Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill

2008-10-16 Thread John Domville
Ok ... thanks John -Original Message- From: Jeff Epler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:25 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 04:38:09AM -0400, John Domville wrote: > No li

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill

2008-10-16 Thread Jeff Epler
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 04:38:09AM -0400, John Domville wrote: > No limit switches. Where do I find the "step config" ? Was that part of the > machine config > I set up originally through the config wizard? Yes. If you are using stepconf, it's the page entitled "parallel port setup". http://lin

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill

2008-10-16 Thread John Domville
oller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill Do you have limit switches? If you do not, then remove the configuration for limit switches. In stepconf, this means setting the pin setup to "unused" for pins which are currently listed as "limit" of one kind or an

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill

2008-10-15 Thread Jeff Epler
Do you have limit switches? If you do not, then remove the configuration for limit switches. In stepconf, this means setting the pin setup to "unused" for pins which are currently listed as "limit" of one kind or another. If you do, verify that they are hooked up as you intended. Use halmeter (

[Emc-users] EMC2 and the Sherline mill

2008-10-15 Thread John Domville
I am at the point, in setting up my new SHERLINE mill, where the software is running on the computer and the config File set up to run my mill through the external controller. I have run the AXIS simulations by toggling the ESTOP off, Homing all, and turning the machine on. When I press the "run