Another plasma component...

Tom, torch start retries should be on the config tab as max start attempts.

Cheers, Phill.

Rod, wow, there is a lot of work in those scripts.
I won't get a chance to have a good look until later in the week. I am having some issues trying to incorporate that to patch from Andy.

Cheers, Phill.

phillc54 wrote: I am having some issues trying to incorporate that to patch from Andy.

Phill, I think Andy had a couple of goes at it too!

If you need some motivation, have a look at this video by Skunkworks, rolling back and forth using a jog wheel....

phillc54 wrote: Rod, wow, there is a lot of work in those scripts.
I won't get a chance to have a good look until later in the week.

I'm sure your GUI took a lot longer than my little effort. It took an hour or so to sketch out the data entities a week ago and an afternoon today coding it. I'll see if I can get some more data into the system. I have not really thought through the interface yet, I just know there is a lot of flexibility in the data structures and SQL and flat files don't really give the flexibility plasma needs.. I think some settings (like the machine) could be hardwired into the ini file

phillc54 wrote: I like your idea of a simulated path pin.
I am not 100% sure what you mean with your eject probe pin.

I have this.. on machine
1. probe
2 pneumatic piston

I need set pin for eject probe to 1
wait 0,3 sec
probe
set pin for eject to 0
wait 0,5sec
continue torch on


Simulation mayby done by remap Mx for spindle, because plasmac starts by spindle-on.
like a feed remap.

martin

Just had a long session ( an hour ), testing and prodding on my workstation and frankly ran out of ideas how to molest it more.
Everything i could think off works and all the simulations do exactly what they are supposed to do, save for the start retry.
This week i need to have one of the machines working, so more testing is in order, with a machine, and some breakage......
@Phillc54
Still impressed.
@Rodw
The drop down menu has everything it should and it works for all the machines i use and service and ...... The only one that could really use a database of cut feeds and currents and nozzles and gases.... it's sold.
@fupeama
That can be easily done in gcode OR hal.
Please start a new thread about that as that might be useful to other members of this forum.

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@Rodw
The drop down menu has everything it should and it works for all the machines i use and service and ...... The only one that could really use a database of cut feeds and currents and nozzles and gases.... it's sold.
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Dang, I wish I had my machine on the network so I can install this. Priority task for this week! I missed the drop down when reviewing the screen dumps. Anyway, you've confirmed this could be useful. I'll keep persevering with it. I've loaded one of 10 pages of cut charts for one machine.Thanks for the feedback.