Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-10 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
John, Here us a subroutine I wrote to cut a scroll. #<_xorigin>, and #<_yorigin> are the center of the scroll. Basically it changes the radius of the circle every ¼ turn. (Subroutine to cut spiral in) (o call [X] [Y] [Depth] [Stepover] [Radius]) o sub (#1 is X center) (#2 is Y center) (#3 is Z

[Emc-users] Changing login name from cnc to "newname"

2024-01-11 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
Change User Name commands sudo passwd root restart and login as root usermod -l newname cnc usermod -u UID newname usermod -m -d /home/newname newname The above commands successfully change the username, usergroup, and user directory to "newname" When I have done this in the past, that was all I

Re: [Emc-users] Damaged an SSR

2024-01-01 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
Hi Gene, I had already tested my Router (also a Hitachi mv12) in a different circuit and knew it was working. The SSR that went bye-bye was one that I bought several years ago (used on EBay). So, after your reply, I checked the signal from the 7i76e to the SSR and (thank goodness) it was good.

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.9.0Pre not finding tool.tbl

2023-09-23 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
-users] LinuxCNC 2.9.0Pre not finding tool.tbl > Date: September 23, 2023 at 11:38:43 AM CDT > To: Alan Condit via Emc-users > > > Also had some problem. If I remember correct space in folder name was the > problem. It happened in newer version but not older. > > Nicklas K

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.9.0Pre not finding tool.tbl

2023-09-23 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
When I edited the tool table under 2.8 it was working fine but now it doesn’t work when I try to change tools and surprise, surprise, the tool table is blank when I try to edit it. It loads the blank table. I have my tool table “tool.tbl” in "~/linuxcnc/configs/" and a copy of my tool table

[Emc-users] Wiring Step Dir on KM5056E

2023-07-03 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
I am in the process of wiring up a new controller for RPi4 using 7c81 and 7i76. In the process of doing so, I discovered that I had wired my controller for my PCBMill with a 7i76E Step+ to KM5056E Pulse-, Step- to KM5056E Pulse+, Dir+ to KM5056E Dir-, and Dir- to KM5056 Dir+. It seems to run

Re: [Emc-users] Drilling holes in the back of a stepper motor

2023-06-25 Thread Alan Condit via Emc-users
John, I have used JB-weld to rebuild plastic parts (commercially manufactured) so that I could drill and tap where a threaded support had pulled out. I just used clay to build a dam around the area that I wanted to fill with epoxy. Then after setting I drilled and tapped the new support. It

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC on RaspberryPi4

2023-01-31 Thread Alan Condit
I installed 2.9pre on two of my Raspberry Pi4s from debs that I had compiled earlier. However, I can’t find my write up on how to cross-compile LinuxCNC for the RPi4 on my X86-64. Also, I found that the compile on the RaspberryPi4 with a 240gb SSD runs almost as fast, or maybe a little faster, as

[Emc-users] Fwd: Linuxcnc debs for RPi4

2023-01-23 Thread Alan Condit
Thanks, Ernesto -- Forwarded message - From: Alan Condit Date: Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc debs for RPi4 To: ERNESTO LO VALVO Thanks, I'll check them out. I had just found the arm64 Bullseye linuxcnc dist. I must have asked the question

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc debs for RPi4

2023-01-22 Thread Alan Condit
Does any one have debs for installing linuxcnc for Raspberry Pi4 on Debian Bullseye? Alan ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] mesa card install issue

2023-01-13 Thread Alan Condit
Lloyd, I am using a 5i20/7i76 combo. It won’t initialize properly unless I have the box containing the 7i76 powered up. Alan > From: lloyd wilson > Subject: [Emc-users] mesa card install issue > Date: January 12, 2023 at 2:34:15 PM CST > To: Emc mail list > > > I'm setting up a VMC

[Emc-users] Thanksgiving

2022-11-24 Thread Alan Condit
Greetings to all, I know you may not all celebrate Thanksgiving at all or the same way, but I just wanted to express my thanks for the many people in this group that have helped me over the years. I started putzing with EMC back about 1997. It has been a joyful experience to watch and learn as

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion from Linuxcnc 2.8.2 to master - now have missing "dpll" pin

2022-10-26 Thread Alan Condit
If there isn’t firmware for the 5i25 that includes dpll, then pncconf should know that it shouldn’t use dpll when it knows that the user is running a 5i25/7176. Alan On Wed, 26 Oct 2022, Alan Condit wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:10:43 -0500 > From: Alan Condit > Reply-To:

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 198, Issue 50

2022-10-26 Thread Alan Condit
ontroller (EMC)" > > > On Tue, 25 Oct 2022, Alan Condit wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:27:54 -0500 >> From: Alan Condit >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> To: EMC-Users >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion from Linuxcnc 2.8.2 to master - now have missing "dpll" pin

2022-10-25 Thread Alan Condit
10:01:26 PM CDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On Mon, 24 Oct 2022, Alan Condit wrote: > >> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:01:07 -0500 >> From: Alan Condit >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> &g

[Emc-users] Conversion from Linuxcnc 2.8.2 to master - now have missing "dpll" pin

2022-10-24 Thread Alan Condit
I am trying to get all of my machines running master on Debian Bullseye. This evening I got Linuxcnc compiled on my lathe. It errors out reporting a missing pin “.dpll", which has a set -50. I had no errors before I ran pncconf on my existing .conf file. The line that has the error did not exist

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc configurations using Mesa

2022-10-01 Thread Alan Condit
Pi4 case with no fan. Alan > From: "Peter C. Wallace" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc configurations using Mesa > Date: September 30, 2022 at 3:33:34 PM CDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On Fri, 30 Sep 2022, Alan Condit wrote: &g

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc configurations using Mesa

2022-09-30 Thread Alan Condit
I have a D525MW that I was using to drive my PCBMill. It got some chips in the controller box and shorted out the BOB and apparently damaged the parallel port slightly. Other than the parallel port the D525MW seems to run fine. I replaced the BOB in the controller box but it still didn't seem

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 197, Issue 57

2022-09-28 Thread Alan Condit
use the command "lsusb". If you don't see the dongle there, your > problem is with USB, not networking. > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 11:52 AM Alan Condit wrote: > >> I am trying to figure out how to get my “Atolla” ethernet dongle to work >> with my RPi4. It doe

[Emc-users] USB-C to Ethernet dongle for RPi-4

2022-09-28 Thread Alan Condit
I am trying to figure out how to get my “Atolla” ethernet dongle to work with my RPi4. It doesn’t show with ifconfig. Can anyone shed any light on what I need to do to get it to work? Alan ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-28 Thread Alan Condit
need to disconnect the wireless and figure out how to enable internet through the dongle? Alan > From: gene heskett > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4 > Date: September 27, 2022 at 3:15:51 PM CDT > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > On 9/27/22 14:59, Al

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-27 Thread Alan Condit
I have finally made some progress on this project. I rewired the X, Y and Z axis to use the 7i76e double ended connections to the Step/Dir on the KL5056. That fixed the no motion problem. Somehow I had switched the connections between my probe and the Y-axis limit switch. I got that fixed.

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 197, Issue 50

2022-09-23 Thread Alan Condit
J4akw0Y3p0TDc3U0g2M1BjR1FncWdB>> Any help appreciated. Thanks Alan, > From: Chris Albertson > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4 > Date: September 22, 2022 at 11:51:14 AM CDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 9

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-22 Thread Alan Condit
ne Controller (EMC)" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:24:32 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4 > On Tue, 20 Sep 2022, Alan Condit wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:06:50 -0500 > > From: Alan Condit > > Reply-To: &qu

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-20 Thread Alan Condit
I think I may be confused in Pncconf with the settings differences between the 5i25/7i76 and the 7i76e. I am not getting any step/dir output on the TB2 connections. I chose Connector 1 in Pncconf. Is that the correct place to set the STEP/DIR stuff for TB2??

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-19 Thread Alan Condit
showing an internal pull-up to 5V rather than what I needed to supply. Alan > From: Alan Condit > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4 > Date: September 18, 2022 at 7:00:08 PM CDT > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Sam and Robin, > > I found the immediate

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-18 Thread Alan Condit
hold. Thanks, Alan > > From: Sam Sokolik > can you ping 10.10.10.10? > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 10:13 AM Alan Condit > wrote: > > > I am trying to get my Raspberry Pi4 working with my 7i76e. I have the ip > > address set to 10.10.10.11 and number W3 set up

[Emc-users] 7i76e with Rpi4

2022-09-18 Thread Alan Condit
I am trying to get my Raspberry Pi4 working with my 7i76e. I have the ip address set to 10.10.10.11 and number W3 set up. I generated a report. Maybe it is just not finding the 7i76e board. Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks, Alan >

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 193, Issue 15

2022-05-12 Thread Alan Condit
> -- Forwarded message -- > From: Alan Condit > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 13:14:22 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc development machine > Andy and Seb, > > Well I guess I jumped the gun. I didn’t think

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc development machine

2022-05-11 Thread Alan Condit
nc development machine > On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 17:02, Alan Condit wrote: > > > The only problem that I am having is that if I am not using it for a few > minutes it shuts down. Several other Bullseye users have reported similar > behavior. So, I’m wondering if I should go back

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc development machine

2022-05-09 Thread Alan Condit
I just rebuilt my late 2012 MacMini to be a Debian Bullseye machine. I setup a development environment on it. I loaded it with the source for Preempt-RT 5.15.41 and built a 64 bit kernel for my RaspberryPi 4. The only problem that I am having is that if I am not using it for a few minutes it

Re: [Emc-users] Blown BOB and ???

2022-05-02 Thread Alan Condit
Andy, Chris, Dave and Jon, Here is a link to the photo <https://photos.app.goo.gl/w3zq4RjfPTQCTU787>. I guess it was too big to post directly. Alan On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 11:18 AM Alan Condit wrote: > Chris, Andy, and Dave, > > I guess I didn’t give enough info. I built

Re: [Emc-users] Blown BOB and ???

2022-05-02 Thread Alan Condit
in the Y direction. Then I saw smoke coming out of the controller box. Jon Elson suggested that I may have blown out the parallel port which seems likely to me now that I think about the way it is behaving now. Alan -- Forwarded message -- From: Alan Condit mailto:condit.a

[Emc-users] Blown BOB and ???

2022-05-01 Thread Alan Condit
Hi Guys, I was machining a part on my X2 Minimill. Suddenly it left the programmed track (spoiled the part) and didn’t respond to Estop. I powered the system off manually raised the Z axis and tried turning it on so I could home it, smoke started coming from the controller. So I powered

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76 Field Power In

2022-03-13 Thread Alan Condit
CST > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On Sat, 12 Mar 2022, Alan Condit wrote: > >> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 18:14:28 -0600 >> From: Alan Condit >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> To: EMC-Users >

[Emc-users] 7i76 Field Power In

2022-03-12 Thread Alan Condit
I am using a 7i76 daughter card with 24v Field Power. Is the +24v supposed to be connected to TB1-5? ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

[Emc-users] Joint 0 on Limit Switch error

2022-03-11 Thread Alan Condit
I have been adjusting the limit switches on my G4000 lathe. Suddenly I am getting Joint 0 on limit switch error and Joint 1 on limit switch error when I try to turn on the spindle. The spindle turns on and then immediately off with the error messages. The X limit switch is set at 3.45" so that

Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 with LinuxCNC and MESA 7i92H

2022-03-06 Thread Alan Condit
Robin, I have a USB3 to Ethernet adapter to use on my Pi4. I intend to use the onboard Ethernet for my 7i76e and the USB/Ethernet for the internet. Alan From: Robin Szemeti > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 11:35:56 + > Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76

2021-11-19 Thread Alan Condit
Re: [Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76 > On Thursday 18 November 2021 17:57:19 Alan Condit wrote: > > > I built a new controller for my 9x20 lathe using a 5i25/7i76 combo. I > > thought I had everything working but I still can’t get the spindle > > working correctly. I have

[Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76

2021-11-18 Thread Alan Condit
I built a new controller for my 9x20 lathe using a 5i25/7i76 combo. I thought I had everything working but I still can’t get the spindle working correctly. I have a 1.5hp PMDC treadmill motor that I am controlling with a Cycletrol-150 DC controller. The am using the analog out from the 7i76 to

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.8.0 upgrade

2021-09-27 Thread Alan Condit
uot; > > > On Sun, 26 Sept 2021 at 15:03, Alan Condit wrote: >> >> I tried to upgrade my LinuxCNC 2.8.0 on my lathe but Synaptic reported that >> 2.8.0 is the latest version. >> The downloads page of the website shows 2.8.2 is the current version.

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.8.0 upgrade

2021-09-26 Thread Alan Condit
I tried to upgrade my LinuxCNC 2.8.0 on my lathe but Synaptic reported that 2.8.0 is the latest version. The downloads page of the website shows 2.8.2 is the current version. What do I need to do to upgrade rather than just re-install? Thanks, Alan

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76

2021-09-13 Thread Alan Condit
Update, I found some old photos of the motor’s id plate. I thought it was rated at 6000 rpm at 110 volts, but it was really only 3000rpm at 110volts. When I adjusted the maximum rpm in PNCConf, suddenly I was getting a solid “At Speed” indicator. John, I will still try measuring the analog

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76

2021-09-13 Thread Alan Condit
> inputs with halscope when turning at a slow speed (say 100 RPM or less) >> The pins to monitor would be: >> >> hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.input-a >> hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.input-b >> >> Ideally both A and B should be square waves (50% duty cycle) >> a

[Emc-users] Spindle setup for 5i25/7i76

2021-09-12 Thread Alan Condit
I built a new controller for my 9x20 lathe using a 5i25/7i76 combo. I thought I had everything working but I still can’t get the spindle working correctly. I have a 1.5hp PMDC treadmill motor that I am controlling with a Cycletrol-150 DC controller. The am using the analog out from the 7i76 to

Re: [Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply

2021-07-19 Thread Alan Condit
shorter 3mm cap screws. Thanks for everybody trying to help me solve the problem. > From: Alan Condit > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply > Date: July 19, 2021 at 8:47:00 AM CDT > To: "Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net" > > > Gene, Chris, Mil

Re: [Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply

2021-07-19 Thread Alan Condit
ct they would > flaunt that feature if they had it. > https://www.meanwell.com/productPdf.aspx?i=469#1 > > On 7/15/2021 12:16 PM, Alan Condit wrote: >> I am building a new controller cabinet. I installed a Meanwell SE600-48 >> power supply. When I turn on the power sup

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 183, Issue 95

2021-07-18 Thread Alan Condit
; Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply > Date: July 18, 2021 at 6:59:05 PM CDT > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > On Friday 16 July 2021 15:33:23 Alan Condit wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> The unit doesn’t seem to be warm. >> I adjust

Re: [Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply

2021-07-16 Thread Alan Condit
e power resistors mounted to a heat sink with a fan that I > used for testing power supplies. Testing with no dummy load is not very > meaningful. The load is set up so it can be quickly rewired with > resistors in series or parallel in different ways using a terminal block. > > On T

[Emc-users] Meanwell SE600-48 Power Supply

2021-07-15 Thread Alan Condit
I am building a new controller cabinet. I installed a Meanwell SE600-48 power supply. When I turn on the power supply the fan doesn’t turn on. If I leave the power supply on for a little while I hear an intermittent clicking (like a relay) but no fan. Does it have some kind of temperature

Re: [Emc-users] Trying to power up my little PCB mill (ken.stra...@gmail.com)

2021-03-19 Thread Alan Condit
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:36:01 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Trying to power up my little PCB mill > "Shuttering" is a frequent symptom of a mis-wired motor. Are all three > motors wired identically? Check the cables! > > -Original Message- > From: Alan C

[Emc-users] Trying to power up my little PCB mill

2021-03-19 Thread Alan Condit
I finally got my PCB mill all wired up and I started with the stepconf configuration that works with my X2 mill. Neither the X axis or the Z axis work. They just shudder. However, the Y axis works fine it will do 180 ipm. So I took the stepper off of the X axis to see if it would turn by itself

Re: [Emc-users] HTML Help

2021-03-05 Thread Alan Condit
Andy, ASCII vs extended character sets. HTML will accept and use extended character sets. We are probably only expecting ASCII. Alan > From: andy pugh > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 16:00:03 + > Subject: [Emc-users] HTML Help > It has

Re: [Emc-users] 7i76 spindle speed control with Cyclotrol C150 Controller

2021-02-24 Thread Alan Condit
> From: "Peter C. Wallace" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i76 spindle speed control with Cyclotrol C150 > Controller > Date: February 23, 2021 at 11:01:44 AM CST > To: Alan Condit > Cc: "Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net" > > > On Tue, 23 Feb 2021,

[Emc-users] 7i76 spindle speed control with Cyclotrol C150 Controller

2021-02-23 Thread Alan Condit
PCW, I am trying to use my 7i76 Mesa card’s spindle control to control the speed on my DanFoss Cyclotrol C150 controller. The manual says, > "PROCESS CONTROL SIGNALS > A 0-10v dc control signal input may be used by connecting process signal(+) > to SP2 and process(-) to SP3. With tachometer

[Emc-users] PCB fabrication

2021-02-10 Thread Alan Condit
I am thinking about having a 2” x 4” PCB fabricated. I have used OSHPark in the past but I seem to recall someone saying that there were cheaper options available. I searched back through the emc-users threads but couldn't find anything. Can anyone tell me what fabrication house they would use?

Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone and MachineKit

2020-12-12 Thread Alan Condit
Marcus, Jon Elson (Pico-systems) sells the Cramps board designed by Charles Steinkuehler that can run six Pololu stepper drives (like 35v 1 to 2 amps). I designed a little PCB that can plug into three of the stepper driver sockets to allow it to control 3 external drives. They are or were

[Emc-users] Probe with PCB piece

2020-11-16 Thread Alan Condit
Hi, I want to set up to probe for workpiece height (tool length) with a piece of PCB and a wire hooked to probe input and another piece of wire and an alligator clip wired to probe ground. I would clip the alligator clamp to the tool and set the piece of PCB on top of the work surface. So,

[Emc-users] Limit switches for my lathe

2020-10-26 Thread Alan Condit
Hi all, I am trying to wrap my head around limit switches for my Grizzly G4000 lathe that I have converted to CNC. The X limit switches are not a major problem. They always goes to the same spot. I have the X+ switch mounted. Figuring out where to mount the X- switch so it doesn’t interfere

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 174, Issue 64

2020-10-22 Thread Alan Condit
t; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:03:25 +0100 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Apparent changes in gcode in Linuxcnc 2.8.0 > On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 at 14:52, Alan Condit wrote: > > > I have a bunch of wizards that I have written under 2.7 and under 2.8 > they won’t work. The biggest

Re: [Emc-users] Apparent changes in gcode in Linuxcnc 2.8.0

2020-10-22 Thread Alan Condit
gt; On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 at 14:52, Alan Condit wrote: >> >> I have a bunch of wizards that I have written under 2.7 and under 2.8 they >> won't work. The biggest change is that you used to be able to write the >> subroutine declaration as O SUB [1] [2] [3] >> lik

[Emc-users] Apparent changes in gcode in Linuxcnc 2.8.0

2020-10-21 Thread Alan Condit
I tried to send this earlier but it doesn’t appear to have gone through. So, here goes again. I have a bunch of wizards that I have written under 2.7 and under 2.8 they won’t work. The biggest change is that you used to be able to write the subroutine declaration as O< CutBevel > SUB [1] [2]

[Emc-users] 5i25/7i76 Power on sequence???

2020-10-15 Thread Alan Condit
Hello All, I periodically try to start Linuxcnc without turning on my CNC controller. When I do I get the error message that indicates it is not finding the 7i76. However, when I turn on the controller before Linuxcnc is initialized my steppers growl until Linuxcnc is initialized. So, I

Re: [Emc-users] Error on loading 5i25/7i76

2020-10-11 Thread Alan Condit
I had done wrong. Duh!!! > From: andy pugh > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Error on loading 5i25/7i76 > Date: October 9, 2020 at 5:02:32 PM CDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 at 20:12, Alan Condit wrote: > >> I am try

Re: [Emc-users] Error on loading 5i25/7i76

2020-10-09 Thread Alan Condit
Here is a link to my hal file and my ini file . ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

[Emc-users] Error on loading 5i25/7i76

2020-10-09 Thread Alan Condit
I am trying to configure my 5i25/7i76 for my CNC Lathe. I had a working configuration for 2.7.x but I may have lost it in our move from Oregon to Iowa. I took what I thought was the working configuration, I probably made a mistake. I upgraded to 2.8 without verifying the configuration. I ran

Re: [Emc-users] cnc axis "Touch Off"

2020-09-11 Thread Alan Condit
Jon, I wrote a bunch of wizards for my mill and my lathe. I use one coordinate system for the origin of the main part and a different origin for each each wizard as it is called so that the wizard works with respect to the/an origin. It makes the math in the wizard much simpler, especially

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.8.0 is released

2020-09-10 Thread Alan Condit
Andy, Thanks for all the hard work on the release of LinuxCNC 2.8.0. It seemed at times that it was never going to happen. So many other changes intervening: EOL for Wheezy, introduction of new linux versions, almost cessation of work on RTAI, introduction of RT Preempt, etc. I felt your

Re: [Emc-users] Open source CNC architecture (Jon Elson)

2020-02-04 Thread Alan Condit
Jon, How about run Mesa 7i76e? Alan > From: Jon Elson > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Open source CNC architecture > Date: February 4, 2020 at 8:11:41 AM PST > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > On 02/04/2020 09:17 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 15:20, Stuart Stevenson

Re: [Emc-users] Real-time OS for machine controllers (Jon Elson)

2020-01-26 Thread Alan Condit
Jon, Machinekit has done some very nice things. Where they fall down is they seem to have no stable release model. It seems that anybody can change anything and there is no fallback to a stable release. I tried to build Machinekit for the RockPro64 and I ran into changes several months old

Re: [Emc-users] Real-time OS for machine controllers

2020-01-25 Thread Alan Condit
son > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:56:18 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Real-time OS for machine controllers > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:29 PM Alan Condit wrote: > > > Chris, > > > > If I send 1

Re: [Emc-users] Real-time OS for machine controllers

2020-01-24 Thread Alan Condit
Chris, If I send 1 steps to a smart X-axis controller, how does it stay in sync with a smart y-axis controller without someone controlling the synchronization between the two? Alan > From: Chris Albertson > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Real-time OS for machine controllers > Date: January 24,

Re: [Emc-users] sorting an rpi4 for an rt kernel

2019-09-21 Thread Alan Condit
Gene, What is wayland? Alan > From: Gene Heskett > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:15:15 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] sorting an rpi4 for an rt kernel > On Friday 20 September 2019 19:45:35 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Looks like wayland has struck,

Re: [Emc-users] sorting an rpi4 for an rt kernel

2019-09-20 Thread Alan Condit
Gene, I found a kernel patched version 4.19.59-rt23-v7l+ for Raspberry Pi 4B at https://github.com/lemariva/RT-Tools-RPi/commit/59f477d637b8dfc3082a1163e76e09e72fd87379 . You could try it and maybe not

Re: [Emc-users] Atomic pi

2019-06-10 Thread Alan Condit
I finally got Stretch 9 running on the atomic pi. I agree with Wallace that the forum is pretty poor. The only help I got was from another Linuxcnc user. So, thank you Robert Murphy (I guess not of Murphy’s law fame). I have Synaptic running on it on Stretch. I couldn’t get Synaptic to run on

Re: [Emc-users] Atomic pi

2019-05-17 Thread Alan Condit
the last 40 miles. :-) The website now shows $45 for the AtomicPi and $119 for the “Full Developers Kit”. We’ll soon see if it is worth the shekels. Alan > On May 14, 2019, at 4:55 PM, Alan Condit wrote: > > Chris and Gene, > > I just went to the dlidirect.com <http://dlidi

Re: [Emc-users] Atomic pi

2019-05-14 Thread Alan Condit
Chris and Gene, I just went to the dlidirect.com website and clicked on the “Full Developer Kit” pull down, it showed out of stock when I looked but while I was on the page looking I got a invitation to chat box. I asked whether you could order the developers kit

Re: [Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived

2019-04-26 Thread Alan Condit
it again with the -h option to produce a histogram, now the max is 62 and the average is 4. Alan > From: TJoseph Powderly > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived > Date: April 25, 2019 at 9:07:16 PM PDT > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Hello Alan > > O

Re: [Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived

2019-04-25 Thread Alan Condit
thing for your Rock64 but you need to download the Armbian image for the Rock64 rather than the RockPro64. Don’t ask how I know!!! I compiled the kernel on the RockPro64. I started about 8:00p.m. and it finished sometime after 2:00a.m. and before 7:00a.m. Alan > From: Alan Condit > Subje

Re: [Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived

2019-04-16 Thread Alan Condit
Thanks, Alan > On Apr 15, 2019, at 8:02 PM, bari wrote: > > As mentioned on the dev list before does anyone even read > this stuff? > > I would just use this: > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/log/?h=v4.14-rt > > O

Re: [Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived

2019-04-15 Thread Alan Condit
e this: > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/log/?h=v4.14-rt > > On 4/15/19 6:38 PM, Alan Condit wrote: >> My RockPro64 from Pine64 arrived about a half-hour ago. I have burned a >> system for it and have it booting from Stretch. >>

[Emc-users] Rockpro64 arrived

2019-04-15 Thread Alan Condit
My RockPro64 from Pine64 arrived about a half-hour ago. I have burned a system for it and have it booting from Stretch. Next step is to get the development software loaded and try to build a preempt-rt kernel. I have the sources both kernel sources and preempt_rt patches for both 4.19.31 and

Re: [Emc-users] Posting order

2019-04-08 Thread Alan Condit
Thank you, > From: Dave Cole > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Posting order > Date: April 8, 2019 at 6:23:20 AM PDT > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > I read through 4 or 5 email lists on almost a daily basis. And I read > through messages which are top posted, bottom posted, and

Re: [Emc-users] Rock64 pre-orders on Banggood.

2019-03-27 Thread Alan Condit
I pulled the trigger on a RockPro64 4gb this morning. The RockPro64 has the Mali T860 gpu (supports OpenGL 3.2). I have a Pine64 A64+ 2gb. Just a couple of days ago, I built a preempt_rt kernel for it running on armbian Stretch. I cloned the raspberrypi/linux repository (it had the latest good

Re: [Emc-users] Rock64 pre-orders on Banggood.

2019-03-26 Thread Alan Condit
Erik, Banggood is only one of the places selling the rock64. Look at Pine64’s website and google “rock64 stretch” There is an Armbian Stretch image available for download. Ala From: Erik Christiansen > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:21:30 +1100 >

Re: [Emc-users] EDA Software (Was: ConFusion 360)

2019-03-23 Thread Alan Condit
Gregg, This isn’t exactly what you were asking for, but it might work. CRAMPS-BOB3-a3 It is for the CRAMPS board. Instead of the step/dir/common pins going to a Polulu board, the are shipped over to the output connector on the CRAMPS board. So you

Re: [Emc-users] Mali Drivers are Open Source Now

2019-03-14 Thread Alan Condit
Gene, I just completed building Linux-4.19.25-rt16 (PREEMPT_RT) for the Pine64 A64+. It was relatively speaking a piece of cake. They are now using the mainline kernel for the Pine64 A64+. So it was just download the mainline kernel sources for 4.19.25 and the Preempt_rt patches, apply them,

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 155, Issue 37

2019-03-09 Thread Alan Condit
Gene, Pine64 says Rock64 available LTS until 2022. So, the RockPro64 hasn’t replaced it, just supplemented it. Even the A64+ that I bought is still available, although there is an upgraded A64+ LTS available for $3 more, so why would you buy it. I still like the feature set of the RockPro64, I

[Emc-users] 5I25-7i76 encoder output

2018-10-27 Thread Alan Condit
I have a homemade encoder on my lathe spindle. I am feeding the encoder outputs into the encoder spindle inputs on the 7I76. The reported rpm seems to be fluctuating wildly. I want to look at the signals to see if the width of the signals is about the same for the index on time and for channel

Re: [Emc-users] PPMC.ini, Help with my math

2013-02-24 Thread Alan Condit
On Feb 24, 2013, at 2:54 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: From: Roland Jollivet roland.jolli...@gmail.com Subject: [Emc-users] PPMC.ini, Help with my math Date: February 24, 2013 1:38:49 AM PST To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Reply-To:

Re: [Emc-users] Passing file names into a subroutine

2012-02-02 Thread Alan Condit
. -- atp Gee, I bet that news would surprise Kernigan and Ritchie. I've been using strings in 'C' since 1977. Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-02-01 Thread Alan Condit
invalid code. Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906 -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-23 Thread Alan Condit
On Jan 23, 2012, at 2:17 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone else indent their loops and subs in G-code? me --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-19 Thread Alan Condit
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Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced MachineController

2012-01-18 Thread Alan Condit
What about EMCNC? Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906 -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online

Re: [Emc-users] First Run Video

2010-01-31 Thread Alan Condit
Andy, I am working on a Mac EMC2 related software product also. It started out as a simple effort to read DXF files and output gcode. Now it has a bunch of wizards for a mill or router and a few wizards for a lathe. I use VectorWorks for CAD as well as QCAD2. Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra

Re: [Emc-users] Max velocity suddenly limited to that of slowest axis EMC2-2.3.3

2009-10-09 Thread Alan Condit
or in EMC2 proper. I do know that it was working in emc2-2.3.1 and is not working in 2.3.3. I never even tried 2.3.2. Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906

Re: [Emc-users] Max velocity suddenly limited to that of slowest axis EMC2-2.3.3

2009-10-09 Thread Alan Condit
to that of slowest axis EMC2-2.3.3 Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 08:34:23AM -0700, Alan Condit wrote: The Max_Velocity slider should allow me to set the 120ipm but it won't. I think you need to set [TRAJ

[Emc-users] Max velocity suddenly limited to that of slowest axis EMC2-2.3.3

2009-10-08 Thread Alan Condit
I just upgraded from 2.3.1 to 2.3.3 and suddenly my maximum velocity is limited to the speed of my X axis. My X axis has a max velocity of 15 ipm and my Z axis used to have 60ipm. I made no changes other than the upgrade. Has anyone else seen this problem? Has it been fixed? Alan --- Alan

Re: [Emc-users] Max velocity suddenly limited to that of slowest axis EMC2-2.3.3

2009-10-08 Thread Alan Condit
no changes other than the upgrade. My ini file still shows a max velocity of 0.25 for the X axis and 2.0 for the z axis. This is happening both in the Axis interface and on G0 in running a gcode file. Has anyone else seen this problem? Has it been fixed? Alan --- Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct

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