[Emc-users] G100+emc2

2007-09-09 Thread granado
Could be possible G100+EMC2? Are someone working on it? Regards: Antonio - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005.

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 08 September 2007, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings; I friend has sent me an archive of .gbr files to see what I think of the project. Unforch, gerbview is only showing me a black, blank screen even if I surround the filenames, which have winders spaces in

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 08 September 2007, Javid Butler wrote: Good point about the aperature data-it should appear as a list very similar to a tool list. When I do a PC board the aperature file is a separate file, and without it you will not see anything. Did the viewer generate an error about a missing

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 09 September 2007, Jon Elson wrote: Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings; I friend has sent me an archive of .gbr files to see what I think of the project. Unforch, gerbview is only showing me a black, blank screen even if I surround the filenames, which have winders spaces in them, with

[Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board

2007-09-09 Thread John Thornton
Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into the board and wire up the motors and power supply. Is there any other all in one cards for steppers? I noticed that on the EMC2 Supported Hardware page that the Gecko drives are

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Dale
have you tried Eagle PCB from cadsoftusa.com there is a free for non-comercial use. There may be a User Language Program or a built in Greber converter. If you can get it into eagle then milling a PCB is easy. Gene Heskett wrote: On Sunday 09 September 2007, Jon Elson wrote: Gene Heskett

[Emc-users] EAS Microstep and Breakout Board

2007-09-09 Thread John Thornton
Any one use the EAS Microstep and Breakout board? http://www.embeddedtronics.com/ Does it work well with EMC2? I know it is current limited to 3 amps but beside that it seems to be a cost effective way to start with a small x y table... Thanks John

[Emc-users] Axiom driver

2007-09-09 Thread davebrink
Help !! I have been struggling to get my Acess DIO-48 board working without much success. I have been trying to get the ax5214h driver to work with it in order to use HAL on my Hardinge project. I figured it should be the same, both use 8255 etc. My opinion is that the config byte is different.

Re: [Emc-users] Minertia Motor (Yaskawa) Servos

2007-09-09 Thread Jon Elson
Svenne Larsson wrote: I'm planning to use them together with a set of Rutex controllers. Not there yet, but in a very near future I have more to tell. :) Oh, there will be lots more to tell, I am afraid. The Minertia motors have extremely small inductance, as they are ironless rotor motors.

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Sven Mueller
Dale schrieb: have you tried Eagle PCB from cadsoftusa.com there is a free for non-comercial use. There may be a User Language Program or a built in Greber converter. If you can get it into eagle then milling a PCB is easy. At least there is pcb-gcode which outputs nice gcode from layouts.

[Emc-users] FYI on eBay Item

2007-09-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
Just in case someone is interested, I saw this on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/3-axis-CNC-Servo-motor-and-drive-set-1KW-brushless_W0QQitemZ120158639233QQihZ002QQcategoryZ12584QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Kirk Wallace

[Emc-users] Need Mill

2007-09-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
I am in the market for a CNC mill to rebuild or convert. I would like a 40 taper spindle with tool changer. A bed mill would be good, but I'll consider a knee mill. The closer to central California the better. Other wise I will convert my Bridgeport, but I hate to take it out of service. Kirk

[Emc-users] Change of Home Position

2007-09-09 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Hello Everyone, Over the last few nights I’ve experienced a coupled of “odd” events with EMC 2.1.7 – normally runs flawlessly. Running AXIS I’ve homed all axes to zero and then commenced running my Gcode. Last night the Y axis home position appeared to jump by 0.400” (as seen on the DRO), axis

Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board

2007-09-09 Thread Jeff Epler
I'm using a xylotex 3-axis board. I'm pretty happy with it so far. For whatever reason, my machine moves reliably at higher speeds (70ipm instead of 40ipm) in half-step mode than 1/8 step mode, though most people seem to prefer using the board in 1/8 step configuration. The connections are very

Re: [Emc-users] G100+emc2

2007-09-09 Thread Alan Condit
Jon, Jon wrote: Why do you want the G100? There are a number of cheaper, more capable interfaces to step/direction drives that give you a number of advanced features the G100 still lacks. For instance, my Universal Stepper Controller : http://jelinux.pico-systems.com/univstep.html It is

Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board

2007-09-09 Thread John Kasunich
John Thornton wrote: Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? Sure, I use a Xylotex 3-axis board for testing things. It is suitable for Sherline sized machines (NEMA23 motors). As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into the board and wire up the motors and

Re: [Emc-users] Minertia Motor (Yaskawa) Servos

2007-09-09 Thread John Crane
Thanks for the info Jon. I will do some more digging on their site for the complete specs of these systems. I'm sure I will have more questions. Reg On 9/9/07, Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Svenne Larsson wrote: I'm planning to use them together with a set of Rutex controllers. Not

Re: [Emc-users] Xylotex Stepper Board

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 09 September 2007, John Thornton wrote: Does anyone use the Xylotex 3 or 4 axis board? As I understand it all on has to do is plug the parallel cable into the board and wire up the motors and power supply. I have a 3 axis that works great. And I at the time had to build a patchbox

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 09 September 2007, Dale wrote: have you tried Eagle PCB from cadsoftusa.com there is a free for non-comercial use. There may be a User Language Program or a built in Greber converter. If you can get it into eagle then milling a PCB is easy. Unforch, the copy of eagle I have here won't

Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code?

2007-09-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 09 September 2007, Jon Elson wrote: Gene Heskett wrote: Thanks Jon. This was just recently generated on a Mac, a simple pcb board for mounting a 27xxx eprom chip and plugging it into a color computer. Is there a convertor in the geda suite (or any linux free) that can convert this

Re: [Emc-users] G100+emc2

2007-09-09 Thread Dave Engvall
The Mac mini's are very tempting. Duo 2 core. 1.8 GHz . Runs OSX ( BSD unix ) with an Apple replacement of X on top. AFIK X the proper compile of X runs just fine. The only problem is the lack of EMC compatible I/O. The mini's have USB, Ethernet, and Firewire. The really nice thing is the