Alan, As a start I'd reduce the acceleration and increase MIN_FERROR on AXIS _5. Usually a following error is because the motor can't keep up with the program (though I don't know how it knows) - maybe its just that the parallel port can't spit out the pulses its being sent by EMC2 fast enough........ The ini file I posted works my machine fine but my motors/drivers are probably somewhat different to yours..
Ian alan battersby wrote: > Hi again, > I did as ian suggested and placed info for 6 axes in the ini file. > Initially because emc loaded I thought that everything was alright. > However when I try to use the C axis (either manually or in a program) > emc reprts a Joint 5 following error and stops. > I am using the latest version of emc 2.4.0. Also see config file below I > changed GEOMETRY to just CXYZ but still got the error. > > Thanks > > Alan > > [EMC] > MACHINE = rose > DEBUG = 0 > > [DISPLAY] > DISPLAY = axis > EDITOR = gedit > POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE > POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL > MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 2.0 > INTRO_GRAPHIC = emc2.gif > INTRO_TIME = 5 > PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/alan/emc2/nc_files > INCREMENTS = 5mm 1mm .5mm .1mm .05mm .01mm .005mm > GEOMETRY = CXYZAB > > [FILTER] > PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .png,.gif,.jpg Greyscale Depth Image > PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .py Python Script > png = image-to-gcode > gif = image-to-gcode > jpg = image-to-gcode > py = python > > [TASK] > TASK = milltask > CYCLE_TIME = 0.010 > > [RS274NGC] > PARAMETER_FILE = emc.var > > [EMCMOT] > EMCMOT = motmod > COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0 > COMM_WAIT = 0.010 > BASE_PERIOD = 100000 > SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000 > > [HAL] > HALUI = halui > HALFILE = rose.hal > HALFILE = custom.hal > POSTGUI_HALFILE = custom_postgui.hal > > [HALUI] > # add halui MDI commands here (max 64) > > [TRAJ] > AXES = 6 > COORDINATES = X Y Z C > MAX_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 60.00 > DEFAULT_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 6.00 > LINEAR_UNITS = mm > ANGULAR_UNITS = degree > CYCLE_TIME = 0.010 > DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 10.00 > MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 50.00 > > [EMCIO] > EMCIO = io > CYCLE_TIME = 0.100 > TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl > > [AXIS_0] > TYPE = LINEAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 50.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 10.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 37.5 > SCALE = 80.0 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -100.0 > MAX_LIMIT = 250.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > [AXIS_1] > TYPE = LINEAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 50.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 10.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 37.5 > SCALE = 20.0 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -0.001 > MAX_LIMIT = 8.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > [AXIS_2] > TYPE = LINEAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 50.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 10.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 37.5 > SCALE = 80.0 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -100.0 > MAX_LIMIT = 400.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > [AXIS_5] > TYPE = ANGULAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 60.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 375.0 > SCALE = 17.7777777778 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -9999.0 > MAX_LIMIT = 9999.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > # the following axes dont matter > [AXIS_3] > TYPE = ANGULAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 60.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 375.0 > SCALE = 17.7777777778 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -9999.0 > MAX_LIMIT = 9999.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > [AXIS_4] > TYPE = ANGULAR > HOME = 0.0 > MAX_VELOCITY = 60.0 > MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0 > STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 375.0 > SCALE = 17.7777777778 > FERROR = 1 > MIN_FERROR = .25 > MIN_LIMIT = -9999.0 > MAX_LIMIT = 9999.0 > HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 > 07:25:00 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
