[Emc-users] How to setup a system for Uspace

2017-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Hi I have been having a hard time getting a system setup to run uspace in order to use the mesa 7i76. I installed a fresh Debian 9 on a machine. Then I installed the RT kernel as suggested here (http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/getting-started/getting-linuxcnc.html) This seemed to work fine but t

Re: [Emc-users] Cards arrived, but will need mods to run with lcnc, GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

2017-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 27 November 2017 17:49:48 andy pugh wrote: > On 27 November 2017 at 20:40, Gene Heskett wrote: > > But thats not the /real/ pita. Parport pin 14 is not on the i/o > > terminals its apparently spindle motor relay control, and on a 5i25, > > is the pwm signal from the 5i25's pwmgen.0. I

Re: [Emc-users] OT -high voltage steppers

2017-11-27 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 2:08 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 27 November 2017 16:29:02 dave wrote: > > > > > And where the heck do we get drivers for those? That would need at least > a full wave bridge with a capacitative input filter to get the DC to > power the driver from a single phase 2

Re: [Emc-users] OT -high voltage steppers

2017-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 27 November 2017 16:29:02 dave wrote: > Interesting high voltage steppers (3 ph) > > http://www.pcbequipment.com/images/machines/website/23330/Datasheet%20 >Berger%20Lahr%20-%20VRDM%20391050%20LWB.pdf > > 325 V 4 A 4Nm > > IIRC they roll off at about 15 KHz > > Weight ~3.1 Kg 85 mm x

Re: [Emc-users] Cards arrived, but will need mods to run with lcnc, GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

2017-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2017 at 20:40, Gene Heskett wrote: > But thats not the /real/ pita. Parport pin 14 is not on the i/o terminals > its apparently spindle motor relay control, and on a 5i25, is the pwm > signal from the 5i25's pwmgen.0. Did you consider looking for a firmware with a pinout to suit t

[Emc-users] OT -high voltage steppers

2017-11-27 Thread dave
Interesting high voltage steppers (3 ph) http://www.pcbequipment.com/images/machines/website/23330/Datasheet%20Berger%20Lahr%20-%20VRDM%20391050%20LWB.pdf 325 V 4 A 4Nm IIRC they roll off at about 15 KHz Weight ~3.1 Kg 85 mm x 85 mm x 142 mm Since hal has three phase these ought to be usab

[Emc-users] Cards arrived, but will need mods to run with lcnc, GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

2017-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings, re the SainSmart interface bob. They are so desperate for customers at Mach, that there appears to be a copy of Mach-3 on the cd. Jeez. This is so damned windows centric that I had a heck of a time getting the mini-cd mounted, but the docs, once I had printed the pdf, seem fairly co

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone interested in QtQuickVcp support for LinuxCNC? (still the same)

2017-11-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
Nicklas Karlsson writes: > Yes. I do not like python and guess C++ execute faster so why not. > > >> From a developers perspective VCPs where completely outdated and not >> even close to what modern UI toolkits offer. No developer really want's >> to work with tk, we can argue about Gtk2. > > I

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone interested in QtQuickVcp support for LinuxCNC?

2017-11-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
Remote UI is part of QtQuickVcp, so yes it would be supported. I can also post on the developers list. Rene Hopf writes: > Hi, > > Im very interested in using this. would you only port the qtvcp, or also the > remote UI stuff? or does that go together? > Norbert, the gmoccapy guy, is very inter

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone interested in QtQuickVcp support for LinuxCNC?

2017-11-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
I think Qt is a good choice for modern UIs. * It has a history of more than 21 years. * It's used on safety critical environments (medical, automotive, ...) * It supports all relevant platforms. * It's open source. * Commercial support is available if necessary. * QtQuickVcp is already working fin

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone interested in QtQuickVcp support for LinuxCNC?

2017-11-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
Sebastian Kuzminsky writes: > On 11/21/2017 03:31 AM, Alex Rössler wrote: >> Hello everyone, > > Hi Alex, > > >> I have started a new VCP project approximately 4 years ago because I was >> very dissatisfied with what was already available in LinuxCNC at the time. >> >> From a users perspective,

Re: [Emc-users] temp rise allowed on steppers

2017-11-27 Thread Eric Keller
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 1:26 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > I recall reading somewhere, and I can't remember where, that it's possible > to damage a stepper motor by running too much current through them. Not > because of overheating, (although that's a possibility), but because the > larger magnet

Re: [Emc-users] temp rise allowed on steppers

2017-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 27 November 2017 01:26:12 John Dammeyer wrote: > I recall reading somewhere, and I can't remember where, that it's > possible to damage a stepper motor by running too much current through > them. Not because of overheating, (although that's a possibility), > but because the larger magn

Re: [Emc-users] temp rise allowed on steppers

2017-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 27 November 2017 00:38:26 Chris Albertson wrote: > about $100 per axis here, assuming NEMA23 size > https://www.omc-stepperonline.com/stepper-motor-driver/closed-loop-ste >pper-driver-0-70a-24-48vdc-for-nema-17-23-24-stepper-motor-cl57t.html > Thats a much more realistic a price. I also