THC with a pc keyboard

Hi everyone. I am adapting plasmaC for oxyfuel.

We know that it has no height control parameters so the thc will be operated manually by the user.

Is there a way with the keyboard to activate the pins of raising and lowering that plasmaC has or do you have to do a routine in python similar to Test?

Thank you for your answers

A this stage there is not. It would be possible to run in mode 2 and use external buttons connected to the plasmac.move-up and plasmac.move down hal pins. 
We could maybe add an oxyfuel setting in the ini file which could enable some features required for oxyfuel. I don't know much (anything  ) about oxyfuel.

 

making a python program like this:

from pynput import keyboard as kb

def pulsa(tecla):
  print('Se ha pulsado la tecla ' + str(tecla))

def suelta(tecla):
  print('Se ha soltado la tecla ' + str(tecla))
  if tecla == kb.KeyCode.from_char('q'):
    return False

escuchador = kb.Listener(pulsa, suelta)
escuchador.start()

while escuchador.is_alive():
  pass

and call file in hal with loadusr I get what I wanted, only to each routine per key I would add activate the input hal of raising or lowering the torch.

now my question is if this program would consume many resources of the pc waiting for an event since it is simple.

I have not used the keyboard module so I am not sure of the resources usued, you may be able to check it using htop.
 

You can get capacitive THC sensors for oxy that have a ring around the torch near the material.
If you had one of those, plasmac might be more viable. Maybe using another spindle...

But I know less than Phill (less than nothing)