[Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Tucker
Charles/Chris How long before these changes with gscreen are merged with the machinekit git repo? Or how do i pull the changes from master into machinekit? I have done the git pull from master on my developer desktop and the sim works great,now just try and get it into machinekit. I also did a g

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Michael Haberler
Am 26.01.2014 um 13:03 schrieb Mark Tucker : > Charles/Chris > > How long before these changes with gscreen are merged with the > machinekit git repo? > Or how do i pull the changes from master into machinekit? I regularly merge master into https://github.com/mhaberler/linuxcnc/tree/unified-b

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 6:03 AM, Mark Tucker wrote: > Charles/Chris > > How long before these changes with gscreen are merged with the > machinekit git repo? > Or how do i pull the changes from master into machinekit? > I have done the git pull from master on my developer desktop and the sim > works great,

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > Gene, > > > > Hie thee to this divine web site, and look under Lead Screws, then PS > > style lead screws and PS style nuts. I've got one of these on my Z > > axis on my CNC saw beveler. The screws are some kind of modified acme, >

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread John Prentice (FS)
Greetings Charles wrote: > It looks good, but for some reason the CPU usage on my BeagleBone is around 50%! > I don't know if this is specifically BeagleBone related, or perhaps due to the fact that I just pulled the configs/sim/gscreen and > share/gscreen/ directories from Master (skipping anyt

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 6:23 AM, John Prentice (FS) wrote: > > I am working with a custom GUI in GTK2 including Gremlin on my BBB. The > following are anecdotal observations. I would love to properly profile the > running code bit do not yet see how to use the available tools (e.g. > cProfile) > > (a) Greml

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 09:31:48 Mark Wendt did opine: > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Gene, > > > > > > Hie thee to this divine web site, and look under Lead Screws, then > > > PS style lead screws and PS style nuts. I've got one of these on > > > my Z axis on m

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 26 January 2014 09:31:48 Mark Wendt did opine: > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > > > Gene, > > > > > > > > Hie thee to this divine web site, and look under Lead Screws, then > > > > PS style lead scr

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Chris Morley
> > (a) Gremlin needs lots of CPU - I don't know whether it is screen rendering > without the hardware accelerators that is the culprit. > Gremlin's update rate is set at 50ms which is quite high. I once set it to 100 the plot was only a little more jerky. (I use software rendering on my laptop.

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 09:48:44 Mark Wendt did opine: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 26 January 2014 09:31:48 Mark Wendt did opine: > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gene Heskett > > > > wrote: > > > > > Gene, > > > > > > > > > > Hie thee to this

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 09:31:10 Mark Wendt did opine: > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Gene, > > > > > > Hie thee to this divine web site, and look under Lead Screws, then > > > PS style lead screws and PS style nuts. I've got one of these on > > > my Z axis on m

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > And we're always good company. Humor-wise anyway. ;-) > > > > Mark > > And I'm glad, otherwise we'd be insufferable. ;-) > > Cheers, Gene > I resemble that remark. ;-) Mark ---

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Chris Morley
> Charles/Chris > > How long before these changes with gscreen are merged with the > machinekit git repo? > Or how do i pull the changes from master into machinekit? > I have done the git pull from master on my developer desktop and the sim > works great,now just try and get it into machinekit.

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 10:13:19 Mark Wendt did opine: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > And we're always good company. Humor-wise anyway. ;-) > > > > > > Mark > > > > And I'm glad, otherwise we'd be insufferable. ;-) > > > > Cheers, Gene > > I resemble that rem

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > And I'm glad, otherwise we'd be insufferable. ;-) > > > > > > Cheers, Gene > > > > I resemble that remark. ;-) > > > > Mark > > And that is something I wouldn't ever refer to you as being. Myself now, > thats a different horse...

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 9:05 AM, Chris Morley wrote: > >> I know charles is wanting a 3d printer gui,but i would like to alter it >> for milling etc,so it should be easy to remove the extra 3d printer >> stuff like heated beds etc. > > Since it is so easy to create skins for Gscreen I would create one >

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Andrew
2013-12-29 Charles Steinkuehler > On 12/29/2013 1:22 PM, Andrew wrote:> The whole control is not quite > stable, it freezes time by time. And > > something's wrong with the axes limits, I have to figure it out yet. > > What happens when it freezes? Are there any error messages on the > serial co

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Jon Elson
I just don't worry about this "idiot" problem. If you've seen the picture of the $600 million NOAA weather satellite that fell over and got smashed in 2003, I just know that no matter HOW stupid a mistake I ever make, it will NEVER come close to that one! It cost Lockheed $150 million to fix, and

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Andrew
2014-01-26 Andrew > I recently upgraded to Machinekit 12-28 and installed ubc3-joints_axes4. > The very first start of hexapod config caused severe crash. I moved joints > then switched to world mode and back, moved some joint again and in just > could not stop. LCNC froze, then the screen went b

[Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
I'm working on adding software encoder support to the BeagleBone PRU code. Counting up/down is easy, but I'm wondering how to deal with the index pulses. Both the Mesa VHDL code and the existing software encoder component have quite a variety of options, and I'm wondering if it is necessary to su

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 11:52 AM, Andrew wrote: > 2014-01-26 Andrew > >> I recently upgraded to Machinekit 12-28 and installed ubc3-joints_axes4. >> The very first start of hexapod config caused severe crash. I moved joints >> then switched to world mode and back, moved some joint again and in just >> could

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 26 Jan 2014, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:54:24 -0600 > From: Charles Steinkuehler > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: EMC2-Users-List > Subject: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey > > I'm working on adding software encoder suppo

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 13:05:06 Jon Elson did opine: > I just don't worry about this "idiot" problem. If you've > seen the picture of the $600 million NOAA weather > satellite that fell over and got smashed in 2003, I > just know that no matter HOW stupid a mistake I > ever make, it will NEVER

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 12:11 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > I would simplify the index logic to this: > > Always latch the current count on index (probably rising) edge > and provide the latched count to the driver. Have a (clearable) bit > that indicates the index was latched. Thanks! That makes sense

Re: [Emc-users] LCNC performance recorder?

2014-01-26 Thread andy pugh
On 25 January 2014 00:15, Greg Bentzinger wrote: > Goal – to be able to hook into an existing working CNC machine and monitor > encoder counts, spindle functions etc. so as to be able to record and analyze > the machine performance and characteristics so that a LCNC integrator has a > known go

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Andrew
2014-01-26 Charles Steinkuehler > The combined ubc3-joints_axes4 branch is relatively untested. Can you > try using the latest ubc3 branch and see if it behaves any better? > > I used the same branch and config with the prevoius Machinekit 09-02 and it was better, I even managed to shoot a video

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-01-26 Andrew > 1. How do I copy/paste from terminal window? In terminal it should be ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v or shift+insert Viesturs -- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread John Alexander Stewart
REN NOAA-19. Neat. The building behind mine @work tests space vehicles, and, for some of the testing people can not be in the same room, in case of bits flying off (e.g., program the linear accelerator to simulate an Airiane 5 launch, and see what happens to the satellite. Don't think they've dro

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Andrew
2014-01-26 Viesturs Lācis https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=viesturs.la...@gmail.com> > > In terminal it should be ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v or shift+insert > Hi Viesturs! Thanks, but it won't work in Machinekit. It has some nasty terminal, I could not find a combination.

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 12:29 PM, Andrew wrote: > 2014-01-26 Charles Steinkuehler > >> The combined ubc3-joints_axes4 branch is relatively untested. Can you >> try using the latest ubc3 branch and see if it behaves any better? >> >> I used the same branch and config with the prevoius Machinekit 09-02 and >

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 12:39 PM, Andrew wrote: > 2014-01-26 Viesturs Lācis > https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=viesturs.la...@gmail.com> > >> In terminal it should be ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v or shift+insert > > Hi Viesturs! Thanks, but it won't work in Machinekit. It has some nas

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 26 January 2014 13:14:29 Charles Steinkuehler did opine: > I'm working on adding software encoder support to the BeagleBone PRU > code. Counting up/down is easy, but I'm wondering how to deal with the > index pulses. Both the Mesa VHDL code and the existing software encoder > component

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Andrew
-01-26 Charles Steinkuehler > It's just a plain xterm...no need to go calling it names! ;-) > > Standard X rules apply, since it's a standard X program. Select via > left button. Insert via or the middle mouse button if > you have one (my mice don't and the click both left-and-right for middl

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread John Prentice (FS)
Greetings I am very happy with Peter's comments on the handling of Index and polarity. On frequency, my calcs. are like this: Lathe: Spindle speed up to 3500 RPM. Threading and tapping will be slower than this but very handy to have actual spindle speed display of whole range. Encoder at 500 lin

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread John Prentice (FS)
-Original Message- From: Charles Steinkuehler [mailto:char...@steinkuehler.net] Sent: 26 January 2014 13:01 >One comment I'll add is the gremlin back-plot display seems to interact with the X-Server and add significant lag to keyboard jogging (at > least the way it's setup by default).

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Philipp Burch
Hi John! On 01/26/2014 09:46 PM, John Prentice (FS) wrote: > [...] > With slow refresh on Gremlin my keyboard jog response is fine. I don't > however know if my GUI has jog problems with the default 50mS refresh as I > do all my actual jogging with the Contour Jog/Shuttle > > http://www.tormach.c

[Emc-users] New trajectory planner - testers wanted.

2014-01-26 Thread sam sokolik
This is an extension of the 'slow gcode' thread. The work that Robert has done on the TP are now in the beta stage. (has been for a little while - but I forgot to post anything about it on the user list.. :( ) I think the best way forward is to look at the thread on the forum and follow the d

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 1/26/2014 2:46 PM, John Prentice (FS) wrote: > >> With your updates, do you still see the keyboard lag, or does reducing the > load from gremlin help this issue? > > With slow refresh on Gremlin my keyboard jog response is fine. I don't > however know if my GUI has jog problems with the defaul

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-26 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 1/26/2014 10:20 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > I just don't worry about this "idiot" problem. If you've > seen the picture of the $600 million NOAA weather > satellite that fell over and got smashed in 2003, I > just know that no matter HOW stupid a mistake I > ever make, it will NEVER come close to th

[Emc-users] Crayon Lathe

2014-01-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
Anyone got kids or grandkids? My next CNC conversion project for the BeagleBone: http://hackaday.com/2014/01/26/littlebits-little-lathe/ :) -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -

Re: [Emc-users] Crayon Lathe

2014-01-26 Thread Marcus Bowman
I like the idea of different coloured work. The Health and Safety guys will have a field day with all those sharp hand held tools, but the kids will have fun. Regards, Marcus On 26 Jan 2014, at 22:59, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > Anyone got kids or grandkids? > > My next CNC conversion pro

Re: [Emc-users] Crayon Lathe

2014-01-26 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 01/26/2014 11:59 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > Anyone got kids or grandkids? > My next CNC conversion project for the BeagleBone: > http://hackaday.com/2014/01/26/littlebits-little-lathe/ Better develop motorized gloves first them and an arm's length tool-changer. With the spindle's speed,

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Tucker
I have one of them and swear down by it in mach3. Excellent when the machine is along the other end of the table on my router. Again it would be nice to get that working with the Gui. There is some stuff in the wiki but i would think it has to be tied in to the gui but i am sure john will let us k

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Index Support Survey

2014-01-26 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/26/2014 11:54 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > I'm working on adding software encoder support to the BeagleBone PRU > code. Counting up/down is easy, but I'm wondering how to deal with the > index pulses. Both the Mesa VHDL code and the existing software encoder > component have quite a va

Re: [Emc-users] More stepgens with BeagleBone

2014-01-26 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/26/2014 02:04 PM, Andrew wrote: > > Standard X rules apply, since it's a standard X program. Select via > left button. Insert via or the middle mouse button if > you have one (my mice don't and the click both left-and-right for middle > doesn't seem to be working). > > That's called "chord

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
in honor of the incredible Amiga Video Toaster by Charles http://mikesubuntu.com/2010/06/flying-toasters-screensaver-in-latest-ubuntu/ :) TomP -- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More