If you want to use linuxcncrsh instead of a gui
1) in the inifile (example here: l.ini), use:
Code:
[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY=linuxcncrsh
2) start using the inifile and redirect stdout(1)
and stderr(2) to a log file (log)
Code:
$ linuxcnc l.ini >|log 2>&1 &
3) Connect (from a separate terminal if localhost).
To test, clear estop, turn machine on, issue mdi expecting
fail message in log since homing was not perfomed. Transcript:
Code:
$ telnet localhost 5007
Trying ::1...
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
hello EMC me 1
HELLO ACK EMCNETSVR 1.1
set enable EMCTOO
set enable EMCTOO
set echo off
set echo off
set verbose on
SET VERBOSE ACK
set estop off
SET ESTOP ACK
set machine on
SET MACHINE ACK
set mdi g0x0y0
SET MDI ACK
shutdown
Connection closed by foreign host.
4) Result (tested with master branch) shows the error message
for the MDI command
Code:
$ cat log
LINUXCNC - 2.8.0~pre1
Machine configuration directory is '/data/f/linuxcnc-dev/configs/sim/axis'
Machine configuration file is 'l.ini'
Starting LinuxCNC...
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 768: can't load tool table.
Found file(LIB): /data/f/linuxcnc-dev/lib/hallib/basic_sim.tcl
setup_kins: cmd=loadrt trivkins coordinates=XYZ
Note: Using POSIX realtime
task: main loop took 0.025550 seconds
Can't issue MDI command when not homed
Connected to me
Shutting down
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
task: 45896 cycles, min=0.000017, max=0.025550, avg=0.001053, 1 latency excursions (> 10x expected cycle time of 0.001000s)
Note: Using POSIX realtime
