Thanks Alex worked a treat. Everything is working fine now, took me a while to work out how to set up the motion specialy the Z axis as its 2:1 ratio and halfstep on the driver board I also don't like the Z moving as fast in rapid as the X and Y, about half the speed. What I found was that while using the axis speed and feed overide sliders on the TKEMC GUI, which is the GUI I like best, if the MAXVELOCITY and STEPMAXVELOCITY on the Z axis were set to high and you mistakenly turned the axis speed slider up to high (feed overide at 100%) it was possible to freeze the stepper on the Z axis, not something you want to happen in the middle of a part. (My Z moves the hole head not just the quill hence the 2:1 ratio.). So I've set it so even if axis speed is turned right up Z will not freeze, I think I could up it a bit more but for now I'll play safe until I've learnt some more. If anybody has any further thoughts on this I'd be happy to hear them. I cut Chips the penguin in blue foam and he looks OK. My setup is 800Mhz PC, Xylotex 4 axis driver, 4mm pitch ballscrews all axis, direct drive on X & Y 2:1 on Z, 180Ncm steppers X & Y, 220Ncm stepper on Z. All steppers at 2.5Amps, they just get warm when left on.
Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to > Inside the ini file you are using there are the following lines: > #HALFILE = xylotex_pinout.hal > HALFILE = standard_pinout.hal > > simlpy remove the comment character '#' from the first line, and add it to > the second one. > > Regards, > Alex > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Welland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to > > >> Yes Sven you are dead right, the mistake I was making was trying to do it >> using Nero SmartStart which would have been alright if I had closed the >> window that appears and gone straight to Recorder then Burn Image. >> However >> I >> did persivere and eventually work it out. I have now had Ubuntu+EMC2 >> installed on my PC for a couple of days and all is working well. However >> the >> configuration procedure for a specific machine seems rather more complex >> than it is for TurboCNC. I am using the Xylotex driver board on a bench >> mill, I found the Xylotex configuration in the samples but can't seem to >> get >> it to run it always seems to load with the standard pin outs I did try >> removing these files and just leaving the Xylotex and metric files in the >> folder but this did'nt work either. Any help from you guy's would be very >> welcome. >> >> Thanks Rod. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sven Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:52 PM >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to >> >> >>> Rod Welland wrote on 20/05/2007 17:28: >>> >>>>> I think you hit it on the head Ray Nero has not created a boot disc >>>>> there is only one file on the CD and not the 9 or so I should be >>>>> seeing. So I,m going to download another CD burning prog form the >>>>> internet today and have another go. >>> >>> >>> You probably created a new project in Nero and added the file you >>> downloaded. Instead, you should select "burn image" (or similar) from >>> the recorder menu item. In the file dialog that appears, you should then >>> select the image you downloaded from linuxcnc.org. >>> >>> regards, >>> Sven >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >>> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/815 - Release Date: 5/22/2007 >> 3:49 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
