Re: [Emc-users] pwmgen.N.scale Help

2009-02-06 Thread Alex Joni
> >First of all, are you using the software pwmgen component or the >>hostmot2 pwmgen? > setp hm2_5i23.0.pwmgen.00.scale 7.5 That should answer the question. hostmot2 aka hm2. I really suggest you get somehow at speed with HAL functioning and terminology, by reading some of the HAL docs, before

Re: [Emc-users] pagesides

2009-02-06 Thread paul_c
On Friday 06 February 2009, John Thornton wrote: > I didn't see \papersides in any of the preambles nor could I find > Documents/Settings/Pagelayout... > We are still using Lyx 1.3.7 are you refering to a newer version? I have LyX 1.5.5 installed here. > I tried adding \papersides to the preamble

emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

2009-02-06 Thread Jim Coleman
Tripod for the win! :D On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Tom wrote: > Alex Joni writes: > > > > > > I am a happy camper. ( I will spare you the Youtube videos and > > > stills this time ) > > > > Now why would you do that? > > > > LOL! > (There is only so much you can intelligibly show with only

Re: [Emc-users] pagesides

2009-02-06 Thread John Thornton
Hi Paul, On 6 Feb 2009 at 10:05, paul_c wrote: > On Friday 06 February 2009, John Thornton wrote: > > I didn't see \papersides in any of the preambles nor could I > find > > Documents/Settings/Pagelayout... > > We are still using Lyx 1.3.7 are you refering to a newer > version? > > I have LyX 1.

[Emc-users] How to interface a dynamic controller of a robot with EMC ?

2009-02-06 Thread Eugenio Yime Rodriguez
Hi, I'm a new EMC user, and after reading the documentation I'm wondering how to convert a PKM with a sliding controller (based on the dynamic of the PKM) into a CNC machine. I also downloaded the source code, but I can understand its design. Thanks, Eugenio. --

Re: [Emc-users] pwmgen.N.scale Help

2009-02-06 Thread John Thornton
On 5 Feb 2009 at 20:40, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > Most likely the source of your following error is a tuning problem > with > your servos. I recommend you use HAL and halscope (rather than the > full > emc2) to try to tune the axes, one by one. Tuning servos is a bit > of a > black art,

Re: [Emc-users] ISO 14649 / STEP-NC

2009-02-06 Thread Mark
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Mark wrote: > Tom Kramer mailed me a zip file for the ISO 14649 toolkit he is working on. > I uploaded it to http://code.google.com/p/iso-14649-toolkit/ . It is not > complete; Tom hopes to update it "to cover all of Parts 10 and 11 of ISO > 14649, not just most o

Re: [Emc-users] multi-pass threading 5i20 problem "lathe"

2009-02-06 Thread Arnold Riter CNC
Chris Radek escribió: > On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 02:02:51AM +0100, Arnold Riter CNC wrote: > >> The threading are incorrect, so I've been looking to what can be wrong, >> and I find that the "motion.spindle-revs" not correspond with the reality. >> When there is only 1 to 5 revolution the value

[Emc-users] EMC2 and CAN-BUS motor controller

2009-02-06 Thread Jasiel Nájera García
Hi to erveryone! I want to know if some of you have used before CAN BUS with EMC2 to control the motors. Some idea on how to do it? Some problem with realtime? I want to duse CANBUS in order to avoid elctromagnetic noise in the wires t because its causing vibrations in the machine. This

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and CAN-BUS motor controller

2009-02-06 Thread Jeff Epler
There are not presently any CAN-Bus hardware interfaces supported by emc2 for position control. The kinds of hardware interfaces that lend themselves to emc2 compatability are described on our wiki: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Emc2HardwareDesign I don't know anything about CAN

[Emc-users] Sherline CNC Rotary Table Implementation Without Stepconf

2009-02-06 Thread saadp
Hello, I am planning on integrating a Sherline CNC rotary table to an existing 3-axis mill. I will not use Stepconf. Instead, I will manually edit the ini and hal files. Could you please tell me whether the following lines will work? I am using EMC 2 (Axis 2.2.6) with Ubuntu 6.06 and there will b

Re: [Emc-users] Sherline CNC Rotary Table Implementation Without Stepconf

2009-02-06 Thread Dave Caroline
I had to put larger values for axis extents MIN_LIMIT and MAX_LIMIT but this will depend on your use. I was cutting a worm and needed more rotation. Dave Caroline machines not powered up right now so cannot check -- Cr

emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

2009-02-06 Thread Tom
Stephen Wille Padnos writes: > > Could you take a look at the modified "Installing" wiki page and tell me > if the instructions still make sense? > > Thanks > - Steve Hi Steve, Yes, the "Installing" wiki is rich, complete, up-to-date. My first attempt to compile and install the emc2-trunk

[Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-06 Thread Sasa Vilic
Hi, I am writing a filter for AXIS in Java, and I need option to communication with EMCMOT and option to get status of some pins on parallel port. So, I have a few questions: Is there possible to access/communicate with EMCMOT in any other language except Python (I prefer Java, and if not Java the

Re: [Emc-users] Writing another user interface software

2009-02-06 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Sasa Vilic wrote: >Hi, I am writing a filter for AXIS in Java, and I need option to >communication with EMCMOT and option to get status of some pins on parallel >port. So, I have a few questions: > > I don't know exactly what you're thinking, but it's probably not appropriate for a "filter" for