uitry, and opto-isolator drivers.
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Does the Live CD for 2.1 install on a blank hard drive or must you
already have Linux and what version installed?
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Alex Joni wrote:
>The Live CD at www.linuxcnc.org has already been updated.
>You can download the new one, ang go that way.. but it's a 650MB
>download.
&g
I down loaded "emc2-ubunto6.06-desktop-i386.iso" and copied the file to
a CD, changed the bios to boot on CD but all I get is boot error. Do
you have any idea wht might be the problem?
Jack Ensor
Alex Joni wrote:
>The Live CD is as the name says a CD that is able to run witho
Thanks. Will try to do that.
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What do I do now?
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Thanks for all the help that has been provided. Yes the drive was too
small and after switching ot a larger drive it installed fine. Now I
need to work out details of getting dialup to work and the laser jet
printer to work with it. I'm currently plowing thru that.
Jack Ensor
Alex Joni
I need to know what the kernal version is on EMC2 6.06 in order to to down
load the proper drivers.
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Sent: Tues
Can anyone tell me why I get the following responses when trying to start Emc
from a terminal window?
Jack Ensor
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ emc stepper_inch.ini
EMC2 - 2.1.0
Machine configuration directory is '/home/jack'
Machine configuration file is 'stepper_inch.ini'
Could not
Ignore last post - I figured out the answer - I didn't provide the necessary
path that was needed.
Jack Ensor
Quoting Jack Ensor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Can anyone tell me why I get the following responses when trying to start
> Emc
> from a terminal window?
>
> Jack E
l. Therefore, I am looking for an example which outputs these signals from
two parallel ports.
Is something like this available?
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pci.vendor_id int 38672 (0x9710)
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I hope that with the above information that someone maybe able to determine what
I must do in order to get things going in my system.
Jack Ensor
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Thanks for the info.
Yes, I failed to say that I am trying to interface an add-on parallel
port card. I knew there must be a way of determining what the offset
addresses were.
Can't wait to give this a try.
Jack Ensor
Alex Joni wrote:
>
> It seems that you are trying to use an
don't want it.
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I originally down loaded and installed the Live EMC2 CD back in the early part
of January. So when I recently learned there was an upgrade available, I down
loaded what I have (emc2.1.1.tar.gz). Did I down load the wrong thing?
Jack Ensor
Quoting John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I believe I was mistaken. It was probably after the 2.1.0 came out. Is there
any easy way of checking for which version I have?
Jack Ensor
>
> > Jack Ensor wrote:
>
> >> I originally down loaded and installed the Live EMC2 CD back
> >> in the early part o
you explain the differences?
Am I up to date?
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Quoting Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> In that case: download the package which is
>
> http://linuxcnc.org/emc2/dists/dapper/emc2.1/binary-i386/e
be a
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MC2_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
EMC2_TCL_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl
EMC2_SCRIPT_DIR=
EMC2_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.15-magma/modules/emc2
EMC2_CONFIG_DIR=
EMC2_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl/msgs
INIVAR=/usr/bin/inivar
HALCMD=/usr/bin/halcmd
EMC2_EMCSH=/usr/bin/emcsh
EMC2_IOSH=/usr/bin/iosh
I would app
No, I created MyConf folder and put my modified files in it. Only BP.ini,
Mycore_stepper.hal, and pinout.out. Is emc.nml the only other file that must
be there as it is currently configured? I only wanted to put files there that
are necessary in order to keep clutter to a minimum.
Jack Ensor
ed.
[183775.663392] RTAI[hal]: unmounted.
Debug file information:
Can not find -sec HAL -var HALUI -num 1
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
2631
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
Can you see what the problem may be?
Also I want to make one of
Thanks, John. I'll give that a try. Appreciate your response.
Can you tell me how to set on of the pins on the parallel port to a one?
Jack Ensor
> >>
>
> You did that part fine. But I also said:
>
> >> Also i
> >> newsig Xstep bit
> >>
t "0x0378"
insmod: error inserting
'/usr/realtime-2.6.15-magma/modules/emc2/hal_parport.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in
module
HAL:1: ERROR: systemv failed, returned 1
HAL:1: ERROR: insmod failed, returned -1
halcmd: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
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halcmd: loadrt hal_paraport cfg="0x0378" "0xdff0"
HAL:9: ERROR: Can't find module 'hal_paraport' in
/usr/realtime-2.6.15-magma/modules/emc2
halcmd:
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Thanks - That did it. Next step is to incorporate this into the pinout file!
Jack Ensor
Quoting John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Jack Ensor wrote:
> > There seems to be a problem when I designate more than one parport. when I
> load
> > one or the other it works fi
itself implements a holding current when the quadrature
input stops changing. This is triggered about 5 seconds after the enable is
removed.
So the question is how can this type of enable be generated by hal. (Starts with
motion command and ends subsequently).
Jack Ensor
type.
Is that a typo in the command?
Should it be
sets signame value
I guess I should be able to figure this out by testing it however, in trying to
learn how to use hal it is just one more stumbling block along the way.
Jack Ensor
# connect it to a physical pin
linksp spindle-on => parport.0.pin-09-out
###
### You might use something like this to enable chopper drives when machine ON
### the Xen signal is defined in core_stepper.hal
###
linksp Xen1 => parport.0.pin-08-out
###
Jack Ensor
rough the hal
tutorial.
Jack Ensor
Quoting John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> HAL is designed to be very "discoverable". That means you can easily
> find out what pins exist for yourself, rather than asking questions on
> mailing lists and waiting for people to tell
ge that it probably si<6>CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of
the University of California
[42737.667437] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
It seems that it always occurs after loading the parallel port drivers.
Anyone have any ideas on how to cure this
/rtai_smi.ko
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My question is do they simply mean down load the binary file and then copy it
over /usr/realtime-2.6.15-magma/modules/rtai_smi.ko ?
Do I still have to do step 4?
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If so how can I safely move the replacement binary file in to the module
directory?
Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 10 March 2007, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
> And your mailer is broken Jack, no way to tell who wrote what here.
>
>
>> It
h some hardware/config combinations."
Why would one do 'sudo rmmod pcspkr' if it is known to cause problems?
I hope you don't misunderstand me - I'm only trying to understand what I
need to do.
Jack Ensor
On Friday 09 March 2007 14:41, Jack Ensor wrote:
> [ 516.2002
When I go into System-Administration-Update Manager I don;t see any thing
referring to Emc2.1.2. How do I get it to update to this new version?
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Disreguard the message- I found I had to click on the check box at the bottom
of
the window for it to check to see what updates were available. When I did that
Quoting Jack Ensor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> When I go into System-Administration-Update Manager I don;t see any thing
>
For Update Manager at top of screen select:
System, then Administration, then select Update Manager
Jack Ensor
Quoting xtra209 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi,
>
> My EMC box is not connected to the Internet... I installed from the
> Ubuntu live cd and want to update EMC. I dow
d. So I then put
the original file back.
So now I am at a loss as to what my next step should be. Any ideas short of
looking for a different motherboard?
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Aha - not there - no wonder it didn't work
Latency test doesn't work
What do I do now?
Jack Ensor
Quoting Alex Joni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi Jack,
>
> you were pretty close :)
>
> You need to load the modified module (sudo modprobe rtai_smi)
> an
s you some insight into a solution for my latency failures.
Jack Ensor
Quoting paul_c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi Jack
>
> On Tuesday 13 March 2007 19:49, Jack Ensor wrote:
> > When I run the latency test I get:
> > RTD| -982| -1005| -116| 77
any boards. Does anyone know of any or have any suggestions for finding
a small flat panel at a reasonable cost?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SHARP-8-4-LCD-SCREEN-PANEL-APPLE-DELL-LAPTOP-CAR_W0QQitemZ300092346949QQcategoryZ51161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If the link doesn't go thru try a search for item 300092346949
Jack Ensor
Eric H. Johnson wrote:
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Too pricey! I think that there should be something even used around,
but it seems that there only has been a recent large demand for this
type of display.
Jack Ensor
goettler wrote:
> Why don´t you use a 7 or 8" touch screen Car PC Display, there are may
> on ebay.
>
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sw-in, I would
expect
to see the pin to follow the signal, but it doesn't.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what is going on here?
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Emc2 and have spent time tuning the software parameters to what I
thought were optimum. When I home the x and y axis, they home within
<.001 in. consistently. I have a DRO to monitor table position. I am
running with a m
Thanks for the suggestion of trying 0.0 backlash. That cut the error
down significantly. Why should that make such a difference? Backlash
compensation error shouldn't be cumulative , should it?
I am now getting from .0101 to .0002 variance. Still more than I would
like to see.
Jack
By the way the3 version is Emc/axis 2.1.3.
Jack
Jack Ensor wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion of trying 0.0 backlash. That cut the error
down significantly. Why should that make such a difference? Backlash
compensation error shouldn't be cumulative , should it?
I am now getting from .01
I forgot to mention the version is Emc/axis 2.1.3 that I am running.
Jack
Jack Ensor wrote:
>Thanks for the suggestion of trying 0.0 backlash. That cut the error
>down significantly. Why should that make such a difference? Backlash
>compensation error shouldn't be cumulative ,
een commanded position and actual position at the end of
the run. I am elated. Thanks for every ones help.
Jack Ensor
Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Sunday 13 May 2007, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>Thanks for the suggestion of trying 0.0 backlash. That cut the error
>>down significantl
I wonder if any one has used or explored the use of the PowerMate
Controller for a jog wheel. Check out:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/
If not through the usb connection I wonder if it is basically an encoder
internally that one could adapt and interface with emc.
Jack
a bug in the program?
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John Kasunich wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>On my setup using Emc2 Version 2.1.3, I originally had the X axis homing
>>on the positive (right hand) limit switch. It worked flawlessly.
>> My ini file for it was:
>>
>>MIN_LIMIT = -13.2
>>MAX_LIMIT=
I can't find any reference to creating and using subroutines other than
the canned processes. Is this possible and what would the gcode look
like if it is?
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Thanks. Just what I've been looking for.
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Sam Sokolik wrote:
>This is a good start
>http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Oword
>
>sam
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someone can give me insight into how this could be done.
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Chris Radek wrote:
>On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 07:14:06AM -0400, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>I plan on wiring momentary push button switches in parallel with the
>>appopriate short cut keys on the keyboard. One of the problems I see is
>>that of providing for the 2 key c
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Do you have a link to the Geckodrive list?
Jack
Richard L. Wurdack wrote:
>There is a good thread on that subject going on right now on the Geckodrive
>list.
>
>D.
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No. I don't think this would be the way to go.
Jack
Wayne Weedon wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>I plan on wiring momentary push button switches in parallel with the
>>appopriate short cut keys on the keyboard. One of the problems I see is
>>that of prov
m of 1 Khz after the acceleration phase and decreased
to zero as the table stopped. Rise and fall times were less than 1 uS.
So maybe the problem is I don't know how to use halscope or maybe its
frequency response is very slow. Can any one educat
Check out the following - it worked for me to set my screen resolution.
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Jon Elson wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>I noticed when jogging at my maximum rate of 90 ipm the 2 quadrature
>>signals coming at a rate of 1 Khz have approximately 50 micro seconds of
>>jitter. Is this excessive? How much would it contribute to tracking
>
Jon Elson wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>>When you say homing is OK, but axis is bad, is that all due to
>>>speed?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Slowing things down by a factor of ten makes no difference in position
>>erro
I'm sure was
probably during the beginning of the deceleration period.
Using a real analog scope I measured about 1 Khz. This calculates to 96
ipm. So at 90 ipm my scope reading should have indicated a period of
1.06 millisec => 938 Hz. This is within the accuracy of my reading the
any thing below 30 % it doesn't work, the equivalent axiis to
those keys gets selected.. How can this be fixed so that the top row of
keys only sets the feed override?
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How does one setup Axis so that when you start it, it comes up in full
screen size?
How does one change the default folder that appears when selecting File,
Open from /usr/bin/emc/ncfiles to one of the users choice? This would
speed up the process of selecting your own ngc files.
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t has been provided
to get me going. I couldn't have done with out it. Thanks!
Now all error has been eliminated and I now have a system ready to cut
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maximum value of 2.0 for each axis, a value of 4.0 should
be satisfactory for the Traj section. Any comments on this?
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John Kasunich wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>The suggested value in the ini file Traj section for a 3 axis mill for
Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Saturday 07 July 2007, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>I have successfully upgraded an antique Bandit CNC on a Bridgeport to
>>EMC2. I am using the Axis user interface.
>>
>>Some of you may recall earlier postings of mine describing the
>
).
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David Winter wrote:
> Dear All,
> Installed EMC2 from Live CD to a Xycom Industrial PC,
> works fine except
> that the screen is 1024 x 768 and the only resolutions available in
> the screen resolution
> setup are 800 x 600 and 640 x 480. If I look in
expected to get motion to the position of -4.00 since I had
defined that in the COMP_FILE table. However the final position went to
5.00 indicating to me that the table was ignored.
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Jon Elson wrote:
>Jack Ensor wrote:
>
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>>How is the COMP_FILE = file.extension used in the Axis mode of
>>operation? I tried creating a table (comp.fil) as follows to see the
>>results and get an idea of how it works:
>>
>>-13. -13.000 -13.
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Alex Joni wrote:
>>I use the DRO mounted on the table to read table position. True, EMC
>>indicated -5.0 as it should but I expected to see the table DRO to
>>indicate -4.0. But it really went to -5.0 on the DRO.
>>
>>
>>
>
>hrmm, that doesn't sound like it should work ;)
>try mangling the
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ed and the system was back to its
old self again.
I don't know what brought this misbehavior on, but was wondering if
halscope would be able to show what was happening particularly if there
were excessive jitter in the sign
Chris Radek wrote:
>On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 06:56:08PM -0400, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>I don't know what brought this misbehavior on, but was wondering if
>>halscope would be able to show what was happening particularly if there
>>were excessive jitter in the
Thanks, Paul. I already downloaded 2.1.7 via the update manager a day
or so ago. What I don't understand is your file is only about 8K and
when I updated it was over 5M. Why the difference or do I need to do
something with what you sent me?
Jack Ensor
paul_c wrote:
>Attached, c
Machining" describing my
stepper motor resonance damper. Don't know when or if it gets published
at this point.
Jack Ensor
Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Monday 20 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote:
>
>
>>Gene Heskett wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Greetings everybody;
>&
Where is Touchoff data stored?
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Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser
With the Emc2 stock setup using the Axis GUI, the startup file is
axis.ngc. Where is the startup file designated so that I may designate
something else?
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.ngc file to load upon opening
Axis, but I don't. It always loads the demo file Axis.ngc and I don't
see a line in the ini file that specifies it either.
Jack Ensor
Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Monday 03 September 2007, Jack Ensor wrote:
>
>
>>With the Emc2 stock setup u
ertainent section of my ini file and the comp file
below:
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#+ First axis X
[AXIS_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.000
MAX_VELOCITY = 1.5
MAX_ACCELERATION = 2.0
STEPGEN_MAXVEL = 1.7
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 2.2
#BACKLASH =
Using Emc2 off of the Live cd and updated to 2.1.7, I installed a 2nd
hard drive but the file browser does not see it. It is detected okay in
the bios. What could be the problem?
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