[Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
Hi all; I thought I had come up with a way to scale the near.N.difference to the spindle requested speed. A way to turn the button green if the difference was say 10%. But near.N.difference is a parameter, and when an attempt is made to net a signal to it, lcnc goes boom won't start. I'll

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 September 2014 12:24, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: But near.N.difference is a parameter, and when an attempt is made to net a signal to it, lcnc goes boom won't start. It could be made into a pin by a very minor edit to

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread David Armstrong
i'm also at a loss with the same idea , i'm looking at using the dual needle display , showing commanded speed , and actual speed , and show the calculated difference and if thats within bounds etc . sure this near comp , should have an if zero then it's not good , it's just not running and

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 September 2014 07:47:26 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: On 2 September 2014 12:24, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: But near.N.difference is a parameter, and when an attempt is made to net a signal to it, lcnc goes boom won't start. It could be made into a pin

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 September 2014 08:06:01 David Armstrong did opine And Gene did reply: i'm also at a loss with the same idea , i'm looking at using the dual needle display , showing commanded speed , and actual speed , and show the calculated difference and if thats within bounds etc . I have

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread David Armstrong
sent u email Gene On 2 September 2014 15:47, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Tuesday 02 September 2014 08:06:01 David Armstrong did opine And Gene did reply: i'm also at a loss with the same idea , i'm looking at using the dual needle display , showing commanded speed , and

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 September 2014 11:15:54 David Armstrong did opine And Gene did reply: sent u email Gene Got it, thanks. And just got rained out of working on the psu, pretty noisy t-storm out right now. Gives me one less excuse not to do laundry. ;-) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread David Armstrong
you could always turn to making tesla coils On 2 September 2014 18:57, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Tuesday 02 September 2014 11:15:54 David Armstrong did opine And Gene did reply: sent u email Gene Got it, thanks. And just got rained out of working on the psu, pretty noisy

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 September 2014 14:17:17 David Armstrong did opine And Gene did reply: you could always turn to making tesla coils BTDT, maybe 65 years ago. Wound on a quaker oatmeal box IIRC, seems like I recall getting a 3 spark that burned a hole in my hand at least as bad as getting too

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Fest - Houston, 10/18 - 10/24

2014-09-02 Thread Jeff Epler
I just booked my ticket to the Houston fest. I'll be there saturday through tuesday (full days, travelling fri/wed). I hope to see some familiar faces and some new ones! Jeff -- Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Greg Bernard
Hi Gene- I ran across this little story and it reminded me of one of yours: http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/workshop/MyStory/all-senses.html?sp_rid=MjIyMzUxMzU2NjgS1sp_mid=10890201spMailingID=10890201spUserID=MjIyMzUxMzU2NjgS1spJobID=343082989spReportId=MzQzMDgyOTg5S0 Cheers, Greg

Re: [Emc-users] near module, Grrrr

2014-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 September 2014 21:38:09 Greg Bernard did opine And Gene did reply: Hi Gene- I ran across this little story and it reminded me of one of yours: http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/workshop/MyStory/all-senses.html?sp_rid=M