Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: After this problem has some type of resolution you must remember If it has tits or wheels it will cost money and cause problems. :) I always heard, If it flies, floats, or fornicates rent it...[?] Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - 1.5.2
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 02:14:47 Bertho Stultiens did opine And Gene did reply: On 12/02/2014 05:29 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: Well, that is a matter of opinion, I guess. It is often easier to revert to old habits instead of learning new tricks. I know because I tend to do that too all too often (boy I feel old now ;-) But I'd bet a bottle of your favorite suds you are chasing me, I turned 80 almost 2 months back. ;-) No bets you know you'd lose, that is what I (try to) teach my pupils. Then, 2^4 years ago you would have beaten me by a factor of 2 Young and in your prime, where my use by date was long ago. But theres little or nothing I can do about so I might as well grin bear it. :) Speaking for my self, I just got fed up with plain gcode's archaics and wanted more structure. GCodes available loop capabilities can be used for that structure fairly easily. When I am hand carving such code, making use of those to do step repeat can shrink the code drastically. Don't get me wrong, gcode is expressive enough and can do all you like. It is just not like any modern procedural language. For me, that makes all the difference between readable and a hellish write-only language (let's not talk about Perl, shall we ;-) Druther not. Larry Wall, at what I'd estimate as near 175 on the IQ scale, is at least 30 points above me, so I have never tried to play catchup to him. I once tested at 147 on the Iowa test which is supposed to be equ to the std S/B test, but I'll have to admit I am slipping as the years pile up. I should let the mensa test tell me, but like most, I fear the results would confirm the slippage. One should use the language that is familiar and does the job. That is a personal choice. Amen, and ATM I need help with a osubroutine but that is another post, and requires I first fix the -ENOTENOUGHCOFFEE error. I am not, nor never have been accused of being a morning person. :) Thanks Bertho. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering
The FDA never approved use of Thalidomide in the US. Practically all US cases of birth defects from it were from mothers who were in Europe when it was in widespread use. It's been re-approved in some places but only for use after the first trimester. I've also read some theory that rather than causing the undeveloped limbs it prevented natural miscarriages of deformed fetuses. I seem to recall some information indicating that Thalidomide inhibited development of whatever was developing at the time it was taken, and the absence of limbs was due to the fact that it was limbs developing at the time it was taken. If taken earlier or later the effects would have been different. I also seem to recall hearing that Thalidomide was one of the few treatments for leprosy which is a problem in some areas, and in those areas it is provided in packages with all manner of birth defect warnings and pictures and instructions not to take if pregnant, yet people still take it when pregnant with the expected results. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering
That's what I do, in fact I let the air run through for an hour or so to really drive out moisture. Remember to put some RV antifreeze in the tanks and toilet bowl as it helps to protect the seals on the valves from becoming brittle and failing. --Original Mail-- From: Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:34:45 -0700 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering On 12/1/2014 10:33 PM, Dave Cole wrote: RV Antifreeze must be somewhat different as I haven't seen it breakdown at all. Even after years sitting in a coolant tank. Perhaps they stabilize it somehow? The stuff comes that flushes out of the RV water system (in my trailer) just makes the water taste nasty until it is well flushed but it beats frozen pipes. Easier to connect an air hose to the drain valve on the RV's water heater then open each faucet in turn, starting with closest to the heater. Don't forget to also have someone hold down the foot pedal on the loo. Finish by opening all faucets and step on the loo pedal. Always seems to get a bit more water out. Dump some antifreeze in the sink traps, just to keep any holding tank smells out. No water in the system to freeze and no need to flush the antifreeze out in the spring. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them
See subject Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them
If you are referring to the ones used in G-code? There is a section on it in the G-code Overview under Expressions. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions - Original Message - From: Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 9:45:00 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them See subject Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them
Hi Gene. Look at Here http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions . Regards Alex On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: See subject Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? Thanks -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/2/14 8:42 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? It's called wj200_vfd, and it's part of LinuxCNC 2.6. Unfortunately a bug that i just noticed prevents the manpage from being properly built and installed... I'll fix it, it'll be part of LinuxCNC 2.6.5 which will be coming out soon. In the meanwhile you can see the manpage here: http://highlab.com/~seb/linuxcnc/wj200_vfd.manpage Hmm, that manpage is pretty sparse. Updates to it would be welcomed... ;-) -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/2/14 9:03 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On 12/2/14 8:42 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? It's called wj200_vfd, and it's part of LinuxCNC 2.6. Unfortunately a bug that i just noticed prevents the manpage from being properly built and installed... I'll fix it, it'll be part of LinuxCNC 2.6.5 which will be coming out soon. Err, i was wrong. The manpage is installed as part of the linuxcnc debian package, you can view it on your local machine with man wj200_vfd. But it's not available online -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 09:52:18 alex chiosso did opine And Gene did reply: Hi Gene. Look at Here http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions . Regards Alex Thanks Alex, but the MOD function is only listed once, with no examples of use syntax. What I need to do with it is a switch that does the IF/ELSE/ENDIF, which path IF/ELSE to execute IOW. Most languages have a MOD[var1,var2] function but to LCNC it seems to be a non-starter. But testing says 3 MD 2 = 1, but I already have a workaround. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] CF drive load
Hi all, I'm trying to migrate from my ancient mb on the cinci to a D525MW. The system device is an 8 mb CF plugged into one of mesa's CF to SATA adapters. My linux install won't format it. i.e. install sees my usb flash drive with the install on it but cannot see the target CF. My current system on the cinci is a Duron 1200 with Ubuntu 8.04 and 2.5.x (?) so it is probably time to move on. Initially the CF had an ext2 partition, non-bootable. I tried adding the boot flag and that made no difference. Next I deleted the partition and again no progress. Any ideas on how to diagnose the problem and fix it would be highly appreciated. TIA Dave -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering
On 12/2/2014 9:36 AM, p...@wpnet.us wrote: That's what I do, in fact I let the air run through for an hour or so to really drive out moisture. Remember to put some RV antifreeze in the tanks and toilet bowl as it helps to protect the seals on the valves from becoming brittle and failing. --Original Mail-- From: Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:34:45 -0700 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering On 12/1/2014 10:33 PM, Dave Cole wrote: RV Antifreeze must be somewhat different as I haven't seen it breakdown at all. Even after years sitting in a coolant tank. Perhaps they stabilize it somehow? The stuff comes that flushes out of the RV water system (in my trailer) just makes the water taste nasty until it is well flushed but it beats frozen pipes. Easier to connect an air hose to the drain valve on the RV's water heater then open each faucet in turn, starting with closest to the heater. Don't forget to also have someone hold down the foot pedal on the loo. Finish by opening all faucets and step on the loo pedal. Always seems to get a bit more water out. Dump some antifreeze in the sink traps, just to keep any holding tank smells out. No water in the system to freeze and no need to flush the antifreeze out in the spring. Just blowing it out with air doesn't always work. All you need is water to collect in a low spot in the line and it's all over. I blow it out with air, drain the tanks, and then push antifreeze throughout the system and put some antifreeze in the traps and into the tanks. 4 gallons and $10-$13 for my 40ft trailer.Very cheap insurance. Replacing cracked and nearly inaccessible fittings sucks and that has to be done after the water damage. :-( Been there, done that, have the T shirt. ;-) On that note, this morning, the marina where I keep my 40 ft trailer called me today and said that the recent winds (60+ mph) blew the trailer off the blocks! (that were under the tires). It's a tri-axle 5th wheel trailer that weighs about 11,000 lbs empty (and it's not!). Crazy... A few years ago it blew so hard that some trailers were blown into the canals a few hundred feet away, but my trailer did not budge... Apparently this year it was my turn. Dave --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
Ok I will look for the manpage on my install. What do I do with it after that? Are there explanations of this in the hal or integrators manual? -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/2/14 12:58 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok I will look for the manpage on my install. What do I do with it after that? Are there explanations of this in the hal or integrators manual? Yes, using hal to build and customize a machine is documented in those manuals. There is not an example that describes how to use the WJ200 specifically, but there is an example for a similar VFD, the GS2, that should be useful as a starting point for you. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
Ok found the manual and the pertaining files. Will take a look at that example and go from there. Thanks. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
Jeremy, I have recently retrofit a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC. Well to be accurate I am STILL retrofitting a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC. I replaced everything electronically inside the machine except for the spindle motor and I chose the Hitachi WJ200-LF for my spindle drive. It is currently setup via modbus and we have it working with rigid tapping and spindle feedback. STILL working on how to get it to orient for the toolchange. I have had a LOT of help with this and I would love to be able to help you with yours but I am afraid I am not that good at this stuff. You are welcome to whatever I have here that has made this work. I used an RS485 to serial adapter to get the modbus control working. Hope this helps in some way, I know I have had help the least I can do is return that favor. Incidentally Zeeshan on the IRC chat is the one who redid that file you are now looking for to work with my setup. Not sure what he did to it all I know is it works. Perhaps he can shed some light on it as well. Good luck and peace Pete On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Jeremy Jones sp01jjo...@gmail.com wrote: Ok found the manual and the pertaining files. Will take a look at that example and go from there. Thanks. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Pete Matos A and N Precision and Fabrication Maryville, Tennessee 865-236-8996 -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Multiple glade sub-panels
Could someone point me the direction how to load three sub-panels from the same glade file into one panel, using hbox or similar. The result should be three identical sub-panels with hal pins like myvcp-a.some-in, myvcp-b.some-in, myvcp-c.some-in and so on. Furthermore, three identical instances of python modules should run for each of them. One simple solution I know is to load them all at different screen positions, but I will get three separate windows then. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Multiple glade sub-panels
On 2 December 2014 at 21:31, Marius Alksnys marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone point me the direction how to load three sub-panels from the same glade file into one panel, using hbox or similar. I don't think that there are any short-cuts, you will probably have to create three identical sub-panels. (If you want a variable number, then you may need to create the max number and hide some). The other (harder) option would be to create them all programmatically. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
I found some files in the src/hal/usercomp/wj200 folder which include the wj200.comp, .c, .9, and submakefile. What do these do? Am I doing a loaduser on one of them? Are any of them a copy/paste to the hal or ini files? I think I have a general idea but I'm new to all this stuff. Before I give a shot I wanted to know what these files do. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Stuck on a G2 move (again)
Greetings; I have generated a couple bits of g2 code to cut a 90 degree arc corner From 180 to 90, with a .51000 diameter, arcbuddy spits out: G2 X0. Y0.2550 I0.2550 J-0. And from 90 to 0, same diameter it outputs: G2 X0.2550 Y0. I-0. J-0.2550 No tool comp is in use Tooldia and toolrad are defined as .255 and .255 /2 elsewhere x_tmp and y_tmp are defined and diddled elsewhere in the code. So, where do I plug these vars into the arcbuddy output you see above to make it usable anyplace the table can reach just by adjusting the x_tmp and y_tmp But, I need this to be usable at anyplace along the x axis, with 2 different y locations depending on whether the last move was X or the last move was Y, all of which also contains what is supposed to be tool diameter offsets in the I J stuff. From the above its obvious I can sub the Ioffset for I#_tdia in the first example above and J-#_tdia in the second to make it self compensating if I change the tools diameter, which will be used to control the fit of the joints produced. But even that is not working. So, how does one go about plugging in his offset values in a G2 statement above and make it work? I ought to be about ready for dinner, but Dee doesn't feel like going out even if it is our 25th anniversary today. COPD never gets better. Dammit. So I am working on this instead. Thanks Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 09:52:24 Todd Zuercher did opine And Gene did reply: If you are referring to the ones used in G-code? There is a section on it in the G-code Overview under Expressions. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions No syntax examples for MOD. Mentioned only once in one of the tables there. IIRC it was well explained several years back up the log, but has since disappeared. But I have both figured it out, and had written a workaround before I figured it out. The syntax is: named_var = [var1 MOD var2] Its amazing how educational a single line showing the usage can be, but there is virtually none of that in our docs. That rates a :( IIRC the usual usage of a MOD function is MOD[var1, var2] or sth similar. And some languages even use a % for the MOD function. Also, a feature request: The gcode interpreter should be able to handle true/false but I am forced to use numerical float comparisons for logical IF/ELSE/ENDIF flow control. It works, but it sucks about like an Electrolux vacuum in 1940. :) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/2/14 3:09 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I found some files in the src/hal/usercomp/wj200 folder which include the wj200.comp, .c, .9, and submakefile. What do these do? Am I doing a loaduser on one of them? Are any of them a copy/paste to the hal or ini files? The src/ directory contains source code that is only of interest to developers. The files are not .hal files or .ini files, and are of no use to you. There really is no shortcut. You have to read the manual. I think I have a general idea but I'm new to all this stuff. Before I give a shot I wanted to know what these files do. They get built into the wj200_vfd driver (that you load with loadusr, as the Integrator manual shows) and the manpage (that you can read with man wj200_vfd). -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
Ok. The code looked similar but I figured it had nothing to do with what I need to do. I'll sit down later and figure it all out when I have time. On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote: On 12/2/14 3:09 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I found some files in the src/hal/usercomp/wj200 folder which include the wj200.comp, .c, .9, and submakefile. What do these do? Am I doing a loaduser on one of them? Are any of them a copy/paste to the hal or ini files? The src/ directory contains source code that is only of interest to developers. The files are not .hal files or .ini files, and are of no use to you. There really is no shortcut. You have to read the manual. I think I have a general idea but I'm new to all this stuff. Before I give a shot I wanted to know what these files do. They get built into the wj200_vfd driver (that you load with loadusr, as the Integrator manual shows) and the manpage (that you can read with man wj200_vfd). -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/02/2014 02:56 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok. The code looked similar but I figured it had nothing to do with what I need to do. I'll sit down later and figure it all out when I have time. Giving it a brief look, you just put: loadusr wj200_vfd in your .hal file. Or to play with a bare bones setup, from a terminal window, invoke halrun. Then at the prompt loadusr wj200_vfd. For me, I got a permission error, which means you need access rights to the serial port. I typed quit, then tried again with sudo halrun, then the loadusr bit. After that you can type show to see all the pins and such available from the wj200_vfd component. From here you can create a thread, add the component to the thread and start it. Use setp to set pins or parameters. Looking in the comp source, it looks like the serial port settings are hard coded to: ... /* modbus connection settings*/ char *device = /dev/ttyS0; int baud = 9600; char parity = 'N'; int data_bits = 8; int stop_bits = 1; modbus_t *ctx; ... So you will need to put an RS-485 adapter on your serial port 0 and run the two wires to your VFD's SP (Serial Positive) and SN (Serial Negative) terminals. Then make sure the VFD serial port parameters match the settings above. If the serial communications is working, you should be able to enable and other pins from your halrun session, or set up you .hal file to make the pin connections to LinuxCNC/AXIS pins. If needed, the serial port can be checked using minicom and a jumper on serial port pin 2 and 3. Set minicom for software handshake. Then anything you type should echo back to your terminal display. That's what comes to mind so far. You probably need to run down the permission issue to run the component as a normal user. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 2 December 2014 at 15:42, Jeremy Jones sp01jjo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? After reading the same question on the forum, where you say you have a 7i76 board with built-in VFD control terminals I am a bit puzzled why you want to use Modbus. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
Kirk, thanks for the help. I assumed that Modbus was a more capable way of communicating with the VFD. Maybe that assumption is wrong and now technology has moved past it. If it's not going to be be any more accurate or provide any more feedback from the VFD to lcnc then maybe it's pointless. I was going to leave it till later but then I noticed that the newer version had support for it. I just thought there were extra benefits there that weren't available with just the I/O of the Mesa board (which would be a heck of a lot easier). On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 7:22 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 December 2014 at 15:42, Jeremy Jones sp01jjo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? After reading the same question on the forum, where you say you have a 7i76 board with built-in VFD control terminals I am a bit puzzled why you want to use Modbus. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
On 12/02/2014 06:25 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Kirk, thanks for the help. I assumed that Modbus was a more capable way of communicating with the VFD. Maybe that assumption is wrong and now technology has moved past it. If it's not going to be be any more accurate or provide any more feedback from the VFD to lcnc then maybe it's pointless. I was going to leave it till later but then I noticed that the newer version had support for it. I just thought there were extra benefits there that weren't available with just the I/O of the Mesa board (which would be a heck of a lot easier). I looked at the manual: http://www.hitachi-america.us/supportingdocs/forbus/inverters/Support/WJ200_Instruction_NT325X.pdf and saw that there is no shortage of available registers. Starting with B-24, one can see that there are more than few registers (all the way to B-48) available for configuring, monitoring and running the VFD, so Modbus offers a lot of capability. You certainly can effectively run the VFD with the control terminals, but if you want more, Modbus or the USB port are options. It should not be too difficult to expand the existing wj200_vfd component to support any of the registers listed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6
I was looking at that before. Must be thousands. Basically anything you want. Now I just have to figure out what I want haha but it sure is flexible. On Dec 2, 2014 7:14 PM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 12/02/2014 02:56 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok. The code looked similar but I figured it had nothing to do with what I need to do. I'll sit down later and figure it all out when I have time. Giving it a brief look, you just put: loadusr wj200_vfd in your .hal file. Or to play with a bare bones setup, from a terminal window, invoke halrun. Then at the prompt loadusr wj200_vfd. For me, I got a permission error, which means you need access rights to the serial port. I typed quit, then tried again with sudo halrun, then the loadusr bit. After that you can type show to see all the pins and such available from the wj200_vfd component. From here you can create a thread, add the component to the thread and start it. Use setp to set pins or parameters. Looking in the comp source, it looks like the serial port settings are hard coded to: ... /* modbus connection settings*/ char *device = /dev/ttyS0; int baud = 9600; char parity = 'N'; int data_bits = 8; int stop_bits = 1; modbus_t *ctx; ... So you will need to put an RS-485 adapter on your serial port 0 and run the two wires to your VFD's SP (Serial Positive) and SN (Serial Negative) terminals. Then make sure the VFD serial port parameters match the settings above. If the serial communications is working, you should be able to enable and other pins from your halrun session, or set up you .hal file to make the pin connections to LinuxCNC/AXIS pins. If needed, the serial port can be checked using minicom and a jumper on serial port pin 2 and 3. Set minicom for software handshake. Then anything you type should echo back to your terminal display. That's what comes to mind so far. You probably need to run down the permission issue to run the component as a normal user. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CF drive load
On 12/2/2014 10:17 AM, dave wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to migrate from my ancient mb on the cinci to a D525MW. The system device is an 8 mb CF plugged into one of mesa's CF to SATA adapters. My linux install won't format it. i.e. install sees my usb flash drive with the install on it but cannot see the target CF. Does it show up in BIOS setup? If you can't see it there, no operating system can. Do you have it plugged into a SATA RAID controller? Some of those have a BIOS that only works with real hard drives or devices that perfectly emulate a hard drive like an SSD, even when not being used in RAID mode. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
