Difference between revisions of "LightFastPP Software"

Latest revision as of 16:51, 11 September 2015

Scope

• Link Cad generated file with all data needed to pick and place using text files and short Gcode scripts
• Produce Gcode to drive EMC2 based machine
• Control EMC2 interactively

Developing Notes

• NEXT-PREVIOUS works with Project1.ini contents
• Project1.ini is produced:

IMPORT .CSV button opens bom_pp_.csv, and displays the csv file in the large window

bom_pp_.csv is created with Altium

SAVE .INI button creates Project1.ini

• LINK DATA button, now only opens light_fast.ini, gets feeder0 data and displays them in the feeder column
• TODO: Create NEXT-PREVIOUS buttons in feeder column, which will scan in feeders.ini (instead light_fast.ini)
• TODO: Create LINK button in column feeder which will link feeder with current part, updating file links.ini

User Interface

1200px

Files structure

File:Lightfastpp-3.jpg

Source code

• Light_Fast.py Source-code

LinuxCNC projects used as Python examples

• Simple EMC G-Code Generators
• Simple LinuxCNC G-Code Generators

References

• INI file in Wikipedia
• The ConfigParser class implements a basic configuration file parser language which provides a structure similar to what you would find on Microsoft Windows INI files. You can use this to write Python programs which can be customized by end users easily.
• Python CSV File Reading and Writing
• LinuxCnc converting tools