Re: [Emc-users] e-stop update

2014-09-09 Thread Jon Elson
On 09/09/2014 07:25 PM, lloyd wilson wrote: > Just to close the loop (and hopefully not to rouse Murphy from his > benignant slumber) - > > we changed the 5V power supply to the PPMC chassis and have seen no > further repeats of the system falling into e-stop during operation. > > OK, glad to know

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
50% sounds high! manufacturers are NOT interested in old equipment running. what i got is scrounged off service techs and the web. hey, thx for the reality check if i tried to keep those encoders, i'd need spcl code to read them, plus they need an initialization messaging on startup and home. re

[Emc-users] e-stop update

2014-09-09 Thread lloyd wilson
Just to close the loop (and hopefully not to rouse Murphy from his benignant slumber) - we changed the 5V power supply to the PPMC chassis and have seen no further repeats of the system falling into e-stop during operation. Thanks to all who responded lloyd ---

[Emc-users] setting global variables from HAL python

2014-09-09 Thread Ralph Stirling
I seem to recall seeing somewhere a way to read and write variables within a hal user space python module, that can be then referenced in G-code. Was this wishful imaginings, or is this possible? In other words, I'd like to be able to read and write say #5000 inside a python script that is loaded

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 September 2014 23:45, Rene Hopf wrote: > The second PCB is on a stm32f4discovery, and accepts resolvers, differential > encoders, rs485 and ethernet. > It is designed to get the software development going, and is easy to build, 1 > layer, and through hole components. I managed to persuade

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread Rene Hopf
On 09 Sep 2014, at 23:06, Marius Alksnys wrote: > Hi, Rene, > > what are current limits of this servo driver with IRAMX? > Before we get into those complex interfaces - could it accept raw PWM > commands for current or PWM - one phase or three? The IRAMX I am using is rated up to 16A at 600V

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread Marius Alksnys
On 2014.09.09 23:26, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > get something with documents > its not just the motor and driver that can bite you. > Do you think it would be very hard to get those documents? My luck in getting old (18 to 32 year old) machine documents from manufacturer is about 50%. Sometimes it

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread Marius Alksnys
Hi, Rene, what are current limits of this servo driver with IRAMX? Before we get into those complex interfaces - could it accept raw PWM commands for current or PWM - one phase or three? Marius On 2014.09.09 16:48, Rene Hopf wrote: > Hi, > Have you decided on a date? > Are the ABB robots still

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread Marius Alksnys
On 2014.09.09 23:26, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > Marius > get something with documents > its not just the motor and driver that can bite you. > i got a 6dof with Sanyo Denki planetary drives > and the encoder output is proprietary 'panasonic A' > never did get that decoded And how hard it would be

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Marius get something with documents its not just the motor and driver that can bite you. i got a 6dof with Sanyo Denki planetary drives and the encoder output is proprietary 'panasonic A' never did get that decoded i have screenshots and devices to capture the data hm, hey! I got a cheap robo

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 September 2014 20:50, Marius Alksnys wrote: > Seiko Epson D-Train TT8550 > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Epson-D-Train-TT8550-4-Axis-SCARA-Robot-Payload-5kg/121062787966?_trksid=p2047675.c15.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D24351%26meid%3D79f2149b96c34c2e858

[Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread Marius Alksnys
Maybe someone knows what motors are in these robots? And how to find their documents? The last one has a line in description, saying "AC servo motors with harmonic drives". If there are AC servo motors - what optimal price solution would you suggest in case when there is no old electronics? SE

[Emc-users] Custom M-code

2014-09-09 Thread Charles Buckley
Hello, I have written a custom M-code to flash an image with a projector for an SLA printer. The script is in bash. It basically just runs a command called feh with a geometry and filename. The filename is currently a combination of a hardcoded directory/base filename and layer number. It then k

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread Rene Hopf
On 09 Sep 2014, at 15:55, alex chiosso wrote: > Hi Rene. > I should be there so I hope to learn more about the EtherCAT application > and EtherCAT<--->CanOpen interface. a guy in peters CNCecke started working on canopen drives. http://www.cncecke.de/forum/showthread.php?t=87939&highlight=canop

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Rene. I should be there so I hope to learn more about the EtherCAT application and EtherCAT<--->CanOpen interface. Regards Alex On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Rene Hopf wrote: > Hi, > Have you decided on a date? > Are the ABB robots still available? > > I will bring my AC Servo project, a

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread Rene Hopf
Hi, Have you decided on a date? Are the ABB robots still available? I will bring my AC Servo project, a driver based on the IRAMX16UP60B and STM32F4 with resolver interface. I also have a stack of Beckhoff ethercat components, including a canopen adaptor(EL6751), in case anyone wants to play wit