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looping g code in OpenBuilds Control software

Discussion in 'Control Software' started by jcJohnny, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. jcJohnny

    jcJohnny New
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    How do you continuously loop a G code sequence such as
    G1 F228 Y76
    Y-76
    using the OpenBuilds Contorl software? I can repeat the line many times but is there an easier way?

    Thanks
     
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  2. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Unfortunately the standard use case involves running a program start-to-finish. Also, Grbl does not support "canned cycles" either - so one of two options:

    1. Copy-paste as many as you need or
    2. Use a simple serial program written in NodeJS or Python to send the command, wait with a small delay, send the next command, on a loop. As your use case does not seem to be CNC specific, it would probably be better to approach it this way than inside CNC software
     
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  3. jcJohnny

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    Thank you!
     
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