Re: [Emc-users] wireless network campatiblity?EMC2 Live CD

2007-09-17 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Ian, Each unit has its own MAC address. Devolo supply a little utility that lists all the plug units it can find on the mains network. All you do then is group the corresponding MAC addresses of your units (its pretty certain no one else will be using them!) into your own local network, you then

Re: [Emc-users] FW: RPM display from external sensor?

2007-09-17 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Hi Ted. I think you'll want to use the encoder from 2.2 (or CVS, if you feel like compiling). It uses a better algorithm to determine velocity, so it's very stable and works well with low pulse-rate sensors. We're hoping to release 2.2 on the next few months. If you'd like to try it

Re: [Emc-users] Install to a USB Key

2007-09-17 Thread Jon Elson
Rafael Skodlar wrote: Jon Elson wrote: AKSYS Tech Pty Ltd wrote: Hi Guys Thanks very much for all the info. I must confess that this is my first time playing with Linux so it is all a bit new to me. I am trying to make a solid “Industrial” controller, because as a day job I retrofit

Re: [Emc-users] Debugging parallel kinematics: how to printf in dmesg?

2007-09-17 Thread John Kasunich
jros wrote: Hello!. We are implementing a 6 dgf kinematics for a parallel manipulator. (see http://imac/parallel/images/argazkiak/img_4336.jpg for a photograph of the machine without the head) We are using as a template genhexkins.c file so that compiling and launching is not a

[Emc-users] Multiple axis homing....?

2007-09-17 Thread Patrick Ferrick
Hey, Here's something that I've been wondering about for a while: I can't seem to get multiple axes to home in sequence. Do I need to be running a version of EMC2 later than 2.0.5? I have this line in my ini file: HOME_SEQUENCE 0 1 2 which doesn't generate any complaints, but also

Re: [Emc-users] Debugging parallel kinematics: how to printf in dmesg?

2007-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 17 September 2007, jros wrote: Hello!. We are implementing a 6 dgf kinematics for a parallel manipulator. (see http://imac/parallel/images/argazkiak/img_4336.jpg for a photograph of the machine without the head) Can you supply a better link, this is an 'imac' is an unknown server

Re: [Emc-users] Debugging parallel kinematics: how to printf indmesg?

2007-09-17 Thread Alex Joni
http://www.imac.unavarra.es/parallel/images/argazkiak/img_4336.jpg Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:55 PM Subject: Re:

[Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Another evening, another question, I've just been using the Touch Off button with V2.1.7 and come up with a problem: Launch EMC Jog axes around etc. Click Touch Off for say X axis and attempt to enter 0.125 when I type the first 0 (zero) an error appears in the popup window saying bad number

Re: [Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Jeff Epler
Another user has reported a similar problem, but I've never been able to reproduce it on my machine. And that means I've been unable to try fixing it. :( Jeff - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all

Re: [Emc-users] Debugging parallel kinematics: how t o printf indmesg?

2007-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 17 September 2007, Alex Joni wrote: http://www.imac.unavarra.es/parallel/images/argazkiak/img_4336.jpg Thanks Alex. Is the worktable of that machine not yet installed? Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Enhanced

Re: [Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 17 September 2007, Jeff Epler wrote: Another user has reported a similar problem, but I've never been able to reproduce it on my machine. And that means I've been unable to try fixing it. :( Jeff It has never worked for me either, Jeff. All I can get out of it is the bad number

Re: [Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Heinz Reimer
Andy Ibbotson wrote: Another evening, another question, I’ve just been using the Touch Off button with V2.1.7 and come up with a problem: Launch EMC Jog axes around etc. Click Touch Off for say X axis and attempt to enter 0.125” when I type the first 0 (zero) an error appears in the

[Emc-users] 'Sherline' EMC Interface on Ubuntu 6.06?

2007-09-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tried the Ubuntu 6.06 Live CD yesterday, and liked it. However the EMC interface was different than what I've grown accustomed to. I've been running EMC from BDI 4.49 since last July, 2006, using the 'Sherline' EMC interface. Is there a way to load the new Ubuntu 6.06, and still get a

Re: [Emc-users] 'Sherline' EMC Interface on Ubuntu 6.06?

2007-09-17 Thread John Kasunich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried the Ubuntu 6.06 Live CD yesterday, and liked it. However the EMC interface was different than what I've grown accustomed to. I've been running EMC from BDI 4.49 since last July, 2006, using the 'Sherline' EMC interface. Is there a way to load the new

Re: [Emc-users] 'Sherline' EMC Interface on Ubuntu 6.06?

2007-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 17 September 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried the Ubuntu 6.06 Live CD yesterday, and liked it. However the EMC interface was different than what I've grown accustomed to. I've been running EMC from BDI 4.49 since last July, 2006, using the 'Sherline' EMC interface. Is there a

Re: [Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Jon Elson
Jeff Epler wrote: Another user has reported a similar problem, but I've never been able to reproduce it on my machine. And that means I've been unable to try fixing it. :( You can definitely enter bad numeric representations in the window, I have done that by using the backspace key to remove

Re: [Emc-users] Touch Off

2007-09-17 Thread Jon Elson
Heinz Reimer wrote: Is there a correct procedure for using Touch Off? Ohh, you may have to be homed. Are you homing all your axes? If not, then EMC can't figure out whether you are within the software limits on the axes. (I'm not sure why it affects the touch-off function, as that doesn't