Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem

a relay one control signal for all amps if more than 4 amps use one control signal and 2 4pole relays regards tomp -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http

Re: [Emc-users] joint 1 on limit switch error

tomp ( 'it was the last thing you did' old serviceman's standby ) Mike Merrett wrote: Hi: Does anyone know why I am getting this error ? Joint 1 on Limit Switch Error it is happening more and more often on my mill -- it is using the sherline driver box on a sherline mill. I have

Re: [Emc-users] Successful Emc2 conversion (happy dance...)

but (appartently) longer manual backslide do you go from some stop to another or end of stroke to end of stroke for the 2 sets? thanks tomp -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants

Re: [Emc-users] Successful Emc2 conversion (happy dance...)

on the knee screw raise knee way up insert spacer drop knee onto spacer raise knee remove spacer you get 2 known positions from an axis w/o a readout :) (hmm or more with a set of spacers) tomp Tom wrote: tomp tomp-...@... writes: interesting idea about short stroke but (appartently) longer

Re: [Emc-users] comp

or use the '. emc-environment' script from the proper directory hth tomp -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword

Re: [Emc-users] 5i20+sevos and ??stepper??

but not as old tech as dc brushed servos and amps with lotsa pots tomp keep bunny :) (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- Check out the new

Re: [Emc-users] way OT: PDP11

Dave Engvall wrote: On Jan 4, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Dave Engvall wrote: snip The elegance of this scheme is concealed by its simplicity. Elegance? where? I dont see no elegance Chico Marx tomp

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDP11

Zork, Hack, or Moria probably. Collosal Cave you are in a twisty little maze of passages :) - Steve TomP -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDP11

Ken Kenneth Lerman wrote: tomp wrote: ... Collosal Cave you are in a twisty little maze of passages :) mine didnt say that it went you are in a twisty little maze of passages then you are in a maze of twisty little passages then you are in a twisty passage of little mazes then you were very

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDP11

be available, well they werent available here yet ! doh! Dave tomp -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDP11

... or maybe the right stuff. Ideas?? Dave oh one more thought change this topic to future hardware platform tomp -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] G43 H1 ??

hello i went to the wiki, and got the users manual then i looked in the index i found 2 ways to use tool length offsets inemc2 regards tomp a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: Hi I just finish run program with 86 000 lines. It took 4.5 hours. I finish reinforcing frame of my machine and run

Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet, rtai, and rtnet

up some interesting articles on real-time ethernet (but I've only looked at the first dozen hits out of Google's approximately 1,170,000 hits [that's 1.170.000 to you folks across the ocean] so please be specific. Regards, Kent thanks again for the post tomp happy western and eastern

Re: [Emc-users] turbine blades

://www.gentz.net/ regards tomp BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: snip... It would be neat if one of the Hydro turbine manufacturers in the area would set up a demo on how they machine the huge blades. and for machining, it does take multi axis or a very very large investment in fixturing. engineers that can

Re: [Emc-users] APT and G code

?AptProgrammingForEMC http://learning.dtpm.unipa.it/emc/it/apt_doc/manual/index.html http://aptos.sourceforge.net/ and listen in at #cam on irc.freenode.net Regards, Adam regards tomp -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09

Re: [Emc-users] 4 to 5 axis milling SW Re: Testing

Dave check Powell's, i got mine used from there http://www.powells.com/ everyone should use powell's for cheap tech books hmm, but i see none avail at powells... amazon 8 used $15.28 seen 12 12 2008 http://www.amazon.com/Numerical-Control-Programming-Irvin-Kral/dp/0136265995 regards tomp Dave

[Emc-users] dxf2gcode

Emory Smith wrote: ... As Jon said, EMC uses G-Code but many CAD programs have the ability to export in DXF format. If you can do this, then check out: http://www.christian-kohloeffel.homepage.t-online.de/dxf2gocde.html yes it is gocde not gcode :) thanks for the link tomp

Re: [Emc-users] How can I calculate the INPUT_SCALE value?

of measure might be an advantage to emc because most cnc manufacturers use integers there (Fanuc Heidenhain ) and there are some that use floats (PMAC EMC ) the general public (non-emc?) would think ints when thinking counts per unit of measure fwiw tomp John Kasunich wrote: tomp wrote

Re: [Emc-users] 2nd Tool Offset

andre, do you mean an X,Y,Z C tool offset? and keep the same program knowing tool 1 is 'center' and tool 2 is dx-1 dy-2 dz+4 ? ( i see no use for dc here, for orienting a drill or jet ) ( tool 2 is mounted forward left of tool1 and longer ) thanks, good thoughts tomp

Re: [Emc-users] tool table.

list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users could symlinks do it? 1 file always used by emc but that file is a symlink to a file with a useful name just a thought ( hi from hong kong!) tomp

Re: [Emc-users] How can I calculate the INPUT_SCALE value?

assembled i'm actually in hk now, but just a visa run, try a spreadsheet to look at how numbers change i was able to get close to 1000 ounts per mmm, but never exact regards tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [Emc-users] Pluto-P

since Yggsadril Linux's : regards tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two

Re: [Emc-users] Probing with a gimbled head.

but, the reason they needed probing was... the real surfaces fell outside their original expectations ;) otherwise every one could just work to 'the numbers' could you say something about how you approach it? thanks tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Success driving Panasonic Minas S (MUMS) brushless motors

for the emc crowd, often automation direct will be desirable unless theres some group buy like we did on the mesa 5i20's anyway best of luck tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge

Re: [Emc-users] Tune up- HAL Oscilloscope./NEW picture

? i've done this with lots of copley's but those were dc brushed amps thanks tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win

Re: [Emc-users] Tune up- HAL Oscilloscope./NEW picture

) there is a small issue of performance dont let small things stop the big thing :) your system will be stable enough to adjust better at a later time it will not be all wrong it will be good perfect is very difficult :) begin with good! best of luck tomp

Re: [Emc-users] I need to connect my Voltmeter to actually read....

with an ADC 4) connect ADC output (small voltage binary image) to emc :) you can see #4 is very far from #1 you need to test each step before going to next step there are lots of internet resources about how to observe voltage and current wit computers best of luck, tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Tune up- HAL Oscilloscope.

amplifier and drive best o luck tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two

Re: [Emc-users] Tune up- HAL Oscilloscope.

picture with old name or take a new bigger picture , lets call it bigTUNEup.jpg, store it in same directory as old picture then edit the web page to img src=bigTUNEup.jpg alt=Bigger picture of Tuneup AC servo / best o luck tomp Is there a chance we could get a bigger version? Thanks

Re: [Emc-users] AUTO mode ERROR?

the right window woud be ascii ( if possible ) any 'goofy' characters could be spotted and the reason why mc may not be a real programmers tool but it gets this job done best of luck tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [Emc-users] OT G-code filter for small line segments

Jim apt 360 can chop the output into nn.n length segments it'd be up to the control to blend the chopped up gcode isnt blended i've used it to get me .0002 lengths its just a long program then, no arcs just linear segments very close to true path :) regards tomp Jim Fleig - CNC Services

Re: [Emc-users] AUTO mode ERROR?

aram wait until you get no 'bad character' message maybe bad action caused by bad command get clean command to cnc first ( get no 'bad character' first ) you cannot see the character, but the emc program can best o luck tomp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I used g editor and new error – bad

Re: [Emc-users] Material

interest is, but its not an emc2 roadmap regards tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip

Re: [Emc-users] Syncing an EMC program to other CNC system

handshaking and 'interleaved' programs where robot runs, then machine runs, then robot runs then... regards tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based

Re: [Emc-users] Sanyo Denki power supply

Jim Coleman wrote: Hey everyone, I just got the wires replaced inside the tachogenerator on one of my servo motors (cat chewed them in half while it was sitting out where i was working), and I think it's time to get everything hooked up and see what happens when i feed the amp a Vcmd. My

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration

Jimmy, 'single radial acc' does not exist in emc the quote you mentioned was in context of 'cnc controls' , not 'emc' regards tomp Jimmy Schneiderman wrote: Dear Tomp, Where are located linear accelation parameter per linear axis and where is located the single radial accelation parameter

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration

://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users often, cnc's have linear acc parameter per linear axis and have a single radial acc parameter for all angular axis regards tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [Emc-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users dwg too? thanks dave, will try that can i spin a 3d model and see if things 'fit i'm going to look thx again' tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [Emc-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

Mark, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: At 03:41 PM 11/3/2008, you wrote: Yep, got the same t-shirt. But given a choice, I will use a non-M$ based products! tomp wrote: Kent A. Reed wrote: Gentle persons: snippage Regards, Kent 'Zackly

Re: [Emc-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

that says My karma ran over my dogma (pushing 60 and not so idealistic now) regards TomP craigslist.com.tw/apa/882357191.html - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port in the future - query

Jon Elson wrote: tomp wrote: maybe this is of interest RT-Firewire on Linux, using Xenomai (RTAI ) used for robotics, for realtime control of positioning systems it also enables RTnet over firewire several nice papers at http://www.rtfirewire.org Practically all PCs have USB

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port in the future - query

module emulating Ethernet interface over FireWire hardware, RT-FireWire enables RTnet http://www.rtnet.org, a hard real-time communication framework over Ethernet to work on Firewire. reghards tomp - This SF.Net email

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port in the future - query

a try signed cheap bastard ;) tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two

Re: [Emc-users] Latency Test

Dave Engvall wrote: On Oct 30, 2008, at 8:41 AM, tomp wrote: Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: Dave Houghton wrote: Hello everyone I didn't get far trying to set up EMC2 I decided to do the Latency Test first, having read both sets of instructions. 'Configuration Wizard

Re: [Emc-users] Latency Test

, openoffice, gimp,web surfing, irc client and others items in my tests all at once i think it was well abused tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications

Re: [Emc-users] Latency Test

glxgears or a similar application to stress the cpu. Move around windows, surf the web, copy files, play music etc. end quote i used 3 invocations of glxgears full screen, openoffice, gimp,web surfing, irc client and others items in my tests all at once i think it was well abused tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port in the future - query

and maybe firewire is not the route but big companies have spents lots to find this out it may be expensive for you to find the same answer. or you may find what they missed best o luck tomp - This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [Emc-users] Latency Test

Dave Houghton wrote: Tomp wrote dave, yes, my test was running those programs but just idle, i was gone for a week and while idle it went 'over the top' 32K so (imo) it doesnt matter much that you would never use those apps i wasnt there to touch a key/open a file/drag a screen

Re: [Emc-users] Latency Test

://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users yes, thanks John, i never read an acceptable magnitude for latency in a servo system TomP - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port in the future - query

maybe this is of interest RT-Firewire on Linux, using Xenomai (RTAI ) used for robotics, for realtime control of positioning systems it also enables RTnet over firewire several nice papers at http://www.rtfirewire.org regards TomP

Re: [Emc-users] Some hints for a new (but enthusiastic) user?

the rotary encoder to a suitable amplifier and DO NOT pass the rotary encoder back to the CNC, then you are on the right path. You WOULD pass the linear directly to the CNC. maybe you want other wise but you describe a fairly common scenario. best o luck tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Some hints for a new (but enthusiastic) user?

not a critique the man asked for something else Stuart Stevenson wrote: note the wiki page - critique as necessary :) On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 6:56 PM, tomp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin please read the information that was suggested closely you said If I were able to use an encoder

Re: [Emc-users] again - lead screw compensation

stuart unless the amp can sense the backlash, it cant act on it i doubt it has encoder plug , and even if it did, i dont know of an amp that'd comp blash tomp Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I have been thinking (I know - dangerous :) ). Is it possible the SCR amp has backlash comp

Re: [Emc-users] Pentium II and ubuntu

Tod, latency is not in ubuntu or emc its in hardware that takes control of the system communications when emc needs to do hear or say something hth tomp Tod Spooner wrote: Hello I have managed to find the cause of the install crash. It seems as though the hard drive had several bad sectors

Re: [Emc-users] SMI-Like latency problems that don't respond to rtapi_smi.ko fix

happy birthday Gene ! - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open