On Tuesday 07 August 2018 19:05:14 andy pugh wrote: > On 7 August 2018 at 23:37, Mark Wendt <wendt.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Since it's a stepper system and not a closed loop > > system like if I was running servos shouldn't it still be counting > > up as if the axis were moving awaiting the tripping of the home > > switch for that axis? > > Hmm, yes. That is what you would expect. > > Does halcmd show thread show a different thread time for base and > servo threads every time?
Thank you Andy. I had wondered if we had a commend to determine how busy the machine was and that command appears to offer data that says its loafing. On the pi, the servo-thread is using about 1/3 of the available 1 millisecond. The jog-thread, running at 10 milliseconds was the real eyebrow raiser, as its much longer in module count, but showing a maximum of 27,000 nanosecs to do one loop. So the pi, which I was afraid I was overloading with all the hand dials etc gingerbread, is actually nowhere near breathing hard. Thats good news as I can go ahead and add the gearshift needed stuffs I had just commented out of the postgui xml file a few days ago. But that means I'll have to make a bracket to hold the photocels that will tell that code what gear its in now. 5 tallies for that if I include a switch on the backgear lever so it knows about all 8 speeds. Thanks for the educational hint. I should read the Docs now and then. -- 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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
