As usual, the folks on this list have been extremely helpful to track
down problems - Thanks! :-)
Les N. originally came up with this version of the tool change program.
But I'll edit the file according to the suggestions, try it out, and
then re-upload the file to the Wiki server so we have a common reference.
It sounds like it has a few quirks.
Dave
On 3/15/2012 8:15 PM, Tony Zampini wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> I finally got around to trying out the manual tool change file
> you put in the wiki. Sorry to say I'm not having much luck with it.
> Now, EMC2 will not start up. An error box appears with references
> to the hal_manualtoolchange file.
>
> The first time it happened, the error log referenced an error in a string
> literal on line 53.
> I was able to fix this by putting the back-slashes in there proper place at
> the end of the lines.
> Somehow, they got moved around in the file you uploaded.
>
> Then I tried running EMC2 again. Now it's showing errors on lines 12 and 65.
> Here are the errors:
> ********************************************
> Debug file information:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/hal_manualtoolchange", line 12, in<module>
> iniFile.find("EMC", "NML_FILE"))
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.py", line 65, in join
> if b.startswith('/'):
> AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'
> New_Sherline_Mill.hal:93: hal_manualtoolchange exited without becoming ready
> *********************************************************
>
> I hope someone can figure out why it's not working, because it
> sounds like a very useful enhancement to EMC2. I'm not familiar with
> HAL or Python, or else I would have a go at it.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Zampini"<zampi...@cox.net>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"<emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question
>
>
>
>> Thanks, Dave. I'll give it a try and report my results.
>> Tony
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave"<e...@dc9.tzo.com>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"<emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 2:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question
>>
>>
>>
>>> I just included it in the Wiki. I was going to do this a while ago ...
>>> but like other things..
>>>
>>> Here is the link:
>>> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ManualToolChangeMacro
>>>
>>> I included it on the main wiki page - look for "tool change"
>>>
>>> I believe this is accurate. Several people have used, or actively use
>>> this, and I haven't heard of any issues with it.
>>> I have not used it myself yet. But I could see where it could be very
>>> useful in certain circumstances.
>>>
>>> Give it a try and let us know how it turns out.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> On 3/11/2012 11:31 AM, Tony Zampini wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>
>>>> I made a valiant effort to try to find Les Newell's manual toolchange
>>>> macro
>>>> fix,
>>>> but was unable to fine it. Could you please send it to me? I'd appreciate
>>>> it very much.
>>>>
>>>> Also, I'm not an EMC2 expert, so a brief explanation of how to install it
>>>> would also be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Blackmore"<st...@pilotltd.net>
>>>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"<emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 6:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:58:10 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just made my first PC board using EMC2 and my Sherline mill.
>>>>>> I was surprised at how nice it came out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One issue came up, however, during the drilling phase. When EMC2
>>>>>> paused for the tool changes, I didn't see a way to touch off the Z axis
>>>>>> after installing a new drill bit. Is there a way to use "touch off"
>>>>>> while
>>>>>> the tool change dialog box is being displayed?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yep - there's Les Newell's manual toolchange macro fix. Allows jogging
>>>>> and touch off during a toolchange pause. Dunno whether it ever got
>>>>> accepted for inclusion though? If you can't find it contact me off list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve Blackmore
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