On Friday 26 June 2015 17:04:41 John Thornton wrote: > The error would help a lot... on my plasma machine I have a "Rapid to > Home" button and after I'm done cutting and before shutting off I > press the magic button. Homing only takes a few seconds when I fire it > back up. > > JT
Chuckle. I guess thats why we pay you the big bucks, John. ;-) Thats downright thinking it thru. Not to mention it probably gets the torch out of the way of the changing to a fresh sheet so it doesn't take a beating when the sheet slides not quite under it. Sweet! > On 6/25/2015 8:33 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I am not sure I understand why I cannot increase my home velocity > > for X and Y. I have a 12' by 20' table and have not been able to > > increase the home velocity much above 0.25, which is tortuously > > slow (linuxcnc 2.6). Unfortunately I did not write down the exact > > error message when I was at the machine, but looking it up it seemed > > to indicate that the home sensor did not stay stable long enough to > > complete the home. > > > > > > > > My home sensors are micro-switches which are closed by a plate which > > first contacts the home sensor, then the end of travel limit, and > > finally the hard stop. Once contact is made, the switches never > > release until the axis reverses direction. The home sensors are > > debounced, and I increased the debounce time from about 5ms to 10ms, > > so I am pretty sure there is not a state change once the debounce > > time is satisfied on initial contact. > > > > > > > > Is there something about the homing sequence I am still missing? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eric > > > > > > <http://t.sidekickopen07.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXr > >N7sKj6v4 > > LCQRN7fcnk8RJ6s6N8rBF7Rd3_yKW18Chwm1k1H6H0?si=6453247850577920&pi=90 > >ee8c53-8 5e5-4df5-b55c-48515242dba9> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---------- Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with > > OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that > > monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via > > email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no > > restriction. Download now > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! > OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors > network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms > for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download > now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
