QtDragon unrecoverable if axis limit hit during auto mode.

I am using a 7I92, It is a money making production 5x10 router. I do not like to scrap expensive material. I rarely hit a limit and when I do, I expect to rehome just the offending axis and restart from a line, not shutdown. Machine has been running Mach3 for years and now migrating to LinuxCNC.

Cmorely,
Alreadydid all you suggest, no worky.

Thanks All!!!

You should never hit a limit switch because linuxcnc has soft limits to avoid that.

Are you using linuxcnc's version or Jim's?

What happened when you tried what I suggested?

cmorely,

I am using ver 2.9 qtdragon. working with Jim's but not running yet.
What you suggest is already what I do, I have no problem jogging off an axis in startup. My problem is I rarely loose a few steps, intermittent Y Axis problem I have had lately, pulling my hair out, working the issue, but in the meantime, demands for my product keep coming, and I have to supply. So I believe it unreasonable to have to shutdown when a limit is hit. I should go to manual mode, rehome an axis, and run from line.

Kent

So I might not understand exactly what happenning - I just did some tests with qtdragon in linuxcnc.

if i cause a trip while a program is running, i cannot get to the settings page to override the limits and turn linuxcnc back on.
You did say something like this but also said that you tried overriding the limts so i'm confused.

I will see if i can change the code to allow setting page to always be available.

Chris

Correct Chris, the override limits work fine. Problem is I cannot change pages. I am stuck in auto mode forever.

I was going to try adding this to the very end of the "hard_limit_tripped" function in qtdragon_handler.py:

if STATUS.is_auto_mode():
_ ACTION.SET_MANUAL_MODE()
_ self.w.manual_mode_button.setChecked(True)


"_" to indicate tab