Re: [Emc-users] VFD's and Modbus

2011-07-16 Thread Andrew
Hi, I decided to join this thread instead creating new. I have 2.2 kW chinese spindle with Huanyang VFD and want to control it with Modbus. There's a thread on cnczone http://www.cnczone.com/forums/diy-cnc_router_table_machines/91847-huanyang_vfd_rs485_modbus.html with a component and config files

Re: [Emc-users] A question

2011-07-16 Thread Javier Ros
You will need a hal specific driver. You can have a look to some of the drivers, in order to understand the programming. I'm not a expert but I think hal_motenc.c and corresponding motenc.h files for motenc-100 cards, emc2-dev/src/hal/drivers/hal_motenc.c emc2-dev/src/hal/drivers/motenc.h would

Re: [Emc-users] VFD's and Modbus

2011-07-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 July 2011 08:45, Andrew wrote: > RTAPI: ERROR: version mismatch 1 vs 0 > HAL: ERROR: rtapi init failed Have you re-compiled the spindle modbus components, or are you using the executable file from that zip archive? I have just tried it and the INSTALL script in that package appears to wor

Re: [Emc-users] A question

2011-07-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 July 2011 05:39, Farzin Kamangar wrote: >                Can you give me some information how can I go ahead for EMC? > Do I need to write a driver for that? Where is the interface data of EMC and > PCI hardware? Typically you just use inb() and outb() in a driver. I wrote one for an ISA c

Re: [Emc-users] A question

2011-07-16 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:46:42 AM andy pugh did opine: > On 16 July 2011 05:39, Farzin Kamangar wrote: > > � � � � � � � �Can you give me some information how can I go ahead for > > EMC? Do I need to write a driver for that? Where is the interface > > data of EMC and PCI hardware? > > Typic

Re: [Emc-users] VFD's and Modbus

2011-07-16 Thread Andrew
2011/7/16 andy pugh : > On 16 July 2011 08:45, Andrew wrote: > >> RTAPI: ERROR: version mismatch 1 vs 0 >> HAL: ERROR: rtapi init failed > > Have you re-compiled the spindle modbus components, or are you using > the executable file from that zip archive? > > I have just tried it and the INSTALL sc

[Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread Dave
Hi Guys.. I am considering using EMC2 (or part of it) in a mobile application that defines the term "rugged". The application itself is pretty simple so I am not worried about the software. I am worried about the survival of the hardware. The equipment will be mounted in a box on a piece of

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread James Reed
You can do the same thing electricians do in an explosion-proof enclosure. The idea of an explosion proof enclosure is not to prevent the vapors from entering the enclosure, but to contain any explosion that could occur inside the enclosure. ( Kind of re-assuring, isn't it?) When these enclos

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 July 2011 23:58, Dave wrote: > Do you guys have any suggestions? I suspect that a layer of conformal coating on the PC motherboard after assembly (including attaching connectors) would mean that that didn't care about condensation. The display is likely to be the problem. You might even w

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:03:15 PM Dave did opine: > Hi Guys.. > > I am considering using EMC2 (or part of it) in a mobile application that > defines the term "rugged". > > The application itself is pretty simple so I am not worried about the > software. I am worried about the survival of t

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread Kent A. Reed
Dave, I wouldn't waste my time trying to beef up a consumer-grade computer. There are many industrial- and military-grade i86 computers available commercially that you could start from. The rub is your characterization "Being a typical customer, they want to keep the costs down but they also wa

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread dave
On Sun, 2011-07-17 at 01:30 +, James Reed wrote: > You can do the same thing electricians do in an explosion-proof enclosure. > The idea of an explosion proof enclosure is not to prevent the vapors from > entering the enclosure, but to contain any explosion that could occur inside > the enc

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-16 Thread Karl Cunningham
Dave wrote: > I'd like to use as many off the shelf devices as possible - PC boards > etc... if possible. > > Being a typical customer, they want to keep the costs down but they also > want it to work and operate reliably. > > I've had good luck using conventional industrial controls on machine