Setting Up Joypad buttons

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4 years 10 months ago #230189 by AgentWD40

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Following this guide wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Simple_Remote_Pendant
with the exact same logitech f310 controller.

How would I go about configuring the start button, base4, to both zero x & y and then start the loaded gcode program? This is for a qtplasmac setup if that matters.

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4 years 10 months ago #230244 by AgentWD40

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Anyone have any guidance? I'm trying but I'm having a hard time following/understanding example hal files.

So far I gather this comes into play for touchoff

Code:

MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 X0 Y0

And then to cycle start would involve something like this:

Code:

net hal-joystart halui.program.run halui.mode.auto

source: wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Adding...imple_Remote_Pendant

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Alright, I now understand that the MDI_COMMANDs need to be placed in the ini file in the HALUI section and they will be assigned pin names halui.mdi-command-XX where XX is the order number (base zero) in which the commands were placed in the ini.

input.0.btn-base4 is the "start" button

Is it even possible to string together the touch off and then the cycle start from one button push?

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4 years 10 months ago #230251 by AgentWD40

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The water is getting slightly less murky. I've come up with the HAL code below to start the cycle. But the question remains can I zero x and y then start the cycle from the one button push? Is it even a good idea?

Code:

# feed joypad 'start' button to halui.mode.auto that is a pin for requestiong auto mode
net program-start-btn input.0.btn-base4 => halui.mode.auto 

# also feed the same signal into an and2 logic gate component/function
net program-start-btn and2.0.in0

# Send the status of is-auto into the and2 function as well
net program-run-ok halui.mode.is-auto => and2.0.in1

# When the output of the and2 component is true then start the cycle
# (in other words when the joypad start button is pressed and requesting
# auto mode AND is-auto says it's okay then start the program) 
net remote-program-run and2.0.out => halui.program.run

linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/halui.html
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man1/hal_input.1.html
www.machinekit.io/docs/hal/halui_examples/
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/html/hal/halui_examples.html
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man1/halui.1.html

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4 years 9 months ago #230787 by AgentWD40

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Still no answer on the combining touch off then cycle start... but I got it working this way and I thought I'd share in case it helps anyone in the future.

The following will start a gcode program in qtplasmac if the user presses the 'Start' button

Code:

### SETUP START BUTTON TO RUN PROGRAM
loadrt and2 names=and2_start
loadrt or2 names=or2_start

addf and2_start servo-thread
addf or2_start servo-thread

# feed joypad 'start' button to halui.mode.auto that is a pin for requestiong auto mode
net program-start-btn input.0.btn-start => halui.mode.auto 

# also feed the same signal into an and2 logic gate component/function
net program-start-btn and2_start.in0

# Send the status of is-auto into the and2 function as well
net program-run-ok halui.mode.is-auto => and2_start.in1

# When the output of the and2 component is true then start the cycle
# (in other words when the joypad start button is pressed and requesting
# auto mode AND is-auto says it's okay then start the program) 
unlinkp halui.program.run #need to unlink the run pin that was setup in the main hal file by pncconf
net plasmac:program-run plasmac.program-run => or2_start.in0
net joypad-run and2_start.out => or2_start.in1
net cycle_start or2_start.out => halui.program.run

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4 years 2 weeks ago #254143 by JackB1

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Have you referenced the videos that ask Jerry has on YouTube? He does a whole section with using buttons on a couple of his Monster Mill series. I’m using the AUX panel he created for Axis.

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