probe-basic 0.0.2

Probe Basic - A QtPyVCP based Virtual Control Panel for LinuxCNC

Probe Basic

Probe Basic is a interface for the LinuxCNC machine control.

Quick install

install linuxcnc using the stretch iso

http://www.linuxcnc.org/testing-stretch-rtpreempt/

once boot upgrade to linuxcnc version 2.8 or master

• Dependencies

$ sudo apt install python-pyqt5 python-pyqt5.qtquick python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python-pyqt5.qtopengl python-pyqt5.qsci python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia qml-module-qtquick-controls gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad libqt5multimedia5-plugins pyqt5-dev-tools python-dev python-setuptools python-pip git

• install pip package

$ pip install git+https://github.com/kcjengr/probe_basic.git

Development install

clone the jcnc repository

$ git clone https://github.com/kcjengr/probe_basic.git

install the dev version using pip

$ cd probe_basic
$ pip install -e .

now you can edit the files fron the cloned folder and run editvcp to edit the interface

$ editvcp probe_basic

Installation and Usage

See the documentation.

Resources

• Development
• Documentation
• Freenode IRC (#hazzy)
• The Matrix (#qtpyvcp:matrix.org)
• Gitter
• Discord
• Issue Tracker

Dependancies

• LinuxCNC
• Python 2.7
• PyQt5 or PySide2
• QtPyVCP

Probe Basic is developed and tested using the LinuxCNC Debian 9 x64 (stretch) Live ISO and Ubuntu 18.10 x64 SIM. It should run on any system that can have PyQt5 installed, but Debian 9 x64 is the only OS that is officially supported.

DISCLAIMER

THE AUTHORS OF THIS SOFTWARE ACCEPT ABSOLUTELY NO LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM OR LOSS RESULTING FROM ITS USE. IT IS EXTREMELY UNWISE TO RELY ON SOFTWARE ALONE FOR SAFETY. Any machinery capable of harming persons must have provisions for completely removing power from all motors, etc, before persons enter any danger area. All machinery must be designed to comply with local and national safety codes, and the authors of this software can not, and do not, take any responsibility for such compliance.

This software is released under the GPLv2.