Re: [Emc-users] Jogging inaccuracies

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 01:12 PM 3/26/2010, you wrote: Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: We had a VAX 600 running here at the Lab that resided on it's own little network, and it had an uptime of well over 10 years... I got roughly 22 years (1986 - 2008) out of mine. If I put a new hard drive in it, and could

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Re: Jogging inaccuracies - now DEC memories

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 11:00 PM 3/26/2010, you wrote: Gentle persons: It seems that this wave of DEC nostalgia hits us every 12-18 months. I got my licks in on the last cycle, so I'll forgo the opportunity this time except... I'd give my eyeteeth for an original PDP11/20 front panel (actually, my old machine

Re: [Emc-users] accuracy question

2010-03-27 Thread Cathrine Hribar
Hi Gene: Could you explain the proper use of the comp_1 backlash file usage?? I know that I don't understand how to use it properly! many thanks: Bill On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:14:02 -0400 Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 26 March 2010, Chris Reynolds wrote: I have a

[Emc-users] PyVCP help needed.

2010-03-27 Thread John Guenther
Good Morning, I am trying to set up a virtual control panel following the example shown in 'Jogging With Buttons On A Pendant' listed in the WIKI. I must be missing something because all I get is errors. I am new to EMC2 so the learning curve is stil pretty steep but getting better. Thanks

Re: [Emc-users] accuracy question

2010-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 27 March 2010, Cathrine Hribar wrote: Hi Gene: Could you explain the proper use of the comp_1 backlash file usage?? I know that I don't understand how to use it properly! many thanks: Bill I am afraid I have no idea about the file usage, its news to me, Bill. I just put it in

Re: [Emc-users] accuracy question

2010-03-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I believe to use the compensation files you must have a fixed home position for each axis you wish to correct. This give a reference position for the compensation values and positions. On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.comwrote: On Saturday 27 March 2010, Cathrine

Re: [Emc-users] accuracy question

2010-03-27 Thread Jan de Kruyf
When using dc-servos: If the circles come out oval or egg shaped the table does not follow the profile generator perfectly. Mostly due to different gains in the 2 axes Once the gains are equal the lag is equal in each axis and the roundness is perfect Jan de kruyf. On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:24

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-27 Thread Tom Easterday
For those interested in Gcode generation from Blender, the script has been updated and the link now works on the wiki page: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GcodeGenerator -Tom On Mar 24, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Tom Easterday wrote: On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On

[Emc-users] AXIS running remote to EMC2 machine

2010-03-27 Thread Tom Easterday
Has anyone gotten Axis to successfully run remotely connecting directly to EMC2 (not via VNC)? I want to run Axis on a remote MacBook and connect to an intel motherboard in my machine. Any pointers on where to start would be appreciated. -Tom

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS running remote to EMC2 machine

2010-03-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 12:56 -0400, Tom Easterday wrote: Has anyone gotten Axis to successfully run remotely connecting directly to EMC2 (not via VNC)? I want to run Axis on a remote MacBook and connect to an intel motherboard in my machine. Any pointers on where to start would be

[Emc-users] access to docview

2010-03-27 Thread Peter Blodow
Hello gentlemen, yesterday I clicked on a link in a mail from the list and arrived at www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gui_axis.html etc. I can't remeber having seen these parts before, in any case I was very surprised at the wealth of information I found. Later, however, I tried to access the

[Emc-users] pyvcp distance to go

2010-03-27 Thread Paul Keeton
All, Working on a virtual control panel to show distance to go for each axis. I have a coordinated distance to go from motion.distance-to-go and it shows the value for that fine. Is there a distance to go value for each axis individually? Paul

Re: [Emc-users] access to docview

2010-03-27 Thread Alex Joni
linuxcnc-Documentation-All documentation in (html) Regards, Alex On 3/27/2010 7:51 PM, Peter Blodow wrote: Hello gentlemen, yesterday I clicked on a link in a mail from the list and arrived at www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gui_axis.html etc. I can't remeber having seen these parts before,

Re: [Emc-users] access to docview

2010-03-27 Thread Peter Blodow
Alex Joni schrieb: linuxcnc-Documentation-All documentation in (html) Regards, Alex On 3/27/2010 7:51 PM, Peter Blodow wrote: Hello gentlemen, yesterday I clicked on a link in a mail from the list and arrived at www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gui_axis.html etc. I can't remeber having

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS running remote to EMC2 machine

2010-03-27 Thread Christopher Purcell
If you have X11 installed and running on your mac, you should be able to execute something like the following command in a terminal window: ssh -X mymill.local /usr/bin/emc where mymill.local is the name of the ubuntu machine hosting EMC. You may have to provide a password to ssh, depending on

[Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread Steve Robertson
Hey Guys, Been testing my machine and am having trouble with random movement of each of the axis. I believe the problem is because the input to my homemade driver boards is high impedance and the STEP and DIRECTION lines are not terminated. Any voltage spikes or EM interference in the immediate

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread melamy
I assuming that you mean by not terminated you mean that you simply do not have a pull up or pull down resistor on the two lines. The parallel port outputs can typically sink 24 ma but can only source 2-3ma. You would want to add pull up resistors to +5 in order to improve the signal levels.

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout Board Problems

2010-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 28 March 2010, Steve Robertson wrote: Hey Guys, Been testing my machine and am having trouble with random movement of each of the axis. I believe the problem is because the input to my homemade driver boards is high impedance and the STEP and DIRECTION lines are not terminated. Any

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS running remote to EMC2 machine

2010-03-27 Thread Tom Easterday
On Mar 27, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Christopher Purcell wrote: If you have X11 installed and running on your mac, you should be able to execute something like the following command in a terminal window: ssh -X mymill.local /usr/bin/emc where mymill.local is the name of the ubuntu machine hosting

Re: [Emc-users] AXIS running remote to EMC2 machine

2010-03-27 Thread Jon Elson
Christopher Purcell wrote: If you have X11 installed and running on your mac, you should be able to execute something like the following command in a terminal window: ssh -X mymill.local /usr/bin/emc where mymill.local is the name of the ubuntu machine hosting EMC. You may have to provide