Another plasma component...

Dee436 wrote: Yes the files I have posted are from my working earlier configuration. If you could edit them that would be great as I am a bit lost as to what to change.

Thanks
Darren

If I were in your situation I would save your config files and start fresh.

Just use the configurator to set up you hal signals and be done with it. You will be up and running quicker.

Darren,

Hopefully these will get you going.

Put them any where on your machine, run the configurator in New mode as these two files will be your base machine.

linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/plas...smac_to_base_machine

Select Mode 1

Give the new machine a name

Enter the following into the appropriate fields

arc voltage = hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.velocity

arc ok = hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.input-06

float switch = hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.input-04-not

torch = hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.spinena

On the fist run, set any appropriate values in the Config panel and you should be good to go.

I took the liberty of removing the arc voltage scaling and off set from your HAL file as it can be done in the Config Panel of a PlasmaC config.

Voltage Scale = 0.01313928

Voltage Offset = -48

Hi Phill

I will be in the workshop again in a few hours so will try the files and configurator.

Thank you for taking the time to help me again.
Darren

Spent quite a lot of time on this today.
I eventually commented out the air scribe in the hal file and changed spindles from 2 to 1 in the traj section of the ini file and got it to start up properly. I am now at a point where I can home and jog etc.

I still have a couple of issues though. My arc voltage is stuck at 49 and changing the offset does not make any difference. With the previous setup it registered 0 when not cutting.
Also
When trying to load any gcode I get an error message that’s prevented me being able to make any cuts to see if everything else works.

I have attached a photo that shows the static voltage reading (torch off nothing happening) and the error I receive when loading gcode programs.


Darren

Sorry Darren, I have created a problem...

I pushed an update but Gmoccapy is not ready for it, only Axis.

Due to prior commitments I am unable to help out for a day or two.

[strike]If you go to your repo clone and run git reset --hard HEAD^, this should remove the commit then you can run make again and see how that goes. Failing that you will need to go back to your old config until I sort it out.
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EDIT:
An easier option may be to edit plasmac_gcode.py and change line 48 to cutType = 0.

[strike]For all Gmoccapy users, please don't update until further notice. I have made a boo boo that needs repairing.[/strike]

Temporary fix pushed.