Re: [Emc-users] synchronized axes.

2007-08-26 Thread ben lipkowitz
>>> option 3) differentiate the output from above with ddt and feed it to 
>>> the needle "spindle" as a velocity command. might be slightly less 
>>> accurate than 2 but you won't need to do silly hacks to prevent 
>>> counter overflow.
>
> 3A) differentiate the X and Y positions _before_ the hypot, then send
> the X and Y velocities to the hypot.  The hypot is the vector velocity,
> which is the required spindle velocity (scaled as needed).
>
> Other than that, I agree that 3 is the way to go.

I just noticed that there's a HAL parameter that does this already: 
motion.current-vel

maybe it should be a pin instead

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Re: [Emc-users] synchronized axes.

2007-08-24 Thread John Kasunich
Dave Engvall wrote:
> Hi Ben,
> 
> Thanks for the ideas, option 3 makes the most sense to me and I guess  
> the best approach is to rig up a couple of servo motors and start  
> experimenting.
> 
>> option 3) differentiate the output from above with ddt and feed it  
>> to the
>> needle "spindle" as a velocity command. might be slightly less  
>> accurate
>> than 2 but you won't need to do silly hacks to prevent counter  
>> overflow.

3A) differentiate the X and Y positions _before_ the hypot, then send
the X and Y velocities to the hypot.  The hypot is the vector velocity, 
which is the required spindle velocity (scaled as needed).

Other than that, I agree that 3 is the way to go.

Regards,

John Kasunich

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Re: [Emc-users] synchronized axes.

2007-08-24 Thread Dave Engvall
Hi Ben,

Thanks for the ideas, option 3 makes the most sense to me and I guess  
the best approach is to rig up a couple of servo motors and start  
experimenting.

Dave
On Aug 24, 2007, at 3:38 AM, ben lipkowitz wrote:

> Dave Engvall wrote:
>
>> Think long arm sewing machine for quilting. The rotational axes  
>> are the
>> needle and the bobbin.  The tracking give constant stitch length.
>
>> Two are X and Y and the other pair need to track (rotationally)  
>> with in
>> a few degrees or better. Rotational speeds are from zero to 1800  
>> rpm for
>> one axis and either 1:1 or 2:1 for the other. The speed of  
>> rotation and
>> the vectorized X and Y velocity need to track each other.
>
> you could do it a few different ways
>
> option 1) write a kinematics module and treat the needle/bobbin as
> rotational axes within emc
>
> option 2) use the hypot component to calculate distance traveled by  
> x and
> y and feed that to your needle axis as a position command
>
> option 3) differentiate the output from above with ddt and feed it  
> to the
> needle "spindle" as a velocity command. might be slightly less  
> accurate
> than 2 but you won't need to do silly hacks to prevent counter  
> overflow.
>
> option 4) synchronized motion like for lathe threading. this would be
> better if your needle is not very responsive compared to X and Y, but
> harder to write g-code for. (?) for example you couldn't do any arcs.
> however you could easily turn the spindle off and move around without
> stitching anything. options 2&3 would require using an M-code to
> disconnect the spindle from x-y motion. also the K parameter to G33  
> allows
> you to easily change the stitch length right in your g-code.
>
>> There are two modes of motion. (1) is driven by an operator moving  
>> the
>> carriage(s) in X and Y and (2) X and Y will be under G-code control.
>
> this should work fine using teleop mode under option 1 or just regular
> jogging under 2&3&4.
>
>
>
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Re: [Emc-users] synchronized axes.

2007-08-24 Thread ben lipkowitz
Dave Engvall wrote:

> Think long arm sewing machine for quilting. The rotational axes are the 
> needle and the bobbin.  The tracking give constant stitch length.

> Two are X and Y and the other pair need to track (rotationally) with in 
> a few degrees or better. Rotational speeds are from zero to 1800 rpm for 
> one axis and either 1:1 or 2:1 for the other. The speed of rotation and 
> the vectorized X and Y velocity need to track each other.

you could do it a few different ways

option 1) write a kinematics module and treat the needle/bobbin as 
rotational axes within emc

option 2) use the hypot component to calculate distance traveled by x and 
y and feed that to your needle axis as a position command

option 3) differentiate the output from above with ddt and feed it to the 
needle "spindle" as a velocity command. might be slightly less accurate 
than 2 but you won't need to do silly hacks to prevent counter overflow.

option 4) synchronized motion like for lathe threading. this would be 
better if your needle is not very responsive compared to X and Y, but 
harder to write g-code for. (?) for example you couldn't do any arcs. 
however you could easily turn the spindle off and move around without 
stitching anything. options 2&3 would require using an M-code to 
disconnect the spindle from x-y motion. also the K parameter to G33 allows 
you to easily change the stitch length right in your g-code.

> There are two modes of motion. (1) is driven by an operator moving the 
> carriage(s) in X and Y and (2) X and Y will be under G-code control.

this should work fine using teleop mode under option 1 or just regular 
jogging under 2&3&4.



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