wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
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21 Jul 2021 16:24 #215502
by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
1. Can you post a backup of your config (created from the parameters tab)?
2. At a minimum, if you can’t post the backup, can you tell us what version of QtPlasmaC are you on? (It’s in the header of the program window)
2. At a minimum, if you can’t post the backup, can you tell us what version of QtPlasmaC are you on? (It’s in the header of the program window)
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21 Jul 2021 19:08 #215517
by billykid
Replied by billykid on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
Thanks but for now I have given up on that configuration. I made a new one with pncconf it seems to work but the pid with the usual parameters gives following errors .. after checking it better. the mesa is a 7i80db16 in pncconf there is not ... only the 7i80hd with the pwm I need, but the pins are the same I think.
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22 Jul 2021 09:18 - 22 Jul 2021 09:23 #215557
by billykid
Replied by billykid on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
This is the new configuration, it is much better but thc problem remains .. here I have the backup
latency error doesn't matter.
Thanks in advance
latency error doesn't matter.
Thanks in advance
Last edit: 22 Jul 2021 09:23 by billykid.
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22 Jul 2021 10:24 - 22 Jul 2021 11:30 #215558
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Your machine is a metric machine, so setting plasmac.thc-feed-rate to 100 is setting it to 100mm/min. That is incredibly slow, so slow that I am surprised you consider it to be "working". Especially when your Z axis is capable of 1500mm/min.
I see that your P and I gains are set to 500. You should not have to set them that high, but in your case you do, because you set the plasmac.thc-feed-rate pin to 100.
Try the following:
1. Delete plasmac.thc-feed-rate 100 from qtplasma2.hal.
2. Open QtPlasmaC
3. Open HalMeter from the parameters tab
4. Look for plasmac.thc-feed-rate
5. Take a screen shot and post it here/report what value the pin is set to
Depending what the results of 5 are, I will also recommend the following:
6. Change your P gain back to the default value of 10. I've seen people report needing to set this to 20 to have it work to their satisfaction. Most of us use the default value with 0 issues.
7. Change your I gain back to the default value of 0
I also see that you don't use Auto Volts. You might give that a try. It can make things way easier as it takes away the need to guess at voltages for different materials.
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
This is the new configuration, it is much better but thc problem remains .. here I have the backup
latency error doesn't matter.
Thanks in advance
Your machine is a metric machine, so setting plasmac.thc-feed-rate to 100 is setting it to 100mm/min. That is incredibly slow, so slow that I am surprised you consider it to be "working". Especially when your Z axis is capable of 1500mm/min.
I see that your P and I gains are set to 500. You should not have to set them that high, but in your case you do, because you set the plasmac.thc-feed-rate pin to 100.
Try the following:
1. Delete plasmac.thc-feed-rate 100 from qtplasma2.hal.
2. Open QtPlasmaC
3. Open HalMeter from the parameters tab
4. Look for plasmac.thc-feed-rate
5. Take a screen shot and post it here/report what value the pin is set to
Depending what the results of 5 are, I will also recommend the following:
6. Change your P gain back to the default value of 10. I've seen people report needing to set this to 20 to have it work to their satisfaction. Most of us use the default value with 0 issues.
7. Change your I gain back to the default value of 0
I also see that you don't use Auto Volts. You might give that a try. It can make things way easier as it takes away the need to guess at voltages for different materials.
Last edit: 22 Jul 2021 11:30 by snowgoer540. Reason: fix units.
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22 Jul 2021 11:00 #215560
by billykid
Replied by billykid on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
I said that everything works better but not the thc
the plasmac.thc-feed-rate parameter is always at zero even during cutting, I supply arc voltage with a power supply when the voltage is 0 and at 100 volts it marks 100 perfectly
the plasmac.thc-feed-rate parameter is always at zero even during cutting, I supply arc voltage with a power supply when the voltage is 0 and at 100 volts it marks 100 perfectly
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22 Jul 2021 11:04 #215561
by phillc54
Replied by phillc54 on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
It should be set by the GUI, can you run the config from a terminal and see if there are any error messages related to it. In your case it should be set to 1500.
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22 Jul 2021 11:29 #215563
by billykid
Replied by billykid on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
uhm .. the plasmac.thc-feed-rate parameter has no links in hal..it did so pncconf i didn't touch anything.
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22 Jul 2021 11:50 - 22 Jul 2021 11:51 #215565
by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
Perhaps I am missing something.
This is from qtplasma2.hal in the backup you posted:
as such, plasmac.thc-feed-rate is set in the qtplasma2.hal file. Were you suggesting pncconf added that? I thought you said earlier that you added it manually?
This is from qtplasma2.hal in the backup you posted:
#*******************
# AXIS X JOINT 0
#*******************
setp plasmac.thc-feed-rate 100
setp pid.x.Pgain [JOINT_0]P
setp pid.x.Igain [JOINT_0]I
setp pid.x.Dgain [JOINT_0]D
setp pid.x.bias [JOINT_0]BIAS
setp pid.x.FF0 [JOINT_0]FF0
setp pid.x.FF1 [JOINT_0]FF1
setp pid.x.FF2 [JOINT_0]FF2
setp pid.x.deadband [JOINT_0]DEADBAND
setp pid.x.maxoutput [JOINT_0]MAX_OUTPUT
setp pid.x.error-previous-target trueas such, plasmac.thc-feed-rate is set in the qtplasma2.hal file. Were you suggesting pncconf added that? I thought you said earlier that you added it manually?
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22 Jul 2021 11:59 - 22 Jul 2021 12:02 #215566
by billykid
Replied by billykid on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
that I had added but only that I have not changed anything else
sorry I have the wrong file for half an hour, anyway since you said to remove it I removed it immediately. it seems to me that this parameter is not related to anything in hal.
sorry I have the wrong file for half an hour, anyway since you said to remove it I removed it immediately. it seems to me that this parameter is not related to anything in hal.
Last edit: 22 Jul 2021 12:02 by billykid.
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22 Jul 2021 12:01 #215567
by phillc54
github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master...smac_handler.py#L174
Replied by phillc54 on topic wrong scale thc of the z axis during cutting on qtplasmac
No. there is no hal net. It is set directly from the python handler file:uhm .. the plasmac.thc-feed-rate parameter has no links in hal..it did so pncconf i didn't touch anything.
github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master...smac_handler.py#L174
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