Re: [Emc-users] update version on working machine

Thanks for all the advice! I think as long as I have a spare computer the safest is to simply set it up and swap it in. This particular machine has Mesa cards so I will install my spare 5i20 and cables for an easy switch. Another machine that needs update has a Pico system so it simply needs a

Re: [Emc-users] G43 weirdness

Shouldn't the tool change command be more like "M6T1 G43 H1"? --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it"Albert Einstein On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 8:16 AM Andrew wrote: > 2018-08-25 0:27 GMT+03:00 Les Newell: > > > I'm in the process of

Re: [Emc-users] Axis limit warning - work envelope not being calculated correctly.

After a few more hours head scratching I figured out most of what is going on. In some cases LinuxCNC is calculating the work envelope incorrectly. The axis limit warnings are based on the work envelope. From my testing it looks like it is sometimes messing up the tool offsets when it does a si

Re: [Emc-users] G43 weirdness

2018-08-27 16:31 GMT+03:00 jrmitchellj: > Shouldn't the tool change command be more like "M6T1 G43 H1"? > > The doc says: G43 without an H word uses the currently loaded tool from the last Tn M6. So I'm counting on that.

Re: [Emc-users] Axis limit warning - work envelope not being calculated correctly.

On Monday 27 August 2018 09:49:50 Les Newell wrote: > After a few more hours head scratching I figured out most of what is > going on. In some cases LinuxCNC is calculating the work envelope > incorrectly. The axis limit warnings are based on the work envelope. > From my testing it looks like it

[Emc-users] Parallel Port

I have a duel port PCIe parallel port card that I am trying to use in an application, but I'm having a little trouble. My problem is that I can't seem to use the pins in the control groupe (1,14,16,17) as outputs in the normal "out" or "in" configurations. When set up as out or in those pins s

[Emc-users] Thoughts on dynamic soft limits

Gene, you  mentioned settable soft limits in your last post. I have been doing some work along these lines. On my router the tool changer is on one end of the Y axis and a rogue g-code file could ram the spindle into it and do a lot of damage. A while back I messed up my tool change sequencing

[Emc-users] Just in case anyone is interested in my tool changer...

I uploaded a quick video of it in action Les -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Port

On Monday 27 August 2018 13:38:08 Todd Zuercher wrote: > I have a duel port PCIe parallel port card that I am trying to use in > an application, but I'm having a little trouble. > > My problem is that I can't seem to use the pins in the control groupe > (1,14,16,17) as outputs in the normal "out"

Re: [Emc-users] Thoughts on dynamic soft limits

On Monday 27 August 2018 15:17:39 Les Newell wrote: > Gene, you  mentioned settable soft limits in your last post. I have > been doing some work along these lines. > > On my router the tool changer is on one end of the Y axis and a rogue > g-code file could ram the spindle into it and do a lot of

Re: [Emc-users] Just in case anyone is interested in my tool changer...

On Monday 27 August 2018 16:44:14 Les Newell wrote: > I uploaded a quick video of it in action > > > Les Neat, Les. But I've got an r8 spindle. Darnit > > -- > Check out the vibrant te

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Port

On 08/27/2018 12:38 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: I have a duel port PCIe parallel port card that I am trying to use in an application, but I'm having a little trouble. My problem is that I can't seem to use the pins in the control groupe (1,14,16,17) as outputs in the normal "out" or "in" configur

Re: [Emc-users] Just in case anyone is interested in my tool changer...

On 27 Aug 2018, at 21:44, Les Newell wrote: > I uploaded a quick video of it in action > Nice action, and I like the logic for the tool length setting/not setting. Marcus -- Check out