Re: [Emc-users] Issues with custom pendant.

2021-03-02 Thread John Dammeyer
Further to this. I unplugged the USB pendant. Commented out HALFILE = LIB:xhc-hb04.tcl I had actually set up two buttons. Once for G0 Z0 and one for G0 X0 Y0 in order to prevent running into something on the table while moving XYZ simultaneously. [HALUI] # add halui MDI commands here (max

Re: [Emc-users] Issues with custom pendant.

2021-03-02 Thread John Dammeyer
Alright thanks. I'll look into that. I don't think it's a spelling mistake. I suspect that it's two outputs connected to one input since the pendant I have has a button that sends all three axis to home. Based on http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/html/hal/basic_hal.html The net signal

Re: [Emc-users] Tandem home switches on single axis

2021-03-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 March 2021 03:59:49 andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 04:24, Feral Engineer wrote: > > z axis utilize a mechanical limit switch to latch home position, but > > then each axis has a pnp proximity sensor that triggers the actual > > home position > > Are both the switch and

Re: [Emc-users] Issues with custom pendant.

2021-03-02 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/02/2021 08:11 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: I've followed the directions in this link. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Adding_Custom_MDI_Buttons LinuxCNC fails on start up if I include this line in the postgui.hal file. net remote-rapid-to-home halui.mdi-command-00 <=

Re: [Emc-users] Engraver Depth Control

2021-03-02 Thread Thaddeus Waldner
 > > On the scale you are talking about it might be hard to get enough > resolution, and there is a susceptibility to electrical noise. > > I imagine the travel distance is tiny? I would be looking at > (analogue) inductive sensors. Or possibly laser triangulation sensors, > if I could find one

[Emc-users] Issues with custom pendant.

2021-03-02 Thread John Dammeyer
I've followed the directions in this link. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Adding_Custom_MDI_Buttons LinuxCNC fails on start up if I include this line in the postgui.hal file. net remote-rapid-to-home halui.mdi-command-00 <= pyvcp.rapid-to-home I am also running the XHC_HB04 Pendant and

Re: [Emc-users] syntax for naming .bit files

2021-03-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 March 2021 14:34:32 dave engvall wrote: > Hi, > I've downloaded the 7i90.zip  and unpacked to get the .bit files. Is > there a short tutorial or plain list that interprets the file names > and gives me encoders, pwm, etc. > As always TIA > > Dave Sure but its in the pdf "manual"

Re: [Emc-users] Engraver Depth Control

2021-03-02 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 20:44, Thaddeus Waldner wrote: > What I would like to do is mount the spindle directly to the z-axis (as one > normally would). Then have a collar that surrounds the engraving bit rub with > spring pressure against the top surface of the workpiece. This collar would > be

Re: [Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
Den 2021-03-02 kl. 17:20, skrev Roland Jollivet: Has anyone tried this for holding down PCB's when milling? https://www.materialsampleshop.com/products/micro-suction-tape Have an engraver and it have something similar to keep plastic sheet in place, feels like soft rubber.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread N. Christopher Perry
I use this tape and live it: Polyken 108/NAT225 108 When you’re done machining it with alcohol and it lets go. N. Christopher Perry > On Mar 2, 2021, at 3:44 PM, Greg Bernard wrote: > > Looks interesting. I've used double sided tape to hold circuit boards and > sheet aluminum but dealing

Re: [Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread Greg Bernard
Looks interesting. I've used double sided tape to hold circuit boards and sheet aluminum but dealing with the adhesive residue can be a nuisance. On Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 10:23 AM Roland Jollivet wrote: > Has anyone tried this for holding down PCB's when milling? > >

[Emc-users] Engraver Depth Control

2021-03-02 Thread Thaddeus Waldner
Hi, I have an engraving spindle that rides on a spring-loaded carrier. The carrier rubs against the workpiece being engraved. The depth of cut is controlled by adjusting the distance that the engraving bit protrudes from the rub contact face of the carrier. The advantage of this tool is that

Re: [Emc-users] syntax for naming .bit files

2021-03-02 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 19:37, dave engvall wrote: > I've downloaded the 7i90.zip and unpacked to get the .bit files. Is > there a short tutorial or plain list that interprets the file names and > gives me encoders, pwm, etc ST = steppers SV = servos (a matching pair of encoder and pwm,

[Emc-users] syntax for naming .bit files

2021-03-02 Thread dave engvall
Hi, I've downloaded the 7i90.zip  and unpacked to get the .bit files. Is there a short tutorial or plain list that interprets the file names and gives me encoders, pwm, etc. As always TIA Dave ___ Emc-users mailing list

Re: [Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 March 2021 11:55:06 ken.stra...@gmail.com wrote: > Interesting! At 0.8mm thick I wonder how stable the positioning (both > X/Y and Z) of the board would be. BTW, it seems to be available from > Amazon Canada and probably many other places: >

Re: [Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread ken.strauss
Interesting! At 0.8mm thick I wonder how stable the positioning (both X/Y and Z) of the board would be. BTW, it seems to be available from Amazon Canada and probably many other places: https://www.amazon.ca/VViViD-AirFuse-Microsuction-Black-250mm/dp/B078FBQ3FC -Original Message- From:

[Emc-users] OT: pcb milling

2021-03-02 Thread Roland Jollivet
Has anyone tried this for holding down PCB's when milling? https://www.materialsampleshop.com/products/micro-suction-tape Roland ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Tandem home switches on single axis

2021-03-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 March 2021 03:59:49 andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 04:24, Feral Engineer wrote: > > z axis utilize a mechanical limit switch to latch home position, but > > then each axis has a pnp proximity sensor that triggers the actual > > home position > > Are both the switch and

Re: [Emc-users] Tandem home switches on single axis

2021-03-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 March 2021 03:51:26 andy pugh wrote: > On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 07:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The problem with homing the bs-1 is that the home switch is > > activated by a notch in the hub of its spindle > > It's probably best to home a rotary axis to a 180 degree target. With >

Re: [Emc-users] Tandem home switches on single axis

2021-03-02 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 04:24, Feral Engineer wrote: > z axis utilize a mechanical limit switch to latch home position, but then > each axis has a pnp proximity sensor that triggers the actual home position Are both the switch and the PNP on at the same time? Is the PNP "long" enough to serve as

Re: [Emc-users] Tandem home switches on single axis

2021-03-02 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 07:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > The problem with homing the bs-1 is that the home switch is activated by > a notch in the hub of its spindle It's probably best to home a rotary axis to a 180 degree target. With search and backoff speeds set high, and a slow latch. Then it