Re: [Emc-users] G43 and G54 Lathe
What I did with 2.4.x is 1 G55 to select a coordinate system with no offsets 2 In the MDI window T1 M6 G43 to load my tool 3 using a dowel I move the tool to the spindle nose and slowly move away till the dowel just passes under then checking that the Z axis is selected I touch off the tool table and leave it at 0.0 ... repeat 2 and 3 for all tools G54 to select coordinate system 1 using the same dowel method I set one of the tools (usually T1 a turning/facing tool) to the work piece face and touch off G54 and enter 0.375 (the diameter of my favorite dowel that I keep handy by the lathe) now all my tools Z0 are the same... for a parting tool when I touch off you have to enter -the width of the cutter, for threading tool shapes just do the math to figure out where the center of the point is when you touch off the tool table. My lathe has a turrent so I made 8 pyvcp buttons one for each tool and now I just press the button to load a tool... If you have not looked at ngcgui you need to... it is on the forum in the subroutines section. I use it for 99% of the ops I do on the lathe as it is so fast and predictable. I can set up an op to face set Z0 to the new face, turn od, drill, bore id, and part off in a minute or less... do that by hand. Did I mention that I love using ngcgui? John On 10/19/2011 6:30 PM, Brian May wrote: I am confused on G43 and G54 for a lathe. I am confused on how G43 works with G54 for a lathe. I set all my tools on the Z axis to the spindle nose (G54 Z is set at machine 0 or variable 5223 is 0) Then I take tool 1 and place it at the end of the part and touch off the Z axis G54 at 0. This sets my variable 5223 to lets say 1. From what I though, That 1 would then be added to all my tool offsets to give me that actual zero. So far everything is working and I make a part. Then I add another tool and touch of the end of the tool to the spindle nose and my Z for that tool is incorrect? It is located very similiar to the other tools in location of Z, however the number in the tool offset is very different and it does not go to the correct location If there is something for G54 in the Z axis, does this effect the tool offset G43 when setting it? Am I wrong in thinking that G43 should be from machine 0? The sequence I take when setting the tool is: in MDI I type T7 M6 G43 Then set the tool Should I not do the G43 when setting the tool to the end of the spindle nose? Thanks Brian -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G43 and G54 Lathe
On 20 October 2011 00:30, Brian May bri...@do-precision.com wrote: I am confused on G43 and G54 for a lathe. Me too, but mainly because I keep touching-off into T rather than G54 and vice-versa by mistake. I am confused on how G43 works with G54 for a lathe. I set all my tools on the Z axis to the spindle nose (G54 Z is set at machine 0 or variable 5223 is 0) Then I take tool 1 and place it at the end of the part and touch off the Z axis G54 at 0. This sets my variable 5223 to lets say 1. From what I though, That 1 would then be added to all my tool offsets to give me that actual zero. So far everything is working and I make a part. Yes, that is right so far. Then I add another tool and touch of the end of the tool to the spindle nose and my Z for that tool is incorrect? It is located very similiar to the other tools in location of Z, however the number in the tool offset is very different and it does not go to the correct location The spindle nose is no longer 0 in G54, you moved it to the end of the work when you touched-off the Z in G54 above. If you are adding a new tool then you need to touch it off using T to make it agree with all the other tools. When you touch off the new tool into G54 (with, initially, 0 in the tool offsets) to the spindle nose you are saying the spindle nose is now zero in G54, for all zero-length tools. This then makes all tools differ from the new tool in their G54 zero position by how much that new tool isn't actually zero length. (this will basically mess up your G54 until you put in an accurately measured tool, and G54 touch-off again) If you touch off the new tool into the tool table (with T) to the spindle nose, but with G54 still set to the end of the workpiece, you are saying this tool is so anti-long that with the saddle in the current position, the tool tip is at the end of that workpiece over there and you will end up with a bad tool length offset. If you want to always touch-off new tools to the spindle, you can designate one of your other coordinate systems to always be the spindle nose, (G59.3 for example), and select that before touching-off new tools. (always using T) -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Forget this request.It was right in front of me named Plasma-5i20. Dave On 10/20/2011 11:49 AM, Dave wrote: For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] CAM program
I've been looking at making a complete switch to linux and I wanted to get some input from the group. I've been using EMC to run my milling machine for a couple of years now and I'd like to also start doing all of my cad design as well as generating my machine code. Currently on my windows machine I use Rhino3d for my 3d design work and AutoCAD and Rhino3d for my 2d, then for 2d code creation and manipulation I've been using NCPlot, for 3d code creation I'm using MeshCAM. I'm curious what packages would be recommended for these different applications. I've downloaded and installed QCad and FreeCAD to try out for the design side of things, but it's a program for creating the machine code that I'm needing. Could really use some suggestions from other users. Chris -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
Dave, The plasma-5i20 config shows both using a 5i20 and the THCAD card and is in 2.5 so it should be in master too... yep seems to be there too. John On 10/20/2011 10:49 AM, Dave wrote: For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
Ok, nevermind my last reply... John On 10/20/2011 11:33 AM, Dave wrote: John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Forget this request.It was right in front of me named Plasma-5i20. Dave On 10/20/2011 11:49 AM, Dave wrote: For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM program
Hi chris Have you tried draftsight from the same company that makes solidworks. It is supposed to be similiar to autocad it is free and has a linux version. I tried it for a short amount of time and it seemed nice Sent from my iPod On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Chris Reynolds c_reynolds2...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been looking at making a complete switch to linux and I wanted to get some input from the group. I've been using EMC to run my milling machine for a couple of years now and I'd like to also start doing all of my cad design as well as generating my machine code. Currently on my windows machine I use Rhino3d for my 3d design work and AutoCAD and Rhino3d for my 2d, then for 2d code creation and manipulation I've been using NCPlot, for 3d code creation I'm using MeshCAM. I'm curious what packages would be recommended for these different applications. I've downloaded and installed QCad and FreeCAD to try out for the design side of things, but it's a program for creating the machine code that I'm needing. Could really use some suggestions from other users. Chris -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM program
I use Sheetcam and they have a linux version that works pretty well. On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Brian May bri...@diezorlich.com wrote: Hi chris Have you tried draftsight from the same company that makes solidworks. It is supposed to be similiar to autocad it is free and has a linux version. I tried it for a short amount of time and it seemed nice Sent from my iPod On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Chris Reynolds c_reynolds2...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been looking at making a complete switch to linux and I wanted to get some input from the group. I've been using EMC to run my milling machine for a couple of years now and I'd like to also start doing all of my cad design as well as generating my machine code. Currently on my windows machine I use Rhino3d for my 3d design work and AutoCAD and Rhino3d for my 2d, then for 2d code creation and manipulation I've been using NCPlot, for 3d code creation I'm using MeshCAM. I'm curious what packages would be recommended for these different applications. I've downloaded and installed QCad and FreeCAD to try out for the design side of things, but it's a program for creating the machine code that I'm needing. Could really use some suggestions from other users. Chris -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused
Thanks Jon I added that the hal component to motion.hal file and I was able to run the program. The problem now is the cutter comp does not work if I change the comp in the tool table, when I run the program the I get an error message in the tooledit: ppmc.table that says Warning file changed by another process Even if I set up tools in the ppmc.tbl file before I start EMC Axis, the G43 comp does not work. See image 2 here: https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures Regards, Bruce --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: From: Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:07 PM Bruce Klawiter wrote: I am trying to run my first program with EMC using cutter comp I must not have the tool info right, when I start the program EMC Axis hangs and I have to restart it. If I remove lines N104 and N108 it runs fine. I have read the manual but I must be missing something, any help would be great. See image 2 here: https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures N100 G20 G64 N102 G0 G17 G40 G90 N103 G10 L1 P1 Z0...tried with and without this line N104 T1 M6 N106 G0 G90 X0. Y0. S400 M3 N108 G43 H1 Z.25.tried with T1 or H1 here OK, I know this one, as I have run into it myself! What is happening is the T1 M6 is requesting a tool change. If you had an ATC, it would execute some procedure to change the tool and then inform EMC that the change was completed. There is a hal pin commanding the change that needs to be linked to a hal pin signaling the change is complete, if you have no ATC mechanism. There is a better way to do this, but it involves adding another hal component to your configs files. See http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Tool_Changes for some more info on this. Jon -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM program
Has anyone tried Synergy? There is a 30 day trial, but I have other priorities, and a legit copy of Inventor running on a virtual machine. -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused
Sorry that should read G41 Comp does not work --- On Thu, 10/20/11, Bruce Klawiter bmkl...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Bruce Klawiter bmkl...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 5:20 PM Thanks Jon I added that the hal component to motion.hal file and I was able to run the program. The problem now is the cutter comp does not work if I change the comp in the tool table, when I run the program the I get an error message in the tooledit: ppmc.table that says Warning file changed by another process Even if I set up tools in the ppmc.tbl file before I start EMC Axis, the G43 comp does not work. See image 2 here: https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures Regards, Bruce --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: From: Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:07 PM Bruce Klawiter wrote: I am trying to run my first program with EMC using cutter comp I must not have the tool info right, when I start the program EMC Axis hangs and I have to restart it. If I remove lines N104 and N108 it runs fine. I have read the manual but I must be missing something, any help would be great. See image 2 here: https://sites.google.com/site/bmklawt/home/pictures N100 G20 G64 N102 G0 G17 G40 G90 N103 G10 L1 P1 Z0...tried with and without this line N104 T1 M6 N106 G0 G90 X0. Y0. S400 M3 N108 G43 H1 Z.25.tried with T1 or H1 here OK, I know this one, as I have run into it myself! What is happening is the T1 M6 is requesting a tool change. If you had an ATC, it would execute some procedure to change the tool and then inform EMC that the change was completed. There is a hal pin commanding the change that needs to be linked to a hal pin signaling the change is complete, if you have no ATC mechanism. There is a better way to do this, but it involves adding another hal component to your configs files. See http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Tool_Changes for some more info on this. Jon -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] EMC will not start error
Tried to start EMC Axis and received this error, I can figure out what it is RUN_IN_PLACE=no EMC2_DIR= EMC2_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin EMC2_TCL_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl EMC2_SCRIPT_DIR= EMC2_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/emc2 EMC2_CONFIG_DIR= EMC2_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl/msgs INIVAR=inivar HALCMD=halcmd EMC2_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5 EMC2 - 2.4.6 Machine configuration directory is '/home/cnc/emc2/configs/ppmc inch' Machine configuration file is 'ppmc.ini' INIFILE=/home/cnc/emc2/configs/ppmc inch/ppmc.ini PARAMETER_FILE=ppmc.var EMCMOT=motmod EMCIO=io TASK=milltask HALUI= DISPLAY=axis NML_FILE= Starting EMC2... Starting EMC2 server program: emcsvr Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules Starting EMC2 IO program: io Starting EMC2 TASK program: milltask Starting EMC2 DISPLAY program: axis Shutting down and cleaning up EMC2... Killing task emcsvr, PID=2522 Killing task milltask, PID=2581 Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules Removing NML shared memory segments Cleanup done Debug file information: X Error of failed request: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 17 (X_GLXVendorPrivateWithReply) Serial number of failed request: 739 Current serial number in output stream: 739 2522 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 2581 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND Stopping realtime threads Unloading hal components Kernel message information: [ 510.241516] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered. [ 510.241525] RTAI[hal]: 3.8.1 mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03. [ 510.241528] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) . [ 510.241534] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATE (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0). [ 510.241537] PIPELINE layers: [ 510.241541] fa1eae20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200 [ 510.241544] c085cb20 0 Linux 100 [ 510.270876] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, BSD. [ 510.271099] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: with RTAI OWN KTASKs, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes. [ 510.271106] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/8333289(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists. [ 510.271110] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 3466415000 hz. [ 510.271112] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2943 ns. [ 510.271271] RTAI[usi]: enabled. [ 510.399071] RTAI[math]: loaded. [ 513.836350] PPMC: shutting down [ 514.136134] RTAI[math]: unloaded. [ 514.283050] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH [ 514.296906] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded. [ 514.396070] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0). [ 514.404427] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered. [ 514.404439] RTAI[hal]: unmounted. Thanks Much, Bruce -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine
hi, i'm new to cnc, and i'm hoping to get some help from the experts here on a project i am working on. i am interested in using a simple benchtop cnc-type milling machine for some automated testing. one key criterion for me is the ability to control the cnc machine from a 3rd party software (matlab) running on a windows PC. (i'm grafting this into an existing set of tests) i don't need very sophisticated control - mostly simple x-y-z position commands. however, i _must_ be able to issue the commands from software _outside_ of the GUI that most of these machines seem to come with. (eg. command line or dll calls for example). after checking a bunch of PC based solutions, i haven't really found anything that works. someone from the cnczone message boards suggested using emcrsh to control a linux box running emc2 to control a cheap cnc router (eg. CNC-6040 or similar). can anyone tell me if this setup would work, and if so, how difficult would it be to set up? would it potentially be as simple as a set of g-code files (one for each test), and use telnet on the windows PC to issue an emcrsh to call emc2 instructing it to run each file in turn? can emcrsh be used to simply run emc2 with a specified filename? really appreciate any help y'all can provide -- i'm completely new to cnc, so there is a big learning curve, and i'm under a lot of time pressure to get this up and running asap! thanks in advance for your help! -lapoe -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine
Yes, emcrsh will do what you need. It's not file-based, it's line-based (with some setup), but otherwise you're right on. - Reply message - From: Lapoe Lynn ll...@sentons.com Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 15:26 Subject: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net hi, i'm new to cnc, and i'm hoping to get some help from the experts here on a project i am working on. i am interested in using a simple benchtop cnc-type milling machine for some automated testing. one key criterion for me is the ability to control the cnc machine from a 3rd party software (matlab) running on a windows PC. (i'm grafting this into an existing set of tests) i don't need very sophisticated control - mostly simple x-y-z position commands. however, i _must_ be able to issue the commands from software _outside_ of the GUI that most of these machines seem to come with. (eg. command line or dll calls for example). after checking a bunch of PC based solutions, i haven't really found anything that works. someone from the cnczone message boards suggested using emcrsh to control a linux box running emc2 to control a cheap cnc router (eg. CNC-6040 or similar). can anyone tell me if this setup would work, and if so, how difficult would it be to set up? would it potentially be as simple as a set of g-code files (one for each test), and use telnet on the windows PC to issue an emcrsh to call emc2 instructing it to run each file in turn? can emcrsh be used to simply run emc2 with a specified filename? really appreciate any help y'all can provide -- i'm completely new to cnc, so there is a big learning curve, and i'm under a lot of time pressure to get this up and running asap! thanks in advance for your help! -lapoe -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] EMC will not start error
On 20 October 2011 23:19, Bruce Klawiter bmkl...@yahoo.com wrote: Tried to start EMC Axis and received this error, X Error of failed request: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (GLX) Did you install a Ubuntu update recently? They managed to release a security update that broke X, if you update again it ought to get fixed. -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] EMC will not start error
Hey I finally figured one out myself. I updated ubuntu and all is well. --- On Thu, 10/20/11, Bruce Klawiter bmkl...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Bruce Klawiter bmkl...@yahoo.com Subject: [Emc-users] EMC will not start error To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 6:19 PM Tried to start EMC Axis and received this error, I can figure out what it is RUN_IN_PLACE=no EMC2_DIR= EMC2_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin EMC2_TCL_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl EMC2_SCRIPT_DIR= EMC2_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/emc2 EMC2_CONFIG_DIR= EMC2_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl/msgs INIVAR=inivar HALCMD=halcmd EMC2_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5 EMC2 - 2.4.6 Machine configuration directory is '/home/cnc/emc2/configs/ppmc inch' Machine configuration file is 'ppmc.ini' INIFILE=/home/cnc/emc2/configs/ppmc inch/ppmc.ini PARAMETER_FILE=ppmc.var EMCMOT=motmod EMCIO=io TASK=milltask HALUI= DISPLAY=axis NML_FILE= Starting EMC2... Starting EMC2 server program: emcsvr Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules Starting EMC2 IO program: io Starting EMC2 TASK program: milltask Starting EMC2 DISPLAY program: axis Shutting down and cleaning up EMC2... Killing task emcsvr, PID=2522 Killing task milltask, PID=2581 Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules Removing NML shared memory segments Cleanup done Debug file information: X Error of failed request: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 17 (X_GLXVendorPrivateWithReply) Serial number of failed request: 739 Current serial number in output stream: 739 2522 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 2581 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND Stopping realtime threads Unloading hal components Kernel message information: [ 510.241516] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered. [ 510.241525] RTAI[hal]: 3.8.1 mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03. [ 510.241528] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) . [ 510.241534] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATE (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0). [ 510.241537] PIPELINE layers: [ 510.241541] fa1eae20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200 [ 510.241544] c085cb20 0 Linux 100 [ 510.270876] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, BSD. [ 510.271099] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: with RTAI OWN KTASKs, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes. [ 510.271106] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/8333289(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists. [ 510.271110] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 3466415000 hz. [ 510.271112] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2943 ns. [ 510.271271] RTAI[usi]: enabled. [ 510.399071] RTAI[math]: loaded. [ 513.836350] PPMC: shutting down [ 514.136134] RTAI[math]: unloaded. [ 514.283050] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH [ 514.296906] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded. [ 514.396070] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0). [ 514.404427] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered. [ 514.404439] RTAI[hal]: unmounted. Thanks Much, Bruce -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
Thanks for looking anyway. :-) My mistake. Dave On 10/20/2011 2:17 PM, John Thornton wrote: Ok, nevermind my last reply... John On 10/20/2011 11:33 AM, Dave wrote: John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Forget this request.It was right in front of me named Plasma-5i20. Dave On 10/20/2011 11:49 AM, Dave wrote: For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine
Lapoe, In addition to what Sebastian said, you have the option of using the Open command to open specific files, or you might also directly send G-Code commands through the MDI command. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?Emcrsh Regards, Eric i'm new to cnc, and i'm hoping to get some help from the experts here on a project i am working on. i am interested in using a simple benchtop cnc-type milling machine for some automated testing. one key criterion for me is the ability to control the cnc machine from a 3rd party software (matlab) running on a windows PC. (i'm grafting this into an existing set of tests) i don't need very sophisticated control - mostly simple x-y-z position commands. however, i _must_ be able to issue the commands from software _outside_ of the GUI that most of these machines seem to come with. (eg. command line or dll calls for example). after checking a bunch of PC based solutions, i haven't really found anything that works. someone from the cnczone message boards suggested using emcrsh to control a linux box running emc2 to control a cheap cnc router (eg. CNC-6040 or similar). can anyone tell me if this setup would work, and if so, how difficult would it be to set up? would it potentially be as simple as a set of g-code files (one for each test), and use telnet on the windows PC to issue an emcrsh to call emc2 instructing it to run each file in turn? can emcrsh be used to simply run emc2 with a specified filename? really appreciate any help y'all can provide -- i'm completely new to cnc, so there is a big learning curve, and i'm under a lot of time pressure to get this up and running asap! thanks in advance for your help! -lapoe -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM Program
Chris I use Synergy from Weber systems http://www.webersys.com/ for my purposes. They have a free 30 day trial to determine you want or need it. I ended up going for the total package. I found the people at Weber to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The people you talk to actually write and maintain the software. And have been doing so for a long time. Hubert From: Chris Reynoldsc_reynolds2...@yahoo.com Subject: [Emc-users] CAM program I've been looking at making a complete switch to linux and I wanted to get some input from the group. I've been using EMC to run my milling machine for a couple of years now and I'd like to also start doing all of my cad design as well as generating my machine code. Currently on my windows machine I use Rhino3d for my 3d design work and AutoCAD and Rhino3d for my 2d, then for 2d code creation and manipulation I've been using NCPlot, for 3d code creation I'm using MeshCAM. I'm curious what packages would be recommended for these different applications. I've downloaded and installed QCad and FreeCAD to try out for the design side of things, but it's a program for creating the machine code that I'm needing. Could really use some suggestions from other users. Chris -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM Program
On 21 October 2011 00:00, Hubert Bahr h...@hbahr.org wrote: Chris I use Synergy from Weber systems http://www.webersys.com/ for my purposes. They have a free 30 day trial to determine you want or need it. I ended up going for the total package. Their web page was very coy on pricing. Roughly how much does it cost? -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine
I'm pretty sure that this has been done before... Here it is: http://www.mail-archive.com/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg18326.html You might want to send an email to FlyingElectron and see what he ended up with. Dave On 10/20/2011 6:41 PM, s...@highlab.com wrote: Yes, emcrsh will do what you need. It's not file-based, it's line-based (with some setup), but otherwise you're right on. - Reply message - From: Lapoe Lynnll...@sentons.com Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 15:26 Subject: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine To:emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net hi, i'm new to cnc, and i'm hoping to get some help from the experts here on a project i am working on. i am interested in using a simple benchtop cnc-type milling machine for some automated testing. one key criterion for me is the ability to control the cnc machine from a 3rd party software (matlab) running on a windows PC. (i'm grafting this into an existing set of tests) i don't need very sophisticated control - mostly simple x-y-z position commands. however, i _must_ be able to issue the commands from software _outside_ of the GUI that most of these machines seem to come with. (eg. command line or dll calls for example). after checking a bunch of PC based solutions, i haven't really found anything that works. someone from the cnczone message boards suggested using emcrsh to control a linux box running emc2 to control a cheap cnc router (eg. CNC-6040 or similar). can anyone tell me if this setup would work, and if so, how difficult would it be to set up? would it potentially be as simple as a set of g-code files (one for each test), and use telnet on the windows PC to issue an emcrsh to call emc2 instructing it to run each file in turn? can emcrsh be used to simply run emc2 with a specified filename? really appreciate any help y'all can provide -- i'm completely new to cnc, so there is a big learning curve, and i'm under a lot of time pressure to get this up and running asap! thanks in advance for your help! -lapoe -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine
Lapoe needs emcrsh (the r is for remote, meaning over the network), emcsh (without the r) won't work. - Reply message - From: Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 18:08 Subject: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net I'm pretty sure that this has been done before... Here it is: http://www.mail-archive.com/emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg18326.html You might want to send an email to FlyingElectron and see what he ended up with. Dave On 10/20/2011 6:41 PM, s...@highlab.com wrote: Yes, emcrsh will do what you need. It's not file-based, it's line-based (with some setup), but otherwise you're right on. - Reply message - From: Lapoe Lynnll...@sentons.com Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 15:26 Subject: [Emc-users] need help with external control of cnc machine To:emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net hi, i'm new to cnc, and i'm hoping to get some help from the experts here on a project i am working on. i am interested in using a simple benchtop cnc-type milling machine for some automated testing. one key criterion for me is the ability to control the cnc machine from a 3rd party software (matlab) running on a windows PC. (i'm grafting this into an existing set of tests) i don't need very sophisticated control - mostly simple x-y-z position commands. however, i _must_ be able to issue the commands from software _outside_ of the GUI that most of these machines seem to come with. (eg. command line or dll calls for example). after checking a bunch of PC based solutions, i haven't really found anything that works. someone from the cnczone message boards suggested using emcrsh to control a linux box running emc2 to control a cheap cnc router (eg. CNC-6040 or similar). can anyone tell me if this setup would work, and if so, how difficult would it be to set up? would it potentially be as simple as a set of g-code files (one for each test), and use telnet on the windows PC to issue an emcrsh to call emc2 instructing it to run each file in turn? can emcrsh be used to simply run emc2 with a specified filename? really appreciate any help y'all can provide -- i'm completely new to cnc, so there is a big learning curve, and i'm under a lot of time pressure to get this up and running asap! thanks in advance for your help! -lapoe -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area
At my employer, cutting with a 200A plasma torch running liquid oxygen, we don't cut faster than 160 IPM or so. This is cutting mild steel from .060 to 1. I'm usually the shear / brake press guy, but I've ran the burn table a number of times. I've wondered if our cutting rates are ideal, but they've been using them for years now. Not sure if this'll be useful or not, these are the people who run the bandsaw at arount 330 IPM surface speed and run the drill press at it's highest speed(900 RPM) for every size drill they use. And I don't know what I'm talkin about when I suggest different. Guess this turned into a bit of a vent. Sorry about that. Jim Coleman On Oct 20, 2011 7:07 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: Thanks for looking anyway. :-) My mistake. Dave On 10/20/2011 2:17 PM, John Thornton wrote: Ok, nevermind my last reply... John On 10/20/2011 11:33 AM, Dave wrote: John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Forget this request.It was right in front of me named Plasma-5i20. Dave On 10/20/2011 11:49 AM, Dave wrote: For those who are not familiar with the Hypertherm 1250, that plasma cutter is a beast. I used one on a production machine cutting large diameter coil springs. It is very impressive. John, is there an EMC2 demo configuration using the Mesa THC board anywhere? I thought there used to be one in the Master?, but now I don't see it. Dave On 10/20/2011 7:31 AM, John Thornton wrote: On my Hypertherm 1250 plasma table cut charts I don't see any cut speeds higher than 500IPM. John On 10/19/2011 10:22 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We are mainly going to be using a plasma torch so may be cutting at 200-1000 ipm (will be based on material and I haven't researched actual rates - but should obviously). We would like rapids to be as fast as reasonable, and this was part of the reason for selecting servos at all and those motors specifically. With the current setup we will probably have rapids at 2500 ipm. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Tool offset and cutter comp, confused
Bruce Klawiter wrote: Thanks Jon I added that the hal component to motion.hal file and I was able to run the program. The problem now is the cutter comp does not work if I change the comp in the tool table, when I run the program the I get an error message in the tooledit: ppmc.table that says Warning file changed by another process Even if I set up tools in the ppmc.tbl file before I start EMC Axis, the G43 comp does not work. I don't run the very latest EMC on my production machine, and there has been some work on the tool table and tool table editor since then. If anyone else knows, please jump in. Anyway, this is an EMC/Axis issue and is very unlikely to have anything to do with my servo interface. Jon -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM Program
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:33 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: Their web page was very coy on pricing. Roughly how much does it cost? They will willingly send you a pdf of the price breakdown if you ask. I can tell you it varies depending on the number of axis that you require. Kyle -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CAM program
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I was hoping to stay in the open source realm, rather than go the commercial route. I guess I could try something like wine to run the windows app in linux and see if that will work, but in my past experience it didn't usually work very well. Chris Reynolds Owner - BlowYourBrassOff.com - Maker of fine custom harmonicas http://www.blowyourbrassoff.com -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
