JanneK

Yes, fails everytime. I just tried with my desktop (also Ubuntu 12.04) and it seemed to work just fine. So it is most likely a configuration error on this particular...

Here's the verbose log: sudo ant-downloader --verbose Setting configuration on Claiming interface [MainThread] 2012-03-18 20:12:35,862 DEBUG Executing Command. RESET_SYSTEM() [MainThread] 2012-03-18 20:12:35,863 DEBUG SEND: a4014a00ef [Thread-1] 2012-03-18 20:12:35,866 DEBUG RECV:...

hmm, I did manage to get it say something along the lines of "Connected by no data to retrieve", but that too was ended by an exception and " ValueError:...

And now I managed to get "Device has data".. but it still fails. sudo ant-downloader --verbose [sudo] password for cam: Setting configuration on Claiming interface [MainThread] 2012-03-18 20:51:03,073 DEBUG Executing...

Thanks for the udev advice! I will try that as well as the other branch during the weekend, if time allows.

Here I'm running the ioerror-branch a number of times: am@janne-ThinkPad-X61s:~/Development$ ant-downloader Setting configuration on Claiming interface [Thread-1] 2012-03-22 18:33:26,993 WARNING Failed to receive RF beacon at expected period. channel_number=0 [Thread-1]...

Spontaneously, I'm against the idea of having multiple "modes" if we can solve the issue by more aligned means (but still allowing for some flexibility in the end). The complexity...

> I don't understand what it would look like for the controller to compensate pocketing style operations. Since the diameter of the cutter is necessary to know how much to...

> To elaborate on what I wrote above. Regardless of the controller, the user either wants the CAM to calculate the offset of the tool, or he wants the controller...

I have tested with the example posted by "hirnsalat" in [https://tracker.freecadweb.org/view.php?id=2461#c11373](https://tracker.freecadweb.org/view.php?id=2461#c11373) with 4 splines, but did not manage to get it to crash. Tried adding/removing sections in different orders and...