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  • NTULINUX
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03 Mar 2025 06:48

Gentoo Image, Which Applications are in and Which are Out

Category: General LinuxCNC Questions

The image has finally been posted:

github.com/NTULINUX/gentoo_backup/releases/tag/v0.3-alpha

Do not use the tarball directly as it meant to be used with the installer.

For some reason, the axis interface doesn't work due to this bug:

github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/issues/3205

I previously had qtdragon working, however, Gentoo is moving away from Qt5 so all GUIs that depend on Qt5 will not work. I highly recommend using gmoccapy unless you want to help me figure out why axis doesn't work. :)

I'll be working on an RTAI image soon, but for now, only PREEMPT_RT is supported.

Instructions:

openlunchbox.com/mw19/index.php/HOWTO:_Gentoo_for_LinuxCNC

Please note, I switched the checksum from SHA-1 to BLAKE3/b3sum, so you must have b3sum installed if you are using the installer on Debian. I don't think SystemRescue comes with it either but it is much faster and more secure to use BLAKE3 over SHA-1.

FlexGUI also works, so if you use it, you're in good hands. Turboss and Lcvette (I think it's Lcvette) is working on porting qtpyvcp to pyside6 (Qt6) so qtpyvcp should be working in hopefully the near future.

If you're using Debian, you can start the guide from here:

openlunchbox.com/mw19/index.php/HOWTO:_G...tching_the_installer
  • behai
  • behai
03 Mar 2025 05:32

Signal wires: please provide guidance on shielded wires I should use

Category: Computers and Hardware

I understand that for signal wires, those from proximity switches and stepper drivers to controller cards, we should use shielded wires.

I am in Victoria, Australia. I am unable to find just "shielded wire", but there are shielded audio, video, data and microphone wires available, for example:

www.altronics.com.au/cable/shielded/?brw...j8i_PHDnOkyFmM9mya9r

I need shielded wires to connect:

1. CL57T-V1 stepper driver's PUL+, PUL-, DIR+, DIR- to Mesa 7I96S.

This driver is rated 24-48VDC, and 3 output currents setting of 2.8A, 5.6A and 7.0A.

Manual: www.omc-stepperonline.com/download/CL57T_V4.0.pdf

2. NPN NO proximity switches signal output to Mesa 7I96S input.

Switch: www.makerstore.com.au/product/elec-lj2a3/

It is rated DC 6-36V, 300mA.

Would you advise on correct shielded wires to use, please?

-- I have only known of "shield wires" about 3 months ago. So please kindly excuse this very basic question. I've only started learning.

Thank you and best regards,

...behai.
  • rodw
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03 Mar 2025 04:33
Replied by rodw on topic Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton

Category: Off Topic and Test Posts

  Well this sucks. My area only got side swiped by Helene and it still did heavy damage. Now we have Milton and it's projected to smack
into or very near my area as a Category 3/4. 

Our turn down under! Cyclone Alfred is barelling down on us (about 350 km away) and is expected to  make a direct hit on Brisbane where I live in the next couple of days. Its been 50 years since the last Cyclone hit causing the 1974 floods in the Brisbane river catchment. Looking forward to  7-10 metre high seas, high winds and  300-400mm of rain coming along with it. Dams are already full at about 98% capacity so its likely to be pretty massive when it hits... 
Glad I live on a hill :)
It seems pretty surreal, as its not even raining yet!
  • unknown
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03 Mar 2025 03:48
Replied by unknown on topic The dumification of humanity through internet

The dumification of humanity through internet

Category: Off Topic and Test Posts

What worries me about when the educated fight back it's the young & healthy that pay the price.

I'm curious, always have been, mum tells a story about when I was 3 I managed to dismantle a lock and go for a walk to the shops with the dog in tow.
I was lucky my grandfather could do almost anything with his hands, and as young kids are they always want to be like their hero.
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03 Mar 2025 03:44
Replied by unknown on topic Motion Control in the kernel

Motion Control in the kernel

Category: General LinuxCNC Questions

They're experts, our superiors, we're just the mugs at the coal face.

I think it's like the guy who only has a hammer in his tool box, everything can be solved by a hammer.

Tho I think the kernel has bigger issues at hand, the whole Rust thing & Linus thinking about stepping down or taking a back seat at the least.

And honestly what machine operator\owner wants rust around their machine ?
  • noqui
  • noqui
03 Mar 2025 00:03
Replied by noqui on topic Reading Barcode data

Reading Barcode data

Category: AXIS

Hastrh2o Can you share and example? Thanks a lot. 
  • tommylight
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03 Mar 2025 00:00
Replied by tommylight on topic LinuxCNC 2.10 build

LinuxCNC 2.10 build

Category: Installing LinuxCNC

Ubuntu 24, so try this
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linuxcnc-uspace
That should install all the dependencies and a fairly recent version of 2.9.4
Wait, i just saw 2.0 ??? What? Why? How? hmmmmm...
  • tommylight
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02 Mar 2025 23:57
Replied by tommylight on topic Motion Control in the kernel

Motion Control in the kernel

Category: General LinuxCNC Questions

What? No swearing and cursing? :)
Very well worded, thank you Rod.
Makes me wonder, how come none of those there know about LinuxCNC???
We need some marketing, any ideas?
  • tommylight
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02 Mar 2025 23:53
Replied by tommylight on topic The dumification of humanity through internet

The dumification of humanity through internet

Category: Off Topic and Test Posts

You are right about educated people, but at some point they stop and fight back, and if history is a frame of reference, almost always to late. :)
As for you, i do not agree at all, just your knowledge of computers sets you way above the "medium".
  • unknown
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02 Mar 2025 22:22
Replied by unknown on topic The dumification of humanity through internet

The dumification of humanity through internet

Category: Off Topic and Test Posts

Actually highly educated can be easily controlled as well. Would you like being told everything you've thought to be true is wrong. Would you like to be thinking in a way that would get you ridiculed .....even cancelled in this current climate ?

I don't think education is the full story, it's whether you want to take the time to look into things and question common beliefs. Being inquisitive is the key.

There's also the thing about wanting to fit in as well, many people want to fit in, I guess that comes down to human nature. Just because there's a consensus doesn't mean it's so.

By all metrics I'm classed as lowly educated.
  • unknown
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02 Mar 2025 22:14
Replied by unknown on topic Motion Control in the kernel

Motion Control in the kernel

Category: General LinuxCNC Questions

It's on page 2.

Just reread the comments of the "experts".....hmmmm interesting
  • bigmactx
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02 Mar 2025 21:48
Replied by bigmactx on topic LinuxCNC 2.10 build

LinuxCNC 2.10 build

Category: Installing LinuxCNC

Thank you for your responses.

I tried the following:
DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nodocs dpkg-buildpackage -uc -B
DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nodocs dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b
and a few others but always get exactly the same result.

looking at man dpkg-buildpackage I see
-b equivalent to --build=binary or --build=any.all
-B equivalent to --build=any

nodocs isn't an option for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS by default but it does note "that other options honored by debian/rules might be defined by distribution specific policies." So now I'm off chasing that down.

I also noted that under man dpkg-buildflags(1) there is some interesting info on fortify. I'll chase that later if that problem remains.

Could (I suspect) be distro related so I expect some settings/options will need to dialed in.
  • MaHa
  • MaHa
02 Mar 2025 21:44

G7x and profile in subroutine with parameters

Category: G&M Codes

M2 should always be outside a subroutine, so place M2 after each endsub, and your construct should work.
As you can only use 2 variables, and there is no option to enter a global variable in MDI, it will be difficult to bring the values to your code.
The contur o100sub is in the macro file. If you keep it like that, you need to modify in the macrofile anyway. how about use the default values #3 #4 #5 as this might not change often, only submit #1 and #2 as variable.

 
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