UGS with FluidNC over TCP

[erikmanders03-cmd]

I have build a CNC running FluidNC. I would like to use UGS to control my workflow. My USB connection is not 100% reliable because of the need for a appr 2m cable, I an connecting over TCP. The connection on itself is fine and works. Problem I have is that jogging over TCP is jerky (not running smooth by far) and toolpath execution has many micropauses and even pauses for seconds.

I am looking for a way to adjust things like the Streaming Mode, Buffer Size and Polling Interval in UGS. Is there a way to control TCP advanced settings in UGS? I am using UGS Platform v2.1.18. Many thanks for getting me out of the woods!

[breiler]

You can adjust the status poll rate here, increase this value to poll less often:

You could try to also check "Enable single step mode" which will make UGS send a command and wait for an ok before sending next command which.

There is currently no way to change the buffer sizes.

Are you certain that you have a stable strong Wifi-signal from both your devices?

[erikmanders03-cmd]

Thanks for responding! The connection is up and running, I can execute a toolpath but it only experiences (micro)pauses. I suspect that traffic due to mutual polling and not optimal buffer sizes (for my case) interferes with the regular gcode traffic for the toolpath. I was hoping that some fiddling with modes and buffers could give me additional idea's to resolve. As I understand, these are fixed in UGS.

Should you have some idea's or have experience with UGS/FluidNC/TCP running smoothly I am happy to share additional information on my case.

My settings page looks like the following:

[breiler]

The connection is up and running

And you have a good signal strength? Both from the controller and your computer to the wifi access point? You can check your controller wifi signal strength by issuing this command $wifi/listaps and find your access point in the list. If I remember correctly, any value over 60 is considered to be good.

Check the "Enable single step mode"

Increase the status poll rate