Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Gregg Eshelman
That would be a DB25 RS232C port. It can be used for two ports in one but is typically wired with no more than whats in the smaller DE9 version.http://www.aggsoft.com/rs232-pinout-cable/RS232.htm The 9 pin version is DE9. There is no such thing as a DB9 connector. That's the E size. A VGA

Re: [Emc-users] How to configure a basic system using Pncconf 

2017-02-18 Thread Tiklack
The plan was to replace the usual PC PAR port with P3 on 5i25. I loadede firmware "prob_rfx2" into 5i25. In the documentation for this firmware is mentioned that the IO connections for P3 have 4 step generators, dir signals etc. Original Message On 18. feb. 2017 18.42,

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Florian Rist
Hi Sven > The computer is still working so I will see if I can dig out > any config from it. If the PC is still working, why not use the original controller software. It's actually not bad and it has a nice feature that LinuxCNC does not have: You can jog using the job wheel along the path of

Re: [Emc-users] How to configure a basic system using Pncconf 

2017-02-18 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 18 Feb 2017, Tiklack wrote: > Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 12:19:05 -0500 > From: Tiklack > To: emc-users > Subject: [Emc-users] [utf-8] How to configure a basic system using Pncconf > > I have tried using Pncconf to configure a basic

Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on manual pulse generator

2017-02-18 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/17/2017 10:22 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > in considerable hip pain which isn't the hips, its the > pinched sciatic nerve(s both sides). Yeah, I know that one! Mostly keep it at bay but every once in a while it starts to bother me. Jon

[Emc-users] How to configure a basic system using Pncconf 

2017-02-18 Thread Tiklack
I have tried using Pncconf to configure a basic milling system: X,Y,Z axis, 3 x home switches, 1 x all limit switch, spindle on/off output, Mesa 5i25. The system is LCNC 2.7.8 on Debian.The break-out board is one of the common Chinese type interfacing to 2M542 motor drives and stepper motors.

Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on manual pulse generator

2017-02-18 Thread TJoseph Powderly
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Re: [Emc-users] G41-42 and G64 Bug?q

2017-02-18 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I ran lathe for 5 years in the early 80s. 5T control. I used multiple cutter offsets all the time. When you are turning precision parts the cutting forces vary enough from smaller/larger diameters it is necessary to compensate each diameter separately. Or change the program which is not

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Peter Blodow
Sven, the guy in the mail forum which I suggested to you expects the Körner company, especially its owner Michael Körner, to be so cooperative as to provide original documents from the archive. Why not try first before you throw it all away? Peter Am 18.02.2017 15:10, schrieb Sven Wesley: >

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Sven Wesley
They are servos, pretty big for the machine size too. Thanks for the link! The machine is the same as the one they discuss (Körner 532S). The computer is still working so I will see if I can dig out any config from it. In worst case I'll rip the hardware out and buy some new drivers and a breakout

Re: [Emc-users] Finally figured out how to halve an axis!

2017-02-18 Thread Peter Rosenblom
Thanks Danny! Works like a charm =) /Peter 2017-02-07 7:43 GMT+01:00 Danny Miller : > This has troubled me for awhile. I have the XHC-HB04 pendant. On it is > a "1/2" button. It is very useful when your CNC job uses center datum > and you want to place it in the

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Peter Blodow
Sven, please specify more detail of that machine, at least name, number etc. There is a company (koerner.net), 36456 Barchfeld (bei Bad Salzungen), Germany, making CNC machines. The motors are long, still may be steppers, i use to have similar ones (Dunker Motors), somewhat smaller. Peter PS:

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Peter Blodow
Gene, remember that the serial ports were used up to 115 KBaud in professional applications. Perter Am 18.02.2017 12:44, schrieb Gene Heskett: > On Saturday 18 February 2017 05:44:03 Sven Wesley wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> Long time no see, been busy working. :) >> I bought a CNC engraver, really

Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on manual pulse generator

2017-02-18 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 18 February 2017 06:22:36 john mcintyre wrote: > Good day Gene , > > Wishing Dee and your self the very best luck for the future. > > cheers john Thanks John, I appreciate it. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

2017-02-18 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 18 February 2017 05:44:03 Sven Wesley wrote: > Hi all! > > Long time no see, been busy working. :) > I bought a CNC engraver, really high quality but it has an old Dos(!) > PC. Here comes a retrofit! > The 60 000 RPM VFD is well documented, the drivers are not. The PC > port looks

Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on manual pulse generator

2017-02-18 Thread john mcintyre
Good day Gene , Wishing Dee and your self the very best luck for the future. cheers john From: Gene Heskett Sent: Saturday, 18 February 2017 2:36 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on

Re: [Emc-users] M. P. Jones has deal on manual pulse generator

2017-02-18 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 17.02.17 22:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > I didn't bring the missus home from physical therapy today. The thing she > was calling a TIA, looked an awful lot like a stroke to me. Best I could > get them to try and do was get her into the neuro dept at > WVU-Morgantown. Wish me good luck guys.