Snuggly's Plasma Build

Close but no cigar !
It does work, but not as it should.
Replace hm2_5i25 with 7i96 etc.

I have a question to further my education.
I see in the hal file:-
addf ddt.0 servo-thread
addf ddt.1 servo-thread
addf hm2_7i96.0.read servo-thread

Is in important to have the read at the top of the thread ? or is it ok like above.

In general its best to have

hardware read
any processing
hardware write

Unless you have a good reason to change the order

This is working great, thanks Islander!
My z axis endstop not switching and homing the z axis, however I didn't try changing anything in the THC.HAL file, so that's my next step. I still have some calibration to do as well as testing out my relay; then I'll grab the hypertherm and start test cutting.

Here are the files as they are currently, I had to make a few minor modification, specifically the "spindle.0.forward" and "reverse" threw errors; but those are the only two files commented out of the hays_plasma.hal.

Ok

I don't have your hardware so I need to see the exact error messages to know what is wrong, screen or text copy is best. Both Debian and Ubuntu have screenshot capture programs as part of the basic suite of programs, look under the accessories menu.

What version of LCNC are you running? All of the motion names have been changed to the ones used in the latest master. By the version number in your .ini the motion and spindle names are correct.

The spindle connections are required for the THC..hal to know when to start probing and switch on the torch.

I will fix estop to TB3 pin 6. How is the switch wired? The normal way is the NC contact to the board input and the common to +field voltage (+24V).

I will look over files later and compare to what Tommy sent.

John

snugglylovemuffin wrote: My z axis endstop not switching and homing the z axis, however I didn't try changing anything in the THC.HAL file, so that's my next step.

No need for home switch on the Z axis, you need a floating switch, not the same thing.
You can home it anywhere and it will still work without a home switch.