Re: [Emc-users] AXIS panel disable

2022-09-08 Thread John Dammeyer
Phil, Thank you. Yes that gets rid of the panel. The version for the 1024x768 does not extend out like the other two windows. The psng_scroll.glade does expand out and the button icons are complete. Yippee! So that of course brings up a new question. How do I intercept the selection for

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS panel disable

2022-09-08 Thread Phill Carter
Ctrl E should do it, if you have a PyVCP panel then I think that command should show in the Quick Reference page in the Help menu. > On 9 Sep 2022, at 1:19 pm, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Is there a way to dynamically enable/disable the > PYVCP = pyvcp-panel.xml > > The problem is that even

[Emc-users] AXIS panel disable

2022-09-08 Thread John Dammeyer
Is there a way to dynamically enable/disable the PYVCP = pyvcp-panel.xml The problem is that even just using the 1024x768 PSNG probe screen on the 1280 x1024 monitor, the icons are too large because of the space taken by the panel. I can make the text on the panel smaller but the width of

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread gene heskett
On 9/8/22 18:03, Chris Albertson wrote: I did not know about these. Thanks so much for posting. So, after the software stops cycling the output pins, the 10 uf cap discharges through 750 Ohm the opto-isolator's LED and the relay opens. I will have to calculate the time delay, but my back

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Chris Albertson
I did not know about these. Thanks so much for posting. So, after the software stops cycling the output pins, the 10 uf cap discharges through 750 Ohm the opto-isolator's LED and the relay opens. I will have to calculate the time delay, but my back of the envelope says about 0.02 seconds.

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread gene heskett
On 9/8/22 13:10, John Dammeyer wrote: I didn't see anything on the Acorn that suggests it supports a Charge Pump to protect the system if the PC goes bye-bye. For that matter, small survey question here, how many people running LinuxCNC are actually using a Charge Pump for safety? John I

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread matt
On 2022-09-08 15:55, andy pugh wrote: I rely on the Mesa watchdog. If I was running a system that couldn't do that then I would start looking t watchdog circuits, though last time I looked I didn't see anything that simply opened a relay if the charge pump stopped. I actually make this:

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 8 Sept 2022 at 18:09, John Dammeyer wrote: > For that matter, small survey question here, how many people running > LinuxCNC are actually using a Charge Pump for safety? I rely on the Mesa watchdog. If I was running a system that couldn't do that then I would start looking t watchdog

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 8 Sept 2022 at 20:07, Martin Dobbins wrote: > > It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-LrJtVN0bo I had thought that there was a live preview. It looks like we already have conversational lathe, if the Tormach approach counts:

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Martin Dobbins
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-LrJtVN0bo Perish the thought that we might have to look at words instead of pictures, but what I really like about Linuxcnc is it will accept parameter driven g-code both global and local. Saves having to

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread John Dammeyer
I didn't see anything on the Acorn that suggests it supports a Charge Pump to protect the system if the PC goes bye-bye. For that matter, small survey question here, how many people running LinuxCNC are actually using a Charge Pump for safety? John > -Original Message- > From: andy

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread John Dammeyer
Thanks Peter. John > -Original Message- > From: Groups [mailto:gro...@homanndesigns.com] > Sent: September-08-22 1:54 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC > > Hi John, > > PathPilot has a lot of similarities with Mach3. John Prentice had quite >

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Mark Wendt
On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 12:01 PM gene heskett wrote: > On 9/8/22 09:10, Mark Wendt wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 8:07 AM gene heskett > wrote: > > > >> There is your first mistake GEDIT. It will eventually play 52 pickup > >> with your code. I banned it from > >> any system here years ago,

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread gene heskett
On 9/8/22 09:10, Mark Wendt wrote: On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 8:07 AM gene heskett wrote: There is your first mistake GEDIT. It will eventually play 52 pickup with your code. I banned it from any system here years ago, Switched to geany as a nearly work alike, and have not had a single instance

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 8 Sept 2022 at 14:36, Sam Sokolik wrote: > > Same.. I have used whatever gui editor is installed.. (gedit, mousepad, > whatever) No weird behaviour.. (when not using nano for system files.. ;) One reason not to install Gedit on Debian is that it pulls in most of the Gnome desktop as

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Mark Wendt
Sam, Yeah, but I'm also a proponent of vi as well, having used that editor since the late 80's. ;-) Mark On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 9:36 AM Sam Sokolik wrote: > Same.. I have used whatever gui editor is installed.. (gedit, mousepad, > whatever) No weird behaviour.. (when not using nano for

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Sam Sokolik
Same.. I have used whatever gui editor is installed.. (gedit, mousepad, whatever) No weird behaviour.. (when not using nano for system files.. ;) ) On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 8:10 AM Mark Wendt wrote: > On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 8:07 AM gene heskett wrote: > > > > > There is your first mistake

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Mark Wendt
On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 8:07 AM gene heskett wrote: > > There is your first mistake GEDIT. It will eventually play 52 pickup > with your code. I banned it from > any system here years ago, Switched to geany as a nearly work alike, and > have not had a single > instance of gibberish that I didn't

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread gene heskett
On 9/8/22 02:42, marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk wrote: Using LinuxCNC, I have a set of self-written wizards/demons in a folder. Start LinuxCNC; load the demon I need; use GEDIT to set the user values of, say, Xwidth, Ybreadth, tool diameter. There is your first mistake GEDIT. It will

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread Groups
Hi John, PathPilot has a lot of similarities with Mach3. John Prentice had quite a hand in the interface. I'd been using the Mach3 Aqua screenset and I found the transition seemless. https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5.0;attach=14352 I really like

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 8 Sept 2022 at 07:43, wrote: > Would a Tormach with PathPilot allow me to drop into programming mode > easily? I would expect so, the G-code is exactly the same (other than, possibly, different handing of T in lathe mode) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment

Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC

2022-09-08 Thread marcus . bowman
Using LinuxCNC, I have a set of self-written wizards/demons in a folder. Start LinuxCNC; load the demon I need; use GEDIT to set the user values of, say, Xwidth, Ybreadth, tool diameter. Reload in LinuxCNC and run it. Not fully conversational, but reasonably quick and convenient. There is no