Homemade, cheap, plasma CNC

phillc54 wrote:

That is why I find it easier if it is all on one line, that way you know it is all in one place.

 

But my one line didn't make it to his hal file. I nearly did it on two lines but I was lazy and did it Phil's way
I think its easier for novices to understand on two lines. 

Probably because the same net is in both hal files...
 

If this is for a laser then I would suggest:

comment these four lines out in PLASMA.ini file:

delete this line in custom.hal:



add this line in PLASMA.hal from:


after starting linuxcnc go to the parameters tab and set the offsets for the laser, then the laser button will appear in the dro frame.

linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/qtplasmac.html#qt_laser

linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/qtpl...l#peripheral-offsets

Thanks Phil & Rod,

Total newb error I'm sure.
I have made the changes.


# ---PLASMA OUTPUTS---
# ---all modes---
net plasmac:laser-switch     <= plasmac.laser-on

# external output signals

# --- LASER ---
net plasmac:laser-switch  =>  hm2_7i96.0.ssr.00.out-01


I now get the following error.

"PLASMA.hal:58: Pin plasmac.laser-on does not exist"
 

Needs to be in postgui file because the pin is created in the gui. 

If i put that line in the postgui file i get the same error.

This laser is a sighting laser. Just so i can see where i'm going to be cutting. NOT A CUTTING LASER. it is run from a relay activated by the MESA7i96 through one of its outputs.