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27 Jun 2019 23:36 #138051
by phillc54
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It means if the ohmic probe senses something during the transition from the top of travel to where it reaches the start of probing height.
Say:
your start height is 70
your probe height is 20
your stock is 10
If a probe is detected at 30 then it would give that error
After if gets to 20 then a probe detected is valid
It is just a matter of how to describe it, that's where I run into trouble.
Cheers, Phill.
Say:
your start height is 70
your probe height is 20
your stock is 10
If a probe is detected at 30 then it would give that error
After if gets to 20 then a probe detected is valid
It is just a matter of how to describe it, that's where I run into trouble.
Cheers, Phill.
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28 Jun 2019 00:16 #138057
by thefabricator03
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So I tried setting the probe height to various heights,
40,60,100, -100, -40,-20
And I still get that error message. I have been homing my z axis about 50mm about top of material.
Is there another setting I need to try? I have also tried setting the safe height to various heights as well with no luck.
40,60,100, -100, -40,-20
And I still get that error message. I have been homing my z axis about 50mm about top of material.
Is there another setting I need to try? I have also tried setting the safe height to various heights as well with no luck.
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28 Jun 2019 00:18 #138058
by phillc54
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Is the ohmic probe LED on or off?
When you say homing do you actually mean homing or touchoff?
When you say homing do you actually mean homing or touchoff?
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28 Jun 2019 00:25 #138061
by andypugh
I logged in to ask exactly the same question.
It's a very important distinction.
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When you say homing do you actually mean homing or touchoff?
I logged in to ask exactly the same question.
It's a very important distinction.
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28 Jun 2019 00:30 #138063
by rodw
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Most of my issues went away when I moved to Z axis top and touched off at Z max (in my case 84mm). This puts the 0 point at the lower end of travel. This setting is preserved between sessions and fixed my problems except when warpage puts the material above the probe height. Everything in Plasmac is referenced from this lowest point.
I still think in this situation, for that probe only, Plasmac should progressively raise the probe height by 10mm until the error goes away or Z max is reached. It knows there is some material there, its just not where its expected.
I still think in this situation, for that probe only, Plasmac should progressively raise the probe height by 10mm until the error goes away or Z max is reached. It knows there is some material there, its just not where its expected.
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28 Jun 2019 00:37 #138065
by phillc54
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All my sim testing has been done with Z home at about 5mm below the top of Z travel and touchoff was done at bottom of Z travel (actually .001mm above the bottom)
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28 Jun 2019 00:44 #138066
by thefabricator03
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Sorry guys I worked it out,
So the value of probe height is set from the reference of the bottom limit, not the DRO position, I was under the impression that if I set 20 it would mean that when the DRO goes below 20 it would activate the sensor.
I had my z axis bottom limit set to -100, I changed that to -50 and set the probe height to 60 and now its sensing the top of material.
So the value of probe height is set from the reference of the bottom limit, not the DRO position, I was under the impression that if I set 20 it would mean that when the DRO goes below 20 it would activate the sensor.
I had my z axis bottom limit set to -100, I changed that to -50 and set the probe height to 60 and now its sensing the top of material.
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28 Jun 2019 01:47 - 28 Jun 2019 01:48 #138076
by phillc54
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You should have your bottom limit set to just below the top of your slats and your top limit set to just below maximum Z height.
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28 Jun 2019 03:26 - 30 Jun 2019 23:30 #138082
by phillc54
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plasmac has now been merged into the official LinuxCNC repository in master branch (v2.9)
If you want to keep your run in place versions then you can edit the hidden ~/linuxcnc-plasmac/.git/config file:
Replace the line:With:
If you want to get rid of your run in place version and install LinuxCNC as a package then wait till the buildbot builds it (I'm not sure how long that takes) and follow the LinuxCNC buildbot instructions. This installs as a standard Linux package so it will do the updates for you. If you do it this way then your will need to run the configurator after the install then use it to upgrade your configuration so all the links point to the new install location.
Thank you all for your testing, feedback, encouragement and patience.
Cheers, Phill.
If you want to keep your run in place versions then you can edit the hidden ~/linuxcnc-plasmac/.git/config file:
Replace the line:
url = https://github.com/phillc54/linuxcnc-plasmac.giturl = git://github.com/linuxcnc/linuxcnc.gitIf you want to get rid of your run in place version and install LinuxCNC as a package then wait till the buildbot builds it (I'm not sure how long that takes) and follow the LinuxCNC buildbot instructions. This installs as a standard Linux package so it will do the updates for you. If you do it this way then your will need to run the configurator after the install then use it to upgrade your configuration so all the links point to the new install location.
Thank you all for your testing, feedback, encouragement and patience.
Cheers, Phill.
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28 Jun 2019 03:55 #138083
by rodw
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Fantastic work Phil and its great plasmac has moved to its rightful home.
Its even more exciting to know you can maintain it now you are a Linuxcnc Developer!
I will compile master branch and see how it goes.
So just one final question. Where will we find the documentation? I think it takes a week or so to end up on the main site doesn't it.
Once there, it would be good if Norbert could be encouraged to retire the Gmocappy plasma pages as they never did anything except make pretty screens and Plasmac is a complete build with support for Gmocappy.
Its even more exciting to know you can maintain it now you are a Linuxcnc Developer!
I will compile master branch and see how it goes.
So just one final question. Where will we find the documentation? I think it takes a week or so to end up on the main site doesn't it.
Once there, it would be good if Norbert could be encouraged to retire the Gmocappy plasma pages as they never did anything except make pretty screens and Plasmac is a complete build with support for Gmocappy.
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