Hi Linuxcnc list, I've just made a start with Gladevcp for a custom control panel for our engraving machine.
We frequently cut and engrave bendy plastic panels that need to be set in the machine very level... we have a simple probe routine as a gcode file at the moment that probes the height of each corner and prints the heights in a debug message. 6 panels are fitted on 6 work offsets, G55 thru G59.1, whose X and Y coordinates don't need to change, only the Z needs checking, then when the panel is confirmed to be set flat enough, touched off to the correct height. What I'm aiming to achieve is a simple display for panel setting, for example a box with the height of each corner displayed after the probe routine has been run. I've created all the GUI bits I think I need, but I'm totally in the dark about how to obtain the heights from linuxcnc that I wish to display. I think I need to create some HAL signals for the heights that are measured and somehow set these signals at the right times. The Gcode probe routine uses a few numbered variables to store the heights of the corners of the work, here is how one corner is probed: G0 X12Y12Z5 G21 G91 G38.2 F100 Z-10 G90 G0 Z[#5063+0.10] G91 G38.2 F10 Z-0.20 #100=#5063 G90 G0 Z[#5063+5] So the height of this corner is stored in #100. Please could someone help me display the number stored in#100 in a label in a gladevcp panel? So far, I'm really impressed with the ease of use of the gladevcp, and it integrates impressively well with Linuxcnc... Keep up the great work! Thanks in advance, Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
