I've looked at this and see where the bitmask, but it seems I can only read
pins with the hal component, not set them?

How can I turn on my power drawbar valve, trigger the blow valve, etc?

I feel like I'm missing some obvious insight... this feeling of
incompetence is very uncomfortable.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Niemand Sonst <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hallo Rod,
>
> my name is Norbert ;-)
>
> Have you taken a look to
>
>
> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/remap/structure.html#_optional_interpreter_features_ini_file_configuration_a_id_sub_ini_features_a
>
> Special section 18.
>
> Norbert
>
> Am 31.03.2014 19:42, schrieb Rod Fitzsimmons Frey:
> > Thanks, Niemand!  I'll try that. Where should I look for documentation
> that
> > would tell me features available in rs274ngc?  I've looked through the
> > source as best I can but don't know how you found that features=12
> > parameter.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Niemand Sonst <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Rod,
> >>
> >> it is easy to access hal pin from ngc code, if you enable features in
> >> your INI [RS274NGC] with FEATURES = 12 (enables INI and Hal reading)
> >> And the needed pins can be created in a python handler file. You might
> >> want to check gmoccapy and gmoccapy_tool_sensor.ini for an example,
> >> please see also /macros(change.ngc for INI and Hal checking.
> >>
> >> Norbert
> >>
> >> Am 31.03.2014 17:39, schrieb Rod Fitzsimmons Frey:
> >>> Oh!  But it works now!  I can move the spindle where I want it, I can
> >> setp
> >>> on the pins to release the tool, etc. M6T1 does exactly that with this
> >>> code.  I just can't signal to EMC that the tool has been changed, so on
> >> the
> >>> *next* call to M6 it reports that the current tool is -1.
> >>>
> >>> But I readily accept that even if it is moving, I *shouldn't* do it
> this
> >>> way.  I can use the ngc code if necessary, but I couldn't find a way to
> >>> access the signals from my spindle... i went this way so I could create
> >> the
> >>> pins I needed to detect if the tool was secure, etc.
> >>>
> >>> The documentation seemed to suggest a full toolchanger could be done
> with
> >>> only python, I'm just not grokking how to structure that.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Michael Haberler <[email protected]
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Am 31.03.2014 um 17:15 schrieb Rod Fitzsimmons Frey <
> [email protected]
> >>> :
> >>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> .ini file:   http://pastebin.com/VsnQFuzt
> >>>>> .hal file: http://pastebin.com/RHEJYqJB
> >>>>> hal file hook (hal_racktoolchange): http://pastebin.com/njTUZAqS
> >>>>> tool change python code: http://pastebin.com/1EZy0Pur
> >>>> this is a normal userland HAL comp, not embedded in the interpreter
> >>>> you write:
> >>>>
> >>>>           * # These libraries not found - copied from stdglue.py
> >>>>           * import emccanon
> >>>>           * from interpreter import *
> >>>>
> >>>> those are available only _within_ the interpreter, you cannot use them
> >> in
> >>>> a normal userland HALcomp
> >>>>
> >>>> oh I see what you are trying to do: interpreter.execute("G53 G1 X%i
> Y%i
> >>>> F%i" % (x_pos, y_pos, rack_params["Z_RETRACT_SPEED"]))
> >>>>
> >>>> well this will not work (unfortunately), this is the reason:
> >>>>
> >>>> task and motion can handle one running interpreter at a time only; you
> >> try
> >>>> to use a second one from outside - even if it were possible to do
> that,
> >> the
> >>>> commands it generated would be ignored because task wouldnt listen to
> >> them,
> >>>> it listens only to the interpreter built into milltask
> >>>>
> >>>> so any sequenced move operations involving the interpreter must come
> >> from
> >>>> the running program - that was one of the reasons why remapping
> enables
> >>>> calling on NGC subroutines to do just that
> >>>>
> >>>> sorry, you need to remain with the setup as outlined in the
> >>>> manualtoolchange example; you can replace some ngc by python, but you
> >> cant
> >>>> move that code outside the interp into another halcomp
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> - Michael
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Console output: http://pastebin.com/jNHZbxAE
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Michael Haberler <
> [email protected]
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Am 31.03.2014 um 16:03 schrieb Rod Fitzsimmons Frey <
> >> [email protected]
> >>>>> :
> >>>>>>> Hey!  After a couple days away I'm back at this.  And immediately
> >>>>>> stalled!
> >>>>>>> :)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> stdglue.py returns INTERP_ERROR and other constants that I just
> can't
> >>>>>> seem
> >>>>>>> to locate!  When I try to
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> import emccanon
> >>>>>>> from interpreter import *
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> in my own handler code linuxcnc complains that neither of those
> >> modules
> >>>>>> can
> >>>>>>> be found.  I've gone through the source looking for the constants
> but
> >>>> no
> >>>>>>> luck.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any advice?
> >>>>>> yes: please upload your complete configuration, all related files
> and
> >>>>>> pastebin any error messages
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - Michael
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Michael Haberler <
> >> [email protected]
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Am 26.03.2014 um 16:53 schrieb Rod Fitzsimmons Frey <
> >>>> [email protected]
> >>>>>>> :
> >>>>>>>>> Hi!  I'm merrily trying to remap M6 using the guidelines at
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>
> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/remap/structure.html#_configuring_iocontrol_with_a_remapped_m6
> >>>>>>>> .
> >>>>>>>>> I'm trying to use all-python to implement my rack toolchanger.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I have some stuff working - change_epilog in stdglue.py is
> called,
> >> my
> >>>>>>>> code
> >>>>>>>>> executes and moves the spindle to the correct location for the
> new
> >>>>>> tool,
> >>>>>>>>> etc. But change_epilog isn't called.  I put a print statement as
> >> the
> >>>>>>>> first
> >>>>>>>>> line in both change_prolog and change_epilog - the former is
> >> executed
> >>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>> the latter is not.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps as a result of change_epilog not getting called, my
> current
> >>>>>> tool
> >>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>>> never changed from -1.  (Although that could be something else if
> >>>>>>>> there's a
> >>>>>>>>> step I'm missing in my toolchange code.)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> My ini file line is
> >>>>>>>>> REMAP=M6 modalgroup=6 prolog=change_prolog epilog=change_epilog
> >>>>>>>>> py=toolchange
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> and the epilog signature (unchanged from src) is
> >>>>>>>>> def change_epilog(self, **words):
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Any advice?
> >>>>>>>> yes
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> what you are doing is an all-python remapped code
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> now the prolog and epilog Python handlers are there to extract
> >>>>>> parameters,
> >>>>>>>> and set the environment for a _ngc_ remap function
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> if you are doing all-python you can collapse all code into a
> single
> >>>>>> python
> >>>>>>>> remap body (all code will go into py=toolchange)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> so just drop the prolog and epilog handlers, do it all in
> >> toolchange()
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>> you should be fine
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> there was a problem with three python handlers in sequence; not
> sure
> >>>> if
> >>>>>> it
> >>>>>>>> is mentioned in the docs or just the code; since the separate pre-
> >> and
> >>>>>> post
> >>>>>>>> handlers dont make sense anyway I avoided the issue by not calling
> >>>> them
> >>>>>>>> let me know if you get stuck - just push your config and coce
> >>>> beforehand
> >>>>>>>> so I can have a look
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> - Michael
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>>>>> Rod
> >>>>>>>>>
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