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by brettbond
Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:51 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Free CNC Webcam for Paper Tools Beta on Centroid
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Free CNC Webcam for Paper Tools Beta on Centroid

Hi Centroid friends,

Paper Tools software works with a webcam that looks at your material and cuts slots, pockets, bores, and any GCode—so you can see what you're cutting in a video view. It also lets you measure parts, export to CAD and a lot more.

I've been brewing up this project for a couple ...
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by brettbond
Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:40 am
Forum: Centroid CNC12 APi Discussions
Topic: Jog from API?
Replies: 3
Views: 11826

Re: Jog from API?

@cncsw thanks for the tip, I managed to get jogging working by setting skin event state using:
cnc_pipe.plc.SetSkinEventState

To change from continuous to incremental jogging I check the LED state and look for bit 25, then based on that I "push" the button with skin event 26. I save the state and ...
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by brettbond
Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:23 pm
Forum: Centroid CNC12 APi Discussions
Topic: Jog from API?
Replies: 3
Views: 11826

Jog from API?

I've found most things in the API OK, but the one thing I can't seem to locate is a jog function similar to what happens when you press the UI buttons to jog the machine. Ideally here's what I'd like to do:

* Jog continuous, adjust the jog rate and change the axis as I go.
* Jog incremental: step ...
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