On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Dave Engvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:linuxcnc lead screw compensation > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: October 7, 2008 9:40:48 AM PDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] lead screw compensatioin > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\)" > <[email protected]> > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > Gentlemen, > > axis.0.backlash-corr > > shows 0 for all motion > > Ok, definitely not working then - or the compensation is zero everywhere. > > I have only one COMP_FILE = in my .ini file. > Is there a requirement to have one for each axis before any will be > implemented? > > No. > > Is there a different linux permission requirement for this file? > > Only that it be readable by the user running EMC. > > Obviously, it is something I have missed. I would say 'I can't imagine > what it would be' but (I repeat myself) that is obvious also. > thanks :) > > Are you running EMC from an icon or a shell? Does it print any messages > during startup that would hint that it can't find the file, can't open > it, etc?
I am running from a shell. No messages about the comp file at all (positive or negative). > I'm away from my Linux machine at the moment, so I can't look to see > exactly how the file is opened and the data conveyed from user space > down to the motion controller where it is used. It sure looks like that > isn't happening. I would have to agree that it is not happening :) I even put the path "/home/stustev/emc2/configs/cinci/joint2.cmp" in my .ini file to make certain to read the correct file. > Regards, > John Kasunich > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > thanks Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
