Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-09 Thread Sasa Vilic
Thank you all. Now when I have starting point, I will start looking know at EMC source code. On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net wrote: Consider setting this up so that sensed edge of material counts as a probe trigger for G38.2 probing moves. Then, your program

Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-08 Thread Sasa Vilic
Hi Steve and others, now when you know about what I have been working on, do you have any additional advice or maybe a few code line showing how to use task controller and get parallel port status? Thanks, Sasa 2009/2/7 Sasa Vilic sasavi...@gmail.com Thank you Steve, you helped me a lot.

Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-08 Thread Jeff Epler
Consider setting this up so that sensed edge of material counts as a probe trigger for G38.2 probing moves. Then, your program could * place the machine in mdi mode * do several mdi commands involving G38.2 probe movements * use the status buffer to determine the machine's position when the

Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-07 Thread Sasa Vilic
Thank you Steve, you helped me a lot. What I am trying to do is next thing: I have a plasma cutter and the filter is used for: 1. Takes input from dxf files 2. Recognize (closed) profiles 3. It has option of adding cutter radius compensation 4. You can take a couple of profiles and group them.

[Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-06 Thread Sasa Vilic
Hi, I am writing a filter for AXIS in Java, and I need option to communication with EMCMOT and option to get status of some pins on parallel port. So, I have a few questions: Is there possible to access/communicate with EMCMOT in any other language except Python (I prefer Java, and if not Java

Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-06 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Sasa Vilic wrote: Hi, I am writing a filter for AXIS in Java, and I need option to communication with EMCMOT and option to get status of some pins on parallel port. So, I have a few questions: I don't know exactly what you're thinking, but it's probably not appropriate for a filter for AXIS