Work with probe

This is updated code from:
github.com/verser-git/probe_screen_v2.8

It runs on Linuxcnc 2.10, python3 and gtk3. I'm not cnc specialist in any way so treat it as "base" for further work/testing.

Aciera wrote:

Seems to give me a running ProbeBasic config on a master RIP installation. However I cannot test actual probing since I do not have a probe.

Here we go again. This isn't ProbeBasic. That is a QTPYVCP GUI.
Please use the git repo name Probe Screen so we know what you are referring to.
Too many similar names is confusing Tommy and a lot of others!

PS, if you have a look at the QTplasmac SIM, it includes a simulated probe in a separate screen. I think qtdragon may also have a probe simulation. But you can probably just use the sim_pin component to turn the probe signal on from a sim in the absence of QT.

Thanks for pointing that out, I'll try and fix it.

Rodw,
I use qtdragon on my new small mill, and axis on my old big mill.
With axis, I like 'probe screen' by verser. So, I am interested in both.
Qtdragon is coming along, slowly but it is....
I guess 'probe screen' is good for 2.8, but still needs work for master.
Those working on it should not just post fixes here, but do it officially on github.
Not speaking for verser, but I bet he would appreciate the help.

Roquish,
The problem isn't fixes as much as a different approach to using the system. I don't want to measure every tool since the TTS allows me to have pre-measured tools in the tool table. And only if the tool table length is zero use the tool height sensor.
And for measuring tools I'd rather see the screen have a measure tool button which then inserts the measured value, not relative to the workpiece, but absolute value, into the tool table.
Each new version of the PSNG also appears to move things around and create a different user interface which I find confusing.

Finally, and at the moment this is a bigger issues as I play with the Pi4 and LinuxCNC is that the new 1200x800 LCD touch screen I just installed doesn't work well with the icons_1024x768 and psng1024x768.glade.
The <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox4">  doesn't fit in the AXIS tab so none of the messages are visible.

A little bit of the text box shows up if I autohide the menu bar.  But it doesn't look like the screen was actually set up for the 1200x800 size screen.
 

The Linux I have running on an old macbook is a Raspberry Pi version. When I run glade it pops up with 3.38.2 for the version.
Loading psng_1024x768.glade results in "The following required catalogs are unavailable: gladevcp"
Click OK and continue and the next error is:
psng_1024x768.glade targets Gtk+2.16 But this version is for GTK+ 3.
Make sure you can run this project with Glade 3.8 with no deprecated wigits first.
Especially because there are 8 objects that can not be built with types: EMC_Action_Reload, Combi_DRO, HAL_LED, ToolEdit

What's the approach to be able to work with this glade file? My first time mucking with glade so have no idea where to start.