Plasma THC

David,

Keep on following this topic : forum.linuxcnc.org/plasma-laser/34916-us...asma-thread?start=60

David,

You can connect your mesa if you want. Without connections, it also works.
The link is a special linuxcnc edition with a torch height controller. You can test this application and connect it easy
to your hardware.

read this carefully.

I've done everything except setup the RIP environment, I do not see an option when running linuxcnc.

How's the Plasma/Laser build coming along? I'td be really helpful to select a machine type and pinout the requisite components through the gui.

Are you suggesting that I get a Mesa THCAD instead of using the proma?

You know what, I really appreciate the number of options I apparently have at my disposal, for right now I just need the machine to work: I can play around with all the options AFTER the machine is working. For now, the simplest option appears to be THCUD. I only need help filling in some of the blanks.

For the THC.hal; I am not sure how to fill some of these out
thcud (requires a floating-point thread)
thcud.current-vel float in: Connect to motion.current-vel
thcud.requested-vel float in: Connect to motion.requested-vel
thcud.enable bit in: Enable the THC, if not enabled Z position is passed through
thcud.z-pos-in float in: Z Motor Position Command in from axis.n.motor-pos-cmd
thcud.z-pos-out float out: Z Motor Position Command Out
thcud.z-fb-out float out: Z Position Feedback to Axis
thcud.cur-offset float out: The Current Offset
thcud.vel-status bit out: When the THC thinks we are at requested speed
thcud.removing-offset bit out: Pin for testing

For the Machine HAL, where do I put these lines?
net requested-vel thcud.requested-vel <= motion.requested-vel
net current-vel thcud.current-vel <= motion.current-vel

Yo, can I get some help here? I'm reading through all the literature on what exactly these are, it's not exactly helping me implement THCUD.