[Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
Can someone please explain to me, who is used to using a spinx1 for the pwmgen output to analog voltage conversion, just how in tuncket the 7i76 works? I just now found out, when I tried to redirect a 5i25 pwmgen output pin and found from the error msg as it died, that hm2_5i25.0.7i76.spinout

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 2 Feb 2019, at 13:37, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Can someone please explain to me, who is used to using a spinx1 for the > pwmgen output to analog voltage conversion, just how in tuncket the 7i76 > works? The 7i76 has a (serial controlled) digital potentiometer. You just pass it a the s

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:37:11 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: EMC developers To: emc-developers Subject: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal Can someone please explain to me, who is used to using a spinx1 for the pwmgen output to analog voltage

Re: [Emc-developers] Stepconf questionure or bug?

2019-02-02 Thread Joe Hildreth
Hi Folks, I am sorry, I was incorrect in my statement that you cannot enter an address for the port. The entry field is there to do it, it just does not have a label indicating that is what the input field is for. I am sorry for any confusion I may have created. Joe - On Feb 1, 2019, at

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 February 2019 10:19:48 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 2 Feb 2019, at 13:37, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > Can someone please explain to me, who is used to using a spinx1 for > > the pwmgen output to analog voltage conversion, just how in tuncket > > the 7i76 works? > > The 7i76 has a (seria

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 2 Feb 2019, at 18:13, Gene Heskett wrote: > > But whats the range of spindle speed requests that are valid in that > case. Approx -1.8 x 10^308 to +1.8 x 10^308 Because it’s a double precision floating point. Are you reading the 7i76 manual or just the LinuxCNC docs? ___

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 February 2019 11:00:21 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:37:11 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: EMC developers > > To: emc-developers > > Subject: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal > > > > Can someone pl

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 February 2019 16:00:04 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 2 Feb 2019, at 18:13, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > But whats the range of spindle speed requests that are valid in that > > case. > > Approx -1.8 x 10^308 to +1.8 x 10^308 > > Because it’s a double precision floating point. > > Are you

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 19:01:59 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: EMC developers To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal On Saturday 02 February 2019 16:00:04 Andy Pugh wrote: > On 2 Feb 2019, at

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 February 2019 19:51:18 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 19:01:59 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: EMC developers > > To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout sign

Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal

2019-02-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 21:46:24 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: EMC developers To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] 7i76 vs spinout signal On Saturday 02 February 2019 19:51:18 Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb