Why I went with PathPilot over Axis and others...

I paid Tormach for my copy of the Pathpilot install disc. That must mean I have bought the right to use the contents of the disc including the copyright images. All I need is some help to use Pathpilot as the GUI for my Linuxcnc.

help is not a problem ,
just ask , but to use the pathpilot gui with the current version of linuxcnc , is another matter , and something which i am working on , for just about everyone here

to use pathpilot as pathpilot is delivered is fine .
everyone has different machines , so without knowiing , i'd need a crystal ball

it is not as simple as loading a gui in linuxcnc , and i think this is what people expect .
i'm happy to help anyone , get pathpilot runing for them , and my goal is to get it into mainstream linuxcnc
in some or or another .

pathpilot has different guis for lathe & mill , and some modifications .
the right to copyright whatever will not be discussed , as thats a personal matter .
however i am working my way through over 60 images .

if you have a problem feel free to email me , and we can work through any problem you get
it's also a way for me to collate what everyone wants , and to come up with a " how to "

my major problem at the moment is waiting for 5i25's , as is everyone else on the planet .
changing to a parallel port is simple enough , as a standard linuxcnc config will do
the path and name of this file needs to be placed in a a txt file named config_file.txt
in your home directory
configs them selves are saved in /tmc/configs
the major concern is the startup that is by a script called operator login
this check for the presence of a 5i25 , if it cannot find one it will abort , if it finds one , it then checks what config is loaded
if theirs a problem with the file , and error or whatever , it will copy and overwrite this file with a tormach one . hence whay when an error occours , your config goes out the window , it will even go as far as to re-flash the 5i25 with a tormach bit file
so again another area to watch for . all this requires certian things to happen in a certian order or , it trys to essentially repair it's self .

hope that helps some of you , understand whats going on in the inside .
and theirs a few other gotcha's too , but i wont go into detail yet .
oh and it also runs in server mode too , and uses Redis which is going back about 18 months , is also runs on Ubuntu
and not debian , and uses RTAI only .
most of the problems of rebuilding under the latest version of Linuxcnc i have done ,

so thats where we are at .
feel free to email me regarding pathpilot , and we should be able to come up with a detailed how to , given some time .

hope that gives an insight

Sarah

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration

racedirector wrote: My machine is 2400x1200 and when you need to sight X0Y0 somewhere within the table, working from the computer is not feasible. I don't have to worry if the interface is on the main screen, the conversational screen, the offset screen or anything else (apart from the MDI line), I just take my wireless keyboard, plunk it down on the machine and jog to where I want.

To digress briefly, I think you sound like a good customer for one of these:

the xhc-04 is integrated into my version , but is missing from the pathpilot , as are a few other anomalys
however i do have it available

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration

andypugh wrote: To digress briefly, I think you sound like a good customer for one of these:

That is definitely on my radar! Thanks Andy

cncbasher wrote: the xhc-04 is integrated into my version , but is missing from the pathpilot , as are a few other anomalys
however i do have it available

So the xhc-04 would be integrated like Tormach has done with the Shuttle Express? Was going to buy a Shuttle from them but will stick with the XH now....