Another plasma component...

islander261 wrote: Guys

My method isn't as nice. I just do it with the PP and whether the probing subroutine is called or not in the Gcode.

John

So many ways to skin the plasma cat

Is there install instructions? I want to try and implement this on this machine I am building.

bevins wrote: Is there install instructions? I want to try and implement this on this machine I am building.

I have not installed it yet but essentially you would follow the official build process documented here
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/code/building-linuxcnc.html

but substituting Phils Git (see link in first post). I would probably use a different folder name to linuxcnc-dev, maybe something like linuxcnc-plas so you can build master branch from source as well if you want to.

Then it would be a matter of copying the sim into a working config folder and merging in your working table config. Then you are away!

bevins wrote:
Is there install instructions? I want to try and implement this on this machine I am building.

Exactly as rodw suggested...

I have just posted another update.

The component has better error checking for some invalid config settings.

The format of the materials file has been changed, it is still only a flat text based file but it is more human readable as it is now in the same format as the LinuxCNC ini file.
If you have an existing materials file it will be automatically updated on first load.
The materials file can now be edited while LinuxCNC is running and can be reloaded from the Reload button in the Config tab.

Some default settings for the Config parameters have also been changed.

Another update...

I have managed to merge the reverse-run commits into the current master so the PLASMAC repo now has reverse run activated.
I have also fixed the reverse run issue of slow accelleration.

Cheers, Phill.

phillc54 wrote: Another update...

I have managed to merge the reverse-run commits into the current master so the PLASMAC repo now has reverse run activated.
I have also fixed the reverse run issue of slow accelleration.

Cheers, Phill.

Awesome Phil, very exciting!

Very Nice work, I did a component similar component in the past and it is working, but this is better, I will install and use this one.

Start the cutting process at a certain point after a cutting problem has been a big problem for me (actually I couldn't yet).
can someone explain how is this implemented on this branch or how I can implement?

Thanks

If during a cut an error causes a pause or the operator causes a pause then the reverse-run signal causes x/y motion to reverse along the current cut path. The maximum reverse position is as far as the start of this cut. At the moment this motion is at the current cut speed (plus/minus the current feed override setting). When a satisfactory x/y position is reached then remove the reverse-run signal then resume the cut via the pause/resume button or keyboard shortcut and a new cut sequence will begin from the current position.

I am in the process of rehashing this so instead of a reverse-run signal the input will be an manual-feed value (from -1 to 1) so that reverse and forward motion will be possible at variable speed while paused.

Cheers, Phill.

Another upload...

Fix timing kludge for dry run.

Rework reverse run for both reverse and forward motion while paused, this is now called paused motion.

Cheers, Phill.