Re: [Machinekit] Re: protobuf/zeromq definition<->??<->HAL

2017-05-11 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 12/05/2017 02:11, Hedge Hog wrote: Can you elaborate on the status of MT in terms of replacing NML? Also what the intent/scope of MT is in terms of replacing NML? Perhaps it is time for you to elaborate upon who you are, what your agenda / intentions are and why you keep asking all these q

Re: [Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
Please read the previous thread I linked You can't just burn AN updated image, from the ancient one you were using. You need to use an image which has the halcmd pexists fix reinstated after the multicore merge. On 12/05/2017 01:33, Mike Cinquino wrote: I burned an updated image. Looks like

[Machinekit] Re: protobuf/zeromq definition<->??<->HAL

2017-05-11 Thread Hedge Hog
I think I can answer one of my own questions, Brian would be interested in hearing your experience (see below): On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:11:54 AM UTC+10, Hedge Hog wrote: > > > > On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 5:14:42 AM UTC+10, Alexander Rössler wrote: >> >> Hi Brian, >> >> This is indeed a comp

[Machinekit] Re: MT Requirement: Start-up sequence

2017-05-11 Thread Hedge Hog
For anyone following along at home On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 3:39:09 PM UTC+10, Hedge Hog wrote: > > Hi, > Alex has an excellent 5-part series explaining the Machinetalk > requirements, part 2 I refer to is here [1]. > > The requirement at hand is described as: > > > *Start-up sequence* > *T

Re: [Machinekit] Re: I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2017-05-11 Thread icecube45
https://gist.github.com/icecube45/7005ee29cb3883fb83a2f5c4a18c939a This file is consistently crashing for me, "can't add linear move at line 7690, error code -7" However, interestingly enough I can't seem to edit the file at all or else it will complete successfully On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at

[Machinekit] Re: protobuf/zeromq definition<->??<->HAL

2017-05-11 Thread Hedge Hog
On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 5:14:42 AM UTC+10, Alexander Rössler wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > This is indeed a complex problem which Protobuf does not solve out of the > box. This problem was one of the reasons why I started the Machinetalk GSL > project. The protocol models describe to which Machine

Re: [Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread Mike Cinquino
I burned an updated image. Looks like I made some progress. It looks like it found it. I get the following error. Print file information: RUN_IN_PLACE=no LINUXCNC_DIR= LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR= LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc LINUX

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Strange pulse waves on X,Y,Z direction outputs when axis are static

2017-05-11 Thread 'Nick Collier' via Machinekit
@Jeff Pollard My machine seems to be working fine, I would like to fix the bug because it is making me feel like I need to understand the system more. So I can modify the PID using the stepgen command in the hal config file? Are you saying that the stepgen algorithm is using several different

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Replicape revB and Machinekit on Kernel 4.4 Xenomai

2017-05-11 Thread Robert Nelson
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 12:43 PM, wrote: > OK, I'll stick with 3.8. > > As for the overlays this repo seems to have drop support for 3.8 kernels. > There is no tags or branches for older releases. > https://github.com/beagleboard/bb.org-overlays This repo has always been v4.1.x+ (now v4.4.x+) >

Re: [Machinekit] Re: I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2017-05-11 Thread icecube45
Most of the time the error seems random, I can run the same gcode file and sometimes it will complete, other times it will error out. That being said I think I was encountering it pretty reliably last night, let me try and snip down that file to one that consistently errors. On Thursday, May 11,

[Machinekit] Re: Replicape revB and Machinekit on Kernel 4.4 Xenomai

2017-05-11 Thread hypersolution
OK, I'll stick with 3.8. As for the overlays this repo seems to have drop support for 3.8 kernels. There is no tags or branches for older releases. https://github.com/beagleboard/bb.org-overlays Do someone knows a repo with 3.8 compatible device tree overlay sources? Le mercredi 10 mai 2017 0

Re: [Machinekit] Re: I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2017-05-11 Thread Robert Ellenberg
What I thought was the fix had already been merged in at least a year ago, so it will take more testing to isolate the cause. Is there a short G code program that can reliably reproduce the issue? On Mon, May 8, 2017, 3:06 AM icecube45 wrote: > @Robert > I was wondering if you had found a time t

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Strange pulse waves on X,Y,Z direction outputs when axis are static

2017-05-11 Thread Jeff Pollard
Hi Nick, As the current system stands, if you want to get rid of the hunting on the DIR lines then it seems you need the PID loop. or... If you want to get rid of the necessity to use the PID code, you can modify the PRU code that generates the step pulses. The original EMC system

Re: [Machinekit] Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Bas de Bruijn
On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:40:36 PM UTC+2, Alexander Rössler wrote: > > Make sure your Tab is active: true > I've added that, but it doesn't fix the problem. referring to the thread Marius linked to, do I need to change the "servicewindow" (whatever that is)? could you enlighten me a bit?

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Bas de Bruijn
On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 1:12:49 PM UTC+2, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > > > > > On 11 May 2017, at 12:36, Marius Alksnys wrote: > > > > This might be related to the sequence of component creation at startup. > > > > I think you might want to read this thread: > > QtQuickVcp: how to create an

Re: [Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 11/05/17 15:06, Mike Cinquino wrote: Thank you. That may be the problem as I am using "linuxcnc" at the command prompt to launch. This is an older image I am using.  It seemed to me that "machinekit" to launch did not work.  I wil

Re: [Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread Mike Cinquino
Thank you. That may be the problem as I am using "linuxcnc" at the command prompt to launch. This is an older image I am using. It seemed to me that "machinekit" to launch did not work. I will have to check again. On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 9:49:38 AM UTC-4, Schooner wrote: > > > On 11/05/1

Re: [Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 11/05/17 14:19, Mike Cinquino wrote: Hello, I am attempting to use a USB hb04 pendant. This is the hard wired USB version 18 keys. I can't find any other model info or part numbers for this unit. 

[Machinekit] Re: XHC-HB04 troubleshooting

2017-05-11 Thread Mike Cinquino
Hi Josh, I am having the same problem and I am using the same hardware. Have you had any luck getting this to work? I created a new post this morning asking for help. On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:13:48 PM UTC-4, Josh Martin wrote: > > I have found this to be an epic struggle here. On LInuxCNC

[Machinekit] hb04 Pendant integration

2017-05-11 Thread Mike Cinquino
Hello, I am attempting to use a USB hb04 pendant. This is the hard wired USB version 18 keys. I can't find any other model info or part numbers for this unit. I have verified that the pendant is being seen by using the lsusb command and finding the expected id value. To start I am trying to

Re: [Machinekit] Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Alexander Rössler
Make sure your Tab is active: true Bas de Bruijn writes: > Hi, > > I've been building single QtQuickVCP window UI's in the past, and today I > try to build some tabs into my UI. > I'd like to have a tab with buttons, and a tab with IO's for inspecting HAL > pins. So for this I looked into Machi

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Strange pulse waves on X,Y,Z direction outputs when axis are static

2017-05-11 Thread 'Nick Collier' via Machinekit
@Alexander Rössler I am new to Machinekit. I don't think I have that Python file. In lib I don't have any python directory. I can't seem to find an fdm directory on my system. I just have a fresh install of this image with no modifications. https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2017-02-12/mac

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Bas de Bruijn
> On 11 May 2017, at 12:36, Marius Alksnys wrote: > > This might be related to the sequence of component creation at startup. > > I think you might want to read this thread: > QtQuickVcp: how to create an array of HalLed for GPIO? > news://news.gmane.org:119/7a221e79-d365-44c8-88b1-fd99fce8e..

[Machinekit] Re: Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Marius Alksnys
This might be related to the sequence of component creation at startup. I think you might want to read this thread: QtQuickVcp: how to create an array of HalLed for GPIO? news://news.gmane.org:119/7a221e79-d365-44c8-88b1-fd99fce8e...@googlegroups.com 05/11/2017 10:45 AM, Bas de Bruijn rašė: Hi,

[Machinekit] Moving QtQuickVCP buttons/pins to tabs give pin count mismatch error

2017-05-11 Thread Bas de Bruijn
Hi, I've been building single QtQuickVCP window UI's in the past, and today I try to build some tabs into my UI. I'd like to have a tab with buttons, and a tab with IO's for inspecting HAL pins. So for this I looked into Machineface and I moved my buttons and hal pins to a different file. Frank

Re: [Machinekit] How to link external library through instcomp?

2017-05-11 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 11/05/17 00:04, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: On 5/10/2017 5:06 PM, Brian Schousek wrote: I am writing an RT component that depends on an external library external.so. Is there a cleaner way to tell instcomp to link with external.so and thus