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4 years 11 months ago - 4 years 11 months ago #226859 by ikkuh
qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting was created by ikkuh
Machine is homed, G54 exists and everything works.
Using latest LinuxCNC from builtbot. Working probe and working toolsetter and even a touchplate.

qt.ini has line
DISPLAY = qtvcp -d qtdragon

Doing a tool change using the M61 Qn button (selecting a tool in the tool tab)

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Nothing happens, no tool measurement
Doing a M6Tn in the MDI window

Message dialog appears for a manueal toolchange, click OK
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Then LinuxCNC hangs and waits for something I guess... Noithing happens and I have to use the ESCAPE key to get LinuxCNC responding again.

after using ESC key multiple times:
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For your information, tool probing in VersaProbe window works as it should.


LinuxCNC version and startup messages (with qtvcp debug on)


LINUXCNC - 2.9.0-pre0-5037-g5c3942cc4
Last edit: 4 years 11 months ago by ikkuh. Reason: this stupid forum editor is driving me crazy

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4 years 11 months ago #226861 by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting
Can you post your config files?"

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4 years 11 months ago - 4 years 11 months ago #226862 by ikkuh
Replied by ikkuh on topic qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting

Can you post your config files?"
 
They are generated from pncconf. But sure I will attach them.

File Attachment:

File Name: qtNew.zip
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4 years 11 months ago #226910 by Flyer007
Replied by Flyer007 on topic qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting
Hmmmm......there is a few things I see interesting,

qtNew.ini file
1. not using the qtdragon.pref file
2. don't have the macro's folder path
3. Don't list [PROBE] section
4. You pull in the qtdragon_postgui.hal but you also have the tool change commands in the qtNew.hal

I think #4 is most likely the issue, As when you are calling the M6 it can't give you the appropriate tool change popup dialouge box.

I would comment out the qtDragon_postgui.hal load in the qtNew.ini and test.

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4 years 11 months ago #226914 by ikkuh
Replied by ikkuh on topic qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting

Hmmmm......there is a few things I see interesting,

qtNew.ini file
1. not using the qtdragon.pref file
2. don't have the macro's folder path
3. Don't list [PROBE] section
4. You pull in the qtdragon_postgui.hal but you also have the tool change commands in the qtNew.hal

I think #4 is most likely the issue, As when you are calling the M6 it can't give you the appropriate tool change popup dialouge box.

I would comment out the qtDragon_postgui.hal load in the qtNew.ini and test.

 
As I mentioned before, it is a pncconf configuration. When I ask everybody is adamant that toolchangelength measurement should work. But nowhere does is say how.

I do get the proper dialog box. If I load the halmanualtoolchange module myself I get a warning and a very simple dialogbox. So it does work. Linuxcnc just stalls after clicking ok in the dialogbox.

I purged and removed LinuxCNC today and installed a totally fresh set of files. And it still doesnot work at all. Could it be that the version I use is too new? Maybe this whole toolchanging just doesn't work with pre2.9 I noticed that lots of files changed location and nowhere is that documented.
 
Thanks for taking the time (again) to look into this, it is very annoying to spend my time on this, I want to make chips and dust. I am about to go back to gmoccapy, that works good.

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4 years 11 months ago #226917 by Flyer007
Replied by Flyer007 on topic qtDragon toolchange and toollength setting
I am finishing a 3 axis mill right now using qtDragon_hd as gui.

Using 2.9pre from buildbot

Used pcconf to build base machine.
Followed documentation to change .ini to qtdragon requirements
Left the axis tool change dialouge over the QTpostgui one since it worked
using the basic probe screen

I can t99 m6 q43 in midi to prompt for a probe load. (M61 btn doesn't do offsets)
Probe in probe screen what I want and auto zero.
Then midi a t# m6 q43 to load whichever tool with offset in tool table I want (since I don't have tool sensor or plate)

So it is working in pre2.9

I will get my files up later as I am away from machine.

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