Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Upon finding the Dahlih running the version 2.3 I updated the operating system to the latest 8.04 and compiled 2.5 and made sure 2.5 was running. Result - no more problems. thanks for the suggestions and reminders Stuart On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart St

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > It seemed to have skipped the G2/G3 and moved in a straight line from the > start point of the radius to the end point of the radius > Hmmm, well, as far as I know, I have never seen EMC do that. If you are running a "stable release" of EMC there, then I might run a

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I will confirm this tomorrow. I am sure it is the current master as I downloaded it yesterday. I will make sure what is really running. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Chris Radek wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:00:55PM -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > > It seemed to have skipped the G2/

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:00:55PM -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > It seemed to have skipped the G2/G3 and moved in a straight line from the > start point of the radius to the end point of the radius I believe this behavior was fixed in Dec 08 and/or Jan 09. The commits are 7bb23946b541d7dfb

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > Gentlemen, > > Clyde just came in to tell me the Dahlih truncated a circle this > > afternoon. This is during a program run that has made multiple parts over > > the last two days. Does anyone remember the reason it

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > Clyde just came in to tell me the Dahlih truncated a circle this > afternoon. This is during a program run that has made multiple parts over > the last two days. Does anyone remember the reason it did the same thing a > while back? > Truncated? As in lef

[Emc-users] Dahlih

2010-10-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Clyde just came in to tell me the Dahlih truncated a circle this afternoon. This is during a program run that has made multiple parts over the last two days. Does anyone remember the reason it did the same thing a while back? thanks Stuart -- dos centavos

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-08 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 08 December 2008, John Kasunich wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 08 December 2008, Chris Radek wrote: >>> On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this previously. Clyd

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-08 Thread John Kasunich
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 08 December 2008, Chris Radek wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >>> Gentlemen, >>>The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this >>> previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-08 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 08 December 2008, Chris Radek wrote: >On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Gentlemen, >>The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this >> previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and >> it showed the path good.

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-08 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Gentlemen, >>The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this >> previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and >

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-08 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, >The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this > previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and > it showed the path good. He moved the Z down .8, reran the program and > it

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > good idea Jon > I will try that > although the program doesn't just move to the end of the g2 line - it > skips the g2 line completely and move directly to the end of the g1 > line that follows the g2 line > OK, now that you point that out, I see what you mean. Still,

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Matt Shaver
On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 08:34 -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Let me know what {and how :) }to do this. Maybe start EMC from a terminal: $ emc 1>1.txt 2>2.txt This should redirect stdout and stderr to files. You can later look at them in an editor, or view them as they are created in another term

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
good idea Jon I will try that although the program doesn't just move to the end of the g2 line - it skips the g2 line completely and move directly to the end of the g1 line that follows the g2 line On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: >>

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > when the machine enters this state it will repeat the incorrect behavior > > Maybe you need to find out what programs and operating steps your operator was doing before the problem happened. Perhaps running the same programs in sequence will cause it to get in the sa

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Now would be the time to set the debug level where we want it. We should be able to send the output to a log file, create a cron job to (maybe tar and ) purge the log file and capture all events until the next occurence. Hopefully the next occurence will 'occur' soon. Let me know w

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-06 Thread Alex Joni
> If it ever happens again, crank up the debug level and run it again. It > would be good to know if the arcs don't get sent or if they just don't > get executed. > Also, in order for that to bring a usefull result, please remember to run emc2 from a terminal (I think even if you run it from a s

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 05 December 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The part looks exactly like the motion trace not the preview - at all > overrides. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Ok. so much for that idea, I'll go quietly now. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
when the machine enters this state it will repeat the incorrect behavior On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:22 AM, Stephen Wille Padnos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >>memtest? >> >> > It wouldn't hurt, but I'm not so sure it'll help either. > > Chris found a screenshot of the same

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Stuart Stevenson wrote: >memtest? > > It wouldn't hurt, but I'm not so sure it'll help either. Chris found a screenshot of the same problem from some time ago (a couple of years I think). I'm bummed that I didn't think to ask you to turn up debugging and re-run the code. I guess I didn't re

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Dave Engvall
On Dec 5, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > memtest? Better ask someone that knows which memory tester really wrings out the memory and is most likely to find the different kinds of errors. I'm certainly no expert on this. I've not run memory exercisers since my PDP-11 days. Da

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
memtest? On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Dave Engvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 5, 2008, at 10:08 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >>The machine was restarted and the very same program is running >> correctly now >>Unless during the program load something was corrupted in a >> hi

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Dave Engvall
On Dec 5, 2008, at 10:08 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >The machine was restarted and the very same program is running > correctly now >Unless during the program load something was corrupted in a > hidden fashion > Have you run memory diagnostic on that machine? Dave > > On Sat, Dec 6,

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
The machine was restarted and the very same program is running correctly now Unless during the program load something was corrupted in a hidden fashion On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: >> Hmmm. Can you post a snippet of the

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Dave Engvall
On Dec 5, 2008, at 9:57 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Stephen, >>I don't want to imply that I think the Z level affected the motion >> - just passing along all the information given to me. >>The motion is as if the g2 is g1. >> > Barring a completely flukey software bu

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Jon Elson
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > Hmmm. Can you post a snippet of the code that does this (at least the > offending line)? If there are any #variables in use, can you check > their values? I don't have anything specific in mind, but I can see how > an arc with some wacky IJ or R value could be alm

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Stephen, >I don't want to imply that I think the Z level affected the motion > - just passing along all the information given to me. >The motion is as if the g2 is g1. > Barring a completely flukey software bug, I doubt that is what happened. Was this a heavy

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread stustev
The part looks exactly like the motion trace not the preview - at all overrides. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:10:27 To: Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] dahli

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 05 December 2008, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >Gentlemen, > >screenshot is here - http://imagebin.ca/view/7sXPYvWb.html > And that looks exactly like what a very slow axis screen update would do, cuz it doesn't get to sample it often enough to draw a good follow. Are you sure the part itse

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
i just copied dahlih.var to dahlihvar.txt - try it On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 02:32:31PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> Gentlemen, >> >> screenshot is here - http://imagebin.ca/view/7sXPYvWb.html >> >> all the configuration f

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 02:32:31PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > > screenshot is here - http://imagebin.ca/view/7sXPYvWb.html > > all the configuration files are in the directory www.mpm1.com:8080/dahlih/temp When I try to download dahlih.var or dahlih.var.bak, I get an internal

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Dave Engvall
do those corners work if done as R's rather than I,J? On Dec 5, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > all of the g2's - the screenshot shows the path correct but shows the > motion not following the path > all three passes run incorrect > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Dave Engvall <

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
all of the g2's - the screenshot shows the path correct but shows the motion not following the path all three passes run incorrect On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Dave Engvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All of the G2's or just the one block? > > Dave > On Dec 5, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Stuart Steven

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Dave Engvall
All of the G2's or just the one block? Dave On Dec 5, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > > screenshot is here - http://imagebin.ca/view/7sXPYvWb.html > > all the configuration files are in the directory www.mpm1.com:8080/ > dahlih/temp > > TRUNK - updated approx 30 days ag

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, screenshot is here - http://imagebin.ca/view/7sXPYvWb.html all the configuration files are in the directory www.mpm1.com:8080/dahlih/temp TRUNK - updated approx 30 days ago (unless time has flown a lot) (relatively recent) I think Clyde just ran the program .005 deep to test it. Edit

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 12:25:43PM -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, >The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this > previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and > it showed the path good. He moved the Z down .8, reran the program and > it

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Stuart Stevenson wrote: >Stephen, > I don't want to imply that I think the Z level affected the motion >- just passing along all the information given to me. > > OK, no problem there :) > The motion is as if the g2 is g1. > > Hmmm. Can you post a snippet of the code that does this (at le

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Stephen, I don't want to imply that I think the Z level affected the motion - just passing along all the information given to me. The motion is as if the g2 is g1. thanks Stuart On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Stephen Wille Padnos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >>Ge

Re: [Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Stuart Stevenson wrote: >Gentlemen, > The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this >previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and >it showed the path good. He moved the Z down .8, reran the program and >it cut across the g2 corners. It is sitting in th

[Emc-users] dahlih

2008-12-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, The Dahlih cut the corners of a mill path. I had described this previously. Clyde, the operator, told me he ran the path .005 deep and it showed the path good. He moved the Z down .8, reran the program and it cut across the g2 corners. It is sitting in the state. Is there something I

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih with EMC2

2008-01-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
> -- > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:26:02 -0800 > From: Kirk Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih with EMC2 > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > Message-ID: <

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih with EMC2

2008-01-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 10:38 -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > Update. > Clyde complained last week about the Dahlih shutting down > unexpectedly. The screen would shut off sometimes and wouldn't return. > The computer would shut down completely sometimes. All of this at > random

[Emc-users] Dahlih with EMC2

2008-01-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Update. Clyde complained last week about the Dahlih shutting down unexpectedly. The screen would shut off sometimes and wouldn't return. The computer would shut down completely sometimes. All of this at random times. I tried to address the screen problem by disabling the scre

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2007-08-02 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Day three - success I will stop posting the successes today. From now on I will only post the problems. Anders Wallin posted pictures on his blog http://www.anderswallin.net/2007/08/dah-lih-emc2-conversion/ Many thanks to the developers at the workshop in

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2007-08-02 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
Stuart, Outstanding! Please, pics Mark At 05:10 PM 8/1/2007, you wrote: >Gentlemen, > Day two - more chips - parts good - conclusion - success >agian - many thanks >Stuart > >- >This SF.net email is sponsor

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2007-08-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
Congratulations Stuart. Would you happen to have pictures of your project? Kirk Wallace ~~ On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 16:10 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > Day two - more chips - parts good - conclusion - success > agian - ma

Re: [Emc-users] Dahlih

2007-08-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Day two - more chips - parts good - conclusion - success agian - many thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log event