Re: [Emc-users] Problem pncconf in master (patch attached)

2014-10-31 Thread Chris Morley
> > I will look into the kernel check error next. > > I have some data for you on that. I see that pncconf uses the "hal" > python module to learn about the system it's running on. This is a > sensible thing to do. > > > So in other words, in all three of the expected situations, the hal

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

2014-10-31 Thread Sven Wesley
Did you solve the infinity problems you found last year? 2014-10-29 22:11 GMT+01:00 Christian Stöveken : > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky > wrote: > > > > > Are you using genserkins for the R15? > > > yes. > > --

Re: [Emc-users] Houston LinuxCNC Fest

2014-10-31 Thread Sven Wesley
Even though I'm a fellow Citizen of Amerruca nowadays, it's pretty darn far away. 2014-10-30 4:54 GMT+01:00 Jon Elson : > On 10/29/2014 01:19 PM, Mark Johnsen wrote: > > I had a great time in Houston at TX/RX labs as well. Thanks to Chris and > > Roland for hosting and breakfast on Sunday! > > >

Re: [Emc-users] The Warm Glow of Mach 3

2014-10-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/30/2014 06:09 PM, dave wrote: ... snip > Well, Russian built rocket engines incinerated more than a few Russian > cosmonauts. > Apparently, when they work they work well...and when they fail . > opps! At least we were not launching people. ;-) Going back to traditional rockets with a c

Re: [Emc-users] The Warm Glow of Mach 3

2014-10-31 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/31/2014 10:39 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 10/30/2014 06:09 PM, dave wrote: > ... snip > >> Well, Russian built rocket engines incinerated more than a few Russian >> cosmonauts. >> Apparently, when they work they work well...and when they fail . >> opps! At least we were not launching pe

[Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
In case anyone might be interested, I mentioned on IRC some issues I had with a blown out unipolar drive: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/1-1a.jpg http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/Bandit_Stepper_Driver.png http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shi

Re: [Emc-users] The Warm Glow of Mach 3

2014-10-31 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 10/31/14 11:45 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > So if they did have astronaunts on this rocket they would have had to > make a choice. Kill the astronaunts by detonating the rocket, or > possibly kill civilians if the rocket crashes onto the mainland. That's not right. Manned rockets have launch escap

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/31/2014 09:53 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > In case anyone might be interested, I mentioned on IRC some issues I had > with a blown out unipolar drive: BTW, the tool arm also stopped working. I thought the 4-way valve here was the problem: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/sh

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread jrmitchellj .
I have a few of those, in a couple of boxes in my garage. Ray --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, s

Re: [Emc-users] The Warm Glow of Mach 3

2014-10-31 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/31/2014 11:57 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > On 10/31/14 11:45 AM, Dave Cole wrote: >> So if they did have astronaunts on this rocket they would have had to >> make a choice. Kill the astronaunts by detonating the rocket, or >> possibly kill civilians if the rocket crashes onto the mainla

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Dave Cole
I work with a company that does machining and also repairs hydraulic cylinders for everything from AG cylinders to excavator cylinders. I think they buy most of their seals from this company and they buy just a few at a time since every cylinder they get in for repair seems to be different. ht

Re: [Emc-users] The Warm Glow of Mach 3

2014-10-31 Thread andy pugh
On 31 October 2014 20:04, Dave Cole wrote: > Perhaps they should fit the LAS system to the cargo bay of future > Antares rockets? ;-) That isn't a crazy idea. The reduced insurance premiums alone might make it worthwhile. No point for astronaut chow like the last one had, but for one-off scienti

[Emc-users] hal.is_* / rtapi_is_* (was Problem pncconf in master)

2014-10-31 Thread Jeff Epler
As Seb says, the properties in the hal module are thin wrappers around rtapi_is_xxx. hal.is_userspace is simply always the inverse of hal.is_kernelspace, which is just rtapi_is_kernelspace(). This is true for RTAI and false for uspace. hal.is_sim is simply the inverse of hal.is_rt, which is just

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 31 October 2014 12:53:28 Kirk Wallace did opine And Gene did reply: > In case anyone might be interested, I mentioned on IRC some issues I > had with a blown out unipolar drive: > > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/1-1a.jpg > > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machin

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/31/2014 03:36 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: ...snip > That could be an SOA failure, where a bug spends too much time in the > transition between on and off and punches thru. > > TBT, most darlingtons are too slow, particularly for power drivers, to be > suitable for such usage, and I would expect

Re: [Emc-users] Shizouka Mill

2014-10-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 31 October 2014 20:24:54 Kirk Wallace did opine And Gene did reply: > On 10/31/2014 03:36 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > ...snip > > > That could be an SOA failure, where a bug spends too much time in the > > transition between on and off and punches thru. > > > > TBT, most darlingtons are t