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In setting up my console, I set the following parameters to position the lug of the switch in the correct orientation, according to the number of positions the switch will be using, when the positions are centered about 12 o'clock. The only variable is the number of switch functions.

The lug is physically at the six o'clock position, relative to switch position 1. When in QIV, the view is from the operator, looking at the switch from the top; when in QIII, the view is from the rear of the panel.

I normally use Solidworks, but I figured folks that wouldn't know how to do this are more likely to be using Fusion, so here you go:

Anything apart from XYZ will revert to a single line lookahead. This can, and most likely will, create very jerky movement.

It would be great if this would be improve, as I would say its far from optimal.

grossm5000 wrote:

Ok guys, I've got it mapped out as shown in the attached picture. The common wires are in fact the grey and white wires. My plan is to supply 24VDC to the common wires and then plug in the other wires as inputs on the 7i77 board. 
 

I wish I'd found this earlier - it would have saved me a lot of back and forth! There appear to be exactly two posts on this forum that feature real binary switches - mine and yours - and I find it confusing that this industrial standard is absent from the fund of knowledge here.

Either way, we came to the same conclusion independently, and I'm curious how you implemented the switches in LinuxCNC. I just switched to this software and I don't know what I don't know.

snowgoer540 wrote:

Grotius wrote:

Hi,

I have version V2.10.1 here.
The tp.c file is last modified :17-05-2024 19:40


 

For the record, I’m not talking about their new changes for the 1500MX which has their “high speed machining”. I’m talking about >3 axis look ahead with blended motion.

Not sure what they changed back in May, could be as simple as a comment or a bug fix. Either way, their 3+ axis look ahead has been part of “PathPilot”’for quite some time. That’s what I was referring to as being tested in the wild for years.




 

Hmmm. I am talking about the jerk control feature myself. I thought that came in specifically with the 1500.

For me there's not much point in a new TP without jerk control. The look ahead and path smoothing works fine enough that the next stumbling block is jerk, and not path smoothing.

I received the binary switches from Mouser today: www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/10BCK1006

Initially, I thought BCK1019 "code 042" was the right version, as it is true hexadecimal: 0-9, A-F; switch position 1 with all four bits as open circuits and position F as four closed circuits. Instead, I chose BCK1006 "code 033", which is 1-9, A-F + 0, and the bits are a mirror image. This means that all switch positions have at least one closed circuit, except switch position 16, which is four open circuits. No diodes necessary! Just +5v in to E (common), and out from ABCD.

Pos. 1: ABCD 1000
Pos. 2: ABCD 0100
Pos. 3: ABCD 1100
Pos. 4: ABCD 0010

My only concern (as of this writing) is the 0.26mm by 0.81mm pins. They are super delicate!

Grotius wrote:

Hi,

I have version V2.10.1 here.
The tp.c file is last modified :17-05-2024 19:40

 

For the record, I’m not talking about their new changes for the 1500MX which has their “high speed machining”. I’m talking about >3 axis look ahead with blended motion.

Not sure what they changed back in May, could be as simple as a comment or a bug fix. Either way, their 3+ axis look ahead has been part of “PathPilot”’for quite some time. That’s what I was referring to as being tested in the wild for years.

I knew I should have prefaced my post with "as far as I'm aware with the hostmot2 firmware".

 

hmmmmmm

 

PCW, 

I was about to post a reply.  But I did so in a new thread per your suggestion www.forum.linuxcnc.org/38-general-linuxc...-do-i-update-to-2-10

Best,
-Dylan

Hi, 

I am working on a project that requires me to have LinuxCNC version 2.10 because I need to be able to use periodm.  

I have found this post here forum.linuxcnc.org/9-installing-linuxcnc...ate-from-2-9-to-2-10
As well as this document here www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/pdf/LinuxCNC_Getting_Started.pdf

And I am still not able to figure out how to get 2.10. 


Under the Synaptic Package Manager -> Repositories I am unable to find the 'Other Softwares' tab and cannot find how to add it this way. 

Under the link to do so from memory there is not a file for 2.10. 

At this location  /etc/apt/sources.list.d there is not a single file or folder (and don't think they are hidden but I might be wrong).


These are the dead-ends I have chased down so far.  I would really appreciate if someone could help me figure this out/point me in the right direction. I am a hardware guy and software hurts my brain so bare with me if I a slow please. 

Btw, here is some more info. I am trying to use 'apt' to update the software.  I am running bookworm. The output of 'uname -r' is 6.1.0-10-rt-amd64. 

Thank you. 

Best,
-Dylan

Ah thats yours. thought it was the tormach

Looks nice so far.

Merry Christmas!

I know this is not my thread, but can I ask how hostmot2 is compiled and installed from source files to .so file ? (if that is the correct extension), I tried Halcompile in my innocence...makefile in mesaflash folder creates a hostmot2.o but I'm not sure how to progress..

Many thanks and best wishes for the upcoming year
Dorro

Any help idiots guide would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. Better late than never. I am working on the road today and tomorrow, I will try this on Sunday and see how it goes. Will let you know.

Sorry for the late reply, the forum has stopped sending me notifications.

In the INI [KINS] section
The in the joints and axes defintions:

Also, in [TRAJ]
The in the HAL file make sure that all references to the INI file like 'setp pid.z.Pgain [JOINT_2]P" point to things that exist (they should, if you tructure it like I showed above)