EMCCALIB(1)

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version 2.9.4 · 3 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 EMCCALIB 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the LinuxCNC Documentation page for emccalib — she's the calibration assistant and she is so iconic for this one, fr fr. sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

emccalib — tune your ini variables on the fly, and yeah, she can save them too 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

emccalib.tcl [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So. The Calibration assistant. Here's the whole vibe: this tool reads the HAL file, and for every setp that pulls in a variable from the INI file — but only if that variable lives in an [AXIS_L], [JOINT_N], [SPINDLE_S], or [TUNE] section — she makes you an entry. And that entry? Editable. Testable. Main character energy, no cap ✨

🎀 USAGE 🎀

The calibration/tuning tool supports these stanzas, and only these stanzas:

[JOINT_N], [AXIS_L], [SPINDLE_S], [TUNE]

where:

  • N is a joint number, ranging from 0 to ([KINS]JOINTS-1) 👑
  • L is an axis coordinate letter — one of X, Y, Z, A, B, C, U, V, W 🧚
  • S is a spindle number, ranging from 0 to 9 ⭐
Note 🫶 — the number of allowed spindles is 8, but legacy configurations may include a stanza [SPINDLE_9] that is unrelated to an actual spindle number. it's giving "we don't talk about her" but she's still in the file, so. yeah.
Note 💜 — the [TUNE] stanza may be used for specifying tunable items that aren't relevant to the other supported stanzas. she's the flexible one, the one who fits anywhere, we love her.

💀 EXIT STATUS 💀

Return exit code 1 if the ini file is incompatible with the current version of emccalib. not a vibe check she passes, unfortunately 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Original version by Petter Reinholdtsen as part of the LinuxCNC project. Improvements by several other members of the LinuxCNC development team. it takes a village, bestie 🫶

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. like, zero. none. nada. protect yourself 🙈

and that's the whole page, babe ✨ LinuxCNC, dated 03/17/2026. go tune something and slay 💖

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