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SYNOPSIS

halui [-ini <path-to-INI>]

DESCRIPTION

The program halui is used to build a User Interface using hardware knobs and switches. It exports a big number of pins, and acts accordingly when these change.

OPTIONS

-ini filename

Use the filename as the configuration file. Note: halui must find the nml file specified in the INI, usually that file is in the same folder as the INI, so it makes sense to run halui from that folder.

USAGE

When run, halui will export a large number of pins. A user can connect those to his physical knobs & switches & leds, and when a change is noticed halui triggers an appropriate event.

Caveat, halui expects the signals to be debounced, so if needed (bad knob contact) connect the physical button to a HAL debounce filter first.

PINS

Abort

halui.abort bool in

pin for clearing most errors

Tool

halui.tool.length-offset.a real out

current applied tool length offset for the A axis

halui.tool.length-offset.b real out

current applied tool length offset for the B axis

halui.tool.length-offset.c real out

current applied tool length offset for the C axis

halui.tool.length-offset.u real out

current applied tool length offset for the U axis

halui.tool.length-offset.v real out

current applied tool length offset for the V axis

halui.tool.length-offset.w real out

current applied tool length offset for the W axis

halui.tool.length-offset.x real out

current applied tool length offset for the X axis

halui.tool.length-offset.y real out

current applied tool length offset for the Y axis

halui.tool.length-offset.z real out

current applied tool length offset for the Z axis

halui.tool.diameter real out

Current tool diameter, or 0 if no tool is loaded.

halui.tool.number uint out

current selected tool

Broche

halui.spindle.N.brake-is-on bool out

status pin that tells us if brake is on

halui.spindle.N.brake-off bool in

pin for deactivating the spindle brake

halui.spindle.N.brake-on bool in

pin for activating the spindle brake

halui.spindle.N.decrease bool in

a rising edge on this pin decreases the current spindle speed by 100

halui.spindle.N.forward bool in

a rising edge on this pin makes the spindle go forward

halui.spindle.N.increase bool in

a rising edge on this pin increases the current spindle speed by 100

halui.spindle.N.is-on bool out

status pin telling if the spindle is on

halui.spindle.N.reverse bool in

a rising edge on this pin makes the spindle go reverse

halui.spindle.N.runs-backward bool out

status pin telling if the spindle is running backward

halui.spindle.N.runs-forward bool out

status pin telling if the spindle is running forward

halui.spindle.N.start bool in

a rising edge on this pin starts the spindle

halui.spindle.N.stop bool in

a rising edge on this pin stops the spindle

Spindle Override

(SO = spindle override. FO = feed override)
halui.spindle.N.override.count-enable bool in (default: TRUE)

When TRUE, modify spindle override when counts changes.

halui.spindle.N.override.counts sint in

counts X scale = spindle override percentage

halui.spindle.N.override.decrease bool in

pin for decreasing the SO (-=scale)

halui.spindle.N.override.direct-value bool in

pin to enable direct spindle override value input

halui.spindle.N.override.increase bool in

pin for increasing the SO (+=scale)

halui.spindle.N.override.reset bool in

pin for resetting the scale SO value (scale=1.0)

halui.spindle.N.override.scale real in

pin for setting the scale of counts for SO

halui.spindle.N.override.value real out

current FO value

Program

halui.program.block-delete.is-on bool out

status pin telling that block delete is on

halui.program.block-delete.off bool in

pin for requesting that block delete is off

halui.program.block-delete.on bool in

pin for requesting that block delete is on

halui.program.is-idle bool out

status pin telling that no program is running

halui.program.is-paused bool out

status pin telling that a program is paused

halui.program.is-running bool out

status pin telling that a program is running

halui.program.optional-stop.is-on bool out

status pin telling that the optional stop is on

halui.program.optional-stop.off bool in

pin requesting that the optional stop is off

halui.program.optional-stop.on bool in

pin requesting that the optional stop is on

halui.program.pause bool in

pin for pausing a program

halui.program.resume bool in

pin for resuming a program

halui.program.run bool in

pin for running a program

halui.program.step bool in

pin for stepping in a program

halui.program.stop bool in

pin for stopping a program (note: this pin does the same thing as halui.abort)

Mode

halui.mode.auto bool in

pin for requesting auto mode

halui.mode.is-auto bool out

pin for auto mode is on

halui.mode.is-joint bool out

pin showing joint by joint jog mode is on

halui.mode.is-manual bool out

pin for manual mode is on

halui.mode.is-mdi bool out

pin for MDI mode is on

halui.mode.is-teleop bool out

pin showing coordinated jog mode is on

halui.mode.joint bool in

pin for requesting joint by joint jog mode

halui.mode.manual bool in

pin for requesting manual mode

halui.mode.mdi bool in

pin for requesting MDI mode

halui.mode.teleop bool in

pin for requesting coordinated jog mode

MDI (optional)

halui.mdi-command-XX bool in

halui looks for INI variables named [HALUI]MDI_COMMAND, and exports a pin for each command it finds. When the pin is driven TRUE, halui runs the specified MDI command. XX is a two digit number starting at 00. If no [HALUI]MDI_COMMAND variables are set in the INI file, no halui.mdi-command-XX pins will be exported by halui.

Mist coolant

halui.mist.is-on bool out

pin for mist is on

halui.mist.off bool in

pin for stopping mist

halui.mist.on bool in

pin for starting mist

Max-velocity

halui.max-velocity.count-enable bool in (default: TRUE)

When True, modify max velocity when halui.max-velocity.counts changes.

halui.max-velocity.counts sint in

When .count-enable is True, halui changes the max velocity in response to changes to this pin. It’s usually connected to an MPG encoder on an operator’s panel or jog pendant. When .count-enable is False, halui ignores this pin.

halui.max-velocity.direct-value bool in

When this pin is True, halui commands the max velocity directly to (.counts * .scale). When this pin is False, halui commands the max velocity in a relative way: change max velocity by an amount equal to (change in .counts * .scale).

halui.max-velocity.increase bool in

A positive edge (a False to True transition) on this pin increases the max velocity by the value of the .scale pin. (Note that halui always responds to this pin, independent of the .count-enable pin.)

halui.max-velocity.decrease bool in

A positive edge (a False to True transition) on this pin decreases the max velocity by the value of the .scale pin. (Note that halui always responds to this pin, independent of the .count-enable pin.)

halui.max-velocity.scale real in

This pin controls the scale of changes to the max velocity. Each unit change in .counts, and each positive edge on .increase and .decrease, changes the max velocity by .scale. The units of the .scale pin are machine-units per second.

halui.max-velocity.value real out

Current value for maximum velocity, in machine-units per second.

Machine

halui.machine.units-per-mm real out

pin for machine units-per-mm (inch:1/25.4, mm:1) according to INI file setting: [TRAJ] LINEAR_UNITS

halui.machine.is-on bool out

pin for machine is On/Off

halui.machine.off bool in

pin for setting machine Off

halui.machine.on bool in

pin for setting machine On

Joint

N = joint number (0 …​ num_joints-1)

halui.joint.N.select bool in

pin for selecting joint N

halui.joint.N.is-selected bool out

status pin that joint N is selected

halui.joint.N.has-fault bool out

status pin telling that joint N has a fault

halui.joint.N.home bool in

pin for homing joint N

halui.joint.N.is-homed bool out

status pin telling that joint N is homed

halui.joint.N.on-hard-max-limit bool out

status pin telling that joint N is on the positive hardware limit

halui.joint.N.on-hard-min-limit bool out

status pin telling that joint N is on the negative hardware limit

halui.joint.N.on-soft-max-limit bool out

status pin telling that joint N is on the positive software limit

halui.joint.N.on-soft-min-limit bool out

status pin telling that joint N is on the negative software limit

halui.joint.N.override-limits bool out

status pin telling that joint N's limits are temporarily overridden

halui.joint.N.unhome bool in

pin for unhoming joint N

halui.joint.selected uint out

selected joint number (0 …​ num_joints-1)

halui.joint.selected.has-fault bool out

status pin selected joint is faulted

halui.joint.selected.home bool in

pin for homing the selected joint

halui.joint.selected.is-homed bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint is homed

halui.joint.selected.on-hard-max-limit bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint is on the positive hardware limit

halui.joint.selected.on-hard-min-limit bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint is on the negative hardware limit

halui.joint.selected.on-soft-max-limit bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint is on the positive software limit

halui.joint.selected.on-soft-min-limit bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint is on the negative software limit

halui.joint.selected.override-limits bool out

status pin telling that the selected joint’s limits are temporarily overridden

halui.joint.selected.unhome bool in

pin for unhoming the selected joint

Joint jogging (N = joint number (0 …​ num_joints-1))

Joint jogging is possible in unhomed state except for joints having a negative HOME_SEQUENCE value. See Section "Homing Configuration" of the documentation.

halui.joint.jog-deadband real in

pin for setting jog analog deadband (jog analog inputs smaller/slower than this (in absolute value) are ignored).

halui.joint.jog-speed real in

pin for setting jog speed for plus/minus jogging.

halui.joint.N.analog real in

pin for jogging the joint N using a real value (e.g. joystick). The value, typically set between 0.0 and ±1.0, is used as a jog-speed multiplier.

halui.joint.N.increment real in

pin for setting the jog increment for joint N when using increment-plus/minus

halui.joint.N.increment-minus bool in

a rising edge will will make joint N jog in the negative direction by the increment amount

halui.joint.N.increment-plus bool in

a rising edge will will make joint N jog in the positive direction by the increment amount

halui.joint.N.minus bool in

pin for jogging joint N in negative direction at the halui.joint.jog-speed velocity

halui.joint.N.plus bool in

pin for jogging joint N in positive direction at the halui.joint.jog-speed velocity

halui.joint.selected.increment real in

pin for setting the jog increment for the selected joint when using increment-plus/minus

halui.joint.selected.increment-minus bool in

a rising edge will will make the selected joint jog in the negative direction by the increment amount

halui.joint.selected.increment-plus bool in

a rising edge will will make the selected joint jog in the positive direction by the increment amount

halui.joint.selected.minus bool in

pin for jogging the selected joint in negative direction at the halui.joint.jog-speed velocity

halui.joint.selected.plus bool in

pin for jogging the selected joint bit in in positive direction at the halui.joint.jog-speed velocity

Axis

L = axis letter (xyzabcuvw)

halui.axis.L.select bool in

pin for selecting axis by letter

halui.axis.L.is-selected bool out

status pin that axis L is selected

halui.axis.L.pos-commanded real out

Commanded axis position in machine coordinates

halui.axis.L.pos-feedback real out

Feedback axis position in machine coordinates

halui.axis.L.pos-relative real out

Commanded axis position in relative coordinates

Axis Jogging

This is only possible in homed state.

L = axis letter (xyzabcuvw)

halui.axis.jog-deadband real in

pin for setting jog analog deadband (jog analog inputs smaller/slower than this (in absolute value) are ignored)

halui.axis.jog-speed real in

pin for setting jog speed for plus/minus jogging.

halui.axis.L.analog real in

pin for jogging the axis L using a real value (e.g. joystick). The value, typically set between 0.0 and ±1.0, is used as a jog-speed multiplier.

halui.axis.L.increment real in

pin for setting the jog increment for axis L when using increment-plus/minus

halui.axis.L.increment-minus bool in

a rising edge will will make axis L jog in the negative direction by the increment amount

halui.axis.L.increment-plus bool in

a rising edge will will make axis L jog in the positive direction by the increment amount

halui.axis.L.minus bool in

pin for jogging axis L in negative direction at the halui.axis.jog-speed velocity

halui.axis.L.plus bool in

pin for jogging axis L in positive direction at the halui.axis.jog-speed velocity

halui.axis.selected uint out

selected axis (by index: 0:x 1:y 2:z 3:a 4:b 5:cr 6:u 7:v 8:w)

halui.axis.selected.increment real in

pin for setting the jog increment for the selected axis when using increment-plus/minus

halui.axis.selected.increment-minus bool in

a rising edge will will make the selected axis jog in the negative direction by the increment amount

halui.axis.selected.increment-plus bool in

a rising edge will will make the selected axis jog in the positive direction by the increment amount

halui.axis.selected.minus bool in

pin for jogging the selected axis in negative direction at the halui.axis.jog-speed velocity

halui.axis.selected.plus bool in

pin for jogging the selected axis bit in in positive direction at the halui.axis.jog-speed velocity

Flood coolant

halui.flood.is-on bool out

pin for flood is on

halui.flood.off bool in

pin for stopping flood

halui.flood.on bool in

pin for starting flood

Feed Override

halui.feed-override.count-enable bool in (default: TRUE)

When TRUE, modify feed override when counts changes.

halui.feed-override.counts sint in

counts X scale = feed override percentage

halui.feed-override.decrease bool in

pin for decreasing the FO (-=scale)

halui.feed-override.direct-value bool in

pin to enable direct value feed override input

halui.feed-override.increase bool in

pin for increasing the FO (+=scale)

halui.feed-override.reset bool in

pin for resetting the FO (scale=1.0)

halui.feed-override.scale real in

pin for setting the scale on changing the FO

halui.feed-override.value real out

current feed override value

Rapid Override

halui.rapid-override.count-enable bool in (default: TRUE)

When TRUE, modify rapid override when counts changes.

halui.rapid-override.counts sint in

counts X scale = rapid override percentage

halui.rapid-override.decrease bool in

pin for decreasing the rapid override (-=scale)

halui.rapid-override.direct-value bool in

pin to enable direct value rapid override input

halui.rapid-override.increase bool in

pin for increasing the rapid override (+=scale)

halui.rapid-override.reset bool in

pin for resetting the rapid override (scale=1.0)

halui.rapid-override.scale real in

pin for setting the scale on changing the rapid override

halui.rapid-override.value real out

current rapid override value

E-stop

halui.estop.activate bool in

pin for setting E-stop (LinuxCNC internal) On

halui.estop.is-activated bool out

pin for displaying E-stop state (LinuxCNC internal) On/Off

halui.estop.reset bool in

pin for resetting E-stop (LinuxCNC internal) Off

Homing

halui.home-all bool in

pin for requesting home-all (only available when a valid homing sequence is specified)

SEE ALSO

BUGS

None known at this time.

AUTHOR

Written by Alex Joni, as part of the LinuxCNC project. Updated by John Thornton

REPORTING BUGS

Copyright © 2006 Alex Joni.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.