maybe I found some answer about installation here buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ ...I'm reading. I was editing my previous post but... there something wrong and only the first part of my previous post is showing in the edit window... so I posted this one...

Hi

thanks Tommylight for moving the thread to the correct forum section, I thought I posted it to the PlasmaC section but I mistook posting it to the general section image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/unsure.png

Thanks Snowgoer540, I will post/attach the gcode as soon as I get to the machine: I have the original gcode produced by SheetcamTNG and the modified gcode I saved by the QtPlasmaC I was actually using.

I think about one month ago' I installed the LinuxCNC last version downloaded from linuxcnc.org (Current release: 2.9.10) because the one I got was skipping some hole parts (I found a post about it)... I thought it included the last version of QtPlasmaC.

So if I understand the one included is not the last version, so I would like to install the correct one.
How can I install the last QtPlasmaC version? And, I did not understand, are there two locations where QtPlasmaC is?
Where is the most recent one and how to install it please?

Thanks to all in advance!

Alberto.

Thank you!

Muzzer how problematic has it been to vibe code programs. I am thinking of trying it on a few ideas
I have floating around in my head. I have been learning Python coding but it has been a frustrating 
journey to say the least. I'm also using Raspberry pi zero 2w so that may have something to do with it
And as luck would have it I am thinking of using Claude Code.

Thank you so much, that's excellent news.
The pinout doesn't matter since I will be soldering the cable myself.
I'm planning to use an EtherCAT setup with discrete I/O modules, so I mostly need the encoder functions on the Mesa card.
Could you please make the firmware with 8 encoders, 1 stepgen, and the remaining pins as PWM? I would need it for both the 7I92 and 7I92T, but the 7I92T is the priority since I have two of them. Any pinout layout works fine for me.
Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone,

I came across a piece of CNC controller hardware running LinuxCNC. Does anyone recognize this setup or know who makes it?

I checked the system over SSH and found:

- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Rev 1.0
- 2 GB RAM and 16 GB eMMC
- Debian 12 Bookworm
- LinuxCNC 2.9.3
- PREEMPT_RT kernel: 6.6.54-rt39
- CPU configured to run at 1.8 GHz
- Realtek RTL8111/8168 Ethernet controller using the ec_r8169 EtherCAT driver
- EtherCAT master 1.5.2
- WCH USB device (1a86:5537) using a custom ch37x driver, with /dev/ch37x0
- PCF8563 RTC
- Connected touchscreen

The EtherCAT master is detected, but its link is currently down and no slaves are connected.

Does this look like a known commercial controller or a custom carrier board? I would appreciate any information about its manufacturer, model, hardware revision, or available documentation and LinuxCNC configuration files.

Thanks!
 

Ich dachte ich gebe euch mal wieder ein kleines Update zum aktuellen Stand: In der Zwischenzeit habe ich einen Nuc MiniPC gekauft und habe diesen PC statt der virtuellen Umgebung eingerichtet. Mein Servothread brauchte anfangs knapp über 1ms und ich musste die Aufgaben auf die Kerne verteilen. Jetzt bin ich unter 1mS. Ich habe einen Notaus mit manuellem Reset, ich kann „Maschine ein/aus“ über Taster steuern. Dann habe ich daran gearbeitet den Schneider ATV320 über das EtherCAT Modul in die Steuerung einzubinden. Das hat gut geklappt. Die Taster für M3,M4 und M5 haben allerdings gefühlt eine Ewigkeit gedauert.  Aber auch dieses Problem ist gelöst und die Taster funktionieren nach meiner Vorstellung. Dann kam noch Cycle start und Cycle stop dazu. Für feed hold sind mir die Taster ausgegangen. Aktuell warte ich noch auf eine Beckhoffklemme für meinen Joystick für x und y. Was wären noch wichtige Funktionen, die man als physikalischen Taster braucht? Was wäre ein praktisches Layout für das Bedienpanel? 
 
 

Sure, it's possible, a 7I92X has 34 I/O pins so could have as many as 11 normal encoders
Do you have a desired pinout?

Quick update.
After some suggestions from ChatGPT, lcec_configgen worked by using the full /usr/bin/lcec_configgen command.

The resultant XML doesn't work, but it's given me a starting point which I can work with.

I've trying to create the XML for a Amsamotion EC1A-1016R-AM6 module, but lcec_configgen appears to be doing nothing.
The command appears to be recognised, but gives no output.

ethercat slaves shows my Lichuan CL3-E57H drives and the EC1A-Core, with -v option showing all the expected values, but lcec_configgen appears to do nothing. The terminal simply goes back to the prompt with no output.

This is on 2.9.10.

Anybody have any suggestions?

To avoid creating a new thread, I'll ask here.
Could you please tell me if it is physically possible to make a firmware for the 7i92 or 7i92T (I have both) with 8 full A/B/Z encoders? I don't need any stepgens at all, and the remaining free pins can be assigned as PWM.

I searched but I did not find so I write this post.
Hi all!

I'm now using the plasma more: QtPlasmaC v 2.9-238.315.

I have some strange behaviours:

1) I'm cutting a shape that I moved to <0, 0> by the conversational (subtracting 0.6 from each axis).
When I start the cut, the 0,0 turn to 0.6, 0.6... I can't measure the real cut position but... finishing the cut it goes back to 0,0 as in this video:
(investigating more, luckily it seams it's a visualization error only)

youtube.com/shorts/QHeixNg3vI8?feature=share

2) I'm cutting one shape, than I'm pressing a custom GO TO X0Y0 button that moves the torch over the last start 0,0 position, than I'm moving the torch by 60mm pressing 6 times the X left arrow (10mm each time), then I pres X0Y0 button to set the new starting position.
Sometimes, randomly, when I click CYCLE START, the Z axis movement is ignored and the shape is "cutted" in the air. To correct this I need to press and switch off the Power button, than switch it on again. I think it's not an electrical problem of my machine because the shape cutting movement occur without waiting the Z movement time... I also move the Z with the arrows befor starting cut cycle... Here the video:

youtube.com/shorts/zjP_dUaLeVU

3) Moving the X axis by arrows, I got to the right limit switch. I remember from previous version, you press OVERRIDE LIMITS in the message and it works to go back inside the limits... now... it seams to be looping in the message and can't go back within the limit because message appears...

youtube.com/shorts/i5hVDSLVbTQ


4) AND, I just saw now: is it a flip, is it a mirror?
Original:
 

Mirrored:
 

Flipped:
 

Thanks, for any advice.
These are not blocking errors, I mean, I can live with that! It's just to inform you in case you don't know.
I apologize if they where already posted, I did not find them. And thanks to all developers!!

Alberto 

Thank you! Mesa customer service is outstanding.