Re: [Emc-users] Stepper response
> > with an encoder on the motor shaft and a linear encoder on the axis gantry > could linuxcnc be configured to detect a stall > maybe as simple as a loose motor connector > Putting encoders on a stepper is an obvious idea that occurs to everyone faced with positioning errors, but it turns out that nagging details make it not so good in practice. The basic problem is that there's not much one can do after a following error: the steppers tend to be run with maximum rated current already, so it's not like we can drive them harder to catch up. Also, the problems with steppers tend to occur because we drove them into difficulty such as mechanical resonance or binding---the solution tends to be to slow down, not drive harder. Additionally, by nature steppers can only screw up by one step, so a real-time course correction is not really possible, it's only good for 'oops, we're screwed'. In conclusion, stepper drivers/motors are cheap and simple, and work reliably within their design envelope. Encoders make them complicated and expensive for little gain, so they tend not to be used. -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stepper response
kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > with an encoder on the motor shaft and a linear encoder on the axis gantry > could linuxcnc be configured to detect a stall > maybe as simple as a loose motor connector > Yes, of course it can. You need a way to read the encoders into the PC. Mesa and Pico Systems (my company) make boards that can do this, as well as output step pulses at fast rates smoothly. You can, in theory, read the encoders via the parallel port, but there are a bunch of limitations on that. You would only need one encoder (either linear or rotary) per axis, not two. Jon -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] running PyCAM (dev) under Windows (was: Text on rounded button.)
I get a rather serious exception when trying to enter a tool size in decimals, it logs out completely. On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Lars Kruse wrote: > Hi Erik, > > sorry - this thread slipped out of my sight for ten days ... > > > Am Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:18:50 -0500 > schrieb Erik Friesen : > > > Ok, got pycam going on linux. A couple things.. > > > > Generate toolpath generates a flat toolpath, it requires generate all to > > generate the curve. > > almost :) > There are currently four path strategies: > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pycam/index.php?title=ProcessSettings#Strategies > Just choose the "surface" strategy if you don't want to work on flat > layers. > > > > MM seems to be hard coded here?? > > no way! :) > Take a look at the preferences - there you can select inch. > > > > Is there a place to input retract height? > > I am not sure: is this similar to the concept of "safety height"? > This could be found in the preferences as well. > > > Cheers, > Lars > > > -- > Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single > web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, > SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. > Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Firmware for 5i23 with 2x 7i39s and THCAD
On Mon, 3 Dec 2012, Viesturs L?cis wrote:
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 10:55:34 +0200
> From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis"
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
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> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> Subject: [Emc-users] Firmware for 5i23 with 2x 7i39s and THCAD
>
> Hello!
>
> I would like to find out, if there already exists a firmware for 5i23,
> which would have additional encoder module (preferably connected to
> any of the "sense" lines, I need it for THCAD card), compared to
> standard firmware for 7i39.
>
> --
> Viesturs
I dont think so but here's a shot at it
freeby.mesanet.com/svsttp6_5_7i39.bit
(same as svts6_6_7i39.bit except that the sense lines SENSEA and SENSEB on
7I39 channel 0 are encoder 6 A/B) and there are only 5 stepgens instead of 6
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Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
Thanks, i'll try that! I'll let you know if this will work. About C code..it's all blur for me :) > From: bodge...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:52 + > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics! > > On 4 December 2012 19:33, alexandru dumitru wrote: > > > Thanks for that link Andy but that is to much for me. As i sayd, i'm not > > that good with linux. > > That's not Linux, it is C code. > > > The point is that my machine has the same kinematics as that vismach > > max5kins machine from my point of view i have just to change the B pivot > > lenght value to match my machine, or am i maybe wrong? > > No, I think you are right. > > You can probably just use maxkins as-is with no modification. > > In your HAL file change > loadrt trivkins > to > loadrt maxkins > setp maxkins.pivot-length 20 > > (or whatever your pivot length is, possibly negative) > > I think that maxkins expects the tool length to be stored in the W > column of the tool table. > > -- > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > -- > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
On 4 December 2012 19:33, alexandru dumitru wrote: > Thanks for that link Andy but that is to much for me. As i sayd, i'm not > that good with linux. That's not Linux, it is C code. > The point is that my machine has the same kinematics as that vismach max5kins > machine from my point of view i have just to change the B pivot lenght value > to match my machine, or am i maybe wrong? No, I think you are right. You can probably just use maxkins as-is with no modification. In your HAL file change loadrt trivkins to loadrt maxkins setp maxkins.pivot-length 20 (or whatever your pivot length is, possibly negative) I think that maxkins expects the tool length to be stored in the W column of the tool table. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
You may be able to use the existing kinematics as a guide. You will need kinematics to compensate for tool length. You can find examples at linuxcnc.org. Dimension values in the kinematics files need to match the machine to compensate for pivot length or any geometric errors you have in the construction of the machine. Once you understand what the tool length compensation does you will be able to understand what the machine kinematics file will need. Do not overcomplicate it. If you understand geometry and trig you should understand the kinematics calculations. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 12:26 PM, alexandru dumitru wrote: > > Thanks for you answer Stuart! I generate my G-code with a generic fanuc 5 > axis post proccesor and it doesn't compensate the tool lenght or the B axis > pivot point, so i need to incorporate the kinematics in the machine > control. I'm not that good with linux and i do not know how to do all this > things. I was looking into linuxcnc machine examples and one machine from > vismach it's almost same configuration like mine! do you think that will > work for me? Alex > > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 11:36:40 -0600 > > From: stus...@gmail.com > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics! > > > > The kinematics may not be wrong. It depends on what the gcode is telling > > the machine to do. > > > > Just saying the kinematics is wrong doesn't lead anyone to be able to > > understand where your problem is. > > > > A simple post processor will generate gcode that needs the kinematics in > > the machine to run a part. > > > > A complex post processor will generate gcode that will run the machine > with > > simple kinematics. > > > > My guess is the kinematics is not in the post processor and the > kinematics > > is not in the machine control software. > > > > If you have the machine axes tuned then a proper gcode program will move > > the machine to cut the part you want. You do not need to use anything > more > > than trivkins to run your 5 axis machine if the kinematics is > incorporated > > in the gcode program by the post processor. > > > > If you want to be able to program complex parts my hand then you will > need > > complex kinematics in the machine control. > > > > My cinci 5 axis machine runs the post processed gcode with trivkins. The > > machine has some geometry errors I corrected with a kinematics. I had a > > choice of putting the geometry compensation values in the post processor > or > > in the machine control kinematics. I chose to put the compensation in the > > machine control kinematics. > > > > Hope this helps you decide where you apply the machine kinematics - in > the > > post processor or the control software. > > > > Stuart > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:28 AM, alexandru dumitru >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello! I am building an 5 axis milling machine similar to this one ( > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1DCXe9t3UE ) the only diference is > that > > > my machine has the rotary table fixed on the milling table and the > other > > > axes are configured like this ( B axis is the tilting head that is > carryed > > > by the Y axis, the Y axis is carryed by Z axis and the Z axis is > carryed by > > > X axis), so the C axis is fixed to the machine while the X axis > carryes all > > > the other axes. My problem is that i don't know how to configure the > > > kinematics module in EMC2. I configured all my 5 stepper motors , the > > > machine runs but the kinematics are wrong! Is there anyone that cand > help > > > me with this problem? Alex > > > > > > > -- > > > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > > > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > > > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add > services > > > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > > > ___ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > dos centavos > > > -- > > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > > ___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > -- > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access
Re: [Emc-users] Stepper response
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012, Jon Elson wrote: > craig wrote: >> >> What useful information can be extracted from sensing stepper voltage >> and current responses? >> >> > Mariss Freimanis of Gecko did quite a bit of work on this a while ago, > called the > "unstallable stepper", I think. There should still be some info on the > Geckodrives > web site about it. The problem, of course, is if one motor slows down > to prevent > a stall, all the other motors need to also slow down by the same amount, or > you still make a mess of the part. I think this is where Mariss fell > down, as > he didn't have a sensible way for the drive to report what it was doing > back to > a CNC control with software-generated steps out the parallel port. >> Are there useful differences in the waveforms for missing steps? nearly >> missing steps? >> > Once you've missed a step, all is lost as the stall is in progress. > What Mariss was doing > was measuring the phase angle between current and voltage, and he could > keep the > stator pole just less than 90 degrees ahead of the rotor pole, to > develop maximum > torque. When the phase angle exceeded this, you had to back off or move > into > the stall territory. > with an encoder on the motor shaft and a linear encoder on the axis gantry could linuxcnc be configured to detect a stall maybe as simple as a loose motor connector -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
On 4 December 2012 18:26, alexandru dumitru wrote: > Thanks for you answer Stuart! I generate my G-code with a generic fanuc 5 > axis post proccesor and it doesn't compensate the tool lenght or the B axis > pivot point, so i need to incorporate the kinematics in the machine control. "maxkins" might be close. You can see the source coder here http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=src/emc/kinematics/maxkins.c;h=9f3ecb4e4c757bbec20951a85d51fd917ce4ce70;hb=HEAD You can see in that code what transformations are applied between the cartesian positions and the joint positions. The first thing you will need to do is determine the mathematical relationships that are required for your machine. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
Thanks for you answer Stuart! I generate my G-code with a generic fanuc 5 axis post proccesor and it doesn't compensate the tool lenght or the B axis pivot point, so i need to incorporate the kinematics in the machine control. I'm not that good with linux and i do not know how to do all this things. I was looking into linuxcnc machine examples and one machine from vismach it's almost same configuration like mine! do you think that will work for me? Alex > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 11:36:40 -0600 > From: stus...@gmail.com > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics! > > The kinematics may not be wrong. It depends on what the gcode is telling > the machine to do. > > Just saying the kinematics is wrong doesn't lead anyone to be able to > understand where your problem is. > > A simple post processor will generate gcode that needs the kinematics in > the machine to run a part. > > A complex post processor will generate gcode that will run the machine with > simple kinematics. > > My guess is the kinematics is not in the post processor and the kinematics > is not in the machine control software. > > If you have the machine axes tuned then a proper gcode program will move > the machine to cut the part you want. You do not need to use anything more > than trivkins to run your 5 axis machine if the kinematics is incorporated > in the gcode program by the post processor. > > If you want to be able to program complex parts my hand then you will need > complex kinematics in the machine control. > > My cinci 5 axis machine runs the post processed gcode with trivkins. The > machine has some geometry errors I corrected with a kinematics. I had a > choice of putting the geometry compensation values in the post processor or > in the machine control kinematics. I chose to put the compensation in the > machine control kinematics. > > Hope this helps you decide where you apply the machine kinematics - in the > post processor or the control software. > > Stuart > > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:28 AM, alexandru dumitru wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello! I am building an 5 axis milling machine similar to this one ( > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1DCXe9t3UE ) the only diference is that > > my machine has the rotary table fixed on the milling table and the other > > axes are configured like this ( B axis is the tilting head that is carryed > > by the Y axis, the Y axis is carryed by Z axis and the Z axis is carryed by > > X axis), so the C axis is fixed to the machine while the X axis carryes all > > the other axes. My problem is that i don't know how to configure the > > kinematics module in EMC2. I configured all my 5 stepper motors , the > > machine runs but the kinematics are wrong! Is there anyone that cand help > > me with this problem? Alex > > > > -- > > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > > ___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > -- > dos centavos > -- > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
The kinematics may not be wrong. It depends on what the gcode is telling the machine to do. Just saying the kinematics is wrong doesn't lead anyone to be able to understand where your problem is. A simple post processor will generate gcode that needs the kinematics in the machine to run a part. A complex post processor will generate gcode that will run the machine with simple kinematics. My guess is the kinematics is not in the post processor and the kinematics is not in the machine control software. If you have the machine axes tuned then a proper gcode program will move the machine to cut the part you want. You do not need to use anything more than trivkins to run your 5 axis machine if the kinematics is incorporated in the gcode program by the post processor. If you want to be able to program complex parts my hand then you will need complex kinematics in the machine control. My cinci 5 axis machine runs the post processed gcode with trivkins. The machine has some geometry errors I corrected with a kinematics. I had a choice of putting the geometry compensation values in the post processor or in the machine control kinematics. I chose to put the compensation in the machine control kinematics. Hope this helps you decide where you apply the machine kinematics - in the post processor or the control software. Stuart On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:28 AM, alexandru dumitru wrote: > > > > > Hello! I am building an 5 axis milling machine similar to this one ( > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1DCXe9t3UE ) the only diference is that > my machine has the rotary table fixed on the milling table and the other > axes are configured like this ( B axis is the tilting head that is carryed > by the Y axis, the Y axis is carryed by Z axis and the Z axis is carryed by > X axis), so the C axis is fixed to the machine while the X axis carryes all > the other axes. My problem is that i don't know how to configure the > kinematics module in EMC2. I configured all my 5 stepper motors , the > machine runs but the kinematics are wrong! Is there anyone that cand help > me with this problem? Alex > > -- > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- dos centavos -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] What current ITX board?
2012/12/3 Gene Heskett > > > Sven, 2 things you MUST do. > > 1. Turn off the hyper-threading in the bios. > 2. Add isolcpus=1 to the end of the grub kernel line. > > Oh yes I did that already. Latest BIOS firmware and running fastest rated SSD disc too. CNCLinux no tweaks installation. Start Latency test, open Firefox and 50 microseconds reached. Only thing I haven't done yet is to test another RAM. /S -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] 5 axis kinematics!
Hello! I am building an 5 axis milling machine similar to this one ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1DCXe9t3UE ) the only diference is that my machine has the rotary table fixed on the milling table and the other axes are configured like this ( B axis is the tilting head that is carryed by the Y axis, the Y axis is carryed by Z axis and the Z axis is carryed by X axis), so the C axis is fixed to the machine while the X axis carryes all the other axes. My problem is that i don't know how to configure the kinematics module in EMC2. I configured all my 5 stepper motors , the machine runs but the kinematics are wrong! Is there anyone that cand help me with this problem? Alex -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/4/2012 9:33 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > You can also take one of the existing hm2-step .ini files (say > 5i23.ini) and just change the HOSTMOT2 section: > > DRIVER=hm2_pci BOARD=5i25 CONFIG="num_encoders=1 num_stepgens=3" > > for example Thanks! The CONFIG= line is what I needed to be sure of. - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlC+GVkACgkQLywbqEHdNFwZ6gCeKlvnbrlR3fXEd8Z1ZmTC9ZY/ AtEAoOh5PPSXmyfeAPhBC4xOIJ/82KpM =Z4kl -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
On Tue, 4 Dec 2012, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:51:30 -0600 > From: Charles Steinkuehler > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I tried pncconf, but must have somehow managed to overlook the 5i25 > option. I'll try this again when I can reboot my test system into the > RTAI Ubuntu install (I'm on PREEMPT-RT Debian right now, trying to > code user-mode hardware access). > > The main thing I need is the contents of your [HOSTMOT2] section from > the ini file. If you could post that (on or off-list) I'd be grateful! > > Thanks! You can also take one of the existing hm2-step .ini files (say 5i23.ini) and just change the HOSTMOT2 section: DRIVER=hm2_pci BOARD=5i25 CONFIG="num_encoders=1 num_stepgens=3" for example -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
On 4 December 2012 14:51, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > The main thing I need is the contents of your [HOSTMOT2] section from > the ini file. With the 5i25 this will only list the stepgen (etc) counts and there is little to be gained from not using the default (max) values. So, basically, a plain loadrt hm2_pci with no parameters is all that is needed. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I tried pncconf, but must have somehow managed to overlook the 5i25 option. I'll try this again when I can reboot my test system into the RTAI Ubuntu install (I'm on PREEMPT-RT Debian right now, trying to code user-mode hardware access). The main thing I need is the contents of your [HOSTMOT2] section from the ini file. If you could post that (on or off-list) I'd be grateful! Thanks! On 12/4/2012 8:32 AM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > We just retrofitted a Gerber gantry router (stepper machine) over > thanksgiving w/ a 5i25+7i76. Only hiccup was a bad pc. All you do > is run Pncconf and you're good to go. Chris and Peter have done a > great job. Example configurations really aren't needed? I could dig > up the pncconf file and post/send it if desired though. > > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Charles Steinkuehler < > char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: > > Are there example 5i25 configurations available anywhere, > preferably for a stepper (not server) system? > > I couldn't find anything in the example configurations or on the > wiki. > > ...or is one of the examples for the other cards usable for the > 5i25? > >> >> >> -- >> >> LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial >> Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant >> support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more >> value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue >> delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d >> ___ Emc-users mailing >> list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > -- > > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add > services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > ___ Emc-users mailing > list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlC+DfIACgkQLywbqEHdNFw21ACeMJCYFStwghnEP5meDfrQ8MIR 2GEAnRVT7HRA4TbwW8PdZKwMwpjqtZan =zN0o -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
We just retrofitted a Gerber gantry router (stepper machine) over thanksgiving w/ a 5i25+7i76. Only hiccup was a bad pc. All you do is run Pncconf and you're good to go. Chris and Peter have done a great job. Example configurations really aren't needed? I could dig up the pncconf file and post/send it if desired though. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Charles Steinkuehler < char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Are there example 5i25 configurations available anywhere, preferably > for a stepper (not server) system? > > I couldn't find anything in the example configurations or on the wiki. > > ...or is one of the examples for the other cards usable for the 5i25? > > - -- > Charles Steinkuehler > char...@steinkuehler.net > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlC98OgACgkQLywbqEHdNFwdcgCfUf1VokX09YOoyzqqNFhfYrlU > 8wAAoKdoXLcp6L8iyFv0zN/r1mllsiuF > =izH6 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 Example Configuration
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Are there example 5i25 configurations available anywhere, preferably for a stepper (not server) system? I couldn't find anything in the example configurations or on the wiki. ...or is one of the examples for the other cards usable for the 5i25? - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlC98OgACgkQLywbqEHdNFwdcgCfUf1VokX09YOoyzqqNFhfYrlU 8wAAoKdoXLcp6L8iyFv0zN/r1mllsiuF =izH6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
