Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
08 Dec 2022 23:49 #258937
by dashy81
Replied by dashy81 on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
Hey Folks... Thankyou so much for this thread. I'm trying to setup yl620a... By following the thread I could reach to a point where I edited my axis configuration with the steps listed by @oficinerobotica. UI comes up I can see spindle controls.
However, I could not get it to run any gcode as it gets stuck after rapids and spindle start. I suspect it could be due to older overrides in the AXIS configuration which I took as base ?
Would anyone be kind enough to share the config folder to me to check whats needed and whats not.
Another issue I have is that pncconf does not show me qtdragon_hd option to configure. However I have it installed in /usr/share/xxx.
what shall I do so that I can get this option in pncconf .
Pls suggest. I've been following multiple tries.
However, I could not get it to run any gcode as it gets stuck after rapids and spindle start. I suspect it could be due to older overrides in the AXIS configuration which I took as base ?
Would anyone be kind enough to share the config folder to me to check whats needed and whats not.
Another issue I have is that pncconf does not show me qtdragon_hd option to configure. However I have it installed in /usr/share/xxx.
what shall I do so that I can get this option in pncconf .
Pls suggest. I've been following multiple tries.
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09 Dec 2022 15:37 #259007
by andypugh
Have a look in your HAL file to see what is connected to spindle.0.at-speed (and also what is connected to that, and so on)
Replied by andypugh on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
This sounds like a problem with spindle-at-speed.However, I could not get it to run any gcode as it gets stuck after rapids and spindle start. I suspect it could be due to older overrides in the AXIS configuration which I took as base ?
Have a look in your HAL file to see what is connected to spindle.0.at-speed (and also what is connected to that, and so on)
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09 Dec 2022 20:33 #259041
by dashy81
Replied by dashy81 on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
Thanks... I've done a clean qtdragon pncconf install and then changed to qtdragon_hd.
In the last step in my configuration I do not have a postgui_call_list.hal file. Instead I have custom_postgui.hal, qtvcp_postgui.hal files.
Step6:
#6 Add
source vfd.hal
to the postgui_call_list.hal file.
In the last step in my configuration I do not have a postgui_call_list.hal file. Instead I have custom_postgui.hal, qtvcp_postgui.hal files.
Step6:
#6 Add
source vfd.hal
to the postgui_call_list.hal file.
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09 Dec 2022 21:00 - 09 Dec 2022 21:01 #259043
by dashy81
Replied by dashy81 on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
Ok... so I added it to custom_postgui.hal. But on cyclestart after rapids machine gets stuck with spindle on.
Attached screenshot. It shows line where it gets stuck.
Attached screenshot. It shows line where it gets stuck.
Last edit: 09 Dec 2022 21:01 by dashy81.
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10 Dec 2022 00:24 #259054
by dashy81
Replied by dashy81 on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
Attaching my current ini and hal files. I'm just one step away.... I'd appreciate if someone can have a look at the files. possibly its a simple mistake but for me I'm just starting in linuxcnc so unable to find it.
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10 Dec 2022 02:54 #259062
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
I think you should confirm that your VFD is sending an 'at-speed' signal.
start linuxcnc and in the settings page of qtdragon you can load halmeter.
set halmeter to read the pin: vfdmod.spindle.at-speed
Then run the program and see if the pin state changes when it should.
start linuxcnc and in the settings page of qtdragon you can load halmeter.
set halmeter to read the pin: vfdmod.spindle.at-speed
Then run the program and see if the pin state changes when it should.
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10 Dec 2022 11:11 #259079
by dashy81
Replied by dashy81 on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
I think you are right.... the signal you mentioned is false always.... but I can see the green led lit when spindle starts and gets stuck. Attaching image of halmeter reading and UI status. It always gets stuck at the line shown in the image.
I'm also attaching the full configuration here :
Please have a look guess we are inching closer towards a solution
I'm also attaching the full configuration here :
https:/easyupload.io/u91hoz
Please have a look guess we are inching closer towards a solution
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10 Dec 2022 14:52 #259097
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
It is not clear to me that the file vfd_2022-12-09.hal is even loaded.
nor custom_2022-12-09.hal
These fie need to be added to the INI as:
POSTGUI_HALFILE = vfd_2022-12-09.hal
or else the text in those files need to be added to qtvcp_postgui.hal or custom_postgui.hal
nor custom_2022-12-09.hal
These fie need to be added to the INI as:
POSTGUI_HALFILE = vfd_2022-12-09.hal
or else the text in those files need to be added to qtvcp_postgui.hal or custom_postgui.hal
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10 Dec 2022 16:08 #259101
by RobC
Replied by RobC on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
Your vfd.hal has this lineand then spindle-at-speed is not found anywhere else in any of your files. I have that same line but I also havein my machine.hal file, qt_dragon_clean.hal in your case. There are some spindle nets in your hal, but none to do with speed. I would experiment with addingor more likely will be. I use axis and a parport so our files are wildly different, but that's the only at-speed difference I could find.
net spindle-at-speed vfdmod.spindle.at-speed => spindle.0.at-speed
net spindle-at-speed => spindle.0.at-speed
net spindle-at-speed => spindle.0.at-speed
net spindle-at-speed => halui.spindle.0.at-speed
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10 Dec 2022 19:03 #259123
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Need help connecting vfdmod and Qtdragon_HD
If the VFD mod outputs an at-speed signal then
Should be all that is needed.
But it is certainly worth checking that it does set to true when the spindle is at speed using a halmeter (in the machine menu with the Axis interface)
net spindle-at-speed vfdmod.spindle.at-speed => spindle.0.at-speed
Should be all that is needed.
But it is certainly worth checking that it does set to true when the spindle is at speed using a halmeter (in the machine menu with the Axis interface)
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