Possible to manually use laser on a dry run ?
16 Aug 2023 22:49 #278209
by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic Possible to manually use laser on a dry run ?
The button code to manually turn the laser on/off is:
There is currently no way to apply a laser offset, and then maintain it throughout a dry-run. Not sure without taking a gander how difficult that would be to execute.
In the meantime, one thing you could do is either dry run to the exact spot in question, press cycle stop, and then turn the laser on with the appropriate laser offset. OR, just jog to the critical parts in the preview and do the same.
There are currently some bugs surrounding button code to grab the offsets from the prefs file (QTPLASMAC LASER_TOUCHOFF), however in the mean time you can still hard code them (-0.729 and -2.978 are my offsets so replace that with yours):
I would name the above button LASER\ON
You will also want to make another button with just the toggle-laser button code and name it something like LASER to turn the laser off. Otherwise every time you click LASER ON, it will move incrementally from the current position. Additionally a button with just "toggle-laser" will visually reflect the current state of the laser (on or off).
I will take a look at the bug(s) surrounding the {QTPLASMAC LASER_TOUCHOFF} and report back when it's ok to switch over to that.
I'll also try to carve some time to look at how difficult it would be to dry-run with the laser offset applied the entire time, don't get your hopes up yet lol.
toggle-laserThere is currently no way to apply a laser offset, and then maintain it throughout a dry-run. Not sure without taking a gander how difficult that would be to execute.
In the meantime, one thing you could do is either dry run to the exact spot in question, press cycle stop, and then turn the laser on with the appropriate laser offset. OR, just jog to the critical parts in the preview and do the same.
There are currently some bugs surrounding button code to grab the offsets from the prefs file (QTPLASMAC LASER_TOUCHOFF), however in the mean time you can still hard code them (-0.729 and -2.978 are my offsets so replace that with yours):
g91 \ g0 x-0.729 y-2.978 \ toggle-laser \ g90I would name the above button LASER\ON
You will also want to make another button with just the toggle-laser button code and name it something like LASER to turn the laser off. Otherwise every time you click LASER ON, it will move incrementally from the current position. Additionally a button with just "toggle-laser" will visually reflect the current state of the laser (on or off).
I will take a look at the bug(s) surrounding the {QTPLASMAC LASER_TOUCHOFF} and report back when it's ok to switch over to that.
I'll also try to carve some time to look at how difficult it would be to dry-run with the laser offset applied the entire time, don't get your hopes up yet lol.
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16 Aug 2023 23:24 #278213
by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic Possible to manually use laser on a dry run ?
Also sounds reasonable. So long as the laser doesn't move with the torch, should be accurate.
I had a few shower thoughts about the dry run with the laser offset. Among them was the thought that each of the probes would be offset and might then probe off of the material. I suppose a solution would be to probe at the normal torch spot, then apply the laser offset afterward. Or skip the probes altogether. Would also likely need to expand on our current "bounds" checking.
It's never cut and dry/simple...
I had a few shower thoughts about the dry run with the laser offset. Among them was the thought that each of the probes would be offset and might then probe off of the material. I suppose a solution would be to probe at the normal torch spot, then apply the laser offset afterward. Or skip the probes altogether. Would also likely need to expand on our current "bounds" checking.
It's never cut and dry/simple...
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17 Aug 2023 10:00 #278246
by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic Possible to manually use laser on a dry run ?
I added qtplasmac.ext_laser_toggle this morning.
As soon as the buildbot does it's botty thing, you should be able to use it.
As soon as the buildbot does it's botty thing, you should be able to use it.
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17 Aug 2023 10:18 #278249
by beefy
I've been wracking my brain thinking of how I can use and OR gate and feed the Qtplasmac laser output into it, plus my own hal pin to the other OR input, and I control that one with a m-code controlled by an MDI_COMMAND that I control from my pendant and ..................................voila, you've made an external hal pin.
I've never been looking forward to a botty thing as much as now LOL.
Replied by beefy on topic Possible to manually use laser on a dry run ?
Oh Snowgoer, you're an absolute legend, thanks for that.I added qtplasmac.ext_laser_toggle this morning.
As soon as the buildbot does it's botty thing, you should be able to use it.
I've been wracking my brain thinking of how I can use and OR gate and feed the Qtplasmac laser output into it, plus my own hal pin to the other OR input, and I control that one with a m-code controlled by an MDI_COMMAND that I control from my pendant and ..................................voila, you've made an external hal pin.
I've never been looking forward to a botty thing as much as now LOL.
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