Re: [Emc-users] mesa 5i20 with 7i44 and 7i70

2012-11-26 Thread s...@highlab.com
I started making a buildbot for hostmot2 firmware about a year ago. Or was it two? But i didnt finish it. Maybe i'll put another winter break into it this year. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky - Reply message - From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 01:08 Subject:

Re: [Emc-users] ClassicLadder error

2012-10-27 Thread s...@highlab.com
Can you reproduce it in sim? -- Sebastian Kuzminsky - Reply message - From: Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 17:32 Subject: [Emc-users] ClassicLadder error To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Hello! While working in

Re: [Emc-users] Work Coordinates

2012-06-07 Thread s...@highlab.com
If you dont mind writing some C code, I think you should extend halui to do it. Read the values you want from the stat buffers and export them to hal pins. See how halui reports the axis positions for an example. These changes should go in the master branch, not in 2.5. - Reply message

Re: [Emc-users] Opinions on Leadwell VMC?

2012-05-09 Thread s...@highlab.com
/2012 16:47, s...@highlab.com wrote: Has anyone used a Leadwell VMC? Are they any good? There's one for sale nearby, cheap because it's got a dead controller... http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/tls/2952112016.html

[Emc-users] Opinions on Leadwell VMC?

2012-05-08 Thread s...@highlab.com
Has anyone used a Leadwell VMC? Are they any good? There's one for sale nearby, cheap because it's got a dead controller... http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/tls/2952112016.html -- Live Security Virtual Conference

Re: [Emc-users] Looking to replace $4000 machine for $400 machine with same results in emc :) yes its a strange title...

2012-03-04 Thread s...@highlab.com
You might be able to simulate a PCI hot unplug re-plug when changing firmware. It would need some driver work too. - Reply message - From: Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 15:02 Subject: [Emc-users] Looking to replace $4000 machine for $400 machine with same

Re: [Emc-users] Open letter to the EMC Board of Directors

2012-01-25 Thread s...@highlab.com
I am not a board member or anything official, I'm just some guy who hacks on linuxcnc sometimes. I speak for myself. I've been following this thread since the start, and there is a disconnect between what people are asking for and how i think this project works. People are saying thing like:

Re: [Emc-users] source code link request

2012-01-13 Thread s...@highlab.com
Oh! Try git checkout filename. - Reply message - From: Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 10:56 Subject: [Emc-users] source code link request To: s...@highlab.com, Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net On ven, 2012-01-13 at 10:29 -0700

Re: [Emc-users] compilation problem

2011-12-11 Thread s...@highlab.com
That kind of separation is actually pretty awkward with the debian tools. But try pulling 2.5 and building the docs, i bet it will work now.:-) - Reply message - From: yann jautard brico...@free.fr Date: Sun, Dec 11, 2011 01:42 Subject: [Emc-users] compilation problem To: s

[Emc-users] New build dependency

2011-12-11 Thread s...@highlab.com
If you don't compile emc yourself, you can ignore this email. If you *do* compile emc, be ware that i just added a new build dependency! To build the docs, you now need texlive-lang-cyrillic installed. That is all. --

Re: [Emc-users] compilation problem

2011-12-10 Thread s...@highlab.com
Yann, can you verify the version on dblatex you're using? I know dblatex 0.3.2 in Precise Pangolin Alpha 1 fails to build our docs with the same error as you report. (dblatex 0.2.12 in Hardy and Lucid obviously works fine.) I'm in communication with the dblatex folks, trying to resolve the

Re: [Emc-users] HeeksCAD and HeeksCNC

2011-11-27 Thread s...@highlab.com
The Heeks project is officially shutting down, and they are suggesting that users move to the Freecad project. Unfortunately, Freecad does not yet have any cam support, so you can draw parts but you can't make gcode tool paths yet. - Reply message - From: Peter Georgi

Re: [Emc-users] HeeksCAD and HeeksCNC

2011-11-27 Thread s...@highlab.com
It was Dan Falck, but i think it was just a proof-of-concept prototype, and it has not been merged yet. - Reply message - From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Nov 27, 2011 13:19 Subject: [Emc-users] HeeksCAD and HeeksCNC To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] pain in the $#%, latency change with 10.04

2011-11-01 Thread s...@highlab.com
Yes, the buildbot (buildbot.linuxcnc.org) builds all 3 current branches (2.4, 2.5, and master) for both current platforms (hardy lucid). - Reply message - From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Date: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 10:20 Subject: [Emc-users] pain in the $#%, latency change with 10.04 To:

Re: [Emc-users] Got sort of a PITA here

2011-10-23 Thread s...@highlab.com
To get to the Grub boot menu (so you can boot to memtest86, or change kernel command-line arguments), hold down Shift while booting, right as the BIOS loads the boot sector from the hard disk. - Reply message - From: gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com Date: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 11:58 Subject:

Re: [Emc-users] emcrsh: server part locks up

2011-10-21 Thread s...@highlab.com
It's weird that the sample config works but switching to emcrsh locks it up. Are you sure adding emcrsh was the only change between the working and broken configs? What are you doing in your base thread that 100 microseconds is not enough? Here's a config based on emcrsh that i'm trying to

Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine

2011-10-20 Thread s...@highlab.com
Yes, emcrsh will do what you need. It's not file-based, it's line-based (with some setup), but otherwise you're right on. - Reply message - From: Lapoe Lynn ll...@sentons.com Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 15:26 Subject: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine To:

Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine

2011-10-20 Thread s...@highlab.com
-users@lists.sourceforge.net I'm pretty sure that this has been done before... Here it is: http://www.mail-archive.com/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg18326.html You might want to send an email to FlyingElectron and see what he ended up with. Dave On 10/20/2011 6:41 PM, s...@highlab.com

Re: [Emc-users] all those who thirst knowledge.

2011-10-11 Thread s...@highlab.com
Chris taught me to tune emc2 axes with motion provided by gcode. Set your following error sloppy enough to let your machine run untuned, but tight enough that if it runs away emc will stop it. Run axis (or your gui of choice), run halcmd (for interactively setting pid gains), run halscope

Re: [Emc-users] Zero output from stepgen on 7i43

2011-10-07 Thread s...@highlab.com
This hardware used to work with a parallel port software step generation? Did you base your new config on the hm2-stepper sample config, or something else? Did the watchdog bite? A regular multimeter may not show anything when you probe a 4000 ns square wave. Do you have an oscilloscope?

Re: [Emc-users] bug(s) in 2.4.6 using Gantrykins?

2011-09-27 Thread s...@highlab.com
). - Reply message - From: Tom Easterday tom-...@bgp.nu Date: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 19:25 Subject: [Emc-users] bug(s) in 2.4.6 using Gantrykins? To: s...@highlab.com Cc: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Cheap VFD

2011-09-24 Thread s...@highlab.com
I'm using a VFD from Automation Direct and it's working great with the gs2_vfd module. My model # is GS2-23P0, but i expect all the GS2 models share interface firmware work equally well. - Reply message - From: Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 09:03 Subject: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] ENC Servo axis calibration for Lathe config uration Not Working.

2010-07-27 Thread s...@highlab.com
Another option is to use the latest pre-built 2.4 package from the buildbot, which includes all the bugfixes since 2.4.2. Instructions here: http://emc2-buildbot.colorado.edu/~buildmaster/ -- Sebastian Kuzminsky - Reply message - From: Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net Date: Tue, Jul

Re: [Emc-users] emc packages for ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx ?

2010-07-24 Thread s...@highlab.com
a...@andypugh.fsnet.co.uk Date: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 03:10 Subject: [Emc-users] emc packages for ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx ? To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net On 24 July 2010 06:48, Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote: We don't have a reliable realtime kernel yet