Halcmd is an interactive hal command line. -fk just means don't exit if there is an error and use input from a file if specified - if no file is specified use keyboard (standard I/O). (I didn't specify a file)
This let's you run Hal commands and see the guts of linuxcnc. Very useful and powerful. I use it all the time. On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 12:18 AM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > So the > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man1/halcmd.1.html > says \-f[file] > > halcmd -fk means k is a file? > > I'm confused. > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] > > Sent: March-08-20 9:44 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style. > > > > The polygon Hal component can be enabled/disabled. > > > > Here is me experimenting with parameters > > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/2020-03-07- > > 191256_1920x1080_scrot.png > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 11:34 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > wrote: > > > > > But how is it done then? I mean you wouldn't want X and Y moving on > you > > > when you accidentally turn the spindle while tightening the drill > chuck. > > > Yet it appeared your turned the tool and the XY axis moved. > > > > > > Thanks > > > john > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: March-08-20 9:02 PM > > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style. > > > > > > > > The spindle has a 36 tooth gear with quadrature gear tooth sensors. > So > > > only > > > > 144 counts per rev. Partly why it is so noisy. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 10:30 PM John Dammeyer > > <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Cool. > > > > > How is this done? As I recall your spindle didn't have 1000 > pulses per > > > > > rev or anything. Does it just calculate the current angle of the > > > spindle > > > > > and then send motion commands to XY? > > > > > Thanks > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] > > > > > > Sent: March-08-20 8:18 PM > > > > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style. > > > > > > > > > > > > Exactly > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 10:16 PM John Dammeyer > > > > <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > So was it using the spindle position as you turned it manually > to > > > move > > > > > X > > > > > > > and Y? > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] > > > > > > > > Sent: March-08-20 7:09 PM > > > > > > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > > > > > > Subject: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using eoffset functionality - I created a small hal component > > > that > > > > > > > > calculates a polygon based on the tool orientation - moving x > > > and y > > > > > > > > accordingly.. It is based on work that andy did on his > lathe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You enter tool radius, number of sides, inscribed radius of > the > > > > > polygon. > > > > > > > > (still a work in progress - I don't have a way a easy to set > the > > > > > tool or > > > > > > > > polygon orientation.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > based on this formula > > > > > > > > https://math.stackexchange.com/a/41954 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I forgot to copy my current code off the machine.. will this > > > week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tWtEG1Exc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
