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===== MyCNC Screen Configuration ====== | ===== MyCNC Screen Configuration ====== | ||
- | Examples | + | In this manual, we will be going through all the different elements that can be used to display (and interact with) the necessary information on the myCNC screen. Sample examples |
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+ | ==== Getting Started with editing the myCNC screen==== | ||
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+ | By default, myCNC comes with a number of profiles, each with slight visual differences which are designed to best suit the workflow of a particular system, be it a plasma cutting machine, a mill, or a tangential knife setup. However, sometimes it is necessary to edit the software screen to better suit the particular workflow of the operator. Luckily, the myCNC software is almost endlessly customizable since it comes with the ability to edit the .xml files which are responsible for displaying the on-screen content. | ||
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+ | These .xml files are stored in your profile folder. On Ubuntu systems, go to your home folder, and then navigate to '' | ||
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+ | Upon opening the necessary profile folder (we will be using X1366M in this example, for the simple 3-axis mill profile), you are presented with a list of all the .xml files which will populate your screen: | ||
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+ | However, merely being in the profile folder does not mean that the .xml file's contents will be displayed on the myCNC screen. In order for the .xml file to be used, it must be included in the cnc-screen.xml file that is located within that profile' | ||
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+ | Upon opening the cnc-screen.xml file and scrolling down to the bottom, you are presented with a list of all the files from within the same folder which will be included when building the myCNC screen: | ||
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+ | These files are named according to the different elements they put up on the screen ('' | ||
==== MyCNC GUI elements ==== | ==== MyCNC GUI elements ==== | ||
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++++ KSpinBox2 | | ++++ KSpinBox2 | | ||
- | KSpinBox2 allows the user to add an element similar to a regular KSpinBox, displaying a value between two arrows, which also allows the user to click on the current value and change it using a popup screen in addition to changing the value by pressing the respective arrows. This element is used, for example, on the main screen of myCNC software' | + | KSpinBox2 allows the user to add an element similar to a regular KSpinBox, displaying a value between two arrows, which also allows the user to click on the current value and change it using a popup screen in addition to changing the value by pressing the respective arrows. This element is used, for example, on the main screen of myCNC software' |
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- | ++++ GLView | | + | ++++ GLView |
GLView allows to display a 3D visualization window which will show a visualization of the imported program (such as the window on the main screen of myCNC software' | GLView allows to display a 3D visualization window which will show a visualization of the imported program (such as the window on the main screen of myCNC software' | ||
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- | ++++ NCView | | + | ++++ NCView |
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* **name** and **type** are set to " | * **name** and **type** are set to " | ||
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- | ++++ NCList | | + | ++++ NCList |
The NCList widget is used to display the G-code commands window to the user, as can be seen in the G-code tab on the main screen of the 1366M4 profile, as well as the nesting, rotation and Run From Here buttons: | The NCList widget is used to display the G-code commands window to the user, as can be seen in the G-code tab on the main screen of the 1366M4 profile, as well as the nesting, rotation and Run From Here buttons: | ||
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* **type=" | * **type=" | ||
* **hide-list** serves as an option to hide the x-log and x-mill windows when the NCList window is active (as they are all situated in the same area). The **exclusive** flag signifies that only the NCList widget will be up on the screen if it is selected, thus allowing to not interfere with x-log and x-mill windows (the same setting is present in both other respective windows). | * **hide-list** serves as an option to hide the x-log and x-mill windows when the NCList window is active (as they are all situated in the same area). The **exclusive** flag signifies that only the NCList widget will be up on the screen if it is selected, thus allowing to not interfere with x-log and x-mill windows (the same setting is present in both other respective windows). | ||
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+ | ++++ Myscope (graphs and plots) | | ||
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+ | The '' | ||
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+ | Sample code to add a '' | ||
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+ | <gitem where=" | ||
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+ | * **where** indicated into which screen element the myscope graph will be inserted (in this example, it will be inserted into a border called '' | ||
+ | * **position** indicates the XY position within the element into which it is inserted | ||
+ | * **width** and **height** indicate the size of the graph | ||
+ | * **name** should be a unique name | ||
+ | * **type** should be set to '' | ||
+ | * **yrange** will specify the Y-axis range of the graph | ||
+ | * **K** will specify the coefficient by which the necessary information will be multiplied by before being displayed | ||
+ | * **source** is the name of the port or the variable which will be monitored. A list of possible sources is provided below. | ||
+ | * **sampling** specifies the rate at which the information will be retrieved (in this example, the graph will be updated every 50 milliseconds) | ||
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+ | ^ Source ^ Description ^ | ||
+ | | adc0 | ADC #0. '' | ||
+ | | pwm0 | PWM #0. '' | ||
+ | | multidev-adc0 | ADC #0 of the slave controller (if multiple devices are used). multidev-adc0 through multidev-adc7 are available | | ||
+ | | speed-xyz | Movement speed of the machine | | ||
+ | | speed-abc | Rotation movement speed of the machine | | ||
+ | | thc-control | THC system speed | | ||
+ | | thc-reference | THC Reference voltage | | ||
+ | | thc-sensor | THC Arc Voltage | | ||
+ | | data-counter | Reserved for future implementation | | ||
+ | | time-counter | Reserved for future implementation | | ||
+ | | cnc-gvariable- | Monitor a myCNC [[mycnc: | ||
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| jog-0-minus-1-plus | Two-axes Jog, X- Y+ | | | jog-0-minus-1-plus | Two-axes Jog, X- Y+ | | ||
| jog-0-minus-1-minus | Two-axes Jog, X- Y- | | | jog-0-minus-1-minus | Two-axes Jog, X- Y- | | ||
- | | jog-overspeed-inc \\ jog-overspeed-dec | Increment/ | + | | jog-overspeed-inc \\ jog-overspeed-dec | Increment/ |
- | | jog-overspeed-set: | + | | jog-overspeed-set: |
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mycnc/mycnc_screen_configuration.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/25 11:26 by ivan