Great to hear you had such success. Maybe you can send me a picture of the 3d chips?
Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Welland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:48 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to > 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)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > 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)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> 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)" >>> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> 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 >>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> 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. 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