[Emc-users] these days why i can't open the main page? www.linuxcnc.org what's wrong with it?

2008-11-27 Thread ygdan1001
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Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Quick look at the pdf. I guess I missed the requirement to 'join' the organization. I read about this type of project in Circuit Cellar. I don't remember any mention of having to 'join' anything. On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Jack Coats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't read it all, but i

Re: [Emc-users] First try with Ted's Sample and when going to compile.....guess what.... NEW ERROR!!!

2008-11-27 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Richard Acosta wrote: >OK, i have tried with ted hyde's samples and i got an error, then >everyone went to laugh on me, because y was using 2.2.6 instead 2.2.7 > > I didn't notice anyone laughing at you, but your opinion may differ from mine. >... wich nowhere says i had to use... Off course

Re: [Emc-users] First try with Ted's Sample and when going to compile.....guess what.... NEW ERROR!!!

2008-11-27 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
Richard Acosta wrote: > OK, i have tried with ted hyde's samples and i got an error, then > everyone went to laugh on me, because y was using 2.2.6 instead 2.2.7 > ... wich nowhere says i had to use... Off course, as i "apt-get update" > and never found updates i tought i was using the last vers

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Jack Coats
I didn't read it all, but is that to be able to claim it is 'power link compatible' or follows the 'power link standard', or is it for anyone implementing something using similar concepts? I can understand if you use a patented technology or claim to be 'certified' by an organization that has n

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Steve Stallings
Anyone implementing a device (as opposed to purchasing equipment) must join the organization and the minimum OEM membership is 1000 euro per year. See: http://www.ethernet-powerlink.org/index.php?id=12&tx_abdownloads_pi1[action] =getviewdetailsfordownload&tx_abdownloads_pi1[uid]=9&tx_abdownloads_

Re: [Emc-users] First try with Ted's Sample and when going to compile.....guess what.... NEW ERROR!!!

2008-11-27 Thread Richard Acosta
OK, i have tried with ted hyde's samples and i got an error, then everyone went to laugh on me, because y was using 2.2.6 instead 2.2.7 ... wich nowhere says i had to use... Off course, as i "apt-get update" and never found updates i tought i was using the last version, which was told as necess

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Steve Stallings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 100 uS frame interval is interesting, but this stuff is far from > open source/free software model. > why is this not 'open source/free'? - This SF

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Steve Stallings
100 uS frame interval is interesting, but this stuff is far from open source/free software model. > -Original Message- > From: Dirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 2:55 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] general control tho

Re: [Emc-users] Probing with a gimbled head.

2008-11-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Dave, As soon as I get the cinci running and comped I will start working on the probing. If you position the gimbaled head and then qualify the probe to a standard you will have no issues of accuracy in the gimbaled head. You would have access and accuracy. On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 8:50 AM, D

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
> > But how do you program something different then a milling machine, > lathe, or whatever? Control your home with G-codes? Do you have any > specific things in mind? hal and pyvcp give you gui and control without g codes spa, washer, dryer, heating and air, dishwasher, refrig, security, door be

Re: [Emc-users] Control of AC motor in antenna rotor

2008-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 November 2008, Kirk Wallace wrote: >On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 11:09 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >... snip > >> Somewhere in that controller there should be the equ of a turn left or >> turn right switch. That is where I'd hit it with a pair of reed relays >> driven by the pc. The older

[Emc-users] I need to connect my Voltmeter to actually read....

2008-11-27 Thread Olusegun A.
I would be glad if someone could help me with the components to put in to make my voltmeter on the pyvcp to work and what to do. I would be glad if someone could also give me a reference document to read on this. Thank you Olusegun Abode +234 8037045535 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread Dirk
On Nov 27, 2008, at 3:08 PM, John Thornton wrote: > That would be cool to control non real time stuff over the ethernet > or something. > Why not control realtime stuff over ethernet? I stumbled upon this a while ago: http://www.ethernet-powerlink.org/index.php?id=17 > >> Gentlemen, >> I th

Re: [Emc-users] Control of AC motor in antenna rotor

2008-11-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 11:09 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip > Somewhere in that controller there should be the equ of a turn left or turn > right switch. That is where I'd hit it with a pair of reed relays driven by > the pc. The older version had them obvious, right in the dial you turned.

Re: [Emc-users] Control of AC motor in antenna rotor

2008-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 November 2008, Kirk Wallace wrote: >On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 23:00 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >... snip > >> Emc could probably be massaged into doing it, and there would be a >> certain cachet to the geekiness of it all when bragging rights are >> being displayed to the visiting Joe Si

Re: [Emc-users] Friction compensation (John Kasunich)

2008-11-27 Thread Ádám Novák
Hi, Thank you guys for all the replies and please, excuse me for all the mistakes I have made in my e-mail, I know how annoying these thing can be. Corrections to John: 1. You are right, I am using stepper system with metric units on EMC2. 2. I did make some mistakes (and I must have created a bi

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port erratic access

2008-11-27 Thread Jeff Epler
What is the input circuit like on your stepper driver board? (pull-up, pull-down, filter, buffer, opto, etc) When you say that you didn't see this using ubuntu 8, do you mean the linuxcnc.org 8.04 disc with emc2, or do you mean an unmodified ubuntu downloaded from somewhere else such as ubuntu.co

[Emc-users] Probing with a gimbled head.

2008-11-27 Thread Dave Keeton
How well does probing and digitizing with a gimbled type spindle work? Has any one done this. I would like to use it for digitizing complex parts. Thanks in advance for any ideas offered... Dave ---

Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts

2008-11-27 Thread John Thornton
That would be cool to control non real time stuff over the ethernet or something. John On 26 Nov 2008 at 23:36, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, >I think the idea of controlling everyday things with EMC2 is > the > right thing to do. The more things controlled the better the > understan

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port erratic access

2008-11-27 Thread John Thornton
Hi Denis, Are you booting from the CD or did you install Ubuntu? AFAIK, EMC only has control over the parallel port when EMC is running. So the prudent thing to do is not enable a machine until EMC is up and running. Some parallel port hardware is known to have flaky behavior when not controlled