Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 16:52 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: ... snip > OK, that sounds very positive so far! I think it was actually Jeff > Epler who did the legwork > on this, from reading the code. And, I ALSO want to congratulate him > for tracking down > how the BIOS encodes this info and impleme

[Emc-users] Re Hal help You will need dev packages installed to compile

2011-10-02 Thread GaryMo
Hi i am new to linux and E=mc2, can anyone help me to work out how to install hal components for my VFD i am using E=mc2 v 2.4 and ubantu 10.04. I have gone through lots of documentation trying to solve how to do this and must be missing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-10-02 Thread cogoman
On 10/02/2011 01:38 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > After having more experience with getting my PWM to VFD input working, > it comes to my mind that what is behind the VFD input is an ADC, which I > think takes a snap shot (sample/hold) at a frequency. I seem to recall > one V

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: > I guess Jon gets a gold star for today (maybe for the week). I just > tried the Pluto/SIIG card on a KM400 motherboard booted from an > 8.04/EMC2 2.3 LiveCD. It failed just like the other KM400 boards, but > does work on my Intel motherboard. Then I booted a 10.04/EMC2 2.4 Liv

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Kent A. Reed wrote: > > So, can I infer from all this that what the PCI documents refer to as > bus enumeration has at the heart of our difficulties rather than any of > the obscure and evil stuff I conjectured last night? > > I am hoping so! I see that the later lspci lists different info i

Re: [Emc-users] 3-phase pwmgens for 7i39

2011-10-02 Thread Chris Morley
Viesturs would you be so good as to post your INI and HAL files? I want to finish support for 3pwm in pncconf and could use a reference. Chris M > From: viesturs.la...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 12:13:21 +0300 > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 3-phase pwmg

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 14:57 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: ... snip > Thanks for nailing down the SIIG card, Jon. I've got one reserved for > pickup tomorrow. It isn't an absolute necessity for me, but I like to > protect the extra measure of protection against screw-ups with I/O to > the motherboar

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 10/2/2011 2:17 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Kirk Wallace wrote: >> Well I just tried the same PCI card and Pluto in my office PC and it >> worked fine. I had to unload a module because I got a device busy error, >> but basically it work as expected. >> >> The office system is 10.04 EMC2 2.4.3, the mil

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

2011-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hello > Is there are new development in wiring pendant to EMC2? > I mean wiring pendant without wring mile long code. > Making wiring pendant part of EMC2 ? > I have my minimill pendant configuration on this page, along with a wiring diagram : http://pico-syst

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: > Well I just tried the same PCI card and Pluto in my office PC and it > worked fine. I had to unload a module because I got a device busy error, > but basically it work as expected. > > The office system is 10.04 EMC2 2.4.3, the mill is 8.04 EMC 2.3.? > Yup! 2.3 didn't have

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

2011-10-02 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Aram, Your request to simplify the pendant to be plug and play is not consistent with your desire to have EMC2 flexible. If you want EMC2 to be flexible you should like seeing the 'mile long code' as this allows a lot of different configurations. If EMC2 becomes all plug and play then you will be

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 2 Oct 2011, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:03:14 -0700 > From: Kirk Wallace > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card > configuration ? > > On

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 09:13 -0700, Peter C. Wallace wrote: ... snip > It seems really unlikely that the motherboard would affect a PCI card in this > way Maybe a BIOS issue, but any BIOS changes should be un-doable by the > correct driver code. I'm not convinced about "un-doable" in that the Net

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-10-02 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:37:01 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Sat, 2011-10-01 at 12:14 +0100, andy pugh wrote: > ... snip > > > I have an idea for a way to use a second opto to discharge the cap > > through the same resistor during the low portion of the PWM, which > > should be linear at

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 08:35 -0700, doug metzler wrote: > I was thinking about doing that - I got so tired of trying to get the > second parallel port to work I was going to build an intermediary > board that sat between the machine and the stepper driver and could > take control of the lines, thus

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card configuration ?

2011-10-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 1 Oct 2011, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:34:22 -0700 > From: Kirk Wallace > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] SIIG parallel port card > configuration ? > > On

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2011-10-01 at 12:14 +0100, andy pugh wrote: ... snip > I have an idea for a way to use a second opto to discharge the cap > through the same resistor during the low portion of the PWM, which > should be linear at all frequencies, but have never bothered trying > it. After having more exper

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

2011-10-02 Thread doug metzler
I was thinking about doing that - I got so tired of trying to get the second parallel port to work I was going to build an intermediary board that sat between the machine and the stepper driver and could take control of the lines, thus giving you a no-configuration-necessary pendant installation.

Re: [Emc-users] upgrade issue with 10.04 live CD

2011-10-02 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 10/1/2011 3:50 PM, marc foster wrote: > The machine is an HP Pavilion Desktop that I have added a PCIE parallel > port card to. It is an AMD Phenom 9550 Quad Core 2.2Ghz processor with 6 GB > of RAM. For clarification the way I tested the 8.04 Live CD was to boot > from the CD and then ge

Re: [Emc-users] synchronize ?

2011-10-02 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/10/2 : > Hi > Is it possible to synchronize 2 or 3 or 4 different EMC2 systems? I have been thinking about this question for a while now. It also has been discussed on the mailing list sometime this year - You can take a look at archives. IMHO there are 2 options: 1) original EMC was suppos

Re: [Emc-users] 3-phase pwmgens for 7i39

2011-10-02 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/10/2 Jon Elson : > > Well, I think the Keling motors are actually 4 pole. Cogoman and on, thank You for the explanation! Based on Andy's suggestion I was able to find out that motor has 4 poles, just like Jon suggested. Yesterday morning I managed to get PID loop for bare motor pretty stable

[Emc-users] pendant

2011-10-02 Thread a
Hello Is there are new development in wiring pendant to EMC2? I mean wiring pendant without wring mile long code. Making wiring pendant part of EMC2 ? Thanks Aram -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is

[Emc-users] synchronize ?

2011-10-02 Thread a
Hi Is it possible to synchronize 2 or 3 or 4 different EMC2 systems? The idea is to make system similar to MAZAK multiplex lathe - 2 machine in one http://mazakusa.com/productpage.asp?lngEquipID=19 thanks Aram -- All of

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
In case anyone might be interested, I posted my current version of PWM to VFD setup on the wiki here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?VFD_Digital/Analog_Interface Any comments, corrections, improvements are welcomed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http:/