I haven't seen that. Are you using a reasonably current release? (I forget when named o-words were added).
Alan Condit wrote: > On Jun 13, 2009, at Jun 13, 2009--9:35 AM, emc-users- > requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> From: Kenneth Lerman <kenneth.ler...@se-ltd.com> >> Date: Saturday2009June 13 Saturday2009June 139:02:50 AM PDT >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc- >> us...@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\)" <emc- >> us...@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> >> Nice job, Lawrence. >> >> When I get GWiz into good enough shape to release, I'd like to be >> able to "steal" your code and make a wizard out of it. Would you >> consider GPLing it? Or better yet, releasing it to the public >> domain. I say "better yet" because then you can just add a single >> line comment: (Released to the public domain by Lawrence Glaister.) >> That seems easier than the multiple lines for the copyright notice >> plus the GPL license reference. >> >> Some changes I might make: >> >> 1 -- Use "named" o-words, instead of the numerical ones. -- That's >> a relatively new feature. >> 2 -- I think I would have put the index slot on the inside of the >> main slots, instead of the outside. That way you need only one long >> reach opto. When converting it to a wizard, I would make that an >> option. >> >> 3 -- I would make the actual wizard a radial slot wizard. Then to >> do the encoder, you would invoke the following: >> >> A -- A radial slot wiz to do the index slot. >> B -- A radial slot wiz to do the main slots >> C -- A bolt hole circle wiz to do the mounting holes >> D -- An outside circle wiz to do the outside perimeter >> E -- An inside circle wiz to do the inside hole. >> >> Of course, one could make a super wiz to do the whole thing. >> >> Ken >> >> Lawrence Glaister wrote: >>> Hi Kirk, >>> Looks like you have been having fun in gcode. One thing you might >>> want >>> to consider for an encoder wheel is to make the cutouts the same >>> size as >>> the solid areas to get as close to a 50% duty cycle on the detector >>> (s) >>> as possible. You didnt say if you were just using the wheel for a >>> pulse >>> generator or a 2 channel encoder. You might also consider adding >>> another >>> hole for an index detector if you need that. >>> Along a similar line, you can check out a lathe spindle encoder I >>> built >>> a while back. The gcode program can be adjusted to make an encoder of >>> any number of pulses. If you are using slot source/detectors, you >>> have >>> to make sure the holes in the disk can be reached. >>> >>> cheers... post a picture when you get it made! >>> Lawrence >>> >>> http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff/spindle-encoder.html >>> http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff/spindle-encoder.ngc >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 22:22 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: >>> >>>> In case anyone is interested, I have an .ngc file that I'll >>>> probably run >>>> tomorrow, but if anyone finds anything that might improve it, I >>>> would >>>> appreciate hearing from you. Thanks. >>>> >>>> http://wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/EMC2/ngc/ >>>> encoder-100ppr-4c.ngc >>>> > > Ken, > > I just tried converting a bunch of my code to use named o-words. It > loads and seems to start running OK but Axis doesn't show any preview > of the code. > > Alan > > --- > > Alan Condit > 1085 Tierra Ct. > Woodburn, OR 97071 > > Email -- acon...@ipns.com > Home-Office (503) 982-0906 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
