It is tedious to hand code multiple-pass G33 programs, so I thought I’d use AI to create an interactive routine to do so. Running on an ESP32C3 super mini, and using the simple ASCII Terminal program YAT, one can specify
a) a workpiece diameter that may need cylindrical turning to the stock dia of the selected thread, and
b) any STANDARD thread (NC,NF, NEF, Metric, NPT), entering descriptors liek #6F, or M3f or 3/8NPT, initial depth of cut for threading, same for cylindrical turning, and Length of threaded portion.
The program on the ESP32 generates the gcode file, which can be copied from the YAT screen, and pasted into a text editor and be saved as the gcode.tap (or .txt or …)
Thread tables for all are stored in the ESP32.
Any interest in this item? Interface is USB C, and needs a DATA cable. /mark
If you have a machine running YAT then you have a machine that is far more capable then the ESP32.. Why ask the AI to code for the esp32 instead of the host PC?
I’m ok with what I did, at 84 and no formal programming training. I’m not gonna learn Python at my age.