Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Todd Zuercher
A quick google of it shows that 2.6v is typically the breaking point for failure. Replace the battery. - Original Message - From: "chris" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:23:05 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues I did check that yes

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 22 October 2015 20:30:24 chris wrote: > Yeah changing the battery fixed that. Still don't understand why > shutting down doesn't turn off the computer power like it used to. Or > why the display in axis is jerky now when panning and zooming. > > Chris I expect a lot of that would be f

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Jim Craig
On 10/22/2015 1:35 PM, Mark Wendt wrote: Chris, You might also check out the setting about local time as shown here https://wiki.debian.org/DateTime#Hardwareclock_.2F_Systemtime_.2F_Dual_Boot My computer would reset to UTC everytime I would reboot until I fixed it with the LOCAL change. Jim >

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 22 October 2015 13:34:01 chris wrote: > I've got some weird issues that have popped up recently. One of the > first things that I noticed is that the is when I pan the image around > in the axis screen it's really jerky, which is how it used to be, then > after updating it got to where

[Emc-users] Help Debugging Config.

2015-10-22 Thread Todd Zuercher
I created a configuration for one of our twin spindle routers (Z and W axis). In order to take advantage of the new trajectory planner, I could not use W movements in the carving G-code (only XYZ work). As a workaround I made a config that can use a couple of M1xx codes to slave and unslave the

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Ethernet products

2015-10-22 Thread TJoseph Powderly
wow, lotsa cheap io there for laptops with reasonable latency. unforch i got rid of thinkpad with 18uS latency heck it even had lpt. somebody grab it at goodwill elgin il :) sounds like a simplified wiring setup for step systems to me thx PCW et al at Mesa! TomP tjtr33 On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:14

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Mark Wendt
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:23 PM, chris wrote: > I did check that yesterday. I didn't have a replacement for it so I checked > the > voltage on the one that was in there and it was still around 2.6v. I'm not > sure > what the range on those is before they start causing issues. But you're > right

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread chris
I did check that yesterday. I didn't have a replacement for it so I checked the voltage on the one that was in there and it was still around 2.6v. I'm not sure what the range on those is before they start causing issues. But you're right, I probably should do that. I've had this particular desktop

Re: [Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Am Donnerstag, 22. Oktober 2015 schrieb chris: > I've got some weird issues that have popped up recently. One of the first > things > that I noticed is that the is when I pan the image around in the axis screen > it's really jerky, which is how it used to be, then after updating it got to > where

[Emc-users] some weird issues

2015-10-22 Thread chris
I've got some weird issues that have popped up recently. One of the first things that I noticed is that the is when I pan the image around in the axis screen it's really jerky, which is how it used to be, then after updating it got to where it was really smooth, now it's back to acting like that.

Re: [Emc-users] Minimum hardware?

2015-10-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 October 2015 at 03:52, Jon Elson wrote: > 1 GB of memory should be > fine, and a 40 GB hard drive should be plenty. In other > words, many cast-off desktop computers will do very well. I have a couple of systems running perfectly well on an 8GB SSD. 4GB works too, but is slightly tight. -

Re: [Emc-users] Password issues

2015-10-22 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 21.10.15 21:58, Bengt Sjölund wrote: > By the way I can not upgrade my old Ubuntu 10.04, update manager fails. > Any hints on what to do? Ubuntu 10.04 was an LTS (Long Term Support) version, issued in April 2010, IIRC. LTS means that it is supported for 5 years on servers and 3 years on the de