Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc, possibly bug, or global isn't global

2012-03-06 Thread Peter Blodow
There is a Geman saying: Never work before breakfast, and if you still have to, try to eat something at first. Peter Kent A. Reed schrieb: Your recent hardware/software saga(s) have reminded me why I no longer attempt things I used to be able to get done before breakfast was ready. Good

[Emc-users] Tool change question

2012-03-06 Thread Tony Zampini
Hi everybody, I just made my first PC board using EMC2 and my Sherline mill. I was surprised at how nice it came out. One issue came up, however, during the drilling phase. When EMC2 paused for the tool changes, I didn't see a way to touch off the Z axis after installing a new drill bit. Is

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread charles green
another argument if favor of the dedicated operation of machine controller pc's. --- On Mon, 3/5/12, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: From: Jack Coats j...@coats.org Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install? To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 71, Issue 22

2012-03-06 Thread Saiful Tavip
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Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Tony Zampini
Thanks guys for your replies. Chris, FYI, I installed the 10.04 live CD Jack, my linux box is on the network because I use DropBox to be able to access the NC files I create in Eagle on my windows laptop. Gene, I'm not a linux expert, so ANAICT means nothing to me. Can you explain why you

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan

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Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11

2012-03-06 Thread charles green
what are the differences between one phase motors, two phase motors, and three phase motors? --- On Sun, 3/4/12, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: From: Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Mark Wendt
On 03/06/2012 07:13 AM, charles green wrote: another argument if favor of the dedicated operation of machine controller pc's. I've been allowing updates for the last five years and have yet to have any issues. I don't do kernel updates. I also have additional software loaded on my

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question

2012-03-06 Thread Michael Haberler
related: using a tool length switch with manual toolchange - see the example in configs/sim/remap/manual-toolchange-with-tool-length-switch/ you need to run master for this - Michael Am 06.03.2012 um 12:58 schrieb Tony Zampini: Hi everybody, I just made my first PC board using EMC2 and my

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/3/6 Tony Zampini zampi...@cox.net: Is there a way to prevent Ubuntu from checking for updates? Yes, in Update manager settings automatic checking for updates can be turned off. But then it after few weeks will display an icon, which will tell that update information is outdated, so what I

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question

2012-03-06 Thread James Louis
Tony, On my Sherline I like to use endmill holders, as opposed to collets, so I can measure all of my tool lengths away from the machine. Then I use a dial indicator as a master tool. Mine is 3.6000 inches long so when I set up my G54 work offset that is the number I enter into the pop up

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question

2012-03-06 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, March 06, 2012 08:29:24 AM Tony Zampini did opine: Hi everybody, I just made my first PC board using EMC2 and my Sherline mill. I was surprised at how nice it came out. One issue came up, however, during the drilling phase. When EMC2 paused for the tool changes, I didn't see

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, March 06, 2012 09:44:51 AM Tony Zampini did opine: Thanks guys for your replies. Chris, FYI, I installed the 10.04 live CD Jack, my linux box is on the network because I use DropBox to be able to access the NC files I create in Eagle on my windows laptop. Gene, I'm not a

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11

2012-03-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-03-06 at 04:22 -0800, charles green wrote: what are the differences between one phase motors, two phase motors, and three phase motors? Generally, single phase power can be described with a single sine wave. The sine wave is the voltage measured between L1 and L2 on the mains and

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT

2012-03-06 Thread Jon Elson
Jack Coats wrote: IEFBR14 was my favorite utility. That, the internal card reader and dependent job control (in JES2 and JES3), were my favorite utilities and features back in the MVS days. I did start with MFT and HASP. Once I finally understood JCL as a real language, it became as

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Jon Elson
charles green wrote: Not that there are linux viruses, but there are vulnerabilities if your machine doesn't stay 'patched' with security patches. And not networking helps keep it safe. Well, it would be a bad idea to have a CNC machine directly on the net with a wide-area network

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11

2012-03-06 Thread Jon Elson
charles green wrote: what are the differences between one phase motors, two phase motors, and three phase motors? A single-phase motor needs something to get it started, as there is no phase rotation to cause the rotor to start turning. There are shaded-pole motors, resistive-start,

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11

2012-03-06 Thread Jon Elson
charles green wrote: what are the differences between one phase motors, two phase motors, and three phase motors? Oh, I wanted to add that a 2-phase motor has a 90 degree phase shift between the two pases. A 3-phase motor has a 120 degree shift between phases. Jon

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Eric Keller
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Well, it would be a bad idea to have a CNC machine directly on the net with a wide-area network address. However, if you have a router for a private net, a hacker would have to break into the public node and then use

[Emc-users] GladeVCP prolems editing GladeVCP screens

2012-03-06 Thread Dave
I would have put this on the forum but my user ID and Password don't work?? I re-registered but I don't think that is immediate. Following the Gscreen - a GTK/Glade/Python based screen thread on the forum... I did a git pull from Michael's private git repository to get Chris' latest work

Re: [Emc-users] GladeVCP prolems editing GladeVCP screens

2012-03-06 Thread Dave
Just a followup... If I open a terminal window and get into the rip directory and then run this command, Glade opens the file without any GladeVCP catalog errors /usr/bin/glade-3 ~/raildrill5/src/emc/usr_intf/gscreen/gscreen.glade Any idea what I am doing wrong? Dave On 3/6/2012 3:16

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question

2012-03-06 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:58:10 -0500, you wrote: I just made my first PC board using EMC2 and my Sherline mill. I was surprised at how nice it came out. One issue came up, however, during the drilling phase. When EMC2 paused for the tool changes, I didn't see a way to touch off the Z axis after

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc, possibly bug, or global isn't global

2012-03-06 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Hi Gene, Remember that a variable must be defined (assigned to) before it is used. In this case, before means at run time; not necessarily lexically. I don't know if that is the problem, but it is a place to look. Regards, Ken On 03/05/2012 05:46 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Monday, March 05,

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc, possibly bug, or global isn't global

2012-03-06 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, March 06, 2012 10:07:12 PM Kenneth Lerman did opine: Hi Gene, Remember that a variable must be defined (assigned to) before it is used. In this case, before means at run time; not necessarily lexically. I don't know if that is the problem, but it is a place to look.

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - safe to install?

2012-03-06 Thread Jon Elson
Eric Keller wrote: OTOH, I seem to remember that anonymous got into someone's home router somehow, probably by guessing the person's password. One GREAT tool that can be used on Linux nodes that are used as router/firewalls is denyhosts. It checks the login failures, and if a threshold

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc, possibly bug, or global isn't global

2012-03-06 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 03/06/2012 07:29 PM, gene heskett wrote: I have my doubts Kenneth. That var is used all the way thru the upper loop that does the roughing cuts, and then saved after the roughing cuts are finished, to serve as a reference for the starting position of the next, much finer cutting so it

Re: [Emc-users] GladeVCP prolems editing GladeVCP screens

2012-03-06 Thread Michael Haberler
because glade wont find the catalog if you didnt do '. scripts/rip-environment' -m Am 06.03.2012 um 21:28 schrieb Dave: Just a followup... If I open a terminal window and get into the rip directory and then run this command, Glade opens the file without any GladeVCP catalog errors

Re: [Emc-users] GladeVCP prolems editing GladeVCP screens

2012-03-06 Thread Dave
No I did that : . ./scripts/rip-environment from the rip directory. Still, if I open Glade from the menu bar and do a file-open gscreen.glade it comes up with that error. Chris responded to me via PM and said that I needed to run Glade from within the rip directory (via command line) in order