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29 Oct 2020 00:20 #187643
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plasmac spotting broken was created by rodw
So why after a rebuild does spotting not work, it just sails past without a probe.See attached gcode
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29 Oct 2020 00:32 #187644
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I have had the same issues as well but have been to busy to ask Phil about it.
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29 Oct 2020 01:21 #187646
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Not sure I ever saw your config stuffs, I know you redid a lot of it recently, just thought I'd make sure you have multitool enabled...
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setp plasmac.multi-tool 1For Reference
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29 Oct 2020 08:20 #187661
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Man, I don't even want to look at my config! Thanks though, I'll check it out tomorrow.
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Not sure I ever saw your config stuffs, I know you redid a lot of it recently, just thought I'd make sure you have multitool enabled...
setp plasmac.multi-tool 1
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Man, I don't even want to look at my config! Thanks though, I'll check it out tomorrow.
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29 Oct 2020 22:30 - 29 Oct 2020 22:30 #187729
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I will be interested to see if Rod and Stefan report back that multi-tool caused their issue, this thread jogged my memory of these
changes
made to the LinuxCNC multispindle code following
issue #713
The multi-tool pin was devised as a workaround to the fact that when multiple spindles were introduced the M3 and M5 commands without a $n operated on all spindles at once. The above changes make it so that M3 and M5 commands without a $n now operates only on spindle_0. This makes it compatible with all previous G-Code. I now think the multi-tool pin could be made redundant and mutliple tools should always be available.
The multi-tool pin was devised as a workaround to the fact that when multiple spindles were introduced the M3 and M5 commands without a $n operated on all spindles at once. The above changes make it so that M3 and M5 commands without a $n now operates only on spindle_0. This makes it compatible with all previous G-Code. I now think the multi-tool pin could be made redundant and mutliple tools should always be available.
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31 Oct 2020 13:56 #187908
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How did you make out with the pin? Were either of you able to get spotting working again?
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01 Nov 2020 21:53 - 01 Nov 2020 22:34 #188051
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I’ll guess no news is good news, and that was the problem..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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01 Nov 2020 22:34 #188059
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Took the time to simulate this, since following up on "issues" helps others out when they encounter similar blunders. It's helpful to definitively discern between "PlasmaC is broken" and "User Error".
I have confirmed that without the following line the torch just "sails past without a probe" as @rodw whinged about:
It's nearly impossible to see if the "Torch On" led lights up since it happens so fast, but with the help of Hal Scope, I was able to confirm that all is well:
I have confirmed that without the following line the torch just "sails past without a probe" as @rodw whinged about:
setp plasmac.multi-tool 1It's nearly impossible to see if the "Torch On" led lights up since it happens so fast, but with the help of Hal Scope, I was able to confirm that all is well:
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01 Nov 2020 23:09 #188065
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Thanks Greg, that was indeed the problem. I had it set to 0.
I am not sure if Plasmac did that on the rebuild or not.
To me it does not make sense to be able to disable the multi tool features in the first place and the config default should be enabled.
I am not sure if Plasmac did that on the rebuild or not.
To me it does not make sense to be able to disable the multi tool features in the first place and the config default should be enabled.
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01 Nov 2020 23:12 #188066
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Unsure what the default is, my understanding was it defaulted to off, and the line wasn’t present in the hal file.
At any rate it’s probably going to change now that they handle multi spindles differently anyhow. Think Phill was awaiting your confirmation that changing a 0 to a 1 solved the issue before making any changes.
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Thanks Greg, that was indeed the problem. I had it set to 0.
I am not sure if Plasmac did that on the rebuild or not.
To me it does not make sense to be able to disable the multi tool features in the first place and the config default should be enabled.
Unsure what the default is, my understanding was it defaulted to off, and the line wasn’t present in the hal file.
At any rate it’s probably going to change now that they handle multi spindles differently anyhow. Think Phill was awaiting your confirmation that changing a 0 to a 1 solved the issue before making any changes.
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