Re: [Emc-users] M101 - M199 problem

2010-10-02 Thread Igor Chudov
Try this: go to your directory with all G code functions etc (program_prefix). Then: ( echo '#!/bin/bash' echo 'echo date > /tmp/M156' ) > M156 chmod 755 M156 then call M156 from EMC2 Then look at file /tmp/M156 On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mike Cinquino wrote: > Hello, I am having a

[Emc-users] M101 - M199 problem

2010-10-02 Thread Mike Cinquino
Hello, I am having a problem getting a custom M101 to work. I building a custom tool changer and I am controlling it with an arduino board. I need to send a BCD signal over a spare parallel port. I have a C program that accomplishes this and I can make it work by running it from a terminal. I do ho

Re: [Emc-users] iocontrol user-enable-out

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: > > By the way, I wish that the button would be improved and offered more > descriptive and distinct pictures. Like red STOP and green button > depending on state. The difference is not easy to tell. > Yeah, this has been a long-term annoyance, like since the first actual GUI

Re: [Emc-users] Intel D510MO ITX Motherboard

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Andy Ibbotson wrote: > When running from the "Live CD" I can set the base period to 17000ns anything > less generates RTAPI delays - is this in keeping with the jitter values? > The jitter is only part of the story. When you put tasks in the base thread, they have to finish executing within t

Re: [Emc-users] iocontrol user-enable-out

2010-10-02 Thread Igor Chudov
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Don Stanley wrote: > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Lars Andersson wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> >> >> How is "iocontrol user-enable-out" controlled? >> > That is the pin that goes false when an Estop condition exists, as the > Integrator Manual states. > In the EMC A

Re: [Emc-users] iocontrol user-enable-out

2010-10-02 Thread Don Stanley
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Lars Andersson wrote: > Hi list, > > > > How is "iocontrol user-enable-out" controlled? > That is the pin that goes false when an Estop condition exists, as the Integrator Manual states. In the EMC Axis display, the button in the upper left with a red circle and whi

[Emc-users] Intel D510MO ITX Motherboard

2010-10-02 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Hi Everyone, Here is some info: Following on from a thread a few weeks ago re. ITX boards, I've just bought one of the above motherboards. It is very small and quiet (no fan), I've connected it to my Kingston SSD 30Gb solid state drive and all looks good. Its going to make a very small PC sys

Re: [Emc-users] D519MO Boot Problems.

2010-10-02 Thread Don Stanley
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Przemek Klosowski < przemek.klosow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > > > It is fairly easy to open up a CD drive and clean the lens with alcohol > > and a Q-tip, and then after the alcohol residue dries, wipe with a dry > >

Re: [Emc-users] D510MO boot problems.

2010-10-02 Thread Don Stanley
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 10/1/2010 4:26 PM, Don Stanley wrote: > > Hi All; > > To support the Mill upgrades to EMC2 I purchased > > two D510MO with 2GB RAM each and the MI-100 > > chassis. > > (If anyone is interested, the extra $12 and got a) > > (temporature spe

[Emc-users] iocontrol user-enable-out

2010-10-02 Thread Lars Andersson
Hi list, How is "iocontrol user-enable-out" controlled? I remember using a tool that created a graphic pictore of HAL nets. I have lost it and cannot find it again. Any pointers please? cheers, Lars A -- S

[Emc-users] Supermax and Fadal Emulators

2010-10-02 Thread Paul Duval
Hi. I'm currently a student and learning the trade. The school has Supermax and Mazak lathes as well as Supermax, Mazak and Fadal Milling Centers. Using EMC2, I was able to test some of my milling programs using the SIM-Mini emulator. However, I'm having difficulties getting the simulator to wo

Re: [Emc-users] D519MO Boot Problems.

2010-10-02 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > It is fairly easy to open up a CD drive and clean the lens with alcohol > and a Q-tip, and then after the alcohol residue dries, wipe with a dry > Q-tip. I recommed another technique I used when I was younger and messed with lasers in the lab.

Re: [Emc-users] OT Transatlantic Terminology Re: Does EMC support Multi-Core?

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
> >> * Is this just an American colloquialism? I suppose in other parts of >> the English-speaking world one would say "dustbin diving"? >> Most certainly. An outfit named Dempster Bros. came out with the Dempster Dumpster, a system of automated truck and containers that could be loaded at a

Re: [Emc-users] D519MO Boot Problems.

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Don Stanley wrote: > It looks as though OLD FAITHFUL DRIVE is sick or been playing in the > dirt too long; and has cold allergies. The shop temperature dropped to > ~66 F overnight. > It is fairly easy to open up a CD drive and clean the lens with alcohol and a Q-tip, and then after the alcohol

Re: [Emc-users] mouse arrow

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
tom sheehy wrote: > Emc2 loaded fine and I set up my machine but when I got to the screen to > start running the machine around there was a blob instead of a mouse arrow > and it wouldn't select anything. What am I doing wrong Are you using the 10.04 version? I have heard of similar problems,

Re: [Emc-users] handwheel tapping

2010-10-02 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Stuart, See: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/60859/1/paulgrif_1.pdf Figure 2.1 Ken On 10/01/2010 09:32 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Hi Ken, >That is a good idea!!! Isn't it possible to use a stepper motor as a pulse > generator? If so, wouldn't it be possible to variably

[Emc-users] 7i48 support

2010-10-02 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 05:28:47PM +0100, Andy Pugh wrote: > On 29 September 2010 17:16, Caner wrote: > > > > Does HostMot2 support 7i48 daughter board? > > http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=emc2.git;a=commit;h=da0d5aa5563de8dc7f8f3a87044bd62e1ade5326 > > Suggests so (though I am not clear if it

[Emc-users] Possible Bug with Pluto-Step

2010-10-02 Thread S Goldsmith
Hello All, I have posted details on the EMC Forum with regards to issues when using the pluto-step with at least three axis enabled. When Y is commanded feedback is seen on the Z axis which is then followed by a 'joint 2 following error' in the AXIS GUI. The pluto_inch.ini and hal files are stan

Re: [Emc-users] retrofitting a maho

2010-10-02 Thread Ulf Dambacher
Am 02.10.2010 13:24, schrieb Peter Teurlings: > Could you email me the full wiring? > that would come in handy for my wiring. > > Do you know of any good software to draw wiring diagrams? > > Hi Peter Can you give me a Hint on what you need in detail? The full wiring plan of the mh700 is 40pag

Re: [Emc-users] OT Transatlantic Terminology Re: Does EMC support Multi-Core?

2010-10-02 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
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Re: [Emc-users] OT Transatlantic Terminology Re: Does EMC support Multi-Core?

2010-10-02 Thread Don Stanley
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:10 AM, John Prentice wrote: > > > > > * Is this just an American colloquialism? I suppose in other parts of > > the English-speaking world one would say "dustbin diving"? > > > Skip diving is the usual terminology in UK as a dustbin is more like a > trash > can rather th

Re: [Emc-users] retrofitting a maho

2010-10-02 Thread Peter Teurlings
Could you email me the full wiring? that would come in handy for my wiring. Do you know of any good software to draw wiring diagrams? 2010/9/30 dambacher-retrofit.de : > Am 30.09.2010 17:42, schrieb Peter Teurlings: >> so i can also use this as an emergency stop? > Yes, on my machine the emergenc

[Emc-users] OT Transatlantic Terminology Re: Does EMC support Multi-Core?

2010-10-02 Thread John Prentice
> > * Is this just an American colloquialism? I suppose in other parts of > the English-speaking world one would say "dustbin diving"? > Skip diving is the usual terminology in UK as a dustbin is more like a trash can rather than a dumpster. John Prentice ---