRO. I've tried increasing FERROR and MIN_FERROR a lot, then I don't get any errors but the servo wont move.

Thank you in advance!

Try to start working with probe screen but pop out this error when try to start probe cycle. 

 

Ok "Sim mode" or simulation mode is that you are not running in a usable real-time environment.
There having Linuxcnc, the OS image/installation run in a VM means that it will be "Sim mode". If you run a latency test it will be horrible.
Now if the arm install was uninspiring, I doubt very much an arm processor on the Mac emulating x86 instructions will be any better.

Now "you're wrong" as a reply helps no one, and we end up playing a back and forth game trying extract information from one another.
No if you happen to have the same experience on different forums, I would do what I do when repairing various devices and swapping parts out. It may be helpful to look at the common dominator.
As this forum doesn't have DM or direct messaging.......

What is your are trying to do ?

Please put in simply in point form and explain where/why/how I'm wrong ?

Cant do this anymore bye all wrote:

Now from my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, you would like to run Linuxcnc in a Parallels VM.
 

You're wrong.

Yeah I not too sure what that means other than this whole thread is a "you issue" and you need to learn to ask better questions, although I can understand the frustration if the mess that is the English language is not your native tongue.
Now from my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, you would like to run Linuxcnc in a Parallels VM. Now if this is the case it will not be a real-time capable setup.
Now if it possible to install a Debian arm installation in your VM that would be an option.
Now if you have to have an x86 VM you may need to try other options to get this done for you.

Cant do this anymore bye all wrote:

I beg to disagree.

Running Linuxcnc in a VM will be no different if it's arm based or x86 based.

In actual fact running Linuxcnc on real a x86 (amd64) platform or a real ARM (ie RPi4 or 5) platform is the same. Apart from hardware that is specific to each platform.

Linuxcnc can not be used for realtime inside a VM. Simualtion is fine.

Now, anything to do with Parallels isn't a Linuxcnc issue. Maybe if you tried a Mac forum and asked politely, someone may want to perform this task for you. Like "Can someone with an Intel Mac create a x86 Linuxcnc VM for me to use on my Arm based Mac." That would have made life easier if you have had just asked that to begin with.
 

I found the perfect reply: forum.linuxcnc.org/9-installing-linuxcnc...s-linuxcnc-vm#319841