[Emc-users] Can you help me identify and control my spindle motor?

2011-03-09 Thread Alan Kilian
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Re: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off (or not)

2011-02-17 Thread kilian
Original Message Subject: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off From: Farzin Kamangar farzin.kaman...@gmail.com Date: Thu, February 17, 2011 12:05 am To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Dear EMC users, I was asked to make the

Re: [Emc-users] EMC magnets control?

2011-02-08 Thread kilian
From: a...@conceptmachinery.com Hi i want to ask about EMC and controlling magnets. Can EMC control 5, 6, 8 magnets that will move metal part in 3d space? Can something similar that on this video http://hackaday.com/2010/09/14/robotic-eye-surgery-controlled-with-magnets/ build with EMC

Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2

2011-02-03 Thread kilian
I have to establish a control over MIG welding machine, which is designed for automated welding. Its manufacturer offers following interfaces: Interbus Profibus Devicenet Ethernet Viesturs, You listed a lot of physical control inbterfaces, but I believe your problem is going to be in the

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

2011-02-02 Thread kilian
Now, guys, I am really wondering if there is a way in EMC2 to compensate for high friction? Do you have an encoder feedback system or an open-loop system? If you have an encoder-feedback system, this set of pages might help you understand the steps required to tune a PD controller bor best

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

2011-02-02 Thread kilian
DC servo motor with encoder like feedback (it has a resolver adn resolver to quadrature converter card). Well, I would really like a tuning component that compensates for friction. P,I,D are not quite it. I already tuned P to be quite high, almost as high as possible but still without

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

2011-02-02 Thread kilian
What do you mean by step-response, sorry. It's a set of data showing how your system responded when you changed the target by a step. I am OK, right now my following error is something like 2-3 minutes of arc 2-3 minutes of arc tell me you're controlling something rotating

Re: [Emc-users] genserkins mods

2011-01-12 Thread kilian
From: Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com www.mpm1.com:8080/machines/robots/americanrobots1/genserkins_stuart.c I'm not sure what the construct a -= b -= c does. What do you intend? I can't say anything about intent, but the code does the following: First calculate b = b - c