On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:50:35 -0500 > From: Eric H. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Write error with hostmot2 and 7i43 board > > > Peter, > > I found something interesting while checking to get your answers. Presiously > I was only jogging X and Y, and did not get any errors. This time I tried Z > as well. When I jog the Z axis I get the TRAM write error. That would > explain why I get the error when running a G-Code program, but not when > jogging. The test program I was using was 3D_Chips, which of course uses the > Z axis. > > Here are the answers to your questions. > > LED states > > PWR DONE INIT > Start-up Yellow Red Red > EMC Start Yellow Off Off > After Error Yellow Off Off > Stop EMC Yellow Off Off > > Basically the LED states never change once EMC is run for the first time. > > As for cycling power, I have done both a warm reboot and cold reboot. No > difference. > > I will check to see if there is anything different in the configuration of Z > relative to X and Y. > > Regards, > Eric
Well thats fairly weird. If there is no configuration difference, Is it possible that there is a electrical noise issue with the Z axis? If this is a stepper machine, can you try without the Z axis powered (to see if its possibly a noise problem) > > Peter Wallace > Mesa Electronics > > (\__/) > (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your > (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users