Gmoccappy 2.3.1 For Dummies LinuxCNC 2.8

Gmoccappy should be agnostic to the hardware even if pncconf does not have options to select it. Most of using Mesa cards hand edit from an initial working config. I started with axis and moved over by hand in about 10 minutes. Read the Gmoccappy installation instructions. They are surprisingly good.

REPORT Linux Mint 18.1 and Gmoccappy 2.3.1
Using Mesa 6i25 and TWO 7i66

WORKING and is Bloody !!!! A W S O M E !!!!!

Really can not see me going back to Axis. I would like to tackle getting 6-Axis working on it as it supports currently 5-Axis, but that is just being selfish, Building a Multi Role Machine as I am I wish for more than I can get, But I am really impressed. Took me a while to get it to work.

I have set it up here just on my desk driving 6 steppers. If any one wants a copy of the folder let me know I can upload it.

Best Rgds To all and special thanks to this that help this NEWBEE to keep pressing on.

DeWayne

Good you got it working!

I have no plan at the moment to extend the current version 2.0 to 6 axis. It does support 8 joints, but only 5 axis.
If you have multiple heads, it might be usefull to use differnet setups, i.e. one for milling and another one for printing and the third for the laser.

So at the moment you might have a XXYYZAC config, beeing a 7 joints 5 axis machine, but is it not possible to have a XYZABC machine, as that are 6 axis. The reason is, that gmoccapy only has space for 5 axis dro. And I do select the DRO number and letters from the INI File. So If I want to add one more axis I would need to change the glade file and a large part of the python code.

I have in mind to make a complete new GUI for robots and scaras. Such a GUI would need to support up to 7 axis. But will not be suited to be used for a mill, as programming and work of a robot is completely different to a mill or a lathe. If I do that, it will be based on QT and not any more on glade, making it suitable to be compiled also for mobile devices. Chris is working on a development version for QT and I am getting more used to machinekit and QtQuickVCP. So I am not able to say at the moment where the future will lead me and my development.

At the moment my work, a destroyed car (BMW 118 Cabrio) and two broken motorcycles Kawa 750 LTD 's are using most of my time. It is summer and I need my toys

Norbert
Norbert

I am about to throw out 2 kawasakis, a GPZ600 and a GTR1000 i think, both dismantled to pieces, not much left of the big one except the wheels and brakes and radiator and......some other stuff, am keeping the 600 engine to run it as a compressor as it has lubrification and water cooling so NICE, and the frame to make it battery powered, have most of the rest.
If you need anything, i will gladly send it to somewhere in Germany, most probably Stutgart or Wupertal.
Free, of course, will also pay for shipping it to you.
Consider it gratitude for the work you have done and are still doing..
Sorry to go off topic, but this is walid for other members in Germany also, after Norbert makes his choice.
Regards,
Tom

Tom,

Thanks for the offer, but i need to finish first all my projekts, before getting any permisions from the female Government to start new onesB)

Norbert

You are always welcomed.
Gruss,
Tom