[Emc-users] Live boot from a USB stick, are there issues with running EMC?

2009-01-19 Thread Renewables Not Reactors
Can EMC be used from a USB boot stick? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword ___

Re: [Emc-users] Live boot from a USB stick, are there issues with running EMC?

2009-01-19 Thread Leslie Newell
That shouldn't be a problem. Google for ubuntu usb boot. You'll find lots of pages describing the process. USB is fairly slow. I boot off a CompactFlash card instead. I did a howto for CF installation http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Install_To_CompactFlash Les Can EMC be used

Re: [Emc-users] Live boot from a USB stick, are there issues with running EMC?

2009-01-19 Thread MichaƂ
Read this: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Install_To_CompactFlash regards Michael On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:07:55 +0100, Renewables Not Reactors shoot.the@gmail.com wrote: Can EMC be used from a USB boot stick?

Re: [Emc-users] Live boot from a USB stick, are there issues with running EMC?

2009-01-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 January 2009, Renewables Not Reactors wrote: Can EMC be used from a USB boot stick? I'd say no based on having a 64 meg key plugged in creates astronomical lags every 5 seconds here. -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and

Re: [Emc-users] Live boot from a USB stick, are there issues with running EMC?

2009-01-19 Thread sam sokolik
It depends on the motherboard hardware. Some motherboards work just fine with usb memory sticks plugged in. sam Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 19 January 2009, Renewables Not Reactors wrote: Can EMC be used from a USB boot stick? I'd say no based on having a 64 meg key plugged in

[Emc-users] spindle speed in PID mode

2009-01-19 Thread Marko Bukovinsky
This is my code spindle.hal loadrt threads name1=slow-thread period1=1 loadrt ddt count=1 addf ddt.0 slow-thread net SpindleRevs m5i20.0.enc-03-position = motion.spindle-revs ddt.0.in net SpindleSpeedRps ddt.0.out = motion.spindle-speed-in # VFD spindle 0-10V control absolute # route

Re: [Emc-users] spindle speed in PID mode

2009-01-19 Thread Jeff Epler
I'm pretty sure you're right: to work correctly, bot the command and feedback of a PID have to be in the same units, e.g., in revolutions per second. Jeff -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread John Kasunich
Peter C. Wallace wrote: I think with the current driver, the watchdog cannot be disabled, probably a good thing... Seb and I were discussing that on IRC one evening. I think I convinced him that it would be nice if the watchdog slept quietly without being petted, until you arm it by

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, John Kasunich wrote: Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:39:25 -0500 From: John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re:

[Emc-users] emc-2.2.8 in sim-axis mode question(s)

2009-01-19 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings guys; I have an old, slow box (1Ghz Athlon, 384 megs ram) I'm using as a sacrificial box to play with ubuntu 8.04 on, so its called 'goat'. :) From a shell on this F8 box, as root: xhost +gene goat (gene being the only user configured on goat) ssh -Y -l gene goat enter genes passwd

Re: [Emc-users] emc-2.2.8 in sim-axis mode question(s)

2009-01-19 Thread Jeff Epler
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 05:49:56PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: select the sim stuff and it asks to copy the files to the users dir for editing, and I confirm. selecting one of the sims for axis (there seem to be 3 trees, sim, sim-1, and sim-2, whats the diff?) You create a new one every

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Ted Hyde
Peter Wallace wrote: Also the: setp watchdog.timeout_ns line is commented out Perhaps someone thought that the watchdog would be disabled if this value is not set. I think with the current driver, the watchdog cannot be disabled, probably a good thing... So at least the first fix is to

Re: [Emc-users] emc-2.2.8 in sim-axis mode question(s)

2009-01-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 January 2009, Jeff Epler wrote: On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 05:49:56PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: select the sim stuff and it asks to copy the files to the users dir for editing, and I confirm. selecting one of the sims for axis (there seem to be 3 trees, sim, sim-1, and sim-2, whats

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Ted Hyde wrote: Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:55:56 -0500 From: Ted Hyde laser...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem Peter

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Donnie Timmons
Peter wrote OK one problem I found in Donnies 5I23 HAL file (derived from Ted Hydes 7I43 hal file) is that the Pet_Watchdog function is commented out, causing the watchdog to bite shortly after startup I never minded a big barking dog but it's thous small quite ones that really bite:-) For

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
John Kasunich wrote: Peter C. Wallace wrote: I think with the current driver, the watchdog cannot be disabled, probably a good thing... Seb and I were discussing that on IRC one evening. I think I convinced him that it would be nice if the watchdog slept quietly without being petted,

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Donnie Timmons wrote: Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:51:06 -0500 From: Donnie Timmons dtimm...@etex.net Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
Donnie Timmons wrote: Peter wrote OK one problem I found in Donnies 5I23 HAL file (derived from Ted Hydes 7I43 hal file) is that the Pet_Watchdog function is commented out, causing the watchdog to bite shortly after startup I never minded a big barking dog but it's thous small quite

Re: [Emc-users] emc-2.2.8 in sim-axis mode question(s)

2009-01-19 Thread John Kasunich
Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 19 January 2009, Jeff Epler wrote: Is something using a lot of CPU on either machine? If there's a lot of CPU usage attributed to 'ssh' on either side, then it's overhead of the ssh encryption. If there's a lot on the remote 'axis' process, then it's CPU bound

Re: [Emc-users] emc-2.2.8 in sim-axis mode question(s)

2009-01-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 January 2009, John Kasunich wrote: Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 19 January 2009, Jeff Epler wrote: Is something using a lot of CPU on either machine? If there's a lot of CPU usage attributed to 'ssh' on either side, then it's overhead of the ssh encryption. If there's a lot on

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

2009-01-19 Thread tomp
Donnie Donnie Timmons wrote: Peter wrote OK one problem I found in Donnies 5I23 HAL file (derived from Ted Hydes 7I43 hal file) is that the Pet_Watchdog function is commented out, causing the watchdog to bite shortly after startup I never minded a big barking dog but it's thous small