Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Chris Albertson
Today’s best practice is to put the code into version control in Git as soon as you have written the first few lines of code, long before you have even started testing it. Github is not for distributing finished projects. It is a public version control system. So if you have something and

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread John Dammeyer
I'm not ready with this code to distribute it as a project. I haven't touched it for almost 2 years. To put it out as a project means writing a user manual and far more comprehensive information on CANopen. My point of making the python and hal info available was to show that it's pretty ea

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Chris Albertson
The best way to distribute stuff like Python source code is to place it on GitHub and then every time you update it, send out a notice to tell people what’s new and where it is. GitHub is a free service and it offers more than just a place to store code. It also offers bug tracking and a forum

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Earl Weaver
Yeah, maybe this would be a good time for me to learn Arduino. -Earl On 8/22/2023 3:00 PM, N. Christopher Perry wrote: I think that would be an excellent use for an Arduino. N. Christopher Perry On Aug 22, 2023, at 1:01 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: I tried to send some python source code, a

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread John Dammeyer
Earl, Yes. My zip file with the Python code and xml for the pyvcp_options are now here: http://www.autoartisans.com/CAN/LinuxCANopen.zip I was suggesting CAN bus only because I've been using it since 1992 and so for me it's pretty easy. But the example was more to show how you can send command

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread John Dammeyer
I'll put the custom.hal file in the zip later today and update it on my web site. Again this is just one of many ways to do this. # Include your custom HAL commands here # This file will not be overwritten when you run PNCconf again # Bring in the CANopen xIM board loadusr -Wn serial-relays ./s

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Earl Weaver
John, So if I understand you correctly, you are suggesting using LinuxCNC computer to communicate via CANBUS or MODBUS long distance remotely with the dust collectors? The way I have it set up is: The dust collectors are suspended from the ceiling, but I have all the solenoid wires coming to a

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread N. Christopher Perry
I think that would be an excellent use for an Arduino. N. Christopher Perry > On Aug 22, 2023, at 1:01 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I tried to send some python source code, an xml and text file as > attachments, both as the files and in a zip and got the attachment > blacklisted reply. Is t

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread John Dammeyer
I tried to send some python source code, an xml and text file as attachments, both as the files and in a zip and got the attachment blacklisted reply. Is there another way so everyone on the list can get the attachment. I can put it on my web site but eventually it will disappear rather than end

[Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Earl Weaver
Hi everyone, Does anyone have suggestions what would be a good option for reverse pulse control on my dust collectors? I have 3 separate dust collectors that use (two each) air solenoid valves to give the filters an alternating 100 millisecond (1/10 second) pulse to remove the dust from the fil