Set blockheight via python

MatthiasF1210
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7 years 7 months ago #128768 by MatthiasF1210

Set blockheight via python was created by MatthiasF1210

Hello,

I am writing a python script for touch probing the blockheight but can't find a way to set the value of the blockheight inside gmoccapy.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Matthias

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7 years 7 months ago #128773 by rodw

Replied by rodw on topic Set blockheight via python

I'm not really good with Gcode but I think you would just touch off on the block manually and set G92 Zn. We do this with plasma machines every pierce. You may be able to program a gmoccapy macro button to help with the manual touchoff.

But maybe you can issue the G92 from within your python script with a hardcoded value. But once set, LinuxCNC should remember it between sessions.

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7 years 7 months ago #128802 by newbynobi

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Blockheight is a hal pin
Why not make a pin in your script and connect that one to blockheight in hal?

Otherwise just check gmoccapy.py for blockheight to see how it is handled.

I use a digital gauge connected to the machine through a BOBE keyboard usb interface and on the entry of blockheight i just push the data button on the gauge to transfer the value to gmoccapy.

May be that is also a possible way to go, just simulate the key button press event in your script.

Norbert

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7 years 7 months ago #128812 by MatthiasF1210

Replied by MatthiasF1210 on topic Set blockheight via python

Blockheight is a hal pin
Why not make a pin in your script and connect that one to blockheight in hal?

This was my first thought, but than i found out that the blockheight hal pin is an output. I want to set the blockheight....

I took a look in the gmoccapy.py an found the following:

Code:

def on_btn_block_height_clicked( self, widget, data = None ):
        probeheight = self.widgets.spbtn_probe_height.get_value()
        blockheight = dialogs.entry_dialog( self, data = None, header = _( "Enter the block height" ),
                                           label = _( "Block height measured from base table" ), integer = False )

        if blockheight == "CANCEL" or blockheight == "ERROR":
            return
        if blockheight != False or blockheight == 0:
            self.halcomp["blockheight"] = blockheight
            self.halcomp["probeheight"] = probeheight
            self.prefs.putpref( "blockheight", blockheight, float )
            self.prefs.putpref( "probeheight", probeheight, float )
        else:
            self.prefs.putpref( "blockheight", 0.0, float )
            self.prefs.putpref( "probeheight", 0.0, float )
            print( _( "Conversion error in btn_block_height" ) )
            dialogs.warning_dialog( self, _( "Conversion error in btn_block_height!" ),
                                   _( "Please enter only numerical values\nValues have not been applied" ) )

        # set koordinate system to new origin
        origin = self.get_ini_info.get_axis_2_min_limit() + blockheight
        self.command.mode( linuxcnc.MODE_MDI )
        self.command.wait_complete()
        self.command.mdi( "G10 L2 P0 Z%s" % origin )
        self.widgets.hal_action_reload.emit( "activate" )
        self.command.mode( linuxcnc.MODE_MANUAL )
        self.command.wait_complete()

So basicly I can use the code of the section "set koordinate sytem" in my script to make it work the same way. If no function inside linuxcnc uses the hal pin blockheight I can leave it unchanged for the moment....

Is that correct? I am not 100% sure how the auto_tool_measurement works inside gmoccapy

Thanks

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7 years 7 months ago #128853 by newbynobi

Replied by newbynobi on topic Set blockheight via python

Yes, that is correct, but you may need to adapt the calculation.

Norbert

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7 years 6 months ago #130170 by MatthiasF1210

Replied by MatthiasF1210 on topic Set blockheight via python

Hi,

after some efforts I finallized my script. In the simulation it works fine, but not at the real machine ;(

here is the relevant code from my script:

Code:

        origin = self.inifile.find("AXIS_2", "MIN_LIMIT")
        # calculate absolute position from blockheight
        a = self.probed_position_with_offsets()
        blockheight = a[2]
        probeheight = self.prefs.getpref("probeheight", 0, float)

        origin = float(origin) + blockheight

        self.prefs.putpref("blockheight", blockheight, float)
        self.prefs.putpref("probeheight", probeheight, float)

        # set koordinate system to new origin
        self.command.mode( linuxcnc.MODE_MDI )
        self.command.wait_complete()
        self.command.mdi( "G10 L2 P0 Z%s" % origin )
        self.command.mode( linuxcnc.MODE_MANUAL )
        self.command.wait_complete()

When I Set the blockheight with this Code, all the G54 Codes seems to be set right. In the Simulation oll the calculations are ok. If I move to the real machine the code is working well for measuring and setting blockheight.

But when I start my Testprogramm with the autotoolchager, the tool compensation is not working and the tool is not stopping at the correct height (it's going to much lower z values)
If I just set the Blockheight manually, the testprogramm works fine.

It seems to me that nothing is "saved" when I use my script.

Any Ideas?

Matthias

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