Re: [Emc-users] hiwin Omron Yaskawa

[linden]

I worked for an Austrian semi conductor tool company for a few years we 
ran Omron Servos on some of our tools. They are a Yaskawa servo built 
under licence by Omron. Both Yaskawa and Omron servo motors and drives 
were very reliable granted are machines were in a clean room but the did 
run 24/7 365 and sometimes exposed to HF, H2SO4 and/or HNO3 fumes.  The 
only cation I have is the newer Yaskawa used "special ie hard to find 
and expensive " connectors on motor encoders and  on the drives for 
encoder and I/O the older ones use a standard D sub.



On 14-12-18 12:42 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote:.
> I have used the OMRON servo's and they are very good.  I think we paid
> about $1000 for drive, cables, and motor for 200W.  They drives accept only
> step and direction, at least the drive we used.  They do not take a +-10Vdc
> input, which was interesting.  There is a drive software program used to
> setup the drive and tune it.  It's all fairly easy.
>
> If you like Omron, Panasonic has similar low cost servos you might
> consider.
>
> I had looked at a few years ago salecnc.com, but they don't seem to have
> anything smaller in the 200W range, only big stuff.  I wanted to try them
> because they were cost effective, but how well they last and how long they
> run is a different question?
>
> Teco is good stuff as well.  Anaheim Automation also has servos.
>
> Good luck...
> Mark
>
>
>
> If you are looking for "relatively" cheap servo drive/motor combos;  I
> have had good luck with Teco Servo systems.
>
> Dave
>
> On 12/15/2014 9:57 PM, a k wrote:
>> hi
>> hiwin always was leader of low cost ball screw slides
>> what about HIWIN as servo drive and servo motor
>>emc-users
>> http://hiwin.com/pdf/servoMotors/AC_Servo_Motor_Drive_e%20copy1210.pdf
>>
>> did any one try them - any evaluation ?
>>
>> also
>> did anyone try OMRon?
>>
>>
>>
> https://www.ia.omron.com/products/category/motion_drives/servomotors_servo-drivers/
>> 
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[W. Martinjak]

I propose "scite".
Try it out.

apt-get install scite

Matsche

On 2014-12-13 02:33, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos running.
>
> No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does nothing ??
> Where is gedit ? 
>
> I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but when
> running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What is wrong and
> how do I change this ? 
>
> Thanks Wallace
>
>  
>
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Marius Liebenberg]

This is very strange to hear as I have used Gedit for a long time and 
never had a file trashed. Maybe if it is called from another program it 
could be problematic but as an editor I had no issues.

On 2014-12-17 17:25, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Friday 12 December 2014 20:33:00 Marshland Engineering did opine
> And Gene did reply:
>> I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
>> running.
>>
>> No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
>> nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> It is a configurable item in your .ini file.
>
> BUT!!! Do not use gedit, it has bugs like a 10 day old roadkill carcass.
>
> Geany seems clean and has never trashed a file for me yet, where gedit
> has, several times.
>   
> They are quite similar, so no new hot keys to learn for most editing.
>
>> I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
>> when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What
>> is wrong and how do I change this ?
>>
>> Thanks Wallace
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Charles Buckley]

All you need is vi..  ;-)

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 12:10 PM, alex chiosso  wrote:
>
> Hi Chris.
> For me Gedit is good but honestly Geany is better.
> Because I'm using Debian Wheezy and Gedit is not installed as default, I've
> installed Geany that is for me better.
> Il giorno 17/dic/2014 18:29, "Chris Morley" 
> ha
> scritto:
>
> >
> > I have used gedit for about 6 years for all my programming...never had a
> > problem with it. though I did see some bugs in my code... :)
> >
> > Chris M
> >
> > - Reply message -
> > From: "Gene Heskett" 
> > To: 
> > Subject: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
> > Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2014 7:27 AM
> >
> >
> > On Friday 12 December 2014 20:33:00 Marshland Engineering did opine
> > And Gene did reply:
> > > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> > > running.
> > >
> > > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> >
> > It is a configurable item in your .ini file.
> >
> > BUT!!! Do not use gedit, it has bugs like a 10 day old roadkill carcass.
> >
> > Geany seems clean and has never trashed a file for me yet, where gedit
> > has, several times.
> >
> > They are quite similar, so no new hot keys to learn for most editing.
> >
> > > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> > > when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What
> > > is wrong and how do I change this ?
> > >
> > > Thanks Wallace
> > >
> > >
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Re: [Emc-users] Lathe/turning CAM solutions

[dave]

Hi Tom,

Synergy , weber systems cam has a lathe module. You can download
a 30 day free trial with everything enabled and give it a try. I don't 
use the
lathe portion but use the mill part of the package everyday. :-)
  Web site is:  www.webersys.com.  Call Bob at *(262) 782-0181 for more 
details.
Sorry about the change in font  that'll teach me to copy and paste.

Dave
*
On 12/14/2014 06:33 AM, John Thornton wrote:
> Also, you can use Gedit with Arc Generator to build a G code file. I
> just need to add the XZ to the Arc Generator if your interested.
>
> JT
>
> On 12/13/2014 9:53 AM, Tom Easterday wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a relatively inexpensive CAM package for turning?  We 
>> use Sheetcam and (to a lesser extent) MeshCAM for milling and jet cutting 
>> toolpaths.  We are working on a lathe retrofit and would like to find a good 
>> standalone CAM package that can generate lathe toolpaths.  The facility 
>> where this lathe will ultimately end up (http://maker-works.com)  may, or 
>> may not, be eligible for educational pricing.   Also, if there are no < 
>> $500usd options what are the next best options in terms of functionality/$ ?
>>
>> -Tom
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[alex chiosso]

Hi Chris.
For me Gedit is good but honestly Geany is better.
Because I'm using Debian Wheezy and Gedit is not installed as default, I've
installed Geany that is for me better.
Il giorno 17/dic/2014 18:29, "Chris Morley"  ha
scritto:

>
> I have used gedit for about 6 years for all my programming...never had a
> problem with it. though I did see some bugs in my code... :)
>
> Chris M
>
> - Reply message -
> From: "Gene Heskett" 
> To: 
> Subject: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
> Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2014 7:27 AM
>
>
> On Friday 12 December 2014 20:33:00 Marshland Engineering did opine
> And Gene did reply:
> > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> > running.
> >
> > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
>
> It is a configurable item in your .ini file.
>
> BUT!!! Do not use gedit, it has bugs like a 10 day old roadkill carcass.
>
> Geany seems clean and has never trashed a file for me yet, where gedit
> has, several times.
>
> They are quite similar, so no new hot keys to learn for most editing.
>
> > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> > when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What
> > is wrong and how do I change this ?
> >
> > Thanks Wallace
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Chris Morley]

I have used gedit for about 6 years for all my programming...never had a 
problem with it. though I did see some bugs in my code... :)

Chris M

- Reply message -
From: "Gene Heskett" 
To: 
Subject: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2014 7:27 AM


On Friday 12 December 2014 20:33:00 Marshland Engineering did opine
And Gene did reply:
> I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> running.
>
> No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> nothing ?? Where is gedit ?

It is a configurable item in your .ini file.

BUT!!! Do not use gedit, it has bugs like a 10 day old roadkill carcass.

Geany seems clean and has never trashed a file for me yet, where gedit
has, several times.

They are quite similar, so no new hot keys to learn for most editing.

> I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What
> is wrong and how do I change this ?
>
> Thanks Wallace
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Emc-users] hiwin

[Mark Johnsen]

I have used the OMRON servo's and they are very good.  I think we paid
about $1000 for drive, cables, and motor for 200W.  They drives accept only
step and direction, at least the drive we used.  They do not take a +-10Vdc
input, which was interesting.  There is a drive software program used to
setup the drive and tune it.  It's all fairly easy.

If you like Omron, Panasonic has similar low cost servos you might
consider.

I had looked at a few years ago salecnc.com, but they don't seem to have
anything smaller in the 200W range, only big stuff.  I wanted to try them
because they were cost effective, but how well they last and how long they
run is a different question?

Teco is good stuff as well.  Anaheim Automation also has servos.

Good luck...
Mark



If you are looking for "relatively" cheap servo drive/motor combos;  I
have had good luck with Teco Servo systems.

Dave

On 12/15/2014 9:57 PM, a k wrote:
> hi
> hiwin always was leader of low cost ball screw slides
> what about HIWIN as servo drive and servo motor
>   emc-users
> http://hiwin.com/pdf/servoMotors/AC_Servo_Motor_Drive_e%20copy1210.pdf
>
> did any one try them - any evaluation ?
>
> also
> did anyone try OMRon?
>
>
>
https://www.ia.omron.com/products/category/motion_drives/servomotors_servo-drivers/
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[alex chiosso]

I'm agree with you that Geany is much better than Gedit .
I will try to find out the way to do what you suggested .
The Gcode highlight is quite useful during the editing especially in case
of structured Gcode .

Alex

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Gene Heskett  wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 17 December 2014 10:37:04 alex chiosso did opine
> And Gene did reply:
> > Hi Gene.
> > I'm using "Geany" too . ;-)
> > Do you know (or anybody know) if there is a way to highlight the G Code
> > sintax ?
> >
> > Alex
>
> Apparently not Alex, I can't find it in the menu's of my copy.
>
> But because of the similarity to gedit, To Be Tested is if the gedit
> pluggin that enables that will work for geany.  Cheap fix if all you have
> to do is copy the file & restart geany.  ;-)  I think its xml code.
>
> > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Gene Heskett  wrote:
> > > On Saturday 13 December 2014 07:53:51 John Thornton did opine
> > >
> > > And Gene did reply:
> > > > You have to specify the editor in your ini file. If your on Debian
> > > > you have to add Gedit.
> > > >
> > > > JT
> > >
> > > Not gedit John, its trashed too many files to my taste.
> > >
> > > To all, install 'geany', its quite similar and in 6 months use has
> > > NOT trashed a file for me yet.
> > >
> > > > On 12/12/2014 7:33 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> > > > > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and
> > > > > servos running.
> > > > >
> > > > > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > > > > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> > > > >
> > > > > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 17 December 2014 10:37:04 alex chiosso did opine
And Gene did reply:
> Hi Gene.
> I'm using "Geany" too . ;-)
> Do you know (or anybody know) if there is a way to highlight the G Code
> sintax ?
> 
> Alex

Apparently not Alex, I can't find it in the menu's of my copy.

But because of the similarity to gedit, To Be Tested is if the gedit 
pluggin that enables that will work for geany.  Cheap fix if all you have 
to do is copy the file & restart geany.  ;-)  I think its xml code.
 
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Gene Heskett  wrote:
> > On Saturday 13 December 2014 07:53:51 John Thornton did opine
> > 
> > And Gene did reply:
> > > You have to specify the editor in your ini file. If your on Debian
> > > you have to add Gedit.
> > > 
> > > JT
> > 
> > Not gedit John, its trashed too many files to my taste.
> > 
> > To all, install 'geany', its quite similar and in 6 months use has
> > NOT trashed a file for me yet.
> > 
> > > On 12/12/2014 7:33 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> > > > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and
> > > > servos running.
> > > > 
> > > > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > > > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> > > > 
> > > > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor
> > > > but when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I
> > > > specified. What is wrong and how do I change this ?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks Wallace
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Re: [Emc-users] new motherboard doa, twice

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 14 December 2014 10:44:08 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine
And Gene did reply:
> I ordered a ASRock G1900M Pro3. When I power it up I get nothing. Not a
> flicker. A friend had a 4GB memory stick that he let me have, G.Skill
> F3-1600C11S-4GNS. I asked ASRock if this memory would work and they
> said yes. If I remove the memory the board beeps 3 times pauses and
> repeats. The power supply was running another board ok. I hooked the
> monitor and cable to another computer and it is ok. I have the monitor
> hooked up to the vga port. I returned the board and they sent another
> and it does the same thing. I preferred this board because of the pci
> slots. What do you think? Should I return it for a refund or swap it
> for another. It cost about $14.00 to send it back.
> 
> Richard

My best guess is that due to static while handling, that memory is duff, 
test with another known good stick, and follow static control procedures 
when you handle it after its been removed from its anti-static shipping 
bag.
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[alex chiosso]

Hi Gene.
I'm using "Geany" too . ;-)
Do you know (or anybody know) if there is a way to highlight the G Code
sintax ?

Alex

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Gene Heskett  wrote:
>
> On Saturday 13 December 2014 07:53:51 John Thornton did opine
> And Gene did reply:
> > You have to specify the editor in your ini file. If your on Debian you
> > have to add Gedit.
> >
> > JT
> >
> Not gedit John, its trashed too many files to my taste.
>
> To all, install 'geany', its quite similar and in 6 months use has NOT
> trashed a file for me yet.
>
> > On 12/12/2014 7:33 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> > > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> > > running.
> > >
> > > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> > >
> > > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> > > when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified.
> > > What is wrong and how do I change this ?
> > >
> > > Thanks Wallace
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 13 December 2014 07:53:51 John Thornton did opine
And Gene did reply:
> You have to specify the editor in your ini file. If your on Debian you
> have to add Gedit.
> 
> JT
> 
Not gedit John, its trashed too many files to my taste.

To all, install 'geany', its quite similar and in 6 months use has NOT 
trashed a file for me yet.

> On 12/12/2014 7:33 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> > I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> > running.
> > 
> > No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> > nothing ?? Where is gedit ?
> > 
> > I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> > when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified.
> > What is wrong and how do I change this ?
> > 
> > Thanks Wallace
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 12 December 2014 20:33:00 Marshland Engineering did opine
And Gene did reply:
> I installed the latest software and have the Mesa cards and servos
> running.
> 
> No text editor to be found. Pressing edit on the File menus does
> nothing ?? Where is gedit ?

It is a configurable item in your .ini file.

BUT!!! Do not use gedit, it has bugs like a 10 day old roadkill carcass.

Geany seems clean and has never trashed a file for me yet, where gedit 
has, several times.
 
They are quite similar, so no new hot keys to learn for most editing.

> I have set the acc and velocities up high using the config editor but
> when running the program, the velocity is about 1/10 I specified. What
> is wrong and how do I change this ?
> 
> Thanks Wallace
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Emc-users] Damper Q?

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 12 December 2014 14:42:26 skullwo...@yahoo.com did opine
And Gene did reply:
> Gene;
> 
> Have you tried the motor without the damper?

Not since putting a D525MW based machine in that position.  This setup is 
still a software driven pulser.
 
> Seems the whole damper kludge was to make up for primitive half & full
> step drives being fed a pulse stream of questionable consistency.

I expect there is that too. I am running 2M542's for drivers, set at x8 
stepper divisors. And I do expect to get another 5i25 & put it in that 
machine as I am very impressed with how it works on the lathe.  Between 
that, and I just rx'd a stack of 48 volt, 3,3 amp supplies that I'll turn 
down to 45 volts if they'll go that low.  Whatever all 5 of them will turn 
down to, parallel them with .5 ohm isolation R's, into a big Sangamo cap, 
and run all motors from the capacitor.

That should give the 2M542's a place to throw the switching current back 
flows without causing the supplies to trip off, a major problem in an 
older setup I had lashed together at one time about a decade back.

I've no idea what sort of shutdown or over current fold back these units 
might do, so it remains TBD as to whether or not they can start and charge 
a 73,000 uf cap.  OTOH, I also have some 6300 uf'ers at 35 volts, 2 of 
those in series with resistive voltage balancing would be a lot less 
inrush at power up, and still ought to gobble up whatever the dancing 
motors can throw at them.
 
> On the flip side - the rattle dampers using cylinder shaped weights
> needs to be loose and dry to work. Tests done with oil added proved
> this causing the damper to become effectively a fly wheel and making
> performance even worse then running nothing on the motor rear shaft.

I'd assume you mean by the attainable accels?  Or by the attainable speeds 
before stalls?

However, progress on this will be slow till warmer weather comes round 
again.  I need to round up the 5i25, and another motor as I caught the 
power cable for the Y over the end of a board last week and ripped the 
wires out of the 225oz nema 23 on it, and had to put my last & only spare 
425 on it.

My back after this past weekend is giving me hell & I need to arrange for 
some more cortisone shots before I can do a hell of a lot more.

This past weekend was a bit of a whirlwind.  My oldest son took a bottle 
and a kia and killed himself last Thursday, so I was up at 3:30ish Friday 
morning to catch a plane to Omaha putting me in driving range of the 
weekends events, so I was in Yates Center KS Saturday & saw another son 
get married, to a girl he brought with him to visit last fall, and I told 
him then she was a keeper.  So they did it on a date that will never come 
around again for 1k years, 12/13/14. Then a motel for the night, getting 
up the next morning & heading for Central City NE, & arriving after 
visitation got started, no casket because he was cremated, saw that thru 
and had a couple meetings with his widow Lesa, and since all the rest of 
my boys (now 4) were there, we had a meeting and I came away with a 
partial list of who gets what when my time is up.  But then the 
conversation got side tracked and we now have tentative plans to go on a 
Texas pig hunt sometime next fall.  Apparently as guest of the boys.  
Thats the plan anyway.  ;-)

Then back to my youngun's place in Nebraska City & let my back rest Monday 
morning, went to work with him in the afternoon, he works at a service 
facility that specializes in repair and re-certification of stuff used in 
the Nuclear industry, and wound up actually doing some work, teaching 
school as it were.  Patrick intro'd me around to the rest of the crew as 
hands down the smartest person in the building.  I may have been, but IMO 
that also tends to make the rest of the frogs a bit wary.  But I am also 
pleased as punch that he thinks so. :)

FWIW, there are people on this list that fit in that category too, and you 
know who you are. And, because you do know who you are, you know why I 
write the above.

Patrick is learning a lot working there, and for a boy who got a bit of a 
slow start as he was born deaf, and lived on a pre-digested formula for 
the first 2 years, but his ears at about 5 yo started to work and now in 
his mid 30's, hears at least as well as I do at 80.

I have a study course on passing the C.E.T. exam that I will pack up and 
send him as it may help advance his knowledge.  A refresher course for 
ancient C.E.T.'s like me since my certificate dates from 1972.

Retracing my steps to fall out of a Saab 340B in Bridgeport just minutes 
shy of midnight last night, its been a very busy weekend with a few tears 
thrown in that I'll remember for a  while.

As the old saw goes, a man is not supposed to outlive his git, but I have 
now outlived the mother of those 3 children and all 3 of them.  That was 
the last of the children Annie gave me back in the late 50's & early 60's.
And that is truly sad. I saw t