Re: [Emc-users] Absolute Encoder Feature Request
The way I got around this problem is to use the hal_input component with a USB game port adapter such as this one http://cgi.ebay.com/15-Pin-GamePort-to-USB-Port-Adapter-for-Flight-Joystick_W0QQitemZ310199439311QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Accessories?hash=item483953cfcf. These ones http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-to-15-Pin-Joystick-Gameport-Converter-Adaptor-Cable_W0QQitemZ260550295897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_ComputerComponents_JoysticksJoypadsGamepads?hash=item3caa020159 don't work very well. These adapters work with the absolute position of a potentiometer so there are no problems with losing position after a shutdown. It is also much cheaper than using encoders. If you want you can use a hacked joystick but the adapter is more tidy. I did find that they are a bit sensitive to EMI so it is best to keep them well away from power wiring. I know this goes against the EMC way of doing things but who is going to want to use a GUI based override when you have a nice convenient knob on the front panel? I use this for feed override, spindle override and rapid override. Les Kirk Wallace wrote: Thanks to some help from the IRC (tom3p), I got the encoder working with AXIS's spindle override. One problem I am still having is that when AXIS starts, the spindle override always starts at 100% even though the knob is usually at a different setting. When I move the knob, the override moves proportionally with the knob until I hit the 0 to 1024 encoder boundary. After this the knob and the slider agree. Is there a way to have AXIS start with the knob setting? -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] AMT-102 line driver and Mesa 7I43/7I42
I am rebuilding an older small mill and am using stepper motors and adding AMT102 encoders for feedback to EMC. Without thinking I bought the line driver cables for the AMT102. Can these be connected to the 7I42? I don't fully understand what signal I will get on X', X, A', A, B', B and if the voltages and bandwidth are sufficient on the 7I42 card. Is there a different daughter card I should use with my 7I43 instead? Thanks, Tom -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Absolute Encoder Feature Request
On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 09:35 -0500, John Kasunich wrote: I know this goes against the EMC way of doing things but who is going to want to use a GUI based override when you have a nice convenient knob on the front panel? The NIST/EMC way of doing things doesn't just apply to pendant controls vs GUI controls. It is a general principle for any time there can be more than one source of control. ... snip It will be at least a few days before I get a chance, but if nobody beats me to it, I'll write that component. Regards, John Kasunich In my case, I only used an absolute encoder because I had an absolute encoder solution looking for a problem. Since incremental encoders are generally less expensive and easier to implement, it seems logical to use an incremental for the overrides. What would be nice though, is to have access to the master inputs, so that one could choose where the master encoder is placed, AXIS or physical master console. The slaves could be other consoles, AXIS or pyVCP. I wonder if the halui components should have the s32 inputs, the clock up/down inputs are more appropriate. A separate absolute to incremental encoder component would make it clear how a halui slave is supposed to work. my2c -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Absolute Encoder Feature Request
I have to say that pretty much every machine I have ever worked on (I do quite a bit of repair work) that had an override used a pot, giving an absolute position. I don't think I have seen one with an incremental control for the overrides. Les John Kasunich wrote: The NIST/EMC way of doing things doesn't just apply to pendant controls vs GUI controls. It is a general principle for any time there can be more than one source of control. For example, a large machine, especially something like a horizontal boring machine, might have two (or more) sets of jogwheels and buttons, one on each side of the table, for the convenience of the operator. -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Absolute Encoder Feature Request
On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 16:02 +, Leslie Newell wrote: I have to say that pretty much every machine I have ever worked on (I do quite a bit of repair work) that had an override used a pot, giving an absolute position. I don't think I have seen one with an incremental control for the overrides. Les EMC2 does it the same way. It's just a virtual pot in AXIS, which gets set to 100% when AXIS starts. On other machines, you get the same sorts of problems when one wants more than one master control. They really need to be slaves. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Trajectory Planner
I would like to use the trajectory planner to move my tool carousel. Is there a way to access the planner like a component or black box? Should I just write my own component instead? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory Planner
See the limit3 component - I bet it does what you want. On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:52 -0800, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: I would like to use the trajectory planner to move my tool carousel. Is there a way to access the planner like a component or black box? Should I just write my own component instead? -- -- John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory Planner
On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 14:29 -0500, John Kasunich wrote: See the limit3 component - I bet it does what you want. Thanks. A brief scan seems to indicate it is like the simple trajectory explained in the wiki. Now where did I put my thinking cap. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] USB cionnection
Hello Thanks to the people who responded to my post. The reason I asked the question is that the Reprap project at www.reprap.org, do exactly what I suggested. Unfortunately their project is making items from plastic in a 3D prototyping machine that you can build. Although I would have a go at programming it myself I am not clever enough to carry out such programming, which is why I was hoping someone else had done so. Thanks again Paul -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] AMT-102 line driver and Mesa 7I43/7I42
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Tom Easterday wrote: Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:57:12 -0500 From: Tom Easterday tom-...@bgp.nu Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] AMT-102 line driver and Mesa 7I43/7I42 I am rebuilding an older small mill and am using stepper motors and adding AMT102 encoders for feedback to EMC. Without thinking I bought the line driver cables for the AMT102. Can these be connected to the 7I42? I don't fully understand what signal I will get on X', X, A', A, B', B and if the voltages and bandwidth are sufficient on the 7I42 card. Is there a different daughter card I should use with my 7I43 instead? Thanks, Tom The 7I42 only has single ended inputs so you can either use the 7I42 and only connect the A,B,X signals (this would mean you would not gain the noise immunity of the differential encoder outputs), or you could use a differential interface card like the 7I47. Since you already have a 7I42, I guess you might as well try it and only upgrade to a 7I47 if noise on the encoders is a problem. -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ 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. -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] USB cionnection
On 9 March 2010 20:45, Paul Midgley p...@midgley.org wrote: The reason I asked the question is that the Reprap project at www.reprap.org, do exactly what I suggested. Unfortunately their project is making items from plastic in a 3D prototyping machine that you can build. A number of people have made EMC-based versions. Try a Google search on the various combinations: Emc Reprap Emc2 Reprap Emc Repstrap Emc2 Repstrap. -- atp -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
