> On 2 Dec 2019, at 22:26, sliptonic <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've made some progress on my side-by-side configuration. I can now > selectively start either LinuxCNC or Machinekit in a RIP. > The linuxCNC config still isn't working since it's at version 2.9 which has > the JA branch merge and some part of the configuration is causing following > errors. > My present configuration not withstanding, the JA changes look really > interesting, especially for my Scara robot. What's the outlook for the JA > changes to be ported into machinekit?
I think that the best hope is that someday LCNC can be built on top of Machinekit-HAL. I think chances of ports to Machinekit are nonexistent. Maybe some developers can chime in. > My machinekit install will start and run locally on the mill with the > gmoccapy UI. > > When I try to start with mklauncher, mkwrapper and cetus, however, I get > results that I don't understand: It starts without error on the mill > machine. > I launch the client on a remote machine and it instantly finds the mill > machine. I browse for remote UI and select cetus. > Cetus launches with all controls greyed out for approximately 45 seconds. > Then the controls activate for a few seconds before greying out again. This > continues indefinitely. > > Instead of the machinekit client and cetus, I tried connnecting with > mlampert's FreeCAD machinekit workbench and get similar behavior. It seems > to find the mill machine immediately but takes a long time to > communicate anything with it. If initiate homing, the homing sequence > actually starts about a minute later. > > I'm not sure how to troubleshoot further so I'm looking for suggestions. I have no in depth knowledge on the remote stuff so I hope someone with more knowledge can chime in. I’d start with Justin’s remark in setting the debug level to 5 and digging thu the linuxcnc log. > > Mill machine is running Debian stretch with 4.9.0-11-rt-amd64 kernel. > > > > > > >> On Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12:42:48 PM UTC-6, sliptonic wrote: >> I converted my mill back to linuxcnc a while back because of compatibility >> problems with gmoccapy. >> However, I'd like to experiment with mlampert's machinekit workbench in >> FreeCAD. >> >> Is it possible to install both side-by-side? (Debian stretch) >> >> Any gotchas to be aware of? >> >> > > -- > website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: > https://github.com/machinekit > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Machinekit" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/c039685f-072f-41f3-9df3-af30a1348566%40googlegroups.com. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/E132C861-13BA-442E-A061-4074465438BE%40basdebruijn.com.
