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I agree, I’m hopeful I think it’s a really good idea.It will be interesting to see the results and whether or not is is a worthwhile feature.
Yep, sorry I was thinking in terms of disabling itDo you mean Ohmic Probe Enable on the Run Panel
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from the docs:
If you have RS485 communications enabled with a Hypertherm Powermax plasma cutter then selecting mesh mode will disable the Cut Mode spinbutton in the Run Panel and it will select cut mode 2 (CPA). When mesh mode is disabled then the Cut Mode spinbutton will be re-enabled and the original cut mode will be restored.
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Speaking of the documentation, we need to add M62/M63 P1 and M64/M65 P1 at some point. I should probably give it a quick test first, but I don't really see why it wouldn't work.
What else you got in the works? Any tricks up your sleeve
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linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/plasma/plasma...guide.html#mesh-modeGood deal; thanks Phill!
Speaking of the documentation, we need to add M62/M63 P1 and M64/M65 P1 at some point. I should probably give it a quick test first, but I don't really see why it wouldn't work.
I am tidying up the the gcode filter, it developed into a bit of a mess over time.What else you got in the works? Any tricks up your sleeve
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linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/plasma/plasma...guide.html#mesh-mode
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I think I was expecting to see it before the THC stuff because P1, P2, P3... but I found it
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Question on that, when you enable it from the G-Code, does it do everything that mesh mode normally does, or does it only ignore the arc-ok?
You mean the magic stuffs that happens on load?I am tidying up the the gcode filter, it developed into a bit of a mess over time.
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I probably should have some sort of order in there but I figured I would keep it consistent and make it random.I think I was expecting to see it before the THC stuff because P1, P2, P3...
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It should work the same, if the Ignor checkbutton is checked then it should not require the initial arc ok.Question on that, when you enable it from the G-Code, does it do everything that mesh mode normally does, or does it only ignore the arc-ok?
Yep, that's it...You mean the magic stuffs that happens on load?
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Actually, I got to thinking about this. That might not be ideal. I think that via M-Code, we would only want the ability to ignore the Arc-OK...Question on that, when you enable it from the G-Code, does it do everything that mesh mode normally does, or does it only ignore the arc-ok?
It should work the same, if the Ignor checkbutton is checked then it should not require the initial arc ok.
For a few reasons:
1. I may not want it to change to CPA mode in the middle of a cut if I were ignoring the ARC-OK for other reasons
2. If I used the M-code to ignore an arc-ok before the torch fired, I may not want it to disable the THC (I cant think why I would ignore an arc-ok at start via M-code, but the example is valid nonetheless)
3. If I used the M-code to ignore an arc-ok at the end of a cut, I would want the thc disabled (which I could do via other M codes).
I think if you're cutting mesh, you'd use the check boxes. If you wanted to ignore arc-ok via coding, you'd use the M-Codes, but it should only control the reaction to arc-ok signals as the rest of the stuff is also controllable via M codes.
Maybe the CPA mode change via M-code enabled "mesh mode" is the only real problem. But I was just thinking out loud.
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I think you would need to disable ArcOK from the console. Otherwise you can't disable it on say a sever cut you have set up in the console using the plasmac GUI. So a user might disable ArcOK to be certain he gets the cut going before the edge and enable it when it starts to cut so it can monitor for errors. That would be my primary use for the feature.
Not 100% sure I follow what your saying, but I’m pretty sure it works that way currently.
I was referring only to enable/disable via M62/63 P1 and M64/65 P1
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there are two mesh mode checkbuttons, Enable and Ignore OK
Enable disables THC and continues a cut if the arc is lost during the cut (plus it switches to CPA mode on connnected HT machines)
Ignore OK allows a cut to begin without receiving an arc ok signal. This checkbtton is only read when mesh mode is enabled.
motion.digital-out-01 behaves the same way as Enable
I think Rod is suggesting that Ignore OK should be able to be used at any time.
does Rod's suggestion satisfy this.I may not want it to change to CPA mode in the middle of a cut if I were ignoring the ARC-OK for other reasons
M-code doesn't do it this way, M-code is the same as EnableIf I used the M-code to ignore an arc-ok before the torch fired, I may not want it to disable the THC (I cant think why I would ignore an arc-ok at start via M-code, but the example is valid nonetheless)
See aboveIf I used the M-code to ignore an arc-ok at the end of a cut, I would want the thc disabled (which I could do via other M codes).
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