Hello Aram, I live in the Portland, OR area, and I think you do as well. I have read the issues you are experiencing lately. I will be happy to show you how I program EMC2. I am using the features that cause you trouble without any problem.
Please feel free to contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED], should you want to meet with me in NE Portland. Best Regards, Patrice Portland, OR Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Send Emc-users mailing list submissions to > emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Emc-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: AUTO mode ERROR? (Jeff Epler) > 2. Re: Pic a servo (John Kasunich) > 3. standalone installation packages (rtwas) > 4. Re: AUTO mode ERROR? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 5. Re: Pic a servo (Jon Elson) > 6. Re: Pic a servo (Roland Jollivet) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:32:46 -0600 > From: Jeff Epler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] AUTO mode ERROR? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I have verified that saving a "Text" or "Text Encoded" file from > openoffice 2.4 is incompatible with emc. openoffice writes something at > the beginning of the file called a "unicode byte order mark"; don't > worry if you don't understand what that means, but *do* understand that > openoffice will apparently not save files in the form required by emc. > > Use a text editor (not a word processor or typesetting program like > openoffice write). gedit is a text editor that should be installed on > an ubuntu machine, and many people use it successfully to write gcode > programs. > > Jeff > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:45:35 -0500 > From: John Kasunich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pic a servo > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Jon Elson wrote: > > John Kasunich gives an excellent response, but didn't mention > > connectors. > > Actually, I did, in some detail: > > >> There is a minimum cost for just about any electronic "thing" made > >> in small quantities. It comes from the bare PC board, cables, > >> connectors, bypass capacitors, and other basic parts. > >> > >> For example, a quick search at Digikey says that the cheapest > >> (qty 1) parport connector (25 pin D-shell) is $2.62. So the > >> connector alone costs more than the PIC. And that doesn't even > >> start to address the connectors on the other end - going to the > >> encoder and motor or drive. > > You provide some good detail though - of the $97 total parts cost, only > $12, or just a hair over one-eighth of the total, is the main "brain". > It seems like nobody ever thinks about the other seven-eighths when > these projects are being discussed. > > I want to see these projects succeed as much as anyone - but you MUST > focus on the big ticket items. "Servo under $100" needs a clever way to > reduce the "overhead" costs of board, connectors, and packaging, much > more than it needs a suitable packet format. > > Regards, > > John Kasunich > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:00:53 -0700 > From: rtwas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hello, > > I'm quite dismayed that there aren't standalone packages for Emc2. Most > projects have > RPM's (or something) available that allow one to upgrade installed > packages without having a direct > connection to the internet. > > **I read "4.3. without an internet connection"...OMG!** > > Any chance of this feature becoming available to Emc2? > > Robert W. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:53:55 -0700 (MST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] AUTO mode ERROR? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 > > Hi > I used g editor and new error ? bad character ?134682144 sed? > Program was > % > G17 G20 G40 G80 G49 > G57 G90 G1 F5. X0 Y0 Z0 > G91 X-1.5 F3. > % > > The other problem is that ? line 4 out of range because x-1.5 > When I change x-1.5 to x1.5 machine start read only last line. > Why emc2 does not read G57 G90 G1 F5. X0 Y0 Z0? > > Can I move cursor and start from specific line? > Thanks > aram > > > I have verified that saving a "Text" or "Text Encoded" file from > > openoffice 2.4 is incompatible with emc. openoffice writes something at > > the beginning of the file called a "unicode byte order mark"; don't > > worry if you don't understand what that means, but *do* understand that > > openoffice will apparently not save files in the form required by emc. > > > > Use a text editor (not a word processor or typesetting program like > > openoffice write). gedit is a text editor that should be installed on > > an ubuntu machine, and many people use it successfully to write gcode > > programs. > > > > Jeff > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > > world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:19 -0600 > From: Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pic a servo > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > John Kasunich wrote: > > Jon Elson wrote: > > > >> John Kasunich gives an excellent response, but didn't mention > >> connectors. > >> > > > > Actually, I did, in some detail: > > > Agreed, you definitely did mention at least one, specifically! But, a > multi-axis servo control will have multiple connectors, and the cost > just adds up. On some of the higer-end boards I make, in the PPMC > series, the connectors are over 50% of the total board cost. These are > 2-part, screw-terminal connectors, and can run $15 per pair. (On > others, some of the special chips are still dominant.) > > You provide some good detail though - of the $97 total parts cost, only > > $12, or just a hair over one-eighth of the total, is the main "brain". > > It seems like nobody ever thinks about the other seven-eighths when > > these projects are being discussed. > > > Absolutely, when you dive into one of these projects, all you think > about are the components that actually do the work. > And, you never think about the labor or machines to assemble it until > you have a blank board in hand. The PC board and the connectors don't > do any actual "work", they just make it possible to produce in quantity > and hook up easily. > > I want to see these projects succeed as much as anyone - but you MUST > > focus on the big ticket items. "Servo under $100" needs a clever way to > > reduce the "overhead" costs of board, connectors, and packaging, much > > more than it needs a suitable packet format. > > > Yup, I'm going broke trying to compete with Mariss Freimanis of Gecko, > who has REAL economy of scale on his side. > > If the $100 is for a home-made milled PCB you put together yourself, it > is quite possible, but that will take a lot of time to make the board, > assemble and debug. Also, the vagaries of switching power designs (not > something I have to explain to John, this is for other readers) can have > even an experienced designer going in circles for months. Check out the > trials of the UHU servo board, which was an open-source hardware project > that took several years to get a working unit at the design power > level. (The UHU is not open-source software, though, just to be precise.) > So, home builders should beware, hooking up a couple FET driver chips > and a PIC is not likely to get you a servo running in a weekend. > > Jon > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:13:40 +0200 > From: "Roland Jollivet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pic a servo > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 2008/11/21 Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > John Kasunich wrote: > > > Jon Elson wrote: > > > > > >> John Kasunich gives an excellent response, but didn't mention > > >> connectors. > > >> > > > > > > Actually, I did, in some detail: > > > > > Agreed, you definitely did mention at least one, specifically! But, a > > multi-axis servo control will have multiple connectors, and the cost > > just adds up. On some of the higer-end boards I make, in the PPMC > > series, the connectors are over 50% of the total board cost. These are > > 2-part, screw-terminal connectors, and can run $15 per pair. (On > > others, some of the special chips are still dominant.) > > > Use push-on spade terminals. They work fine for washing machines and > automobiles (25A!). Or lay-on solder strips at the edge of the board. > > Regards > Roland > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > End of Emc-users Digest, Vol 31, Issue 102 > ****************************************** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
