Re: [Emc-users] Parport

2011-12-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
driver, some will source and sink 24mA, which can directly drive an LED and current limiting resistor in series to ground. Since you had the card working with Mach these issues may not apply, but then again, they might. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Parport

2011-12-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
versions of EMC2 may or may not tolerate parport_pc or other generic printer or parallel port drivers being loaded with EMC2's parport. lsmod at a command prompt will list loaded drivers. sudo rmmod ?driver_name? may be needed to remove the generic driver/s. -- Kirk Wallace http

Re: [Emc-users] Syncronize speed of 5 VFD using MESA and EMC.

2011-12-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create

[Emc-users] at

2012-01-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
location of NC files and such. I am curious... what do others here use on file servers, FTP, Samba, NFS, other? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] HNC turret (was at)

2012-01-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
. Thanks, Jon The component code needs some time-outs added for each state, and a user friendly means to check that the turret is ready to use, such as check the air pressure switch and maybe a safe XZ. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] hal taking machine down

2012-01-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
to do that extreme a procedure. I wish her the very best. Here's hoping 2012 will be better. Amen! Regards, Kent Cheers Kent, Gene I am hopping for a better 2012 too, and wishing for a speedy recovery to all those on the mend. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] hal taking machine down

2012-01-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
-- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure

Re: [Emc-users] hal taking machine down

2012-01-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
system. usb-creator-gtk is commonly on our Ubuntu machines, and allows one to create a bootable USB thumb drive from an .iso file: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Live_USB_creator -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

[Emc-users] Ideal Atom?

2012-01-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
mATX with PCI slots and Atom. Looks ideal to me. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Point-View-MB-D510-MATX-Motherboard-6-channel/dp/B0037L739U http://alturl.com/hzxab I don't see it available in the US though. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] An alternative way to make encoders.

2012-01-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
mirrors and either etch or burn lines in that. I Could use 3 diameter encoder wheels, but U. S. Digital's largest is 2. Speaking of telescopes, I'd like to see what they are using here: http://www.tmt.org/observatory/telescope/controls (bottom of page) -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

[Emc-users] emc Through ssh

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
. Can anyone share the features for a LiveCD install? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI

Re: [Emc-users] emc Through ssh

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 10:16 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: The recent talk about headless emc2 got my to look into running emc2 on a remote PC with ssh. I looked at the wiki page http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Running_Multiple_User_Interfaces and generic pages on X11 through ssh

Re: [Emc-users] running headless on my ASUS AT5NM10-I MB (Intel Atom D510 cpu)

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
-to-configure-ubuntu-for-x11-client-only -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you

Re: [Emc-users] emc Through ssh

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
PC. tkEMC runs fine. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex

Re: [Emc-users] emc Through ssh

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
right), and should try again. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need

Re: [Emc-users] emc Through ssh

2012-01-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 13:57 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip This means, as Kent discovered, you can create a minimal linux installation, that is pretty much dedicated to running emc. Then use a remote connection to display axis on another machine. I would like to try an EMC setup

Re: [Emc-users] OT: HDMI to VGA Was RE: Ideal Atom?

2012-01-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
is less common, keying options are very limited. I think d-subs convey to customers a commitment to quality that RJ's don't. Of course, just my opinion. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
or other. A grid could be milled into the sacrificial top so that the workpiece is more likely to register to the grid's top surface, then no Z compensation would be needed. I use a hot plate or hot air gun to set or remove the workpiece, then the appropriate solvent to clean the residue. -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
, releases with heat and water. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa

Re: [Emc-users] Taming an Eagle [Was: Correcting for workpiece warpage.]

2012-01-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
it. It may be worth while to turn this fancy-pants stuff off. It may also indicate that the processor is maxed out most of the time. Got RAM? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] gEDA / Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
haven't made any circuit board g-code using gEDA, so I can't speak to that. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- RSA(R) Conference 2012

Re: [Emc-users] Servo drive?

2012-01-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
/emcinfo.pl?Bridges_-_Half,_Full,_Three_Phase -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
= 113 Ohms Corrections to any of the above are welcomed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 21:05 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/1/20 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com: On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 10:39 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 10:42 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: ... snip Kirk, I repasted Your scheme here: http://picpaste.com

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
out. Stuart Good luck Stuart. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to this machine. My guess is it should make a fine LinuxCNC machine. It looks like these are still being made: http://www.wellsindex.com/cnc-milling-machines.html -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] Pico Sytems UPC and a Hardinge CHNC

2012-01-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
for reverse voltage protection) in series would work just fine. Limiting the current to the opto LED is the primary issue. The UPC and turret encoder 12V supply grounds would need to be tied together in order to close the circuit. The logic sense may need attention too. -- Kirk Wallace http

Re: [Emc-users] Pico Sytems UPC and a Hardinge CHNC

2012-01-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 12:26 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: Kirk Wallace wrote: but I used the paradigm of a switch closure at the time I did the installation, after giving it more thought and referring to: http://pico-systems.com/images/univstep.png it looks as if the inputs already go

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

2012-01-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
for the servers that host our website, wiki and such. It looks like PMDX gets credit for this. Thank you. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Keep

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

2012-01-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 11:41 -0800, steve...@newsguy.com wrote: Thank goodness for the servers that host our website, wiki and such. It looks like PMDX gets credit for this. Thank you. -- Kirk Wallace Duh, well once upon a time, but not any longer. I think that credit now goes to Stephen

Re: [Emc-users] Thank Who? was: Open letter to the EMC Board of Directors

2012-01-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 13:48 -0600, Chris Radek wrote: On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:31:11AM -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: Thank goodness for the servers that host our website, wiki and such. It looks like PMDX gets credit for this. Thank you. Nope. SWP pays for our advertisement-free hosting

Re: [Emc-users] question about tapered threading

2012-01-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
://www.lathes.co.uk/hardinge/page2.html I would think the feed, speed, chip load, CSS, and all that would depend on the hypotenuse, but this is worth price. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
magic ... by letting the magic smoke out of defenseless bits of plastic. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA attachment: Screenshot-5.png

Re: [Emc-users] MESA questions

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
of wires come from the encoders? For step/dir drivers, the encoders are wired to the driver, and optionally, the CNC controller. If you use the driver torque or velocity inputs, the encoders are wired just to LinuxCNC. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-01-25 at 10:17 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip I suppose the BD139 could be made to work, but I would need to build the circuit to say anything with confidence. See attached. ... snip I suppose being able to use SPICE would help. Maybe I'll learn to use it in another life

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
have a different pin order. Go figure. There seems to be a TO-225AA package too. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Keep Your Developer

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
before damaging the opto-isolator, although sometimes heat can damage a component such that it still works but not very well, or not all the time. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
either make it from what I have on hand, or it doesn't get done. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA attachment: Screenshot-7.png-- Keep

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 16:55 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/1/26 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com: On Thu, 2012-01-26 at 08:40 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: An off-the-shelf solid state relay might do the job too. The relay was my first idea, but it turned out pretty quickly

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
I suspect the power to the laser driver just needs to be switched as an Enable, with the driver's TTL input modulated by PWM/PDM to turn the bean on and control the strength. I have zero experience with lasers, so grains of salt are recommended. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] Nitpicking , was: Servo tuning - wt_?

2012-01-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
://www.amtencoder.com/Resources/Frequently-Asked-Questions#3 Maybe I'm too picky, but WT_ may be considered offensive to some. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
start over with a language using keywords rather than letters. The need to to extract the most context from single symbols is a throwback from when teletypes ran at 300 Baud. Just my opinion based on very limited experience. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2012-01-29 at 19:08 +, andy pugh wrote: On 29 January 2012 18:43, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: Regarding messing with the g-code interpreter, my vote is that g-code should describe axis position, feedrate; and spindle speed and direction, and little more

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

2012-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
of calls for different parts that I can cut out from the same sheet without having to mash up a massive gcode file. ... snip Why not write a g-code file for each part, then write a shell script batch file to execute the files in order? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 21:53 -0500, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: Went for $2555. People spend more on a card game... or kids... I paid around $2000 for my Shizouka, in good shape, with Bandit, tool changer and some tooling. Hopefully, at this price, the buyer is serious about restoring it. -- Kirk

[Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
, but I have a problem with reading more than two holding registers in my component. It looks like I'll need to get into the bowels of libmodbus, unless someone here has dealt with this problem and can provide some advise. Thanks. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
int because an int is two bytes and the modbus data comes out as single bytes, so two registers would end up on one HAL pin. Maybe I should cast the variables, but then I would have to learn how to do that. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 11:36 +0100, Michael Haberler wrote: Am 03.02.2012 um 04:50 schrieb Kirk Wallace: I am able to modpoll the proper registers now, but I have a problem with Do you mean 'modpoll the proper registers' to mean 'read several holding registers in one operation'? If so

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
sorted out, but in general, being able to use remote devices for development (through the wiki?) might be a good thing. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 19:50 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: I'm trying to get my SJ200 VFD connected with Modbus. In preparation for this I ported a MVX9000 which I had on the shelf. It turned out to be a slam dunk, almost. http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/EMC2/mvx9000/ I've noticed

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 11:38 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 19:50 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: I'm trying to get my SJ200 VFD connected with Modbus. In preparation for this I ported a MVX9000 which I had on the shelf. It turned out to be a slam dunk, almost. http

Re: [Emc-users] SJ200 VFD and Modbus

2012-02-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 14:58 -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: On 02/03/2012 12:20 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: I have some more thoughts on VFD components. My plan for my SJ200 component was to have a bare-bones version that let one operate speed, direction and maybe a fault signal, then a more

Re: [Emc-users] Non-Contact limit switch issues.

2012-02-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
to its own input is also more convenient than or'ing different limits together. PCI parallel ports are cheap and can provide plenty of extra I/O. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Non-Contact limit switch issues.

2012-02-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
is now working as expected. N.C. I'm glad you got it sorted out, but I think it was Gene that caught the resistor value being too high. I'll put a gold star by his name, and requisition another beer or two for a toast. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Control board

2012-02-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
to the LinuxCNC PC. I'm thinking of having the AVR convert to Modbus and/or SPI for the remote units. Some Mesa products have SPI capability: http://www.mesanet.com/pdf/parallel/5i25man.pdf It looks like the 5i25 might have everything you need, but there are so many ways to peel a banana. -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] Control board

2012-02-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
or watchdog signal. Being a microprocessor, the trip conditions could be quite sophisticated. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] pluto FPGA on LPT

2012-02-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
set up, but it takes a bit of effort and luck. Apparently, it's not quite broken enough for someone to fix the documentation, but anyone can update the wiki. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] pluto FPGA on LPT

2012-02-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-02-07 at 22:20 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/2/7 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com: On Tue, 2012-02-07 at 14:40 +0100, Claude Froidevaux wrote: In case I'm doomed, I will most probably try with a mesa 5I25 board. Can anyone confirm that it work ? (this time I ask

[Emc-users] Updated wiki VFD Modbus

2012-02-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
I've added more information and links to the VFD Modbus wiki page. I'd appreciate any comments, corrections, or advise of copyright infringement. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?VFD_Modbus -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] Add New Thread

2012-02-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
, or have the charge pump detector drive it high internally. If the charge pump drives the ENABLE terminal high, one should be able to measure it at the terminal with a meter or resistor and LED. I don't have one of these boards, so I can't be sure of this. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] Add New Thread

2012-02-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
computer could go, and did a AXIS configuration with a frequency generator output. Either way works. My guess though, is 10 kHz is close enough. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] SLO-SYN 440-TH125 stepper driver from Superior Electric

2012-02-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
on an axis lead screw to determine the torque needed to drive the axis. If your motor torque is higher than your lead screw torque, the motor should work for this application. This should give you a rough idea of the motor's capacity. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] SLO-SYN 440-TH125 stepper driver from Superior Electric

2012-02-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 10:11 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 11:32 -0600, Oscar Chaides wrote: Hi, some body has the manual for a SLO-SYN 440-TH125 stepper driver from Superior Electric?, i google it without luck and the people of Dana Motion said i to old for support

Re: [Emc-users] Can I bounce this idea off the list?

2012-02-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
functions. Floating point has to be done in userland (loadusr). But now that I mention it, then why would one specify even a servo thread? I guess I don't have an understanding. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] wiki formatting question

2012-02-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
href=http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/uploads/A2GantryController.py;A2GantryController.py/a/html That is my guess so far. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] wiki formatting question

2012-02-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 21:52 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 23:40 -0500, Tom Easterday wrote: I am adding a page to the wiki with config files which demonstrate Glade among other things. I uploaded a config file called A2GantryController.py and I can get to that file if I

[Emc-users] IRAMS

2012-02-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
Andy, I recall seeing a picture from you with a blown IRAMS. I'm hoping to order some, but I would like to learn what I can before hooking them up. Do you have any on-line notes or other material covering your experience with the IRAMS or similar modules? -- Kirk Wallace http

Re: [Emc-users] LiveCD

2012-02-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
show the disks Ubuntu knows about, and allow you to mount or unmount them as needed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS

2012-02-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
as-is. Thanks Greg. I'll study that link. BTW, I got the link to work by deleting the end up to html. And, the current LinuxCNC should power off automatically. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] A Bit OT, turning 4140

2012-02-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
give me an excuse to try EDM'ing. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] Pengingat: Kurniadi mengundang kamu ke Twoo

2012-02-16 Thread Kirk Wallace
this was legit? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes

[Emc-users] user comp's

2012-02-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
** My wonderful component software here ** } } } ... User comps may be really obvious to some, but it took a long time for me to figure out. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] user comp's

2012-02-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-18 at 01:08 +, andy pugh wrote: On 18 February 2012 00:37, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: FOR_ALL_INSTS() {// -- I have no idea what FOR_ALL_INSTS () is or does, or where it lives, but it seems to work It is briefly mentioned here: http

Re: [Emc-users] Piccolo

2012-02-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
this is DIY mainstream. I've seen Briggs and Stratton and other machine decals on eBay made on blank decal paper, using an inkjet printer for the graphics. I suppose one needs water resistant ink, but this should be another DIYable method. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

[Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
convenient to use, and go from there. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
and give reasonable resolution. Contrary, to older wisdom, the proprietary Nvidia driver worked best for one of my machines. Using reasonably new mainstream hardware should just work without too much fuss. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2012-02-19 at 14:14 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: ...snip $55 and free shipping. It's an FIC 845GV: http://www.fic.com.tw/product/motherboard/intel/P4I-845GV.aspx Oops, that's the wrong motherboard. This link is better: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mobile/display/fic-samba1845.html

Re: [Emc-users] Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
be in the machine's electronics cabinet and the user interface PC in front of the machine, or additionally in your office. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Need an electronic tech smarter than me

2012-02-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 23:46 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip Nope, I had it right, but the wrong resistor, snip ... someone ...snip had inadvertently let my hand come back out of the bag holding 150k R's ... snip I'm glad you got it working. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] Latency - was Re: Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
hardware and maybe rebuild LinuxCNC, or spend a day or two swapping out hardware until I get something that works well. Aimlessly fiddling with PC hardware for a couple days is painful, but months and months of development is not one of my options. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists andbug tracking

2012-02-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
to mind, other than the obvious software bit, what is LinuxCNC? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud Management

[Emc-users] Another Take on Modbus

2012-02-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
/modio_lmb3-1a.png The next phase is to make and test an SJ200 VFD component (mostly done), then start in on a means to schedule queries from the two clients to the one port. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

[Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
anyone have any experience with outrunners for milling applications? I'm looking at getting a cheap motor to experiment with then build on the experience, so the motor will need to be in the disposable price range. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
that the outrunner was not ideal. I need to think about this some more. I think my last plan was for a backyard version of a Tormach speeder: http://www.tormach.com/product_pcnc_acc_speeder.html Thanks for the replies. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RC_Servo_Test Probably good enough for spindle control. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 20:10 +, andy pugh wrote: On 23 February 2012 19:56, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: If I where to stick with an outrunner solution, one thing comes to mind, I could get a kit and wind the motor for 220 and use a VFD. Can you? I thought they were

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-23 Thread Kirk Wallace
. A flux-vector VFD _might_ be enough like a sensorless BLDC controller to work, I wouldn't know about that. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 00:49 +, andy pugh wrote: I am heading off tomorrow to do a bit of sailing. I won't have any internet at all for 7 weeks. I will be back in April. I hope you have a great adventure. Bon voyage. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

[Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
just wondering if one of us shed based folks might be able to pull it off. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
I shoot for. Reducing the number of colors as well as the resolution can help. 40k's not much but it can replace a lot of ASCII art. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 10:34 +, andy pugh wrote: On 25 February 2012 07:16, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: Or, use a thin sheet metal disk with photoresist and etch the slots? Marker pen and CNC works… http://youtu.be/c1zCG-uPaoM I'm looking for a very much higher

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
work with that one machine. My tool changer comp is here: http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/emc2/turret.comp I've learned a bit since I made this comp and I should update it, but it works okay for now. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
- No Style If anyone asks, I can re-install the old one for a day or 2, which should restore that. ... snip -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
a larger encoder and preferably on glass, but I do have some Graflex cameras that hold larger film. I also have my father's darkroom equipment, but getting it all working again could be a whole other time and money sink. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
have been made into 2 shorter lines. ... snip I avoided dd-wrt early on due its proprietary nature. OpenWRT works great for me. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
, I'm a little surprised this hasn't been fixed by now. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 23:41 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: On Saturday, February 25, 2012 02:36:41 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: I also have my father's darkroom equipment, but getting it all working again could be a whole other time and money sink. Well, getting enough working to contact

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
sensor area and mask could possibly even out the jaggy effect though. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA -- Virtualization Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
now. There are lots of interesting bits inside printers for those with inquiring minds. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
more complicated and the results are not so good. ;-( Dave I'm a little confused, my understanding is that there are two linux APT packages. One that was started from scratch, in C, is not finished and stalled, Aptos? The other in Fortran or rather based on, and sorta works, Apt360? -- Kirk

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