Re: [Emc-users] Message and variable input in AXIS

2007-11-12 Thread Alex Joni
>> I would also like to be able to prompt for data input (as in "Please >> enter desired diameter:") but I haven't found anything that appears >> to support that in NGC. Could I do the data input prompt by calling >> a shell script that would prompt for the data and replace the >> variables in th

Re: [Emc-users] Low Cost Motion Contorl Card?

2007-11-12 Thread Jon Elson
Paul Ritchie wrote: > I have noticed that several of you were questioning whether EMC would > work with a parallel port based upon PCI-e. I can assure you that it > will, since the one built into the motherboard of my PC actually is > PCI-e (there are no PCI slots in this PC at all, which is od

[Emc-users] Message and variable input in AXIS

2007-11-12 Thread Cecil Thomas
Thanks Chris, I put in the comma and it worked...Just like the manual said! Also thanks for the M0. I was going to put in a dwell but the M0 is much more appropriate. I probably wouldn't need the reminder at all except that I seem to be getting a little stupid in my old age. >>Does AXIS or any

Re: [Emc-users] Low Cost Motion Contorl Card?

2007-11-12 Thread Paul Ritchie
Re: Low Cost Motion Contorl Card? I have noticed that several of you were questioning whether EMC would work with a parallel port based upon PCI-e.  I can assure you that it will, since the one built into the motherboard of my PC actually is PCI-e (there are no PCI slots in this PC at all, which

[Emc-users] EMC2 GE-Fanuc, Hardware Software balance????

2007-11-12 Thread amtb
Hi I have question about how EMC2 controller compare with GE-FANUC controller in perspective software hardware part of computation. What is software? What is hardware? My understanding that EMC2 more relay on software and GE-FANUC more on hardware. In other ward there are difference between s

Re: [Emc-users] Message and variable input in AXIS

2007-11-12 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 10:58:54AM -0500, Cecil Thomas wrote: > Does AXIS or any of the other displays support messages from .ngc or > allow variable inputs. > > I would like to place something like (MSG "Be sure you have touched > off before continuing this program") > in my code. Close. T

[Emc-users] Message and variable input in AXIS

2007-11-12 Thread Cecil Thomas
Does AXIS or any of the other displays support messages from .ngc or allow variable inputs. I would like to place something like (MSG "Be sure you have touched off before continuing this program") in my code. It would go along with a dwell to allow you to abort the program if you had forgotte

Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.1 and G3

2007-11-12 Thread Jeff Epler
If you have an arc that doesn't preview right, please post the code so that it can be fixed in a future release. If you can trim it down to just a few lines of g-code, just include it in a message. Otherwise, e-mail me privately and attach the whole file indicating where the problem is. Thanks,