[Emc-users] Touchy status-indicator pin?

2012-01-11 Thread Karl Cunningham
I'm working on putting the Touchy interface on a machine. The documentation for touchy mentions the following hal pin: touchy.status-indicator is on when the machine is executing G-code, and flashes when the machine is executing but is in pause/feedhold. I don't find that pin in the hal

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/12/23 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com: Hello, gentlemen! I have 3 servo motors and I am looking for appropriate servo drives for them. I managed to get a technical specification of my servo motors: Motor type: T3-0130-60-560 Winding number: 01-00111 Rated Speed: 6000 min^-1

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 05:53, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've read the pages about mapping screws, but ANAICT, that can only correct the same axis for errors and wear in that axis's drive, but I don't see a way to make z move as y moves. Sounds like a job for probekins..

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 08:40, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I have 3 servo motors and I am looking for appropriate servo drives for them. I have a serious problem finding a servo drives for these motors. I suppose you could try making your own?

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/11 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 11 January 2012 05:53, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've read the pages about mapping screws, but ANAICT, that can only correct the same axis for errors and wear in that axis's drive, but I don't see a way to make z move as y moves. Sounds

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 10:46, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I just seem to have skipped, how exactly the surface mesh file is created by probing the surface in certain points. In this case gene can simply hand-edit an STL file. To generate one from probe data, one option would be

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/11 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 11 January 2012 10:46, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I just seem to have skipped, how exactly the surface mesh file is created by probing the surface in certain points. In this case gene can simply hand-edit an STL file. To

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Roland Jollivet
Hi Gene Why not up to speed with Eagle, albeit a horrible package. This has all been done ! The free version of eagle should suffice. There is an automatic g-code generator. Thats the best part. And some guys have written apps to probe the board prior to milling, to correct for undulations. If

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 06:14:40 AM Edward Bernard did opine: Here you can read how Phil Moore of PMinMO.com takes care of the hold-down problem: http://millpcbs.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=17Ite mid=46. No need to make it more complicated than necessary. I have

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/11 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 11 January 2012 08:40, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I have 3 servo motors and I am looking for appropriate servo drives for them. I have a serious problem finding a servo drives for these motors. I suppose you could try making

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:01:55 AM Viesturs Lācis did opine: 2012/1/11 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com: Is there a way to couple the y axis position to a small z axis shift so that the engraving tool will stay within a thou or so of the correct depth relative to the warped pcb's

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:22:45 AM andy pugh did opine: On 11 January 2012 10:46, Viesturs Lؤپcis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I just seem to have skipped, how exactly the surface mesh file is created by probing the surface in certain points. In this case gene can simply

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:24:58 AM Viesturs Lācis did opine: 2012/1/11 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 11 January 2012 10:46, Viesturs Lؤپcis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I just seem to have skipped, how exactly the surface mesh file is created by probing the surface in

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:39:33 AM Roland Jollivet did opine: Hi Gene Why not up to speed with Eagle, albeit a horrible package. This has all been done ! The free version of eagle should suffice. There is an automatic g-code generator. Thats the best part. And some guys have

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Roland Jollivet
Here's a post just got from Dan Andersson on the pcb-gcode forum. __ Eagle - eat your heart out! I just started a test of the TARGET 3000 pcb design software. I get EMC2 code out directly from the software AND! there are no practical limitation in

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 08:28:18 AM Roland Jollivet did opine: Here's a post just got from Dan Andersson on the pcb-gcode forum. __ Eagle - eat your heart out! I just started a test of the TARGET 3000 pcb design software. I get EMC2

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 11:58, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0dca/0900766b80dca34c.pdf On page nr 9 I found a scheme of Typical application connection. Do I understand correctly that anything within the blue frame already is on

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/11 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 11 January 2012 11:58, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0dca/0900766b80dca34c.pdf On page nr 9 I found a scheme of Typical application connection. Do I understand correctly that anything

Re: [Emc-users] Touchy status-indicator pin?

2012-01-11 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:25:53AM -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: I'm working on putting the Touchy interface on a machine. The documentation for touchy mentions the following hal pin: touchy.status-indicator is on when the machine is executing G-code, and flashes when the machine is

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 14:11, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. I would suggest opto-isolators between the IRAMS and the 5i23 or whatever, though. Are You saying that optoisolator will not disturb PWM signal? Somehow I am convinced that it will... It shouldn't, much, if you

Re: [Emc-users] creating logic with lut5.9

2012-01-11 Thread Jeff Epler
This is interesting. Now, what if this was in the form of a 'loadusr'-able program? loadrt lut5 ... loadusr -w lut5_configure lut5.0 '(i2 and i1) or (not i2 and i0)' ... Jeff -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix

Re: [Emc-users] Touchy status-indicator pin?

2012-01-11 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 01/11/2012 06:16 AM, Chris Radek wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:25:53AM -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: I'm working on putting the Touchy interface on a machine. The documentation for touchy mentions the following hal pin: touchy.status-indicator is on when the machine is executing

Re: [Emc-users] Touchy status-indicator pin?

2012-01-11 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 08:19:33AM -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: Hi Chris. Thanks for the reply. Below is what I get. This is on a simulator. EMC v2.4.6 is what's reported on the splash screen. I'm not sure where to find the touchy version; maybe mine is old. My mistake; the status outputs

Re: [Emc-users] Touchy status-indicator pin?

2012-01-11 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 01/11/2012 08:39 AM, Chris Radek wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 08:19:33AM -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: Hi Chris. Thanks for the reply. Below is what I get. This is on a simulator. EMC v2.4.6 is what's reported on the splash screen. I'm not sure where to find the touchy version; maybe

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Jon Elson
Edward Bernard wrote: Here you can read how Phil Moore of PMinMO.com takes care of the hold-down problem: http://millpcbs.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=17Itemid=46. No need to make it more complicated than necessary. I made a fixture plate with a 1 grid of threaded

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 12:26 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: ... snip I made a fixture plate with a 1 grid of threaded holes, and clamps that have a claw at the end. When set up properly, only the tip touches the work. The idea is that if you clamp the PC board a bit in from the edge, the pressure

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 02:04:07 PM Jon Elson did opine: Edward Bernard wrote: Here you can read how Phil Moore of PMinMO.com takes care of the hold-down problem: http://millpcbs.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=17I temid=46. No need to make it more complicated than

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 02:24:20 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 12:26 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: ... snip I made a fixture plate with a 1 grid of threaded holes, and clamps that have a claw at the end. When set up properly, only the tip touches the work. The

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 14:30 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip So the question then is what kind of wax? Paraffin would soften a bit fast come summer heat IMO. Beeswax perhaps? Nice sticky, takes a bit more heat IIRC. Cheers, Gene I started with cyanoacrylate, which is stiff, but

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Eric Keller
there is actually mounting wax that is made for this purpose. Its a hard wax that melts at about 200F. I have used it to mount non-ferrous metals to a steel fixture for surface grinding. We have also used it to mount glass for cylindrical grinding. If needed, it cleans up with acetone. I'm

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 January 2012 19:30, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: That sounds neat Kirk, and a hair dryer can supply the heat, I like that as I already have the milled flat wooden (and insulating) jig clamped up.  So the question then is what kind of wax?  Paraffin would soften a bit fast come

[Emc-users] programmatically checking a PYVCP selection box

2012-01-11 Thread Tom Easterday
We have a check box in our PYVCP panel to enable our THC module . Is it possible to programmatically check that box (and hence select the option)? Tom -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need

Re: [Emc-users] programmatically checking a PYVCP selection box

2012-01-11 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/11 Tom Easterday tom-...@bgp.nu: We have a check box in our PYVCP panel to enable our THC module .  Is it possible to programmatically check that box (and hence select the option)? You can programmatically drive halui.mdi-command-0n pins and enable THC either by checkbox or by halui pin

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:01:30 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 14:30 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip So the question then is what kind of wax? Paraffin would soften a bit fast come summer heat IMO. Beeswax perhaps? Nice sticky, takes a bit more

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 08:00:55 PM andy pugh did opine: On 11 January 2012 19:30, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: That sounds neat Kirk, and a hair dryer can supply the heat, I like that as I already have the milled flat wooden (and insulating) jig clamped up. So the

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've looked at the Makefile its no resemblance to any Makefile I ever saw. When I try to run the make, I get this: gene@shop:~/pcb-gcode$ make ssh phk mkdir -p www/CncPcb chmod 644 www/CncPcb/* || true ssh: connect

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Roland Jollivet
On 12 January 2012 06:25, Przemek Klosowski przemek.klosow...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've looked at the Makefile its no resemblance to any Makefile I ever saw. When I try to run the make, I get this:

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, January 12, 2012 01:10:46 AM Przemek Klosowski did opine: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've looked at the Makefile its no resemblance to any Makefile I ever saw. When I try to run the make, I get this: gene@shop:~/pcb-gcode$ make

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, January 12, 2012 02:22:50 AM Roland Jollivet did opine: On 12 January 2012 06:25, Przemek Klosowski przemek.klosow...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've looked at the Makefile its no resemblance to any Makefile I