Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-21 Thread Sven Wesley
Dave, Could you update the forum where this question first was raised? I told you it was a config issue, didn't I? ;) /S 2012/9/19 Dave > I believe that I have figured it out. I was able to set up the scanner > with > a "Intercharacter Delay" which places a short (ms) delay between the > tran

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-20 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/20/2012 11:20 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 9/20/2012 6:21 AM, Dave wrote: >> Kent, >> I appreciate your comments, but can you be more specific to your >> solution. >> Are you suggesting that I use Axis Remote or Classic Ladder? I have >> never >> used either as I am just a newbie trying to

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-20 Thread Kent A. Reed
e way, I forgot to say I think your use of barcoding to speed up your work-process is very clever. It never would have occurred to me. Regards, Kent > -Original Message- > From: Kent A. Reed > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:19 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-20 Thread Dave
, September 19, 2012 4:19 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error On 9/19/2012 8:40 AM, Dave wrote: > I have created bar codes (Code 128 Auto font) consisting of CAM filenames > with the hope of scanning these bar codes to speed up the process of > opening

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/19/2012 8:40 AM, Dave wrote: > I have created bar codes (Code 128 Auto font) consisting of CAM filenames > with the hope of scanning these bar codes to speed up the process of opening > a program file. I have added ‘o’ to the front end of the bar code which will > bring up the open dialogu

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Joseph Chiu
Well, in some applications, the barcode reader has its own dedicated port (typically a serial port) -- so that scans at the barcode reader does not interfere with other normal keyboard operations. But that requires application support for that. On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:49 AM, andy pugh wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread andy pugh
On 19 September 2012 19:27, Joseph Chiu wrote: > This is a fairly common problem with GUI applications where the keystrokes > goes to a "focus" destination. Would it make more sense not to use the GUI? There are other ways to tell LinuxCNC to open a file, maybe axis-remote could be used? http://l

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Joseph Chiu
This is a fairly common problem with GUI applications where the keystrokes goes to a "focus" destination. When keys arrive rapidly, the dialog box for taking in the (for example) filename is not yet in focus when the follow-on characters arrive. In some GUI's, opening up a modal dialog box will ke

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-09-19 at 10:17 -0400, Przemek Klosowski wrote: ... snip > There is no reliable solution to this: you can't control timing of the > focus transfer. In normal usage, you press the command and start > typing the filename when you get the visual cue of the window popping > up. You could tr

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Dave
ly scan once to open, populate and load the program. This will save a lot of time. Thanks for the help! -Original Message- From: Przemek Klosowski Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:17 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Dave wrote: > I have been told that this maybe happening because “the real-time kernal > which gives absolute priority to the motor control thread is interrupting the > “fake keyboard” input of the bar code reader”. It's probably not that the kernel doesn't lis

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Dave Caroline
My solution in an html system was forcing focus to the box, so fix axis to return to the file open box after the function is performed is what I would do Dave Caroline -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live ev

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Dave
19, 2012 7:56 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error I would guess that the open dialog box is not opening quick enough so you loose some of the characters... My thought would be to have to O as a separate barcode on the machine. Scan O then scan the

Re: [Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread sam sokolik
I would guess that the open dialog box is not opening quick enough so you loose some of the characters... My thought would be to have to O as a separate barcode on the machine. Scan O then scan the part name. (still quicker than typing) On 9/19/2012 7:40 AM, Dave wrote: > I have created bar

[Emc-users] Bar code error

2012-09-19 Thread Dave
I have created bar codes (Code 128 Auto font) consisting of CAM filenames with the hope of scanning these bar codes to speed up the process of opening a program file. I have added ‘o’ to the front end of the bar code which will bring up the open dialogue box. I have been unsuccessful in gettin