Gmoccapy - A new screen for linuxcnc

Norbert,

Here is a link to the image files I made for my screen set.

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75606622/IPS_IMAGES.zip

Wes

Norbert,

Here are a few screen shots of my design. Hopefully it will help spark some new ideas.









Let me know you thoughts.

Wes

newbynobi wrote:

I've been playing with migrating my mill config from Axis to Gmoccapy and I'm really impressed. With the touchscreen, it's a pleasure to use. Thank you.

The only thing I haven't found is a way to toggle the spindle brake. If I need to customize this myself, I'd like to replace the coolant mist button with the brake toggle since I don't have mist.

Is there a guide to basic customization that I haven't found?

Thanks again!

The third way it to explain to me, why you need the spindle brake button on the screen and convince me to add the button, even if I do not know jet where to place it. In my knowledge there is no need for a special button, as motion does include the spindle-brake hal pin so the brake should be connected there.

Norbert

Hey Norbert,
I can't say that it belongs there. I just know that the equivalent button in Axis was useful to me. With my current config, the brake activates automatically with the spindle so to turn the spindle by hand (like with a dial indicator) I need to release the brake.

I'm not afraid of tackling some glade customization so if that's not typical workflow for others, I can look at the examples and give it a shot. Thanks.

DaOne wrote: Are you familiar with IPS? Here is a PDF of what I am talking about..

www.haascnc.com/doclib/manual/es0610.pdf

Its basically an interactive program builder.

I think that a lot of people use ngcgui for this: www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/ngcgui.html

I use my own macros, a similar interface to your version, but it doesn't actually generate any G-code, just runs a pre-programmed cycle. This suits the way that I work, generally making one-offs from a vague idea.
www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum...s/26550-lathe-macros

Andy,

I have seen your macros and I must say that is great work. Basically the IPS system builds on what your already doing. Instead of a one time op you can basically build a program by recording all those simple steps so you can make another part or many quickly. You can still do just a single op at a time if you want. On a lathe its great because most programs are simple anyways and it beats hand coding. The Haas TL-1 lathe here is used exclusively like this.

Here is the docs on the lathe side for a Haas TL lathe. Starts on page 34...

www.productivity.com/content/customer/do...as%20TL%20Manual.pdf

Wes

DaOne wrote: Basically the IPS system builds on what your already doing. Instead of a one time op you can basically build a program by recording all those simple steps so you can make another part or many quickly

I am pretty sure that this is exactly what NGCGUI does. But you would need input from someone who actually uses it, like JT.