Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-09-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
Now, on to the next problem (and maybe post the results to the wiki?). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA <>-- All of the data g

[Emc-users] BLDC Component With Induction Motor?

2011-09-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
Andy, have you tried your BLDC component on a three phase induction motor, or in other words as an EMC2 based VFD? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-09-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
ntroller, the input provides a voltage level for triggering the SCR, but for a VFD it may be a PLL or "Maybe it's something really cool that I don't even know about" (tree of trust). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machin

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-09-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
the first person to hook a PWM signal to a VFD. I must be missing something simple. PS, this VFD doesn't have Modbus or other communication port, or I would have used it already. :( -- Kirk Wallace http://www.

[Emc-users] VFD Speed Input

2011-09-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
e, I my need to resort to a digital potentiometer. Thanks for any help. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All of the

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Kollmorgen ServoStar 601 servo drive

2011-09-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2011-09-27 at 18:54 +0300, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2011/9/27 Kirk Wallace : > > On Tue, 2011-09-27 at 18:30 +0300, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > >> I am using them with analog signal. > >> There are no add-in interface cards. > >> > >> Viesturs >

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Kollmorgen ServoStar 601 servo drive

2011-09-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
adedfiles/Files/Document/sr601_e.pdf -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructu

Re: [Emc-users] Need help with servo tuning

2011-09-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
ing to find what might be causing the noise. Or, I could be totally wrong. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All the data continuous

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Cheap VFD

2011-09-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
fore turning it over, to get all of the sand out of it and to check and refit parts that don't match. http://www.utterpower.com/listeroi.htm -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -

Re: [Emc-users] Omron V1000 VFD & Modbus

2011-09-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
ld solve some of the communications timing issues, ... or not. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All of the data generated in

[Emc-users] OT: Cheap VFD

2011-09-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
Has anyone used one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/220772028703#ht_13349wt_1189 It seems to have what I need, and is cheaper than a beat to heck used VFD. Am I missing something? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] programs

2011-09-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
need to fix g-code programs from CAM and g-code utlities anyway, so knowing how to code by hand will come in handy (my opinion). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.h

Re: [Emc-users] OT: DIN Rail Device Size

2011-09-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 17:44 +0100, andy pugh wrote: > On 23 September 2011 17:34, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > Does anyone know if there is a maximum DIN rail device size > > specification? I'm thinking about making a device, but need to know how > > big it can be. Thanks

[Emc-users] OT: DIN Rail Device Size

2011-09-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
Does anyone know if there is a maximum DIN rail device size specification? I'm thinking about making a device, but need to know how big it can be. Thanks. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Wiring a VFD

2011-09-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
, the magnetic brake will stop the spindle. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All the data continuously generated in your IT in

Re: [Emc-users] Variable axes acceleration

2011-09-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
until the machine seems to work -- not ideal on my part. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- All the data continuously generate

Re: [Emc-users] Variable axes acceleration

2011-09-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
tor becomes more like a generator) back drives the VFD's DC bus beyond the bus maximum voltage. Fitting an appropriate braking resistor or limiting the motor's deceleration usually fixes this. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.c

Re: [Emc-users] Work Offsets became Zero

2011-09-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
itten to or lost. If needed, a copy of the file with the desired parameters can be made, then copied back to emc.var just before one loads EMC2. File names other than emc.var could be used by changing the name in the configuration's .ini file. I haven't played with emc.var, so there may be o

Re: [Emc-users] Remote access of EMC2 via cell phone data service

2011-09-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
Something like the attached? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA <>-- BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, C

Re: [Emc-users] Remote access of EMC2 via cell phone data service

2011-09-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
ng the EMC2 PC or a proxy to the Internet, maybe with Logmein or No-IP 2. Using a cell phone to be a remote terminal or act as a cell "modem" for a laptop or other device. 3. What kind of user interface and type of traffic. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/ma

Re: [Emc-users] Beginner questions regarding axis.

2011-09-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 15:43 -0400, John A. Stewart wrote: ... snip > 3) I'm thinking that travel when homing in EMC2 is not correct, > distance wise. I'm thinking that it is not moving as much as the > readout on the screens say; I have 4mm pitch leadscrews, 1.8 degree > steppers, directly co

[Emc-users] Parallel Port Utility

2011-09-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Startech -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port pin 1 toggles at startup

2011-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
for the parallel port buffers, break-out-boards, isolator boards, power supply or mains relays, ecetera. This way no parallel port output is passed to the machine until EMC2's machine ON feature is active. For more, see: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?About_Charge_Pumps -- Kir

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"

2011-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
mode will _not_ be required. EPP shouldn't hurt, and may help force the Base register into Bi-Dir mode for cards that need the extra help. On another hand, with SPP and pins 2-9 set to output, there are five input pins, and adding PCI cards is cheap. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wall

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
t be better if it recorded the same process. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Franci

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
parallel port pins. The e-stop and/or enable functions may be an issue too. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- BlackBerry® DevCon

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
rport.1.read base-thread ... addf encoder.update-counters base-thread " > So the moral is, it will be easy once you have done it, keep hitting > your head on it !! > > regards Some of what I stated above has not been verified by me from actual e

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-09-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
s the traffic to the host. no-ip had a Linux host pretty early on, so has it pretty well sorted out. I suspect logmein does something similar, but only has a beta host utility? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-09-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
oting in to the > machine and diagnosing from afar? For a remote session, you may need an IP address and set up a path if you have a router. What kind of Internet connection would you be using? I seem to recall there may be a way to use a proxy that both ends can connect to. -- Kirk Wallace h

[Emc-users] OT: 3D Surface Generation

2011-09-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
n end points and not through known way points. Is there a curve type I should look at? Or, even better, is some one machining 3D curves appropriate for instrument making or boat hulls and would like to share how it is generally done? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Single Pointing Wood?

2011-09-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
t bother using a center on the floppy end of the taper. The walnut cut with a smell similar to honey, which one doesn't often get in a machine shop. Too bad, even with the last string on, my playing doesn't sound any better. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompan

Re: [Emc-users] Foxconn motherboard

2011-09-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
eformat the drive. I haven't had to do this for quite a few years, so my recollection might be wrong. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] HAL and INI file settings for Tool length Probing.

2011-09-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
ype draw bars, but I have lost the links. ... Found one -- Andy has a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxrzJ_KfcQ0 If you were going to invest in a lot of tool holders, I would consider grinding the R8 spindle taper to use CAT30 or one of the other 30 tapers. http://www.tools-n-gizmos.com

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Single Pointing Wood?

2011-09-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
oland ... snip Sort of like Dewey's setup: http://www.deweygarrett.com/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Doing More wi

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Single Pointing Wood?

2011-09-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
make CAM files and CNC all of the parts, but I'll need a router attachment for my mill first. My thinking is, that's what Stradivari would do if he had a CNC. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ---

[Emc-users] OT: Single Pointing Wood?

2011-09-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
#x27;t have a video of my performance, so that's not me in the above link. I'll most likely find the missing peg after I make a new peg set. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany

Re: [Emc-users] AC servos

2011-09-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
type motors should work the same since non-ideal torque will be corrected, but I haven't done much work with brushless motors so I'm not an expert. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index

Re: [Emc-users] Servo PSU

2011-09-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
make one using one or more Antek cores: http://www.antekinc.com/index.php I reused the transformers out of my Hardinge lathe, one of them is about 80 pounds or 36? kilos. I would think many old surplus industrial or main frame computer racks would have a very large mains transformer or t

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe questions

2011-08-28 Thread Kirk Wallace
ip Is this the machine? http://do-precision.com/index.php/engineering -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- EMC VNX: the world

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
aves the rest alone, but 000 = SPP > temp <= temp or 0x80 sets bit 7 to 1, so top three are now 100 = EPP > outb(base+0x402,temp) write the new byte to the ECR showport.c should do the same thing, what base was used? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
ot responding at all, at least > at 0x378. > > Jon 0x0378 is the only proper base address, 0x037A is not a good base address and causes a write to the proper port's unknown territory two addresses above the ECR, which may cause the card to barf (?). Also, It looks like my commen

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
d it really be true that purchasing EPP-capable PCI add-in card > would be easier? > > Viesturs A PCI card might be easier, but you would need to find one of the very few cards that are known to work with FPGA cards. You might try your setup on a more conventional ATX moth

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 12:56 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 20:35 +0100, andy pugh wrote: > > On 25 August 2011 20:25, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > > > > What draws my attention is that lp0 is using parport0. > > > Should it be like that or

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
378, irq 7 [PCSPP] ... to ... [8.895228] parport_pc 00:09: reported by Plug and Play ACPI [8.895298] parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [EPP] ... after running "sudo ./showport 0378 0778 e" plus "dmesg" again. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_s

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 22:18 +0300, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2011/8/25 Kirk Wallace : > > > > Oops, 255 int ECR looks suspicious, usually the extended register is > > 0x400 above the base, so 0x378 + 0x400 = 0x778. > > > > Might try "sudo ./showport 0378 0778

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
to be, so i made the utility base and extended address command options independent. I had to use different commands (lspci -v, dmesg), datasheets or grope-in-the dark to find register addresses. Someone that knows a thing or two might have a better method. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
ooking for a parallel port at 0x0378 (base) and 0x0778 (extented) but not finding it. Does dmesg find a port parallel port earlier in the output? Something like: ... [6.852471] parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA] ... -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
t; > CFA: 204 > CFB: 255 > ECR: 255 > ~ > Setting mode to EPP > ECR: 255 > ~ > waterjet@waterjet:~$ > > > > Viesturs Oops, 255 int ECR looks suspicious, usually the extended register is 0x400 above the base, so 0x378 + 0x400 = 0x778. Might try "s

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 19:57 +0300, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2011/8/25 Kirk Wallace : > > On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 08:51 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > > ...snip > >> > But dmesg shows: > >> > [8.962720] parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP] > > >

Re: [Emc-users] D510 EPP problem

2011-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
wrote a short utility, showport.c, to help me understand the parallel port, but seems to come in handy for setting bits too. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Startech -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/inde

Re: [Emc-users] Simodrive 611

2011-08-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
a name but didn't come up with anything. > All I can remember is german name worldwide company. Possibly in WI. > > Dave > > The older I get the better I used to be. ;-) Maybe? http://www.helwigcarbon.com/shop/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/m

Re: [Emc-users] DC Brush servo drives

2011-08-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
peoples suggestions are. ... snip I replaced my HNC resolvers and tachs with encoders: http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/ and used Jon's amps: http://pico-systems.com/pwmservo.html I'm running at 100 Volts, but the amps are rated for 160 Volts. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wal

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
p/dir signals to the 0x0378 port, and little else. After exiting EMC2, you can add to the new .hal file, maybe, two addresses 0xA000 and 0x9400 to the 'loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x0378"' command line, and lines "addf parport.1.read thread_name", "addf p

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
through the above iteration of > port addresses a second time. > > All to no avail. > > Your additional help and suggestions would be very much appreciated, > > Thank you, > > DougM > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port messages... What happens?

2011-08-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
rough serial or Ethernet links, but Modbus code could be modified to use a parallel link. The VFD page is just more Modbus stuff. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA --

Re: [Emc-users] 3d machine issue on new emc conversion

2011-08-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
ib.pdf You may need to add or jumper some pull resistors or one or two other components. As soon as we know what break-out-board you have we may be able to help you more. You may need a filter on the IMS board power, router motor controller or other power supplies. Congratulations on getting

Re: [Emc-users] Debounce within Hal Component?

2011-08-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
ne_shop/Shizuoka/atc_manual/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/atc_manual/bandit_changer-0027.png -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] OT needs some words of wisdom on Anca Fastgrind CNC machine

2011-08-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
to pay for the machine and rebuild. But, also realize your perfectly good machine will most likely have no generic resale value. It depends on the most likely customer; desperate 1/1,000,000, or yourself to keep and use. I think it really helps to have this worked out first (,but I myself haven't

Re: [Emc-users] Debounce within Hal Component?

2011-08-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
m not a good programmer, so grains of salt are appropriate here, but it may be unwise to put any, many or long loops within a component function. That's what comes to mind so far. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://ww

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about your Stepper kit

2011-08-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
heck with Mesa and Pico. (BTW, Andy has some Mesa firmware for FPGA commutation: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/man/man9/bldc_hall3.9.html ) > Thanks you guys for working with me, we are hoping to make a purchase this > week! ... snip --

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about your Stepper kit

2011-08-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
er port is considered fairly slow. My Shizuoka uses the the printer port (software) signal generator: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ which works fine for stepper phase generation (or step/dir signals). Software PWM generation is only good for playing in the lab, but can be ver

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about your Stepper kit

2011-08-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
ronics.com/make-a-store/item/DCM-434/12-VDC-GEARHEAD-MOTOR-3-SPEED/1.html A cheap PWM input H-bridge may be hard to find. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about your Stepper kit

2011-08-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
rs on a stepper, it might be handy for catching a following error and stopping the job before ruining a part, or might be needed for an unusual application, but for the most part ( in my opinion) is not needed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machi

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
es http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/hal_tools.html Halmeter, Halscope notes There may be other issues I've left out. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
I suppose one could just copy a known good system's software and hardware versions, which could turn out to be a bit of work in itself. Probably the most "just works" method is to buy a just working system. Each method is valid and has its trade-offs, but I guess I'm not saying any

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-04 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 21:59 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip > Also, the linux parallel port and printer drivers, if loaded, will > reserve the I/O address blocks for printing and (may) keep EMC2 from > using them. "lsmod" should list the loaded modules. Look for ppdev, pp, &

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-04 Thread Kirk Wallace
lso, the linux parallel port and printer drivers, if loaded, will reserve the I/O address blocks for printing and (may) keep EMC2 from using them. "lsmod" should list the loaded modules. Look for ppdev, pp, and parport_pc and unload them if needed (again, see above l

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port card that "just works"?

2011-08-04 Thread Kirk Wallace
widow, Applications / Accessories / Terminal) can be helpful. The pages under "PCI and PCIe Parallel Port Cards" on: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware should show some examples and other information. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Adding parallel port

2011-07-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
to give better advise too. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come

Re: [Emc-users] Keling Inc

2011-07-28 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 12:43 -0400, Mark Wendt wrote: ... snip > No, that just means that your local DNS server has an IP address for > that domain name, most likely stored in it's cache. That doesn't > necessarily mean that the machine you are on has a working route to that > IP address. > > M

Re: [Emc-users] Keling Inc

2011-07-28 Thread Kirk Wallace
11.035 ms kwallace@910:~$ ... " If one gets the same result, my guess is that DNS is okay, but something else in the browser request is bad. (?) I forgot how but there may be a way to add the domain name to the IP address in the browser address box. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecom

Re: [Emc-users] hello!

2011-07-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
com/page_Downloads/Products.html I really resent the government choosing a proprietary system. I can get it to run in Wine, but it won't print or show the forms properly, so I have to find a friend that is willing to print my forms. Other than that, I too, have no use for Windows. -- Kirk Wall

Re: [Emc-users] hello!

2011-07-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
n e-mail as an addressee it is most likely not your fault and there is really nothing you can do about it. As Andy indicated, much can be learned by looking at the complete message contents especially the header: http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/tips/header.html -- Kirk Wall

Re: [Emc-users] Stepperworld FET4 timing

2011-07-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 10:42 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 10:36 -0300, Christopher Purcell wrote: > > Can someone provide the timing parameters (as required by Stepconf/EMC2) > > for the Stepperworld FET4 board? > > I don't know what chips are o

Re: [Emc-users] Stepperworld FET4 timing

2011-07-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
the timing data on this datasheet (page 3) might apply also: http://www.alltronics.com/mas_assets/acrobat/93I002.pdf Then again, might not. Good luck. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html Cali

Re: [Emc-users] OT -- Ethernet thermometer?

2011-07-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
e it. > > i I think this comes close to what is needed: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10186 but needs to be much cheaper. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] OT -- Ethernet thermometer?

2011-07-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
. I need to monitor compost pile temperature and thought the above might work. Wireless with a solar panel (and irrigation control) would be good too. Hacking a GPIO pin or two, or a serial port might take some effort so its lower on my vast todo list. I'll be interested if someone comes up with som

Re: [Emc-users] Newbie w/mobo question

2011-06-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
pplication changes. If that happens, the original PC should be cheap enough to not mind giving it to someone else. Another pet peeve, the EMC2 PC should stay with the machine it is intended to run. If you need a PC for another application, get another PC. That's just the way I see it. -

Re: [Emc-users] Hall effect switches for limit / home switches

2011-06-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
ould not be too difficult to machine a barrel and pot an IC sensor with leads into it. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- EditLive

Re: [Emc-users] SuperPID with EMC?

2011-06-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
s integrate better with HAL, have more configuration options, be open source, etcetera. If the firmware where open it might be interesting to play with other options for a non-EMC2 smart SCR driver application. Maybe add a keyboard and have a stand alone smart universal motor controller? -- Kirk

[Emc-users] Table Saw Kick-back

2011-06-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
Thanks for bringing this up. I have never had a kick-back, so I was pretty much unaware of the problem. I'll give it more thought now. The saw that does make me nervous is the radial arm saw with its self-energizing feed. A feed control might be an improvement, but so far I've just tried to be extr

Re: [Emc-users] Fw: Re: Shizuoka and Bandit Controller.

2011-05-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
as the only means to transfer files and file names could not be used so you had to remember which file number had which file. The memory was very limited so three or four files was the limit. After a couple of days fiddling with the Bandit, I just removed it and never looked back. -- Kirk Wallace ht

Re: [Emc-users] Axis enable pins

2011-04-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 13:23 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip > A signal name was created and called xenable > (line 27), so I do a search on xenable to find every occurrence, or > lines 27, 28, 35 and 48. Of all the parameters, only one is a master > "axis.0.amp-enable-out&

Re: [Emc-users] Axis enable pins

2011-04-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
y edited .hal file when you hit "Save". If you want your manual edits in the .hal file to persist, you will need to save the edited lines to your own file. Then when you run Stepconf and save, you can copy the edits to the new Stepconf file. Again, this is moot, because your existing Stepconf

Re: [Emc-users] Axis enable pins

2011-04-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
in-04-out parport.0.pin-05-out parport.0.pin-17-out ~~~ Then comment out the other net commands that used to create the axes enable outputs. Posting your .hal file might help too. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallac

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 controlling phase driver

2011-04-28 Thread Kirk Wallace
ee 'unipolar' and 'half stepping' half way down the page) http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] typical parport settings

2011-04-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
bin/emcinfo.pl?Startech -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise Lean software platforms are now wide

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
pany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/00013-1a.jpg http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/bridgeport/00047-1a.jpg -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA --

Re: [Emc-users] Axis enable pins

2011-04-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
ome back here and ask more questions, but that is what the list is for. Also, the more specific a question is (one or two at a time), the easier it is to answer. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_

Re: [Emc-users] CSS state

2011-04-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
comp that uses emctop, then search for the presence of g96? http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui_axis.html#r1_5 -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] installing EMC in Ubuntu10.4

2011-04-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
rk seem to change with each Ubuntu revision. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Wo

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 on Foxconn R40-D4, parallel port weirdness

2011-04-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
5 Volts and are _much_ cheaper to replace than motherboard ports. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Benefiting from Serve

[Emc-users] RC Servo on Wiki

2011-04-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
de with RC servo's. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload

Re: [Emc-users] Servers as an EMC2 Platform

2011-04-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
er instead of the PC. > > Greg I had access to a couple of 2004 vintage voice mail servers, one was a dual Xeon 3.0GHz the other a single Xeon. For how much these things cost, I was surprised to find that the latency was no better than a 2GHz P4. I didn't bother to record the laten

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
be nice to have a page on the wiki covering the making of bellows. If someone wants to beat me to starting the page, I wouldn't be offended. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

[Emc-users] RC Servo's

2011-04-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
an RC servo might be handy, but I can't think of anything, any ideas? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Xperia(TM) PLAY It

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 10:54 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip > In case it might help, here is a link to some remote control and > multi-interface information: > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Running_Multiple_User_Interfaces > > This page really needs to be upd

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
portant part ;-)) ... snip In case it might help, here is a link to some remote control and multi-interface information: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Running_Multiple_User_Interfaces This page really needs to be updated, but might provide be a decent start. -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] Single to Three Phase Rotary Converters

2011-04-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
e converter output that could sense when a machine is turned on, then start the converter, switch in the high voltage, then shut down when no load is sensed. My converter is close to the machine I use it with, so I just turn it on and off as needed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine

Re: [Emc-users] Buttons!

2011-03-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
emcinfo.pl?New_File_From_Vfs11 Link to related files: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?VFD_Modbus -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ---

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