[Emc-users] Gdepth
Hello, I tried to use the utility Gdepth downloaded from this page: http://axis.unpythonic.net/01169521961 It worked nice withe the 2.1.6 version of EMC2 (installed). Now I tried it with the 2.2.2 and I get this error: spiral.ngc:0: Bad character 'g' used this is the original spiral.ngc file from the EMC2 examples. Any suggestions? Many thanks, Manfredi My websites: www.m24-pro.com www.emc2cnc.altervista.org _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Interested in generating HAL-configura tion with EagleCAD?
Thanks a lot, Steve! Please find 'eagle2hal' at http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Eagle2HAL Hi Martin. At the very bottom of the wiki front page, is this line: If you want to add information to this page or add a new page, follow some BasicSteps., and BasicSteps is a link to this wiki page: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?BasicSteps You should be able to post after following those instructions. If anything isn't clear, or you think that link should be more obvious, feel free to change it :) - Steve Martin Schöneck wrote: Javid, Since I couldn't figure out how to publish something in the emc-wiki, I wrote something at http://martinschoeneck.de/hal-write and uploaded the needed files. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Ball screws
I want to add an EMC CNC controller to my bridgeport clone however, before I start, I was thinking of retrofitting and installing ball screws. I think I have too much backlash in what I have now. I have a taiwanese 10 x 50 bridgeport cone with a M cast into the main casting. So who sells zero backlash ball scres that are atleast as accruate as +/- 0.0005/Ft and how much would the setup cost me if I wanted to put it on my mill? Thanks WGB - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Gdepth
Hi, yes, was added after my report. thanks, Manfredi My websites: www.m24-pro.com www.emc2cnc.altervista.org Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:08:11 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Gdepth from the link you provided: ... It is reported not to work with emc 2.2. (Of course, this could have been added right before I looked at it.) Mark --- fox fox wrote: Hello, I tried to use the utility Gdepth downloaded from this page: http://axis.unpythonic.net/01169521961 It worked nice withe the 2.1.6 version of EMC2 (installed). Now I tried it with the 2.2.2 and I get this error: spiral.ngc:0: Bad character 'g' used this is the original spiral.ngc file from the EMC2 examples. Any suggestions? Many thanks, Manfredi My websites: www.m24-pro.com www.emc2cnc.altervista.org _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Gdepth
from the link you provided: ... It is reported not to work with emc 2.2. (Of course, this could have been added right before I looked at it.) Mark --- fox fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I tried to use the utility Gdepth downloaded from this page: http://axis.unpythonic.net/01169521961 It worked nice withe the 2.1.6 version of EMC2 (installed). Now I tried it with the 2.2.2 and I get this error: spiral.ngc:0: Bad character 'g' used this is the original spiral.ngc file from the EMC2 examples. Any suggestions? Many thanks, Manfredi My websites: www.m24-pro.com www.emc2cnc.altervista.org _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Ball screws
On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 13:27 -0600, Witek GB wrote: I want to add an EMC CNC controller to my bridgeport clone however, before I start, I was thinking of retrofitting and installing ball screws. I think I have too much backlash in what I have now. I have a taiwanese 10 x 50 bridgeport cone with a M cast into the main casting. So who sells zero backlash ball scres that are atleast as accruate as +/- 0.0005/Ft and how much would the setup cost me if I wanted to put it on my mill? Thanks WGB I am doing a 42 x 9 table Bridgeport conversion now. The Hiwin rolled ballscrews I ordered for it were just under $700, has .002 backlash and is rated at .002 error per foot (Ground, .0005 error Hiwins are somewhere around $1400 ). Due to the backlash and other issues, I am looking at Microkinetic screws at just under $1000, .003/per foot error, with double nuts so the backlash can be adjusted out (also has and oil system ports). I think Micrkinetics also does custom screws. Be careful, when ordering screws, to make sure you understand what you want, and what you will be getting. Don't assume anything. ( See: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/bridgeport/ (bottom half of page) and, http://www.microkinetics.com/convkit.htm (about a third of the way down) ) If anyone has had good results with purchasing and using ballscrews, please let me know. Buying ballscrews, just to see if they will work, can quickly kill a project. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending) - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Ball screws
On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 01:27:02PM -0600, Witek GB wrote: I want to add an EMC CNC controller to my bridgeport clone however, before I start, I was thinking of retrofitting and installing ball screws. I think I have too much backlash in what I have now. I have a taiwanese 10 x 50 bridgeport cone with a M cast into the main casting. So who sells zero backlash ball scres that are atleast as accruate as +/- 0.0005/Ft and how much would the setup cost me if I wanted to put it on my mill? Thanks WGB Low backlash is critical for good operation on a CNC, but if you are using EMC2 and have a way to measure it, the accuracy of the screw doesn't matter much since you can use screw compensation. Chris - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] ppmc .ko module will not load
Gentlemen, I have a new install of Ubuntu 6.06 and EMC2. EMC2 is the -trunk from cvs. I may be missing something obvious. I hope so. EMC2 will not start when using any machine configured to use the ppmc board set. I get a report telling me the .ko module will not load 'operation not permitted'. Also in the feedback is the message that the 378 address is not configured. I can successfully test the board set using the ppmcdiags program. Even a configuration matching a running machine (Dahlih) will not start. I am not at the machine to copy the errors. If no one has a quick (obvious) answer I will post the errors tomorrow morning. thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] ppmc .ko module will not load
Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I have a new install of Ubuntu 6.06 and EMC2. EMC2 is the -trunk from cvs. I may be missing something obvious. I hope so. EMC2 will not start when using any machine configured to use the ppmc board set. I get a report telling me the .ko module will not load 'operation not permitted'. Also in the feedback is the message that the 378 address is not configured. I can successfully test the board set using the ppmcdiags program. Even a configuration matching a running machine (Dahlih) will not start. I am not at the machine to copy the errors. If no one has a quick (obvious) answer I will post the errors tomorrow morning. thanks Stuart If the driver doesn't detect the board, it will refuse to load (well, actually, it loads, tries to detect a board, and if it can't find one it unloads). If the board is missing, not powered up, the cable has issues, the parport isn't in EPP mode, or the driver isn't using the right port address, it won't be able to detect the board. I believe the driver prints messages in the system log (dmesg) as it tries to detect ppmc board(s) on startup. I don't recall the exact wording, but they are labeled ppmc, so they shouldn't be hard to spot in the log. Regards, - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] ppmc encoder faults
Gentlemen, I noticed a problem with encoder boards today. I have three ppmc encoder boards. Any one of the boards will run the commtest without error for any length of time. Any two will give random comm errors. This happens no matter the slots the boards are installed in. The errors are not continuous but there are enough errors to cause me to believe I cannot use two encoder boards in my machine. The errors are the same using two different parallel cables. thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] ppmc .ko module will not load
just a shot in the dark but you did run the script . scripts/emc-environment in the terminal first? Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:50:41 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] ppmc .ko module will not load Gentlemen, I have a new install of Ubuntu 6.06 and EMC2. EMC2 is the -trunk from cvs. I may be missing something obvious. I hope so. EMC2 will not start when using any machine configured to use the ppmc board set. I get a report telling me the .ko module will not load 'operation not permitted'. Also in the feedback is the message that the 378 address is not configured. I can successfully test the board set using the ppmcdiags program. Even a configuration matching a running machine (Dahlih) will not start. I am not at the machine to copy the errors. If no one has a quick (obvious) answer I will post the errors tomorrow morning. thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Home and Limit Switch Setup in Stepconf
stepconf only gives a tiny, tiny subset of all the configurations that can be created through emc2's HAL. It sounds like your home switch configuration may be one that is not possible. You may be able to use custom.hal and/or inifile tweaks after stepconf has run to get the configuration you want, or you may be better off starting with a traditional stepper_inch/stepper_mm configuration and editing it to suit. Jeff - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Home and Limit Switch Setup in Stepconf
I was just thinking that one possibility is I could not use the switches as 'home' switches. Just call them limits and manually home each axis. Chris Jeff Epler wrote: stepconf only gives a tiny, tiny subset of all the configurations that can be created through emc2's HAL. It sounds like your home switch configuration may be one that is not possible. You may be able to use custom.hal and/or inifile tweaks after stepconf has run to get the configuration you want, or you may be better off starting with a traditional stepper_inch/stepper_mm configuration and editing it to suit. Jeff - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Home and Limit Switch Setup in Stepconf
Good Evening, I am working through the setup of my router table using the Stepconf Wizard. I have a question about how to configure my home and limit switches in the wizard. My machine is already setup and running using Turbocnc. The way I already have my limits setup is: Each axis has it's own home switch. The home switch also acts as a minimum limit when home isn't being used. 3 input pins are used. Active low. Maximum travel limits are combined on all axes in a serial conection. Active low. Only 1 pin is used on the par. port. Stepconf doesn't seem to give me these options. Is there another way I can set it up in the software? Thanks, Chris Barker - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] ppmc .ko module will not load
Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I have a new install of Ubuntu 6.06 and EMC2. EMC2 is the -trunk from cvs. I may be missing something obvious. I hope so. EMC2 will not start when using any machine configured to use the ppmc board set. I get a report telling me the .ko module will not load 'operation not permitted'. Also in the feedback is the message that the 378 address is not configured. Not too sure what program is reporting this. I can successfully test the board set using the ppmcdiags program. Even a configuration matching a running machine (Dahlih) will not start. I am not at the machine to copy the errors. If no one has a quick (obvious) answer I will post the errors tomorrow morning. No obvious answer, but use the dmesg command to see the log from the driver. In fact, dmesg | grep ppmc should filter out just the ppmc-related lines. The blah.ko module will not load message takes a guess at the cause, but it is wrong in this case. What it really is saying is that module won't STAY loaded, ie. it found something serious wrong and aborted. The most obvious cause is it failed to detect any PPMC boards on the bus. Usually, when the diag can find the boards, EMC can, too. But, it is a different environment between RT and the diag program, which runs as a Linux user program with priviledges. When you check the dmesg output, make sure EMC is trying to access the boards on the 0x378 I/O port address. Back in the old EMC1 days, these drivers did not require any kernel support to talk to the parallel port. Apparently now it does require some lower-level port drivers. You want to set the port to EPP mode in the BIOS setup screen, although the diagnostic program should have the same trouble if that were the problem. You say the diagnostic works. Jon - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Home and Limit Switch Setup in Stepconf
Chris make sure you are up to version 2.2.2 There are some bugs in the wizard regarding home/limit switch setup. You may find it easier to just rewire the switches. The most simple configuration is to put all the homes on one pin and all the limits on another pin. Have a pull up resistor on each pin and any on of the switches can pull the line to ground. - Original Message - From: Chris Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Evening, I am working through the setup of my router table using the Stepconf Wizard. I have a question about how to configure my home and limit switches in the wizard. My machine is already setup and running using Turbocnc. The way I already have my limits setup is: Each axis has it's own home switch. The home switch also acts as a minimum limit when home isn't being used. 3 input pins are used. Active low. Maximum travel limits are combined on all axes in a serial conection. Active low. Only 1 pin is used on the par. port. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
