Re: [Emc-users] Help with 4bit BCD

2008-06-25 Thread tomp
I couldnt figure if you wanted 1 BCD digit with 4 bits ( would allow 0thru9) or 4 BCD digits (each digit having 4 bits, allowing thru ) Not much conversion is needed for the single digit, just limit the range, but, for the 4 digit scheme, you need some translation from bin to bcd. tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Shutdown during milling

2008-06-25 Thread Andrew Ayre
Thanks Jonathan, Great idea! I'll give that a try. Yesterday I ran EMC2 all day and it didn't shut down. G... Andy Jonathan / Hydra wrote: > You could also test running prime95 in stress test mode to try to see if > there's a hardware failure, it will compute mersenne primes and compare >

[Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
I am having a little trouble getting a handle on using AXIS and the tool table on my lathe. I have eight tool positions, and sometimes up to three tools at a position. I call a tool by, TxM6 G43Hxx My tool table is: POCKET FMS ZOFFSET XOFFSET DIAMETER FRONTANGLE BACKANGLE ORIENTATION 1

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread Jeff Epler
The AXIS status line displays tool information for the currently loaded tool, which can be different from the tool length offset in effect from G43. You can better observe the behavior in MDI. For instance, after each of the following commands, information about the loaded tool is displayed; this

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 13:13 -0500, Jeff Epler wrote: > The AXIS status line displays tool information for the currently loaded > tool, which can be different from the tool length offset in effect from > G43. > > You can better observe the behavior in MDI. For instance, after each of > the followi

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread John Kasunich
Kirk Wallace wrote: > That's how I determined that I was getting what I needed, but I was > expecting the tool status line to reflect the tool data with any active > modifications like offset applied. Without putting allot of thought into > it, it seems that TxM6 should just put a tool into the sp

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread Andre' Blanchard
At 02:21 PM 6/25/2008, you wrote: >Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > That's how I determined that I was getting what I needed, but I was > > expecting the tool status line to reflect the tool data with any active > > modifications like offset applied. Without putting allot of thought into > > it, it seems

[Emc-users] Spindle Stop

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
Is there an option to not have the spindle stop during a tool change? For a lathe it is usually not necessary to stop the spindle. It does help to not hit it with a tool though. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mi

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle Stop

2008-06-25 Thread Jeff Epler
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 06:59:09PM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Is there an option to not have the spindle stop during a tool change? No. Tool change always stops the spindle. If you are building from source, you might experimentally try removing this line: --- emc2/src/emc/rs274ngc/interp_con

Re: [Emc-users] Help with 4bit BCD

2008-06-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I need to use a 16 tool changer (it has no encoder it counts the how many times the index motor rotates) so whatever method of getting the infromation about the tool number requested by EMC to my PLC I can deal with it. Thanks Terry On Wed Jun 25 8:58 , tomp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>sent: I couldnt

[Emc-users] cost linear slide?

2008-06-25 Thread amtb
Hi I remember that on festival someone told me about manufacturers of low price linear bearing –slides. Can someone remind me name of that, not expensive manufacturer of linear ball bearing slides? At the same time I found supplier for 20 mm ball screw 576 mm long and all end machined and it is imp

Re: [Emc-users] Help with 4bit BCD

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 20:50 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I need to use a 16 tool changer (it has no encoder it counts the how > many times the index motor rotates) > > so whatever method of getting the infromation about the tool number > requested by EMC to my > > PLC I can deal with it. >

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle Stop

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 21:04 -0500, Jeff Epler wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 06:59:09PM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > Is there an option to not have the spindle stop during a tool change? > > No. Tool change always stops the spindle. > > If you are building from source, you might experimental

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS Tool Status Line

2008-06-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 16:15 -0500, Andre' Blanchard wrote: > At 02:21 PM 6/25/2008, you wrote: ... snip > >TxM6 loads the tool, only. > > > >G43Hx sets the offsets, only. > > > >The tool status line simply tells you which tool is loaded, not which > >offsets are in effect. But it gives the impress