Another plasma component...

You need to add num_spindles to the "loadrt motmod" line.

In some cases it is "loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT"

I did it this way:
Edit:
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/man/man9/motion.9.html

phillc54 wrote: You need to add num_spindles to the "loadrt motmod" line.

In some cases it is "loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT"

I did it this way:

Code:

num_spindles=[TRAJ]SPINDLES

Edit:
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/man/man9/motion.9.html

Thanks, I have it working now...

That would have to be the obscurest documentation in the whole project!
The ini file docs for multi spindle really need attention. If I could not work it out, how would a new user get it working?

phillc54 wrote:

Maybe i updated too early, so has caught some bugs. So i just deleted plasmac_axis.py and everything started to work like it should.

I tried but couldn't simulate the behaviour you described. PlasmaC has no control over jogging, that is done by Axis.


But of course i lost all cool axis tweaks.

I am nor sure what you mean.

Ok, let me explain:


I set up a testing machine with a fresh new install of debian wheezy. Then I add wheezy repos(Master branch ) from buildbot.linuxcnc.org. After that I start Linuxcnc config picker from start menu.

Then i choose by machine > plasmac > metic axis;

Then i try to start it and get following error message



So I comment those lanes in both files:
In metric_plasmac_connections.hal


And in plasmac.hal


Only after that Axis starts and looks this way:


I installed debian on the old netbook, thus it has such a poor resolution, but the problem is the same on a working CNC.

So everything fine, except continuous jogging doesn't work at all. Neither keyboard nor screen buttons - and +, but if I set incremental jogging for example 10mm it moves. Then choose continuous again - nothing

So i decided that this problem is somehow connected with the axis tweaks, because default axis behaves normally.
That's why I deleted file plasmac_axis.py and restarted linuxcnc:



Now I have working continuous jogging, but there are no PlasmaC signals at the bottom anymore.

I would like to say, that i tried PlasmaC on my home PC with Ubuntu 18.04 and everything worked just right, except the first error message.

I think it could somehow depend on the old versions of Tk libraries, but unfortunately my knowledge in programming is limited.

I hope I've managed to clarify the problem, maybe I am just doing everything wrong, but PlasmaC on version 2.8 produced some good quality cuts without any serious problems.

Thanks for the detailed report, I will try a new install following what you did tomorrow.

Have you tried a Debian Stretch install?

When you say Wheezy do you mean the Wheezy ISO on the LinuxCNC website.

Just updated to build 498 of 2.9 and got infinite loops !
Metric PlasmaC sim
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Linux acer 4.16.12-rt5-kona-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Fri Jun 8 10:39:47 JST 2018 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Guess yesterdays commit has not gone through yet.
Report attached, pin 'spindle.1.on' does not exist.