Re: [Machinekit] Re: Problem trying to run with remote=1

2019-10-18 Thread Alexander Rössler
Yes, replace axis in the .ini file with mkwrapper in the [DISPLAY] section. The msgd errors usually appear when a previous session wasn't cleaned up correctly. Make sure to run realtime stop before you try to realtime start again. Am Donnerstag, 17. Oktober 2019 23:20:00 UTC+2 schrieb mlampert:

[Machinekit] Disable RTAPI Logging

2019-08-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
We have a problem with our BeagleBone setup. The RTAPI logging is causing systemd-journal to use a big chunk of the CPU resources, in particular right after program start. The log messages are visible by running journalctl, something along the lines of CMD 1036, code 29 and SET_LINE (sorry, I'm

Re: [Machinekit] Which kernel is the fastest running Machinekit on BBB?

2019-08-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
We had to do some to get Machinekit working on Stretch without a problem. The verdict is that 4.9.108-bone-rt-r10 kernel works fine. Alex From: machinekit@googlegroups.com on behalf of c...@tuta.io Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 17:41 To: Simon S Cc: Machinek

Re: [Machinekit] Re: RPI gipo help

2018-08-13 Thread Alexander Rössler
Ignore the epsilon, this is for Hal Remote. On Aug 13 2018, at 7:39 am, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > > Hello, I cannot get any inputs to work. > system: Rpi3B+ MK, I ssh into it and use halrun to test hardware > pi@raspberrypi:~/Downloads/DUPEmk-raspi3bPlus--hal_gpio $ uname -a > Linux raspberrypi 4

Re: [Machinekit] Lattice FPGA

2018-08-06 Thread Alexander Rössler
The protocol is called TRAM. It basically maps FPGAs registers into the host computers memory. I have deciphered this recently to add some functionality, took my a while to understand how it works. (see https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit-hal/blob/master/src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/tram.c

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Creating a pendant control on a RPI3 using QtQuickVcp

2018-03-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
Chris Albertson writes: > On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 3:16 AM, Alexander Rössler > wrote: > >>> (Phase 3) >>> My understanding is that if I want to get a physical MPG working, I would >>> need to install a RT kernal and build machinekit on the RPI since there

[Machinekit] hal_pru_generic encoder without index pin

2018-03-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
> > > I got the encoder working, meaning that velocity and raw_counts are displayed correctly, but unfortunately, count and position aren't updated. In my setup I only use A and B index pins with counter-mode 0, the index pin is set to 17, which is not available on the BBB. In the description,

[Machinekit] Re: Creating a pendant control on a RPI3 using QtQuickVcp

2018-03-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
(Phase2): MachinekitClient is now part of the QtQuickVcp build, no need for an extra repository. To build for the RPi you can follow the command line instructions: https://github.com/machinekoder/QtQuickVcp#linux and the CI scripts: https://github.com/machinekoder/QtQuickVcp/blob/master/build/L

[Machinekit] Re: Replicape config adapted to Debian Stretch + kernel 4.14.x + delta support

2018-03-24 Thread Alexander Rössler
Great work! Can you please also push the config to https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/tree/master/configs/ARM/ for other people as a reference? Am Samstag, 24. März 2018 09:52:43 UTC+1 schrieb Karl Jacobs: > > If anyone is interested, I forked and adapted the machinekit-replicape > confi

[Machinekit] NGCWriter is now in Cura Plugin Repository

2018-03-19 Thread Alexander Rössler
I'm proud to announce that the NGCWriter plugin has made it into the Cura plugin repository. From Cura 3.2 onward you can install NGCWriter just by adding it via Plugins > Browse Plugins... The plugin generates Machinekit + Velocity Extrusion compatible ngc GCode. -- Alexander -- website: http:

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2018-03-10 Thread Alexander Rössler
Exactly the same here. We are using the 4.4 RT kernel instead. Am Sonntag, 4. März 2018 04:48:47 UTC+1 schrieb John Morris: > > > > On 12/18/2017 05:57 AM, 'Ric W' via Machinekit wrote: > > Something I noticed, I think 4.14.6-ti-rt-r17 might have an issue when > > downloading a large amount > >

Re: [Machinekit] Beaglebone Black I2C question

2018-03-03 Thread Alexander Rössler
in.. > > in later kernel/images's, those pins are even available to you to mux > to gpio/can/etc.. thru config-pin.. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ -- Alexander Rössler -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.m

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit client issues

2018-03-03 Thread Alexander Rössler
_exit_handler() # enable on ctrl-C, needs to executed > after HAL files >launcher.start_process('machinekit main.ini') >launcher.ensure_mklauncher() # ensure mklauncher is started >launcher.start_process("configserver -n laser ../Cetus ../Machineface") >while Tru

[Machinekit] Re: BiggleBone Red from element 14 and Machinekit with furaday cape

2018-02-21 Thread Alexander Rössler
am modifying bbio files > for almost every integration. > > So what else am I missing? To read embedded Linux guru book? > > I can send this BB Red to anyone who would be willing to solve that > problem. > > 2018 m. vasaris 21 d., trečiadienis 10:22:46 UTC+2, Alexander Rössl

[Machinekit] Re: BiggleBone Red from element 14 and Machinekit with furaday cape

2018-02-21 Thread Alexander Rössler
Maybe try to follow and *understand* the steps I take here instead of just downloading the image: https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/ Especially the part where I explain how to enable/disable the universal overlays. Start with a clean and fresh Non-Machinekit im

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Questions over Rpi3 vs BeagleBone

2017-12-21 Thread Alexander Rössler
If you are planning to write the GPIO drivers yourself, you might also consider the OIDROID C2, as reported here https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/issues/1269 it has very low latency. But, we do not officially support aarch64 yet. Nevertheless, I would love to see it working. 'Ric W' via M

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Is there any interest in a turnkey solution?

2017-12-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello Lewis, Lewis Cobb writes: > Hello Alexander > > I am maybe not the "typical" user of Machinekit as I am retired and tend to > pick at things slowly and like to learn new things. My education on all > things CNC started with looking at Machinekit - then I realized I needed to > know how

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Is there any interest in a turnkey solution?

2017-12-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
onfigurable "code section". I don't think that's the best way for a good user experience. But that's something that need to be figured out. > > I'm interested, and would like more info. > > Jeff > > On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 4:56:23 AM UTC-8, Alex

Re: [Machinekit] Is there any interest in a turnkey solution?

2017-12-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
d for > me to see how you could pay the rent even if you sold 100 units a month. > Hopefully you work of the business case ahead of time. That's what I'm doing right now. From what I have seen so far, the CNC market is huge, far bigger than I expected. There might be hundreds of

Re: [Machinekit] Is there any interest in a turnkey solution?

2017-12-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
Bas de Bruijn writes: > Hi Alexander, > >> On 15 Dec 2017, at 13:56, Alexander Rössler >> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I'm wondering if you or anyone you know would be interested in a turnkey >> solution based on Machinekit. > &g

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
Robert Nelson writes: > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:55 AM, wrote: >> I'm flashing the 4.14 TI RT kernel that Robert linked earlier. I'll let you >> know how it goes. Where is the image of the 4.4 TI RT kernel that you'd like >> me to try? Or is there an easy what to switch out the kernel for the

[Machinekit] Is there any interest in a turnkey solution?

2017-12-15 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello everyone, I'm wondering if you or anyone you know would be interested in a turnkey solution based on Machinekit. >From what I have seen so far, it looks like a lot people are struggling with the basics of getting Machinekit up and running. Even if you buy a well supported BBB cape and you

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-15 Thread Alexander Rössler
I found the 4.14 RT kernel to be extremely sluggish. Can you please also try the 4.4 TI RT kernel and report back if it makes a difference for you? If you get the 4.14 TI RT kernel working nicely please also report back, j...@allwinedesigns.com writes: > Thanks Robert! I was able to start up ma

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit + Debian Stretch on the BeagleBone Black

2017-12-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
RCN has prepared a first BBB testing image with Debian Stretch. Please give it a try. https://rcn-ee.net/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2017-12-12/stretch-machinekit/ Alexander Rössler writes: > I just published a write-up on how to create a Machinekit image with > Debian Stretch for the Beag

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Machinekit + Debian Stretch on the BeagleBone Black

2017-12-06 Thread Alexander Rössler
abric of space and time ? > > Cheers, > Lewis > > > On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 4:51:57 PM UTC-4, Alexander Rössler wrote: >> >> I just published a write-up on how to create a Machinekit image with >> Debian Stretch for the BeagleBone Black: >> >

[Machinekit] Machinekit + Debian Stretch on the BeagleBone Black

2017-12-05 Thread Alexander Rössler
I just published a write-up on how to create a Machinekit image with Debian Stretch for the BeagleBone Black: https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/ I hope you find it useful. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://git

Re: [Machinekit] QML Live Coding with MachinekitClient

2017-11-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
Bas de Bruijn writes: >> On 08 Nov 2017, at 20:01, Alexander Rössler >> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have added a new feature to MachinekitClient that enables you to edit >> QtQuickVcp UIs without the QtSDK installed on your system. >

Re: [Machinekit] Cramps wiring 5 Reference switches to one input?

2017-11-10 Thread Alexander Rössler
Depends on your circuit and you switches. If they just short through to ground it should be pretty safe. However, if you switches either have GND or VCC on the output you might risk a short circuit. Which kind of switches do you use? Sag ich Dir nich writes: > Hello, > > i want to know what co

[Machinekit] QML Live Coding with MachinekitClient

2017-11-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello everyone, I have added a new feature to MachinekitClient that enables you to edit QtQuickVcp UIs without the QtSDK installed on your system. A video introducing the feature is here: https://youtu.be/B5rYhq06wio Greetings, Alex -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machin

Re: [Machinekit] MachineKit Install directions (Cape, U-boot, Device Tree Overlay confusion)

2017-11-03 Thread Alexander Rössler
1 Nov 2017, at 21:42, Jerry Trantow wrote: >>> >>> 8) export DEBUG=5 and run MachineKit again. >>> MACHINEKIT - 0.1 >>> Machine configuration directory is '/home/machinekit/machinekit/c >>> onfigs/ARM.BeagleBone.Probotix' >>>

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-03 Thread Alexander Rössler
ithout need to rip > > up walls and install cables. > > > > Your Goldilocks box is prime example if an IOT device. IOT > > devices are way-simple and do just one thing and link to a > > phone/computer using standard Internet Protocol.

Re: [Machinekit] Error with CRAMPS.hal

2017-10-11 Thread Alexander Rössler
>>> CRAMPS.hal:10: program './setup.sh' failed, returned 1 >>> >>> >>> See this comment from Robert: >>> >>> https://github.com/machinekit/Machinekit-HAL/issues/17#issuecomment-324726740 >>> >>> I have also attached

Re: [Machinekit] Error with CRAMPS.hal

2017-10-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi Dimitar, Here are some things that will help you with the Stretch image: ### 3. Install PREEMPT_RT kernel ```bash cd /opt/scripts/tools/ sudo su git pull ./update_kernel.sh --ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4 ``` ### 4. Setup UIO Old bootloader on eMMC might cause conflicts. ```bash sudo dd if=/dev/

[Machinekit] Re: 3D Printing with 4DOF - Velocity extrusion question

2017-10-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello Oleg, For info about velocity extrusion please take a look at: https://machinekoder.com/mini-3d-printer-from-hobbyking-running-with-cramps-board-and-machinekit/ and https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-and-cura/ The example configs in https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/tree/master/con

[Machinekit] Joint following error on program start

2017-10-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
Since my upgrade to Debian Stretch with RT-PREEMPT Kernel on the BBB I have the following problem. When I start a program, I get a joint following error during the first move. The weird thing is that this happens only during the first program execution. I also tried to use the MDI commands dire

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Where to request new features for Linuxcnc/Machinekit?

2017-07-17 Thread Alexander Rössler
See: http://www.machinekit.io/docs/hal/halmodule/ >From a usage standpoint Userland Python HAL components work like RT HAL components. The only difference is that the pin updates happen out of sync of the RT threads. If you need more advanced examples please take a look at the configurations whe

Re: [Machinekit] mklauncher Help

2017-07-13 Thread Alexander Rössler
If you kill an application it does not shutdown cleanly. Machinekit does not like to be killed so there might be some memlocks still allocated. realtime stop usually helps in such situations Devin Hughes writes: > Hello, > > I've been writing a port to interact with machinetalk and I hit some >

Re: [Machinekit] Machinetalk without network

2017-06-28 Thread Alexander Rössler
I have pushed some changes that might help fixing this problem. The network availability check is now disabled for Unicast discovery. However, I'm not sure if QJDns works with the loopback interface. Bas de Bruijn writes: > Hi, > > I'm running a machine with a remote UI setup disconnected from a

Re: [Machinekit] Strange noise from steppers.BBB/BeBoPr

2017-06-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
sday, June 22, 2017 at 11:16:41 AM UTC+2, Alexander Rössler wrote: >> >> Could be the dir pin hunting problem. I have pushed a patch recently >> where you can set a minimum velocity for the hal_pru stepper driver. >> >> 'Andrey Z.' via Machinekit writes: &g

Re: [Machinekit] Strange noise from steppers.BBB/BeBoPr

2017-06-22 Thread Alexander Rössler
Could be the dir pin hunting problem. I have pushed a patch recently where you can set a minimum velocity for the hal_pru stepper driver. 'Andrey Z.' via Machinekit writes: > Hi, > > Thank to Charles I’ve got my Homing working. Problem was optical sensors – > somehow they was triggered only once

Re: [Machinekit] Re: new component: delayline

2017-06-14 Thread Alexander Rössler
For 3D printer, this would mean delaying XYZ is suppose so we can apply any pressure advance algorithms to the extruder velocity. Am Mittwoch, 14. Juni 2017 21:48:05 UTC+2 schrieb Bas de Bruijn: > > > On 14 Jun 2017, at 21:40, Alexander Rössler > wrote: > > How would the feedb

[Machinekit] Re: new component: delayline

2017-06-14 Thread Alexander Rössler
How would the feedback to motion look like when using the delayline? Would I use the delayline to delay the command velocity or position? Am Donnerstag, 5. März 2015 22:58:01 UTC+1 schrieb Bas de Bruijn: > > Gentle Persons, > > In this thread >

Re: [Machinekit] Machinetalk without network

2017-06-14 Thread Alexander Rössler
Service discovery does not work on the loopback interface (no multicast). So you might need to create a virtual network connector for it to work. Currently, QtQuickVcp also checks the type of network interface, which is not very smart for Unicast discovery - fixing this should be added to the i

Re: [Machinekit] retracting with Machineface and VE configuration

2017-06-14 Thread Alexander Rössler
See also https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/lib/python/fdm/config/velocity_extrusion.py Am Sonntag, 11. Juni 2017 19:08:58 UTC+2 schrieb Bas de Bruijn: > > > > On 11 Jun 2017, at 18:39, schoo...@btinternet.com wrote: > > > > > > On 11/06/17 12:20, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > >>

Re: [Machinekit] Trying to measure velocity and acceleration of the machinekit axis

2017-05-17 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello Michel, It looks like you have plotted just the acceleration. Please try to plot Xvel as well on a second channel. michelvanderbregge...@gmail.com writes: > Hello All, > I am trying to measure the velocity and acceleration of the individual axis > in machinekit. > > I have added the ddt c

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

2017-05-17 Thread Alexander Rössler
und circle in their upper right corner that they aren't > connected/synchronized. > >> >> Dne četrtek, 11. maj 2017 16.24.18 UTC+2 je oseba Bas de Bruijn napisala: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:40:36 PM UTC+2, Al

Re: [Machinekit] How to configure Web UI?

2017-05-15 Thread Alexander Rössler
Web UIs are experimental and HAL-only as far as I know. If you are looking for a remote UI solution you might take a look at QtQuickVcp: https://github.com/qtquickvcp/QtQuickVcp and Cetus https://github.com/qtquickvcp/Cetus euerka writes: > Hi, > > Recently I am trying to communicate between Wind

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

2017-05-10 Thread Alexander Rössler
This phenomena is known as PRU pin hunting and a result of the internal PRU stepper feedback loop being too "tight" (so the DIR pin toggles all the time). You can fix it by adding a PID loop before the stepper and adding a minimum threshold. Just search for PRU pin hunting in the mailing list. Ano

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

2017-05-10 Thread Alexander Rössler
I have not tested Sam Wongs configuration, but you might run into trouble with Kernel 4.4 and the hal_pru right now. In case you encounter any problems I encourage you to use the 3.8 image + kernel for now. Am Dienstag, 9. Mai 2017 14:38:22 UTC-5 schrieb Jonathan Cohen: > > There was a post over

Re: [Machinekit] Config error for Probotix cape. 'PRU control files not found in /sys/class/uio/uio0'

2017-05-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
The delay is also used in the config-pin utility: https://github.com/cdsteinkuehler/beaglebone-universal-io/blob/master/config-pin#L883 However, the waiting loop seems to be the nicer solution. Am Montag, 8. Mai 2017 07:18:14 UTC-5 schrieb gburbeck: > > @Frederic > > I can confirm that your wait

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit messaging (machinetalk farbic)

2017-05-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
Am Samstag, 6. Mai 2017 04:16:52 UTC-5 schrieb Bas de Bruijn: > > > > > > > Hedge Hog writes: > > > >> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 5:52 AM, Alexander Rössler > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> Am Dienstag, 2. Mai

[Machinekit] Where to buy MESA cards in Central Europe

2017-05-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
Does anyone know where to buy MESA cards in Central Europe, preferably Austria? -- Alexander -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" gro

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit messaging (machinetalk farbic)

2017-05-06 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hedge Hog writes: > On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 5:52 AM, Alexander Rössler > wrote: >> >> >> Am Dienstag, 2. Mai 2017 14:25:11 UTC-5 schrieb Hedge Hog: >>> >>> >>> >>> There are now several message formats that offer considerable speed &g

Re: [Machinekit] MachineKit bindings

2017-05-04 Thread Alexander Rössler
ogle/protobuf/tree/master/ruby > [4]: http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/ > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colm.net%2Fopen-source%2Fragel%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFX-F2rCKkI8MHCsHGBEjCy8yjwQw> > > On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 2:40:11 PM UTC+10, Alexander Rössler w

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit messaging (machinetalk farbic)

2017-05-04 Thread Alexander Rössler
interesting > Yes, very interesting articles. > > [1] https://capnproto.org/news/2014-06-17-capnproto-flatbuffers-sbe.html > [2] https://capnproto.org/faq.html > [3] http://google.github.io/flatbuffers/md__benchmarks.html > > On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 2:33:35 PM UTC+10, Alexande

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

2017-05-04 Thread Alexander Rössler
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 Machinetalk message a Protobuf message belongs. https://github.com/machinekoder/machinet

[Machinekit] Re: Stepper motors (3D-Printing): TP and slew-range

2017-04-30 Thread Alexander Rössler
I can answer Q3: You can protect your stepper motor spec on the HAL level. To ensure the acceleration and maximum velocity values are never violated one could drive the stepper via PID loop tuned with the correct parameters. If you want to ensure the user cannot edit or override the values you c

Re: [Machinekit] MachineKit bindings

2017-04-30 Thread Alexander Rössler
Depending on what you are trying to achieve there could also be other solutions to support Ruby. If you are looking for Ruby bindings to support Machinetalk then I recommend you to read up on this article: http://machinekoder.com/machinetalk-explained-part-5-code-generation/ Here are the depend

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit messaging (machinetalk farbic)

2017-04-30 Thread Alexander Rössler
I wrote a blog post about the design decisions behind Machinetalk some time ago: http://machinekoder.com/machinetalk-explained-part-2-middleware-requirements/ ZeroMQ won the game because is was the best networking middleware choice for this application the time we started to work on Machinetalk.

[Machinekit] Re: UPDATE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI at the Tormach facility

2017-04-30 Thread Alexander Rössler
In case you have missed the meetup please don't forget that you can still watch all live streams via the links on YouTube. Am Mittwoch, 26. April 2017 01:27:23 UTC-5 schrieb Alexander Rössler: > > Hello everyone, > > Here is the updated agenda with links to the YouTube/Hangout

[Machinekit] Re: UPDATE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI at the Tormach facility

2017-04-29 Thread Alexander Rössler
If you are watching the live stream you can also write comments if you have any questions. We should answer them at the end of the presentations. Am Sonntag, 23. April 2017 11:16:20 UTC-5 schrieb Alexander Rössler: > > Hi folks, > > The Machinekit Meetup is approaching quickly, and a

[Machinekit] Re: UPDATE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI at the Tormach facility

2017-04-28 Thread Alexander Rössler
t; On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 1:27:23 AM UTC-5, Alexander Rössler wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> Here is the updated agenda with links to the YouTube/Hangouts on Air >> event. To make sure you do not miss your favorite talk, please use the >> remi

[Machinekit] Re: UPDATE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI at the Tormach facility

2017-04-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
ction" from the Machinekit Europe meeting last year kinldy provided by Frederic from the ElectroLab Hackerspace: https://youtu.be/OVVGdQnz5Ts *Agenda for Saturday, April 29th:* 9:00 am - doors open 9:30 am - "Current Status of Machinetalk" by Alexander Rössler https://www

[Machinekit] Re: Status of Python 3 support?

2017-04-24 Thread Alexander Rössler
; is $1.24. An ATMEGA88PA-AUR on the other hand is only $1.24 (all prices > for onesies.) Meanwhile I'll learn with what I've put together already and > see what makes sense for rev 2. > I can't remember the chips were that expensive. > Brian > On Sunday, April 23

[Machinekit] UPDATE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI at the Tormach facility

2017-04-23 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi folks, The Machinekit Meetup is approaching quickly, and an update the on the program is more than overdue. I have already a collected a few topics on the announcement thread, but we have still a few slots left for (remote) talks on Saturday. If you want to give a short talk about any Machi

[Machinekit] Re: Status of Python 3 support?

2017-04-23 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi Brian, As an alternative to using an Arduino as IO extender you can also I2C ICs that do the job for you: https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/src/hal/user_comps/hal_gpio_mcp23017.py https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/src/hal/user_comps/hal_pwm_pca9685.py http

Re: [Machinekit] Re: QtQuickVCP and M00/M01

2017-04-22 Thread Alexander Rössler
he program was still in auto > mode, if I remember). I want to look into this more, but I think it will > take changes in the hal remote library. I can create an issue if you would > like me to. > > Devin > > On Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 3:01:19 PM UTC

Re: [Machinekit] Adding new outputs to Sandybox

2017-04-21 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello Mike, The wiki for the TCT configs should give a good starting point for adapting your configuration: https://github.com/thecooltool/machinekit-configs/wiki/adapting-tct-config You can also communicate with the BBB via Machinetalk: https://github.com/machinekit/pymachinetalk Mike writes:

[Machinekit] Re: Unknown command 'alias'

2017-04-17 Thread Alexander Rössler
Marius, You can either use HAL signals with the nicer to read names or properly named variable names in a Python HAL file. e.g. furaday_di_0 = hal.Pin('bb_gpio.out-02.value') furaday_di_0.set(1) Am Sonntag, 16. April 2017 21:23:34 UTC+2 schrieb Marius Alksnys: > > Hello all, and Happy Easter :)

Re: [Machinekit] ANNOUNCE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI

2017-04-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
2017 14:56:38 UTC+2 schrieb Frederic RIBLE: > > Hello > Any update on the meetup? > Frederic. > > On 16/03/2017 22:10, Alexander Rössler wrote: > > I just read the news. No, it will not affect the Machinekit > > meetup. However, it might affect the travel plans

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Universal-Universal Cape Overlay [was: BeagleBone Family MachineKit image]

2017-04-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
The link is very confusing the header says 04-02 but it links to 02-12. However, there is no mentioning of any kernel version. Am Donnerstag, 23. März 2017 18:36:01 UTC+1 schrieb Charles Steinkuehler: > > On 3/23/2017 9:44 AM, alexander...@zuehlke.com wrote: > > Are there any Jessie + 3.8 kernel

[Machinekit] Re: Looking for a good example of modern configuration files

2017-04-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
Can you please post uname -a Debian Jessie images with kernels > 3.8 are currently not working with Machinekit. Am Samstag, 8. April 2017 15:26:43 UTC+2 schrieb ceha...@gmail.com: > > I've converted my mini-mill to 3-axis CNC using the BBB and Machinekit on > the 2-12 image. It works great an

Re: [Machinekit] machinekit remote control

2017-04-08 Thread Alexander Rössler
Am Samstag, 8. April 2017 13:34:36 UTC+2 schrieb mung kie: > > > It is awesome work, but I have one problem with it, it requires Qt and > most linuxcnc/machinkit gui used to be based around gtk/glade? > Gtk was a valid choice for UIs when most LinuxCNC/Machinekit UIs have been created. However,

Re: [Machinekit] Re: hal_init() failed: -12

2017-04-04 Thread Alexander Rössler
If you can don't write M codes as batch scripts as they break the motion queue. Best use the Analog Input and output MCodes inside a GCode subroutine remap as done with the fdm GCode for example. 'Marco Negrini' via Machinekit writes: > when making M codes, should i use the "halcmd" commands? wha

[Machinekit] Re: Thermistor ADC readings from readtemp.py to hal_temp_bbb.py

2017-03-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
The i and f settings are still present in the hal_temp_bbb.py component. You can try to decrease the update interval with -i 0.2 for example. An update interval of 0.05 seconds seems to be absurdly high for a temperature sensor anyway. Am Freitag, 24. März 2017 15:50:09 UTC+1 schrieb Jonathan C

[Machinekit] Re: python error when starting MendelMax-CRAMPS

2017-03-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
The config bases on an outdated version of the FDM Python module, and some bits and pieces are missing in the config files. A fix is on the way: https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/pull/1190 Am Sonntag, 26. März 2017 06:01:28 UTC+2 schrieb Letian Fang: > > Hi everyone: > I am using BBB and

Re: [Machinekit] Re: BBB Machinekit Debian Jessie images and USB

2017-03-19 Thread Alexander Rössler
? I will also check out the new image today. Am Samstag, 18. März 2017 15:12:36 UTC+1 schrieb Robert Nelson: > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 5:04 AM, Alexander Rössler > > wrote: > > It turns out the image in the link is the 2-12 Debian Jessie Machinekit > > image, I have t

[Machinekit] Re: BBB Machinekit Debian Jessie images and USB

2017-03-18 Thread Alexander Rössler
It turns out the image in the link is the 2-12 Debian Jessie Machinekit image, I have to check again with the 3-12 version linked by RCN. Am Samstag, 18. März 2017 10:16:53 UTC+1 schrieb Alexander Rössler: > > Hi all, > > I have some problems getting the Machinekit Debian Jessie im

[Machinekit] BBB Machinekit Debian Jessie images and USB

2017-03-18 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi all, I have some problems getting the Machinekit Debian Jessie images for the BBB to work properly. It seems USB tethering is not working anymore and I don't see a FAT partition when I connect the BBB to my computer. I tested with the latest 3-12 snapshot. http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Bea

Re: [Machinekit] ANNOUNCE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI

2017-03-16 Thread Alexander Rössler
I just read the news. No, it will not affect the Machinekit meetup. However, it might affect the travel plans of some attendees. Tom M writes: > I don't know how if this will affect the Machinekit meetup but I just got > word that makerfaire Chicago has been postponed. -- Alexander -- websi

Re: [Machinekit] BBB Build error - error: ‘RTAPI_MEMORY_MODEL’ was not declared, error: ‘__atomic_store’ was not decl

2017-03-13 Thread Alexander Rössler
To keep Machinekit up to date just apt-get update && apt-get upgrade If you want to switch from Wheezy to Jessie on the BBB I do not know about any automatic upgrade path. However, the account should be the same (machinekit), you can copy the /etc/network/interfaces. For the Machinekit configs I

Re: [Machinekit] Re: BBB laser diode driver and TTL/PWM

2017-02-27 Thread Alexander Rössler
en you attach to the servo-thread? > > > Also I try that > > https://www.mail-archive.com/machinekit@googlegroups.com/msg00473.html > > and > > > https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/configs/ARM/BeagleBone/PMDX-432/Shapeoko/Shapeoko.hal#L253 > > >

[Machinekit] ANNOUNCE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI

2017-02-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
We are pleased to invite anyone interested to the third "real world" Machinekit meeting, taking place on April 29/30 at the Tormach facility in Madison, Wisconsin (USA). Please feel free to join us - share your plans, exchange experience, and help shape the future of Machinekit! Venue and ag

[Machinekit] Re: BBB laser diode driver and TTL/PWM

2017-02-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
The scale HAL component should do exactly what you want: http://www.machinekit.io/docs/man/man9/scale/ You can set a gain and an offset value to convert the 0 -1 input to a 40-60% of an PWM output value. Am Samstag, 25. Februar 2017 02:40:20 UTC+1 schrieb Andrij Senyk: > > Hello, > > I have Blac

[Machinekit] QtQuickVcp repository moved

2017-02-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
I createda QtQuickVcp organization on GitHub today to better organize all things related to QtQuickVcp. Therefore, QtQuickVcp has moved to another repository: https://github.com/qtquickvcp/QtQuickVcp/ GitHub should automatically forward the old URL, so no need to change anything. Moving the QtQui

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Machinekit multicore merge

2017-02-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
I have not checked recently, but there was problem with the USB Ethernet not working I think. Last time I tested it was mid December. Robert Nelson writes: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Marius Alksnys wrote: >> >> 02/08/2017 03:13 PM, schoone...@btinternet.com rašė: >>> >>> >>> On 08/02/17

Re: [Machinekit] Cannot find ethernet ip adress of Beaglebone Black

2017-02-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
Sag ich Dir nich writes: > I need to know the ip adress of my beaglebone so i can connect it to my pc > via ssh but when i write ifconfig in the terminal i get no ethernet ip > adress: > > machinekit@beaglebone:~$ ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr a0:f6:fd:4b:9c:97 >

Re: [Machinekit] Cannot find ethernet ip adress of Beaglebone Black

2017-02-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
schoone...@btinternet.com writes: > On 12/02/17 16:11, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: > > Thank you, ill try that > > usb0 is (i believe) the emulated network over usb (so you can communicate > with the beaglebone with the ip 192.168.7.2) > > and can you (communicate with the beaglebone with the ip 1

Re: [Machinekit] Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-02-11 Thread Alexander Rössler
Chicago Maker Faire would be interesting. I excluded the weekend from the voting because I have a family event on Saturday. However, I could make it to Chicago on Sunday. On the other hand one day is probably too short for the Machinekit meeting. Daren Schwenke writes: > Ditto, but that weekend w

Re: [Machinekit] QtQuickVcp: how to create an array of HalLed for GPIO?

2017-02-09 Thread Alexander Rössler
name: "signals" > > Repeater { > model: 8 > HalLed { > name: "gpio.in." + index > } > } > } > } > > > Jia li > > Alexander Rössler於 2015年9月9日星期三 UTC+

[Machinekit] Re: QML Live and Qt - UI Design

2017-01-26 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi Matias, You need to install the QtQuickVcp QML modules. Best follow the build from Qt Creator instructions here: https://github.com/machinekoder/QtQuickVcp#build-from-qt-creator Am Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2017 21:40:06 UTC+1 schrieb Matias Baldo: > > Hello Alex again, > I'm bothering you from a

[Machinekit] Re: QtQuickVCP and M00/M01

2017-01-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi Devin, There is the PauseResumeProgramAction for this purpose: https://github.com/machinekoder/QtQuickVcp/blob/master/src/applicationcontrols/PauseResumeProgramAction.qml Also feel free to write you own small Action component that works best for you application. -- Alexander Am Mittwoch, 4

[Machinekit] Re: MachinekitClient/QtQuickVcp

2017-01-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi Andrij, Can you please try to start this simple demo: https://github.com/machinekoder/anddemo and check you find the Machinekit instance. Best regards, Alexander Am Mittwoch, 4. Januar 2017 00:34:58 UTC+1 schrieb Andrij Senyk: > > Hello, > > I tried to configure remote access to BBB Machine

Re: [Machinekit] Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-01-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
http://doodle.com/poll/32kkc5pnkyfuxpun Am Mittwoch, 30. November 2016 16:02:34 UTC+1 schrieb Charles Steinkuehler: > > On 11/30/2016 8:54 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > On 11/28/2016 1:00 PM, Alexander Rössler wrote: > >> > >> If you have time and interes

[Machinekit] Re: QML Live and Qt - UI Design

2017-01-25 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hello Matthias, Yes, I still use QmlLive for developing QtQuickVcp UIs. The error messages indicates something else seems to be wrong with the setup. Did you start the QMLLive bench from Qt Creator? Since QmlLive is very useful I should probably add it to the Vagrant VM per default. I'm also t

Re: [Machinekit] Autoleveling Induction Probe and Dual extrusion

2017-01-12 Thread Alexander Rössler
Yes, using the Python FDM HAL it's a single flag. Afaik the "UNI-PRINT-3D" config supports it: https://github.com/thecooltool/UNI-PRINT-3D Also see http://machinekoder.com/mini-3d-printer-from-hobbyking-running-with-cramps-board-and-machinekit/ for details on how to get the HAL FDM working. How

[Machinekit] Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2016-11-28 Thread Alexander Rössler
Hi all, I want to gauge some interest for a Machinekit meeting in the USA next year. I started a thread on GitHub some time ago but without a lot of success. https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/issues/1059 Tormach is so generous to host us again in their headquarters in Waunakee, Wisconsin.

Re: [Machinekit] Protobuf get NC interpreter variable value

2016-11-07 Thread Alexander Rössler
, > machinetalk is just a little new to me still. Let me know if you need help. I'm working on a little Machinetalk series for my blog that might helpful for you (still working on the first article...). > > Best Regards, > Devin > > > On Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 2:39

Re: [Machinekit] Pulsing on the DIR signal.

2016-11-07 Thread Alexander Rössler
The machinekit-fdm configs are also using the PID workaround. https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/lib/python/fdm/config/base.py#L60 Charles Steinkuehler writes: > On 11/5/2016 8:11 AM, Johan Jensen wrote: >> >> _4. After completing the first jog command (+/- does not matter), th

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