Re: [Emc-users] Probing

2007-05-01 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 08:11:39AM +, Manfredi Leto wrote: > Hi, > > I proposed the problem of manual tool change and offset determination some > time ago, I have a small mill (always an MF70) without tool holders, so I'm > very interested. > I'm happy to see there is a first solution for th

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread John Kasunich
John Prentice wrote: > Seb > >>> if none of these are what you want then yes you need to write your own >>> VHDL. >> Yes, that's what I need to do.. >> >> I downloaded the Xilinx developer code. Wow - there's a lot of it, but >> it seems it caters for all of their products. Can anyone help kickst

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread John Kasunich
Seb James wrote: >>> >> If someone would write a updated driver, I have a 12 axis servo >> configuration >> with servo outputs overlaid on I/O (so if they are not enabled you have 72 >> bit >> of I/O). This is not a fancy as John K's, but the pinout definition is just >> a >> little section t

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 1 May 2007, Seb James wrote: > Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 15:28:43 +0100 > From: Seb James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code > > On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:06 -07

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread John Prentice
Seb >> if none of these are what you want then yes you need to write your own >> VHDL. > > Yes, that's what I need to do.. > > I downloaded the Xilinx developer code. Wow - there's a lot of it, but > it seems it caters for all of their products. Can anyone help kickstart > my vhdl tinkering by a

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Seb James
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:06 -0700, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Tue, 1 May 2007, Seb James wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 14:26:35 +0100 > > From: Seb James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > Subject:

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Seb James
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 16:35 +0300, Anders Wallin wrote: > > By that I means would hostmot5-8 fix, say, pin 25 to be a > > servo pwm direction output? > > yes, the hostmot-4 configuration pinout is in the manual: > http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/drivers/index.html > > > Initially I need a

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 1 May 2007, Seb James wrote: > Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 14:26:35 +0100 > From: Seb James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code > > On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 08:56 -04

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Anders Wallin
> By that I means would hostmot5-8 fix, say, pin 25 to be a > servo pwm direction output? yes, the hostmot-4 configuration pinout is in the manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/drivers/index.html > Initially I need a configuration which has exactly two servo/encoder > axes (12 pins in a

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Seb James
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 08:56 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: > Seb James wrote: > > Hi List, > > > > This message is about the latest 5i20 FPGA code which John Kasunich said > > he was working on in February this year (around then anyhow). > > > > The feature in this new code which I need is the abili

Re: [Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread John Kasunich
Seb James wrote: > Hi List, > > This message is about the latest 5i20 FPGA code which John Kasunich said > he was working on in February this year (around then anyhow). > > The feature in this new code which I need is the ability to configure > the 5i20 with between 0 and 8 axes of (pwm)servo out

Re: [Emc-users] G38.2

2007-05-01 Thread Sven Mueller
Dean Hedin wrote: [probing by going to x,y on safe z, than plunging down until probe hits object] > FYI, It took several hours to probe a 4"x5" surface even at .1 grid > resolution. Hmm, I'm wondering: If I used a probe that is detecting horizontal hits as easily as it detects vertical hits (e

[Emc-users] Newest 5i20 FPGA code

2007-05-01 Thread Seb James
Hi List, This message is about the latest 5i20 FPGA code which John Kasunich said he was working on in February this year (around then anyhow). The feature in this new code which I need is the ability to configure the 5i20 with between 0 and 8 axes of (pwm)servo outputs and encoder inputs with th

Re: [Emc-users] G38.2

2007-05-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 01 May 2007, Dean Hedin wrote: >> And something that would be better done, and with fewer mistakes, with >> a filter program of some sort. If I have to write it, well, my C is a >> little >> rusty but I think I could come up with something that works eventually. > >This is basically wha