Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM
Make sure the or2 function is added to a thread (probably the servo thread). Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Kasey Matejcek someo...@lkm.bz To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:15 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM Is there a way to have emc come out of estop and be in estop reset When I hit the reset button for the estop chain on my machine Witch pin do I need to link to to make this happen I've messed around and haven't got anywere to speak of I tied ppmc.0din.14.in to estop-latch.0.reset this work some of the time but no always and then it disables the F1 key from resting the estop because I've unlinked that I tried to Or that input together and that didn't seem to work ether Newsig Estop-reset-1 bit Linksp Estop-reset-1 ppmc.0.din.14.in Linksp Estop-reset-1 or2.0.in0 Newsig Estop-reset-2 bit Linksp Estop-reset-2 iocontrol.0.user-enable-out Linksp Estop-reset-2 or2.0.in1 Newsig Estop-reset-3 bit Linksp Estop-reset-3 or2.0.out Linksp Estop-reset-3 estop-latch.0.reset But after looking in showhal and watching the or2.0.out I never see it go high The input for the or seem to work press the F1 key or2.0.in1 goes high Hookup pin 14 and or2.0.in0 goes high But never see or2.0.out go high I'm miss understanding something with this or I'm I not using the right pins for this to work -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Seconded: Alex Joni
I accept the nomination. Regards, Alex -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM
You are probably better off doing this in hardware. Here is how I do it. The enable output from the computer operates a relay that is part of the estop chain. I have a button with a contact that goes directly across this relay. The button has another contact that tells the computer to reset. When you press the button it closes the estop chain (assuming nothing else on the chain is open) so the computer is happy. If you want extra safety, have two buttons, one to bypass the relay, one to enable the drives. This way you need to press both buttons to enable the machine. Les Kasey Matejcek wrote: Is there a way to have emc come out of estop and be in estop reset When I hit the reset button for the estop chain on my machine Witch pin do I need to link to to make this happen I've messed around and haven't got anywere to speak of I tied ppmc.0din.14.in to estop-latch.0.reset this work some of the time but no always and then it disables the F1 key from resting the estop because I've unlinked that I tried to Or that input together and that didn't seem to work ether - -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
At 02:50 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: Hi all, When I post a message to this list, does it arrive in plain text, or html format? On another list I belong to, when I send a message, it arrives at the list member's servers as html. Yet when I send it to one of my co-workers, it arrives as plain text. The other list is a Yahoo group. Wondering if yahoo somehow re-formats a plain text message into html. I have heard rumors that they do, Mark. It may be stoppable in your yahoo preferences. But with yahoo's TOS, I don't normally touch them with a 50 foot pole, so I am far from an expert on yahoo-isms. -- Cheers, Gene Gene, I scowered through all the settings I could find in my profile/account, and the only thing I could find that was close was to receive the emails in either traditional or full-featured. I've had mine set to traditional since they came out with that option. Guess I'll have to mark this off to yahoo stupidity. Mark -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
At 02:51 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: Hi all, When I post a message to this list, does it arrive in plain text, or html format? On another list I belong to, when I send a message, it arrives at the list member's servers as html. Yet when I send it to one of my co-workers, it arrives as plain text. The other list is a Yahoo group. Wondering if yahoo somehow re-formats a plain text message into html. Mark And I neglected to answer your first question, it arrives here as plain text. -- Cheers, Gene Thanks Gene. That pretty much confirms Yahoo is the culprit in the reformatting. Mark -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Seconded: Alex Joni
At 09:39 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Javid Butler wrote: Though I've been forced to largely lurk of late, voting is something I can do! Which one of Gene's boxes is Ballot? Javid That would be the second one, Javid. -- Cheers, Gene But the ammo box is so much more fun to play with... ;-) Mark -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM
Take a look at the logic example at the bottom of this page in the manual. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/hal_basic_hal.html John On 6 Jan 2009 at 20:15, Kasey Matejcek wrote: Is there a way to have emc come out of estop and be in estop reset When I hit the reset button for the estop chain on my machine Witch pin do I need to link to to make this happen I've messed around and haven't got anywere to speak of I tied ppmc.0din.14.in to estop-latch.0.reset this work some of the time but no always and then it disables the F1 key from resting the estop because I've unlinked that I tried to Or that input together and that didn't seem to work ether Newsig Estop-reset-1 bit Linksp Estop-reset-1 ppmc.0.din.14.in Linksp Estop-reset-1 or2.0.in0 Newsig Estop-reset-2 bit Linksp Estop-reset-2 iocontrol.0.user-enable-out Linksp Estop-reset-2 or2.0.in1 Newsig Estop-reset-3 bit Linksp Estop-reset-3 or2.0.out Linksp Estop-reset-3 estop-latch.0.reset But after looking in showhal and watching the or2.0.out I never see it go high The input for the or seem to work press the F1 key or2.0.in1 goes high Hookup pin 14 and or2.0.in0 goes high But never see or2.0.out go high I'm miss understanding something with this or I'm I not using the right pins for this to work -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
On Wednesday 07 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: At 02:50 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: Hi all, When I post a message to this list, does it arrive in plain text, or html format? On another list I belong to, when I send a message, it arrives at the list member's servers as html. Yet when I send it to one of my co-workers, it arrives as plain text. The other list is a Yahoo group. Wondering if yahoo somehow re-formats a plain text message into html. I have heard rumors that they do, Mark. It may be stoppable in your yahoo preferences. But with yahoo's TOS, I don't normally touch them with a 50 foot pole, so I am far from an expert on yahoo-isms. -- Cheers, Gene Gene, I scowered through all the settings I could find in my profile/account, and the only thing I could find that was close was to receive the emails in either traditional or full-featured. I've had mine set to traditional since they came out with that option. Guess I'll have to mark this off to yahoo stupidity. Mark There is an abundance of that at yahoo. They are absolutely in love with bandwidth wasting eye candy that isn't. -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) I'd love to go out with you, but I've been scheduled for a karma transplant. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Seconded: Alex Joni
On Wednesday 07 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: At 09:39 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Javid Butler wrote: Though I've been forced to largely lurk of late, voting is something I can do! Which one of Gene's boxes is Ballot? Javid That would be the second one, Javid. -- Cheers, Gene But the ammo box is so much more fun to play with... ;-) Mark That tis, particularly since at my age, they won't let me anywhere near a jury box (unless I was sitting behind the defendants table or some such ooops.) And that is to me, a waste of a valuable resource. Seniors of sound mind should be welcomed in the jury box, but no, they'd druther inconvenience the hell out of some poor schmuck that has to work for a living. And pay him $5 a day and found. 'Taint a bit fair to them. Of course they may have learned that us seniors would druther fry some jerk that needs it cuz otherwise he'll be on the street again in a couple of years, free to sell you kid some more dope, rob another gas station or rape another child. We seem to be of the old school, eye for eye etc. -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Marriage Ceremony: An incredible metaphysical sham of watching God and the law being dragged into the affairs of your family. -- O. C. Ogilvie -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Seconded: Alex Joni
At 07:26 AM 1/7/2009, you wrote: That tis, particularly since at my age, they won't let me anywhere near a jury box (unless I was sitting behind the defendants table or some such ooops.) And that is to me, a waste of a valuable resource. Seniors of sound mind should be welcomed in the jury box, but no, they'd druther inconvenience the hell out of some poor schmuck that has to work for a living. And pay him $5 a day and found. 'Taint a bit fair to them. Of course they may have learned that us seniors would druther fry some jerk that needs it cuz otherwise he'll be on the street again in a couple of years, free to sell you kid some more dope, rob another gas station or rape another child. We seem to be of the old school, eye for eye etc. -- Cheers, Gene You radical, you... ;-) mark -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM
Thanks for the help I've got it working now Had to do to things add the or2 to the servo thread my stuiped mistake Than I had to have reset.ok high before reseting the estop-latch.0.reset Now on my machine when the estop chain is complete my machine is in Estopreset and ready to go to work -Original Message- From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:33 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM Make sure the or2 function is added to a thread (probably the servo thread). Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Kasey Matejcek someo...@lkm.bz To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:15 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM Is there a way to have emc come out of estop and be in estop reset When I hit the reset button for the estop chain on my machine Witch pin do I need to link to to make this happen I've messed around and haven't got anywere to speak of I tied ppmc.0din.14.in to estop-latch.0.reset this work some of the time but no always and then it disables the F1 key from resting the estop because I've unlinked that I tried to Or that input together and that didn't seem to work ether Newsig Estop-reset-1 bit Linksp Estop-reset-1 ppmc.0.din.14.in Linksp Estop-reset-1 or2.0.in0 Newsig Estop-reset-2 bit Linksp Estop-reset-2 iocontrol.0.user-enable-out Linksp Estop-reset-2 or2.0.in1 Newsig Estop-reset-3 bit Linksp Estop-reset-3 or2.0.out Linksp Estop-reset-3 estop-latch.0.reset But after looking in showhal and watching the or2.0.out I never see it go high The input for the or seem to work press the F1 key or2.0.in1 goes high Hookup pin 14 and or2.0.in0 goes high But never see or2.0.out go high I'm miss understanding something with this or I'm I not using the right pins for this to work -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: Seconded: Alex Joni
On Wednesday 07 January 2009, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: At 07:26 AM 1/7/2009, you wrote: That tis, particularly since at my age, they won't let me anywhere near a jury box (unless I was sitting behind the defendants table or some such ooops.) And that is to me, a waste of a valuable resource. Seniors of sound mind should be welcomed in the jury box, but no, they'd druther inconvenience the hell out of some poor schmuck that has to work for a living. And pay him $5 a day and found. 'Taint a bit fair to them. Of course they may have learned that us seniors would druther fry some jerk that needs it cuz otherwise he'll be on the street again in a couple of years, free to sell you kid some more dope, rob another gas station or rape another child. We seem to be of the old school, eye for eye etc. -- Cheers, Gene You radical, you... ;-) Yup, and damned proud of it. :-) Basically, what is right, is right, and what is wrong, needs to be fixed, by whatever method is the most permanent. This Maddof guy needs fixed, but then who really started the legalization of the ponzi scheme? That's right, the US Govco, Social Security, taint nothing but a ponzi scheme. But the Govco hates competition so they make it illegal for anyone else to do the same. Like I told Senator Jay Rockefeller nearly 20 years ago when they were talking about 'fixing' social security. I got right up in his face in the hallway of the tv station and told him that I had been forced to contribute to that, all my working life (since I was about 14) and that it had better damned well be there when I get ready to retire. If it isn't, well, I'm a good, usually one shot hunter, and I might just come hunting. He got the point... Sometimes you need to raise hell and stick a brick under one corner. And keep doing it till the utility conduits break and hell freezes over. -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. -- Abigail Van Buren -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] NOMINATION -- Stuart Stevenson
Ken -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Nomination: Stephen Wille Padnos
I think he lives on IRC helping people.. (plus I don't understand 1/2 of the development discussions he is involved in..) (ok 3/4..) sam -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] NOMINATION -- Stuart Stevenson - Seconded
I was just thinking the same thing! Mark At 10:30 AM 1/7/2009, you wrote: Ken -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] How can I calculate the INPUT_SCALE value?
Dear Jon, I am very appreciated you can help me and give me some suggestions. Howard Chan wrote: Dear Jon, Today I tune the PID again. Would you mind help me to check the value and give me some suggestion? Thank you! [TRAJ] DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 13.30 MAX_VELOCITY = 33.34 DEFAULT_ACCELERATION = 45.0 MAX_ACCELERATION = 50.0 [AXIS_1] MAX_VELOCITY = 50.0 MAX_ACCELERATION = 50.0 BACKLASH = 0.000 INPUT_SCALE = -2835 When P=20, I=50, D=0, FF1=0, FF2=0 and click 'F2' http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~icwfchan/p1.png When P=20, I=50, D=0, FF1=0.198, FF2=0 and run 'Y=20' http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~icwfchan/p2.png When P=20, I=50, D=0, FF1=0.198, FF2=0.00021 and run 'Y=20' http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~icwfchan/p3.png First trace is just the settling of the servo when it goes from open- to clesed-loop. I am using SANYO DENKI server motor and amp but I don't how to check it is open or close loop. It is the amp manual: http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~icwfchan/M0006890C.pdf According to manual 3-1(Page. 33), I use CN1 to connect 7I33T and 7I37T. And setting some parameters in the server amplifier: 1. Set 'velocity addition command input selection' = _Analog_Input (manual 7-15 Page.128) 2. Set 'analog velocity command scaling'= 106min^-1/V(manual 7-15 Page.128) I set the max feed of the machine is 3000mm/min. There are 16:36 pulley ratio between the motor and ball screw. My calculated method is 3000/(16/36)/(25.4/4) = 1063 /min. I set the MAX_OUTPUT is 10 volt. 3. Set 'encoder signal output format'=Encoder signal direct output Would you mind helping to check them is it correct or telling me are there any parameter I need to set? 2 later traces show you need more FF2, increase in small increments. I think you could use more P gain, less I (at least until all other tuning is done) and a bit of D to damp out the fluctuation in the error. If that error scale factor is 2 milli-mm (2 um) per division, then maybe just work on I think it is impossible for me that error scale factor in 2um per division. Today I set a large P(70), I=10, D=0.2, FF1=0.1993, FF2=0.003 and feed 1000 http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~icwfchan/p4.png but the FERROR = 0.10 and MIN_FERROR=0.010 (so large) At the startup, there are an error which is large then 2um(circle 1) and the error of acceleration is so large(circle 2), I tried to increase FF2 but it cannot import. the FF2 and damping, I doubt you can improve much on the rest. Jon I am very disappointed to set EMC parameters T_T(cry). In my case, if I change to use digital input, it is more better to use analog input. Yet I don't know 5I20 can support or not. Do you have any suggestion for me? Thank you!! Howard -- 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 -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SECONDED Nomination: Stephen Wille Padnos
even if I sometimes don't understand the other 1/4 ;) Alex - Original Message - From: sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:51 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Nomination: Stephen Wille Padnos I think he lives on IRC helping people.. (plus I don't understand 1/2 of the development discussions he is involved in..) (ok 3/4..) sam -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] ACCEPTED Nomination: Stephen Wille Padnos
Accepted, thanks giys. See you the other 1/4 of the time ;) - Steve Alex Joni wrote: even if I sometimes don't understand the other 1/4 ;) Alex - Original Message - From: sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:51 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Nomination: Stephen Wille Padnos I think he lives on IRC helping people.. (plus I don't understand 1/2 of the development discussions he is involved in..) (ok 3/4..) sam -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Accepted: John Kasunich
Accepted, John -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Accepted NOMINATION: Sam Sokolik
Thanks :) sam Gene Heskett wrote: On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Jeff Epler wrote: The things that Chris said last time when he nominated Sam still ring true for me: | I nominate Sam, who we all know as skunkworks on irc, for a Board | position. He is a tireless advocate for EMC and generously helps | and teaches many people. | | Sam is not an EMC programmer and previously the Board tended to be | made up of only programmers. I think having a user and advocate on | the Board would be a nice balance and might bring new ideas and | direction to the project. Jeff -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
out with that option. Guess I'll have to mark this off to yahoo stupidity. from the Free Dictionary *n.* *pl.* *ya·hoo* A crude or brutish person. See Synonyms at boorhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/boor . Surprising accurate at times. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
heh On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM, BRIAN GLACKIN glackin.br...@gmail.com wrote: out with that option. Guess I'll have to mark this off to yahoo stupidity. from the Free Dictionary *n.* *pl.* *ya·hoo* A crude or brutish person. See Synonyms at boorhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/boor . Surprising accurate at times. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] message format question
At 12:29 PM 1/7/2009, you wrote: out with that option. Guess I'll have to mark this off to yahoo stupidity. from the Free Dictionary *n.* *pl.* *ya·hoo* A crude or brutish person. See Synonyms at boorhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/boor . Surprising accurate at times. Indeed. Mark -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] The Future of Realtime, The Past and The Present Meet.
Organic Engines wrote: Hi, The future of Realtime. Processor emulation with an FPGA. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1216927 Here is your PDP replacement. http://neil.franklin.ch/Projects/PDP-10/ The second ref is an impressive intellectual exercise, but in no way is it anywhere NEAR a functioning system. He is running his test programs out of a 32-word memory on the FPGA, and has no I/O at all. Certainly years away from an OS port. By the way, will RTAI run on Tenex? Probably not. Jon -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Estop universal PWM
Kasey Matejcek wrote: Thanks for the help I've got it working now Had to do to things add the or2 to the servo thread my stuiped mistake Than I had to have reset.ok high before reseting the estop-latch.0.reset Now on my machine when the estop chain is complete my machine is in Estopreset and ready to go to work That's cool! Could you send me the univpwm_io.hal file so if someone else wants to do this, I have it available? Thanks, Jon -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Software question
Could someone explain or point me to documentation that explains the following: 1.What does the motion controller do? Is is part of HAL? How is it built? I see that the file motion.c has a 'main' function but the Makefile does not link it, only compiles it to an object file. How is this object file used? 2. It's unclear to me if there is one or more shared memory 'areas'. I had originally understood that only one shared memory area existed that all user space and kernel space programs communicated through. 3. Why use NML? Why not use just shared memory? Is NML an attempt at standardizing communication between software entities, i.e. user-kernel, user-user, kernel-kernel? Thanks for your patience in advance. -Rich -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Software question
I'll take a shot at answering number 3. Richard F. Amaral wrote: Could someone explain or point me to documentation that explains the following: ... 3. Why use NML? Why not use just shared memory? Is NML an attempt at standardizing communication between software entities, i.e. user-kernel, user-user, kernel-kernel? NML is used because it supports an environment where functions are split across multiple machines. I don't know how widely that functionality is used, though. As far as I'm concerned, it adds an unnecessary level of complexity. Thanks for your patience in advance. -Rich ... Ken -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Motherboard recommendation, WIKI seems not up to date
Hello All I am looking for a MB witch is good for running EMC2. What you guys are using? I checked the WIKI page with the latency information. For me it looks quite outdated. I am looking for something reliable and with no moving parts (Fan, HD). Are the new Intel Atoms a good choice? Can anybody on this list give me some advice? Thanks in advance for your kind response. Best Regards and a Happy New Year, Thomas -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] NOMINATION: Chris Radek ACCEPTED
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Re: [Emc-users] NOMINATION -- Stuart Stevenson - declined
Gentlemen, It is with reservation that I must respectfully decline the nomination. I am honored to be considered. It is not lack of interest. I don't feel anywhere near qualified to fulfill that responsibility. For the moment I must remain selfish and my participation must be focused on the completion of my machines. I am still learning a lot and need to learn a lot more. I will continue to contribute as in the past and will increase my contributing as my skill and education allows. thank you - so very much Stuart On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil wrote: I was just thinking the same thing! Mark At 10:30 AM 1/7/2009, you wrote: Ken -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard recommendation, WIKI seems not up to date
Thomas Kaiser wrote: Hello All I am looking for a MB witch is good for running EMC2. Aren't we all :) What you guys are using? I checked the WIKI page with the latency information. For me it looks quite outdated. It's got information on machines that people have used. Unfortunately, we don't have a staff or budget for getting new motherboards and testing them. I am looking for something reliable and with no moving parts (Fan, HD). Are the new Intel Atoms a good choice? I don't know of anyone who has tried an Atom-based system - you'd be the first. Can anybody on this list give me some advice? Yep. There is one motherboard that seems to work quite well, the Goal3+ from ECS. I bought mine from NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135227. That one isn't in the wiki, I'll add it if Skunkworks doesn't beat me to it :) One thing to note about that board, the onboard video has terrible visual artifacting at higher resolutions. If you run at 1280x1024 or lower, they're not too annoying. You can add a video card to eliminate that problem. There's a motherboard someone else tried (eric_u on IRC), but I don't recall which one it was. I have also had good luck with an Acrosser embedded system, the AR-ES1802, but that's quite expensive compared to consumer fare - close to $1000 for a reasonable configuration (and not fanless). I don't recommend this system though - the chipset is terribly slow for PCI access, and the good results were only possible after disabling almost all services (sound, X, misc daemons), and changing filesystems. This was for a HAL-only application, so I was able to get away without video - not so great for EMC2. - Steve -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard recommendation, WIKI seems not up to date
Tom, Steve, I can report success with the Intel D945GCLF2 mini-ITX Motherboard, at least so far. I have not installed this board into a production system as yet, but have used it for testing with the Mesa 5i20 and 7i43 controllers. Unlike many ITX boards, it does come with a built-in parallel port connector. It requires a processor fan, however. See: http://www.mini-box.com/Intel-D945GCLF2-Mini-ITX-Motherboard?sc=8category=1 00 I have several machines successfully using the Jetway Hybrid J7F2WE1G5D Mini-ITX: http://www.mini-box.com/Hybrid-C7-1-5G?sc=8category=99 Regards, Eric I am looking for something reliable and with no moving parts (Fan, HD). Are the new Intel Atoms a good choice? I don't know of anyone who has tried an Atom-based system - you'd be the first. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard recommendation, WIKI seems not up to date
On Wednesday 07 January 2009, Eric H. Johnson wrote: Tom, Steve, I can report success with the Intel D945GCLF2 mini-ITX Motherboard, at least so far. I have not installed this board into a production system as yet, but have used it for testing with the Mesa 5i20 and 7i43 controllers. Unlike many ITX boards, it does come with a built-in parallel port connector. It requires a processor fan, however. See: http://www.mini-box.com/Intel-D945GCLF2-Mini-ITX-Motherboard?sc=8category=1 00 I have several machines successfully using the Jetway Hybrid J7F2WE1G5D Mini-ITX: http://www.mini-box.com/Hybrid-C7-1-5G?sc=8category=99 Regards, Eric I can add that the Mach Speed boards, with tweaks are good boards, running an old cpu 200mhz faster and 50F cooler that the same cpu ran on a biostar board. I am looking for something reliable and with no moving parts (Fan, HD). Are the new Intel Atoms a good choice? I don't know of anyone who has tried an Atom-based system - you'd be the first. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Praise the sea; on shore remain. -- John Florio -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
Hello, I'm using servos but I'd like to add a 4th axis to my mill using stepper. Here it is the configuration of my mill till now: 3 servomotors+Amps 1 Mesacard 5i20 1 7i33 1 7i37 My questions are: Can I use the 7i37 for controlling the 4th axis with stepper? or it is better to use the parallel port? Is there any ini and hal file to use as a example for my needs? (servo+stepper) Please any help will be very welcome! Arnold -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Arnold Riter CNC wrote: Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:07:15 +0100 From: Arnold Riter CNC arnoldriter...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? Hello, I'm using servos but I'd like to add a 4th axis to my mill using stepper. Here it is the configuration of my mill till now: 3 servomotors+Amps 1 Mesacard 5i20 1 7i33 1 7i37 My questions are: Can I use the 7i37 for controlling the 4th axis with stepper? or it is better to use the parallel port? Parallel would likely be simpler as it would mean fewer HAL changes. 5I20 will give better performance (as it can do hardware step generation) but you will have to change to the new firmware/driver = HostMot2 and new HAL file. I would not drive the steppers through the 7I37 for speed reasons but either directly from the 5I20 (assuming your step driver is isolated) Or if you want to be a little safer, through a 7I42T I/O protector or 7I47 differential driver card. Is there any ini and hal file to use as a example for my needs? (servo+stepper) Please any help will be very welcome! Arnold -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ 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. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
Dear Peter,On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Arnold Riter CNC wrote: Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:07:15 +0100 From: Arnold Riter CNC arnoldriter...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? Hello, I'm using servos but I'd like to add a 4th axis to my mill using stepper. Here it is the configuration of my mill till now: 3 servomotors+Amps 1 Mesacard 5i20 1 7i33 1 7i37 My questions are: Can I use the 7i37 for controlling the 4th axis with stepper? or it is better to use the parallel port? Parallel would likely be simpler as it would mean fewer HAL changes. 5I20 will give better performance (as it can do hardware step generation) but you will have to change to the new firmware/driver = HostMot2 and new HAL file.I am using EMC2 version 2.2.8, but I don't know is it using HostMot2, how can I check it? I would not drive the steppers through the 7I37 for speed reasons but either directly from the 5I20 (assuming your step driver is isolated) Or if you want to be a little safer, through a 7I42T I/O protector or 7I47 differential driver card. Now I am using analog signal to control the servo amp, but I would like using digial signal to control it. How can I modify the HAL?? Is there any ini and hal file to use as a example for my needs? (servo+stepper) Please any help will be very welcome! Arnold -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ 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. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Yahoo!香港提供網上安全攻略，教你如何防範黑客! 請前往 http://hk.promo.yahoo.com/security/ 了解更多! -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, WF Chan wrote: Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:55:18 -0800 (PST) From: WF Chan howard_chan0...@yahoo.com.hk To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? Now I am using analog signal to control the servo amp, but I would like using digial signal to control it. How can I modify the HAL?? What kind of digital signals? Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] New cutter compensation algorithm in TRUNK
Today I merged my cutter compensation work. The new algorithm handles concave corners and is not picky about entry moves. The old entry methods are still supported, as is any entry line longer than the tool radius (as is customary). I have tested many old working programs to make sure they run exactly the same, and also crafted suitably perverse programs to verify the newly-handled cases. http://timeguy.com/cradek-files/emc/t3.png This is a program that runs a subroutine three times: once without compensation, and then with left and right comp. You can see the entry and exit moves are not special (they happen to make concave corners in this program). I believe it should also now be possible to use most/all CAM-generated compensated code. EMC2 can do the full compensation, or the CAM can compensate for nominal tool size and the user can specify a small diameter in the tool table (like -0.010) to compensate for tool resharpening. I understand (but only from hearing in passing) that this is what Synergy wants and I hope someone can test it (Hi Dave E!) I do not have any CAM programs to test with so I'm relying on you folks. Also I would especially appreciate if folks that are experts at hand-writing code with cutter compensation would try it out and perhaps come up with more perverse cases. (Hi Ed N! Hi John K!) Some things that are probably currently under-tested: lathes inverse time mode switching spindle and feed modes helixes switching absolute/relative switching inch/mm switching relative/absolute arc centers A few things that I believe were previously allowed are currently disallowed when compensation is on: reading/writing motion's digital/analog ins/outs switching coordinate systems changing tools or tool length offset enabling/disabling feed/speed override enabling/disabling adaptive feed running user-defined m-codes I think some, but not all, of these could be allowed if someone needs them. Chris -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
Peter Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, WF Chan wrote: Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:55:18 -0800 (PST) From: WF Chan howard_chan0...@yahoo.com.hk To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? Now I am using analog signal to control the servo amp, but I would like using digial signal to control it. How can I modify the HAL?? What kind of digital signals? Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics typicly velocity as number nit analog but he posted the manual interesting, not bleeding edge but not as old tech as dc brushed servos and amps with lotsa pots tomp keep bunny :) (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard recommendation, WIKI seems not up to date
Thomas Kaiser wrote: Hello All I am looking for a MB witch is good for running EMC2. I have been using off-lease Dell Optiplex boxes for some time with excellent results. Most of these are working well with the on-mobo video, but one of them does have poor latency. I use that as a bench test system, so the latency is not a problem there. You can always plug in a PCI video card if the latency is not good. I have a couple GX110's here in different sized boxes. I have also used GX150s with good results. If you need fast software generated steps, then maybe a faster CPU is in order. These 600+ MHz units have been fine for use with servo controllers. A main feature is the mobo parallel ports are VERY stable and reliable. I don't know whether you have a particular reason for worrying over fans, such as shop dust. Solid state drives that plug into the ATA connector are available cheap on eBay. How well they work is not really clear, yet. Jon -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] New cutter compensation algorithm in TRUNK
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote: Today I merged my cutter compensation work. The new algorithm handles concave corners and is not picky about entry moves. The old entry methods are still supported, as is any entry line longer than the tool radius (as is customary). I have tested many old working programs to make sure they run exactly the same, and also crafted suitably perverse programs to verify the newly-handled cases. http://timeguy.com/cradek-files/emc/t3.png This is a program that runs a subroutine three times: once without compensation, and then with left and right comp. You can see the entry and exit moves are not special (they happen to make concave corners in this program). I believe it should also now be possible to use most/all CAM-generated compensated code. EMC2 can do the full compensation, or the CAM can compensate for nominal tool size and the user can specify a small diameter in the tool table (like -0.010) to compensate for tool resharpening. I understand (but only from hearing in passing) that this is what Synergy wants and I hope someone can test it (Hi Dave E!) I do not have any CAM programs to test with so I'm relying on you folks. Also I would especially appreciate if folks that are experts at hand-writing code with cutter compensation would try it out and perhaps come up with more perverse cases. (Hi Ed N! Hi John K!) Some things that are probably currently under-tested: lathes inverse time mode this is exciting - I can't wait to try the 5 axis cutter diameter comp - I will do so as soon as I get the cinci going - thanks a lot :) switching spindle and feed modes helixes switching absolute/relative switching inch/mm switching relative/absolute arc centers A few things that I believe were previously allowed are currently disallowed when compensation is on: reading/writing motion's digital/analog ins/outs switching coordinate systems changing tools or tool length offset enabling/disabling feed/speed override enabling/disabling adaptive feed running user-defined m-codes I think some, but not all, of these could be allowed if someone needs them. Chris -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??
WF Chan wrote: I am using EMC2 version 2.2.8, but I don't know is it using HostMot2, how can I check it? Start EMC2 the way you normally do it, then while it's running open a terminal window and run lsmod | grep hostmot2 (without the quotes). If it produces any output, you're using HostMot2. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] New cutter compensation algorithm in TRUNK
Looks good. It would be nice if you could enable these: reading/writing motion's digital/analog ins/outs enabling/disabling feed/speed override enabling/disabling adaptive feed running user-defined m-codes Thanks, Les Chris Radek wrote: Today I merged my cutter compensation work. The new algorithm handles concave corners and is not picky about entry moves. The old entry methods are still supported, as is any entry line longer than the tool radius (as is customary). I have tested many old working programs to make sure they run exactly the same, and also crafted suitably perverse programs to verify the newly-handled cases. http://timeguy.com/cradek-files/emc/t3.png This is a program that runs a subroutine three times: once without compensation, and then with left and right comp. You can see the entry and exit moves are not special (they happen to make concave corners in this program). I believe it should also now be possible to use most/all CAM-generated compensated code. EMC2 can do the full compensation, or the CAM can compensate for nominal tool size and the user can specify a small diameter in the tool table (like -0.010) to compensate for tool resharpening. I understand (but only from hearing in passing) that this is what Synergy wants and I hope someone can test it (Hi Dave E!) I do not have any CAM programs to test with so I'm relying on you folks. Also I would especially appreciate if folks that are experts at hand-writing code with cutter compensation would try it out and perhaps come up with more perverse cases. (Hi Ed N! Hi John K!) Some things that are probably currently under-tested: lathes inverse time mode switching spindle and feed modes helixes switching absolute/relative switching inch/mm switching relative/absolute arc centers A few things that I believe were previously allowed are currently disallowed when compensation is on: reading/writing motion's digital/analog ins/outs switching coordinate systems changing tools or tool length offset enabling/disabling feed/speed override enabling/disabling adaptive feed running user-defined m-codes I think some, but not all, of these could be allowed if someone needs them. Chris -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? error
Peter C. Wallace escribió: On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Arnold Riter CNC wrote: Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:07:15 +0100 From: Arnold Riter CNC arnoldriter...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper?? Hello, I'm using servos but I'd like to add a 4th axis to my mill using stepper. Here it is the configuration of my mill till now: 3 servomotors+Amps 1 Mesacard 5i20 1 7i33 1 7i37 My questions are: Can I use the 7i37 for controlling the 4th axis with stepper? or it is better to use the parallel port? Parallel would likely be simpler as it would mean fewer HAL changes. 5I20 will give better performance (as it can do hardware step generation) but you will have to change to the new firmware/driver = HostMot2 and new HAL file. I would not drive the steppers through the 7I37 for speed reasons but either directly from the 5I20 (assuming your step driver is isolated) Or if you want to be a little safer, through a 7I42T I/O protector or 7I47 differential driver card. Is there any ini and hal file to use as a example for my needs? (servo+stepper) Please any help will be very welcome! Arnold -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ 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. I have problems when I try to add stepper capability I get a error: Debug file information: insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/modules/emc2/ddt.ko': -1 File exists m5i20_motion.hal:55: exit value: 1 m5i20_motion.hal:55: insmod failed, returned -1 8446 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND Stopping realtime threads Unloading hal components What am I doing wrong? -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
