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I installed it today using the guide and everything worked first try!!
After moving my subroutines to the new directory even that causes no problem. I have the day off so in the afternoon i will experiment with programming in NativeCam.

I am so thankful to you guys for figuring this out and I´m looking forward to using Nativecam for the vast majority of projects in the future.

I have created a pyvcp macro for a specific program named file.ngc. To run it and change its parameters I have to open the file manually using the open menu on linuxcnc. Can I create a shortcut or button on the pyvcp panel to open the .ngc file?

Hi all,

After countless revisions. managed to make it work.

PID settings are
P = 1
I = 0
D = 0
FF0 = 0
FF1 = 0
FF2 = 0
Scale : 1225

It was staring at my face the whole time. On a whim i just decided to 0 everything, and it worked!

Regards,
Kibin

Could you outline what kind of machine performance you are aiming for (ie how many axes, maximum axis velocities, toolchanger yes/no) ?

Hi everyone,I'm Farzad, an absolute beginner in CNC building. I'm currently in the process of choosing components to build a CNC machine for starting my own small business. I have a tight budget and want to make the most cost-effective decisions without sacrificing reliability.Here’s my situation:I’m planning to use Delta A2 servo motors with EtherCAT support.I’ve read that I’ll need an EtherCAT coupler such as the Beckhoff EK1100 to connect them to LinuxCNC.However, I also heard that using an Intel i210 network card might allow me to avoid the cost of a Beckhoff coupler by using it directly with the EtherCAT Master.My first question:
Is it possible and reliable to use the Intel i210 with LinuxCNC and Delta A2 EtherCAT servos, without a Beckhoff coupler?Budget constraints:
Servo motion controllers are expensive. I’m taking a small loan to start this CNC project, so minimizing cost is crucial. That’s why I’m exploring EtherCAT-based servos — to avoid the need for expensive motion control boards.Alternative option:
I can buy non-EtherCAT servo motors (a brand called “SAM”) for almost half the price, but they require a motion controller. My only affordable option is something like an LPT-based Mach3 controller board. My second question:
Are LPT Mach3 controller boards reliable enough for a professional CNC router (metal and plastic parts)?
Or should I stick with EtherCAT and avoid LPT altogether?Any advice or experience would be very appreciated. Thank you!

Hello folks,
long time no see. I´m on a new retrofit project and i ran in a new problem. I want to enable the drives with linux cnc but i can´t get the active low to work.

I´ve got a 7i77 hooked up
24V Fieldpower
Pin 9 should be drive enable
Pin 10 is GND

I can move the servos when the drives are enabled.

Attached is the pinout for the drives and when i short pin 10 to 9 the drives become enabled and if 9 and 10 are not connected they are disabled. I tried connecting ENA+ and ENA- according to the 7i77 manual. But it doesn´t seem to work, either they are always enabled or always disabled, but no reaction to Linux cnc "machine on" button.

As far As i´ve understood, you should connect pin 9 to ENA+ and pin 10 to ENA- OR pin 10 to control power ground, but control power ground is the ground of the 24V power supply ?
Anyway neither configuration worked... Please enlighten me

It's named controlword in ethercat-conf.xml, not cia-controlword.
Also change all lcec.1.0 to lcec.0.1 in the hal file.
 

It crashes when you modify any variable comparison object with the "Display symbols" box checked.

Uncheck the box and you'll be able to modify the object without CL crashing. Save button is key with CL.

Posting your current hal and ini files would help debug your issues.

To launch halshow from axis:

Machine --> Show Hal Configuration

Finaly getting something done lol, got the end stops to work but now when I home the x, it hits the home/min goes off the switch then hits again but it triggers a joint error causes it shows 0.0001 and not 0.0000 like the z does, is this a switch prob or a me not knowing what I'm doing prob