Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2

2011-02-05 Thread Kim Kirwan
On 02/05/2011 09:23 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote (about www.rtnet.org): > What I understood from the thread in the mailing list archive, is that > would be something like reinventing the wheel. EtherCAT has all the > necessary qualities. > http://www.mail-archive.com/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/ms

Re: [Emc-users] I need advise on how to configure EMC2 PID servo to control RPM.

2011-02-05 Thread Don Stanley
Hi Erik; Wow. Before, I thought the USA Appalachian mountains had the most unique antiques still in service. The Fowler engine may have been a forerunner of the John Deer single cylinder tractor. They to were hand cranked. As I remember, they were powered by gasoline. Diesel wasn't readily availabl

Re: [Emc-users] New Gecko drives

2011-02-05 Thread Jon Elson
Edward Bernard wrote: > Geckodrives just announced the upcoming release of their new line of > Geckomotion > drives > (http://geckodrive.net/forums/showthread.php?90-Geckodrive-Changes-and-New-Products-for-2011). > > I've been following Mariss Freimanis's updates on the development of these

Re: [Emc-users] cycle start is pausing

2011-02-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
To a classicladder input just like the dahlih. The correct configuration files are HTTP://WWW.mpm1.com:8080/machines/blue/cinci This started after we installed a new spindle drive. I have been unable to find an incorrect Hal connection. I need an idea of what to look for. On Feb 5, 2011 5:26 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] cycle start is pausing

2011-02-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 04:07:42PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > the other question worked so well I want to try another > The cinci will move only about .05 in per cycle start press, then it > pauses. Another press of cycle start results in another small move and then > another

Re: [Emc-users] cycle start is pausing

2011-02-05 Thread Colin K
I had a similar problem when I was building my pendant. In that case, it turned out that I had accidentally wired my cycle start button to the halui pins for both start and stop, i.e., pressing the switch tickled both pins. Axis would either run for a split second and stop or just sit there staring

[Emc-users] cycle start is pausing

2011-02-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, the other question worked so well I want to try another The cinci will move only about .05 in per cycle start press, then it pauses. Another press of cycle start results in another small move and then another pause. What should I look at? thank Stuart -- dos centavos --

Re: [Emc-users] New Gecko drives

2011-02-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 13:16 -0800, Edward Bernard wrote: > Geckodrives just announced the upcoming release of their new line of > Geckomotion > drives > (http://geckodrive.net/forums/showthread.php?90-Geckodrive-Changes-and-New-Products-for-2011). > > I've been following Mariss Freimanis's u

[Emc-users] New Gecko drives

2011-02-05 Thread Edward Bernard
Geckodrives just announced the upcoming release of their new line of Geckomotion drives (http://geckodrive.net/forums/showthread.php?90-Geckodrive-Changes-and-New-Products-for-2011). I've been following Mariss Freimanis's updates on the development of these drives over at CNCzone for the p

Re: [Emc-users] starting error

2011-02-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Is this an error in the tlo file? On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Jeff Epler wrote: > >> Did the config last work with an emc 2.3.x? If so, it could be this >> problem: >> >> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UPDATING#em

Re: [Emc-users] starting error

2011-02-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Jeff Epler wrote: > Did the config last work with an emc 2.3.x? If so, it could be this > problem: > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UPDATING#emc_nml_changes > > Jeff > > >

Re: [Emc-users] starting error

2011-02-05 Thread Jeff Epler
Did the config last work with an emc 2.3.x? If so, it could be this problem: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UPDATING#emc_nml_changes Jeff -- The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access r

[Emc-users] starting error

2011-02-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I get this error message in the terminal when starting. http://www.mpm1.com:8080/machines/blue/blueerror.txt I am able to start the 5axis sim machine without error. all the config files are here http://www.mpm1.com:8080/machines/blue/configs/ This is a new install of 10.04 o

Re: [Emc-users] I need advise on how to configure EMC2 PID servo to control RPM.

2011-02-05 Thread dave
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 14:59 -0500, Dave wrote: > On 2/4/2011 1:28 PM, Don Stanley wrote: > > It is a 180 HP Diesel driving a 40,000 watt generator. The rotating weight > > is massive. Seems pretty conseravative. The military used a 55 hp at the flywheel 70 HP max diesel for 40 KW. That generator ha

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
Hello Dave, On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Dave wrote: > Are you able to get a position update back from the 7i43 every servo > cycle or are you simply looping the position back inside the driver in > the PC, which is probably just as well - after all this is a stepper > system. > We've tried

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2011/2/3 Yi-Shin Li : > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM, John L. Craddock < > > john.cradd...@xitech.com.au> wrote: > > > >> > >> > -Original Message- > >> > > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BraEMAu5UkY > >> > Video clip for pl

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > I'm wondering what the USB/THC loop latency is. > > Since the USB latency is un-predictable. We moved the servo-loop from PC into a 32-bit RISC inside FPGA. Our servo period is 0.66ms. -Yishin --

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm wondering what the USB/THC loop latency is. > It's withing a dynamic range of 5ms to 20ms. -Yishin -- The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to acce

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Dave wrote: > What USB based Stepper Driver are you using? > It is a typical stepper driver with printer port interface. Originally, it is designed for MACH3. . > > I thought that nurbs was already in the EMC2 code? > Our NURBS (G6.2) is different from the origina

Re: [Emc-users] [VIDEO] PLASMA Cutting with EMC2 and USB based THC/motion interface

2011-02-05 Thread Yi-Shin Li
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:13 PM, sam sokolik wrote: > Are you using the 7i43 similar to how it is done with the printer port? > So emc is doing the motion and trajectory planning and the mesa card is > setting step rates and such - just using usb? Basically, Yes. Though, the major difference is

Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2

2011-02-05 Thread Viesturs Lācis
First of all I would like to thank everyone, who shared their thoughts. As a result I did another tour of web searching. In mailing list archive I found and read the discussion, that started here: http://www.mail-archive.com/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg04064.html 2011/2/3 andy pugh : > Try

Re: [Emc-users] Handwheel use

2011-02-05 Thread William Baden
Try these pages: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Hooking_Up_A_MPG_Pendant http://www.anderswallin.net/2006/11/jogging-emc2/ Hope this helps. Will Baden > Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 13:37:46 +0330 > From: farzin.kaman...@gmail.com > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Emc-us

Re: [Emc-users] Handwheel use

2011-02-05 Thread andy pugh
On 5 February 2011 10:07, Farzin Kamangar wrote: > Hello, Dear EMC users >     I read the getting started, Integrator, Hall and User manuals but I > could not find anything about 'Handwheel" and how it could be connected to a > machine running with EMC2. Try http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//

Re: [Emc-users] I need advise on how to configure EMC2 PID servo to control RPM.

2011-02-05 Thread Dave
On 2/5/2011 1:07 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 12:04:51AM -0500, Dave wrote: > >> A farm diesel is a great idea for a slow speed diesel. >> Ahh.. a Case. I was just out plowing out the driveway again with my >> 1955 Case 400 wide front equipped with an 8 ft blade on

Re: [Emc-users] PCI cards and Sunix

2011-02-05 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 2/4/2011 6:13 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > In case anyone might be interested, I added a PCI Parallel Port Cards > category to the wiki under Supported Hardware. I added some Sunix EPP > information to a new page under the PCI Cards heading. Anyone with > information to add, please do so. > > http:

[Emc-users] Handwheel use

2011-02-05 Thread Farzin Kamangar
Hello, Dear EMC users I read the getting started, Integrator, Hall and User manuals but I could not find anything about 'Handwheel" and how it could be connected to a machine running with EMC2. I need help on that. Thanks for all the help and guidance so far. Farzin ---