Re: [Emc-users] Using washing machine motor
On Friday 19 December 2014 00:22:30 richsh...@comcast.net did opine And Gene did reply: Our Sears washing machine got replaced and I got the motor. Says 820W 3 phase, 195V, 320 hz, 17,000 rpm. Anyone messed with one of these with a vfd or a vector drive? It's tiny, seems to be well built, shame to put it in the bin without seeing what can be done with it. It sure seems like it would be a suitable spindle drive for an engraving machine. Or with a timing belt reduction, a milling machine or lathe spindle for up to a 8 lathe. You did not salvage the motors driving electronics? Not having the driver electronics would run the cost up a bit. IIRC I saw something on PCW's site that might work for that. Thats www.mesanet.com. Find the 8I20. Its for 3 phase stuff to 400 volts, and 30 amps. Over kill, but can do that job I would think. Probably a daughter card setup that would need another interface to the computer. I have no experience with it, so Peter, help me out here? You say its tiny, and I'd assume air cooled. How big around is it. I would love to find something I could mount in the nominally 50mm diameter Z slider castings hole for the existing spindle of my toy mill which currently has a 200 watt, nominally 4k revs peak motor that drives to 2500 revs max thru noisy, high failure rate plastic gears now. All the candidate motors on fleabay are 53mm and up diameters, and would need the spindle bore enlarged, at risk of finding air. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus
Yes, I know, I already made a Java software to control independently 8 of those VFD via modbus, and it works. They can run up to 38600baud. what timing do you think i can expect from a sistem like that in LinuxCNC? something like 10 VFD messages per second? or better? On 18/12/2014 14:57, Todd Zuercher wrote: I am controling 8 VFDs on a single machine with Linuxchc through one USB-RS485 converter (from Automation direct). No real problems for me except some random com errors. It works good enough though. I have not had to restart or anything like that because of them. They do fill up an error log pretty fast when running from terminal. It can be a little slow to respond sometimes, reading and writing to 32 different registers at 9600bps plus rewrites for bad com. It can be a little tricky to set up, you have to know all the modbus details about your drives (every manufacturers drives are different), and configure mb2hal to use them (there is nothing automagic here). - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:53:40 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Modbus Hi all, I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module lives in User space and it's not RT. So, my question: Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB-rs485 converter, using a laptop? Thanks, Davide. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:43 PM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: A friend of mine comments that vi is vile! However it is on every unix system. I occasionally use vim but that makes it easier by adapting to the dos keyboard, eg. arrows, backspace, etc. Dave Nah, vile is like vi... or like emacs... or like... http://invisible-island.net/vile/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:59 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: What's wrong with ed? JT Nuthin'. ;-) Who's Ed? Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Thursday 18 December 2014 12:59:12 John Thornton did opine And Gene did reply: What's wrong with ed? JT A printable cheat sheet on how to run it? And I am not, and never will be enamored with a line editor that cannot back up anyway but saving the file 7 reopening it. Gene, Maybe there's too much blood in my caffeine stream this early in the morning, but I have no earthly idea what you meant here... ;-) Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: I used to use EDLIN and COPY CON to write autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and DEBUG to low level format MFM hard drives. ;) And nostagia hits, launch a cmd prompt and enter edlin. Hmm an error message that c:\Windows\SysWOW64\edlin.exe isn't compatible with 64bit Windows. What the??? Says I should contact the vendor to see if a 64 bit version is available... wendt@steelhead:~$ edlin edlin: command not found Not installed on my machine. ;-) Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus
Hi. I suggest to you to try the *mb2hal* component to do this job . I've tested it on TCP/IP and it works just fine. It is not so well documented as it should be (I mean some clear examples should give an opportunity of a wide usage of this well packed component. *THANKS to Viktor Rocco the Author of the mb2hal component*). You can do all the modbus stuff using mb2hal so all the pins from read and write functions are automatically generated . And you're not limitated to a max number of read or write instances as the modbus integrated into ClassicLadder have. So with mb2hal the dirty job is done trasparently for the integrator . As you should know the performances over serial/rs485 line depends also from the response time of the slaves and from how many instances you fragment your communication data/registers . One thing that I suggest to you is to buy a galvanically insulated converter, to use a proper connnection shielded cable and a speed of 19200 baud , take care about connections and in case use the termination resistors (in case of long wiring) at both line ends. Alex On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:19 AM, 77dab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: Yes, I know, I already made a Java software to control independently 8 of those VFD via modbus, and it works. They can run up to 38600baud. what timing do you think i can expect from a sistem like that in LinuxCNC? something like 10 VFD messages per second? or better? On 18/12/2014 14:57, Todd Zuercher wrote: I am controling 8 VFDs on a single machine with Linuxchc through one USB-RS485 converter (from Automation direct). No real problems for me except some random com errors. It works good enough though. I have not had to restart or anything like that because of them. They do fill up an error log pretty fast when running from terminal. It can be a little slow to respond sometimes, reading and writing to 32 different registers at 9600bps plus rewrites for bad com. It can be a little tricky to set up, you have to know all the modbus details about your drives (every manufacturers drives are different), and configure mb2hal to use them (there is nothing automagic here). - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:53:40 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Modbus Hi all, I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module lives in User space and it's not RT. So, my question: Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB-rs485 converter, using a laptop? Thanks, Davide. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
I start the sim/axis/axis config, take the machine out of estop and turn it on, and home all the axes. Then i jog Z up or down to someplace, hit the End key (or click the Touch Off button) to bring up the Touch-off dialog, type in 0, and click Ok. The backplot immediately jumps so the tool is at Z=0. Exactly this way, but the backplot doesn't jump. What version of linuxcnc are you seeing this problem with? I'm using 2.6.5. Can you reproduce it with one of the standard sim configs? No. I tried with axis_mm.ini (changing ini to auto homing) and the shift takes place as ist should be. Seems to be an issue with my configuration. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
Mark, edlin is a part of the DOS subsystem even in Win7, just as edit still exists there. It needs to be called followed by a file name since there is no load command in edlin. Peter Am 19.12.2014 11:07, schrieb Mark Wendt: On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: I used to use EDLIN and COPY CON to write autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and DEBUG to low level format MFM hard drives. ;) And nostagia hits, launch a cmd prompt and enter edlin. Hmm an error message that c:\Windows\SysWOW64\edlin.exe isn't compatible with 64bit Windows. What the??? Says I should contact the vendor to see if a 64 bit version is available... wendt@steelhead:~$ edlin edlin: command not found Not installed on my machine. ;-) Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. http://www.avast.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Peter Blodow p.blo...@dreki.de wrote: Mark, edlin is a part of the DOS subsystem even in Win7, just as edit still exists there. It needs to be called followed by a file name since there is no load command in edlin. Peter Peter, Yes, I know that. I was being a little facetious trying to run that command on a Linux system. I've been a Windoze, Unix/Linux, and VMS system administrator for over 25 years. Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
Ah! Yes, I'm using an older version - 2.5.x I have to upgrade... thanks - Claude On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:29 AM, fa...@zoellich.de wrote: I start the sim/axis/axis config, take the machine out of estop and turn it on, and home all the axes. Then i jog Z up or down to someplace, hit the End key (or click the Touch Off button) to bring up the Touch-off dialog, type in 0, and click Ok. The backplot immediately jumps so the tool is at Z=0. Exactly this way, but the backplot doesn't jump. What version of linuxcnc are you seeing this problem with? I'm using 2.6.5. Can you reproduce it with one of the standard sim configs? No. I tried with axis_mm.ini (changing ini to auto homing) and the shift takes place as ist should be. Seems to be an issue with my configuration. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
On Friday 19 December 2014 05:04:30 Mark Wendt did opine And Gene did reply: On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Thursday 18 December 2014 12:59:12 John Thornton did opine And Gene did reply: What's wrong with ed? JT A printable cheat sheet on how to run it? And I am not, and never will be enamored with a line editor that cannot back up anyway but saving the file 7 reopening it. Gene, Maybe there's too much blood in my caffeine stream this early in the morning, but I have no earthly idea what you meant here... ;-) Mark Probably true of both of us this time of the morning. :) But I am working on it, the last cup from yesterday is a stain in the bottom of the cup, and I made some, and have now been advised by my baby that ha ha, I got the first cup, thanks. So my now empty cup is shivering in the room temps it has assumed. Its a fat fingered typu Mark, the 7 s/b a , short for and. Didn't work for obvious reasons. ;-) And the various flavors of ed that I have tangled with on smaller machines, could not backup and edit a line above the one in the buffer, so you had to save/close, the reopen the file to get to that prior line. I learned to hate it for exactly that reason. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
On 12/19/2014 07:23 AM, Claude Zervas wrote: Ah! Yes, I'm using an older version - 2.5.x I have to upgrade... Touch-off works in 2.5 as well. This must be some strange issue with your particular configuration. Upgrading probably won't fix it, we'll have to figur out what's wrong with your config and address that. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 07:51:30AM -0700, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On 12/19/2014 07:23 AM, Claude Zervas wrote: Ah! Yes, I'm using an older version - 2.5.x I have to upgrade... Touch-off works in 2.5 as well. This must be some strange issue with your particular configuration. Upgrading probably won't fix it, we'll have to figur out what's wrong with your config and address that. A var file that's not writable can cause this. Sometimes people get into this situation or similar ones by running linuxcnc with sudo, which you SHOULD NEVER do. Claude, check permissions and ownership on your configuration files and directory, and check your home directory and /tmp while you're at it. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
On 12/19/2014 08:17 AM, Chris Radek wrote: On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 07:51:30AM -0700, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On 12/19/2014 07:23 AM, Claude Zervas wrote: Ah! Yes, I'm using an older version - 2.5.x I have to upgrade... Touch-off works in 2.5 as well. This must be some strange issue with your particular configuration. Upgrading probably won't fix it, we'll have to figur out what's wrong with your config and address that. A var file that's not writable can cause this. Sometimes people get into this situation or similar ones by running linuxcnc with sudo, which you SHOULD NEVER do. Ah! Maybe our launcher script should warn when running as root. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 104, Issue 67
RE: using a washing machine motor Tiny is a relative term. About 100mm squarish body, I'm comparing size to NEMA motors. The other motor pic looks very clost to the one I have here. I still have the drive card from the washer here, I'll go and retrieve it. I was figuring on using a 1 1/2hp VFD that has documentation included! Even if you work on appliances professionally, getting any documentation besides replace module A and module B is very difficult. My intent is to build a baby slant bed turret lathe. - Original Message - From: emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 2:01:00 AM Subject: Emc-users Digest, Vol 104, Issue 67 Send Emc-users mailing list submissions to emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net You can reach the person managing the list at emc-users-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Emc-users digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: touch off doesn't shift loaded paths (Sebastian Kuzminsky) 2. Re: G edit and velocity (Gregg Eshelman) 3. Re: Using washing machine motor (richsh...@comcast.net) 4. Re: Using washing machine motor (Kirk Wallace) 5. Re: Using washing machine motor (Gene Heskett) 6. Re: Modbus (77dab) 7. Re: G edit and velocity (Mark Wendt) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:22:17 -0700 From: Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 549399e9.8020...@highlab.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On 12/18/2014 04:36 PM, Axel Z?llich wrote: After loading a g-code file in axis gui I move the tooltip to the workpiece and touch off with 0. But the loaded path doesn't shift towards the tooltip. Indeed it doesn't shift with any touch off value on any coordinate. Should be a configuration error? It works for me with 2.6.5. I start the sim/axis/axis config, take the machine out of estop and turn it on, and home all the axes. Then i jog Z up or down to someplace, hit the End key (or click the Touch Off button) to bring up the Touch-off dialog, type in 0, and click Ok. The backplot immediately jumps so the tool is at Z=0. What version of linuxcnc are you seeing this problem with? Can you reproduce it with one of the standard sim configs? -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:10:43 -0700 From: Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 5493b353.4000...@yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On 12/18/2014 7:47 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: I've used vi for so long, it's pretty much automatic. vi is a text editor, not a word processor, which is what the Windoze users have so gotten used to. Once you've gotten familiar with the way vi works, it's a pretty powerful utility. And you can't use much of anything else when your windows manager is broke and you have to edit your xorg.conf, or you have to fix your machine in single user mode. No windows manager, no gedit or geany. ;-) I used to use EDLIN and COPY CON to write autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and DEBUG to low level format MFM hard drives. ;) And nostagia hits, launch a cmd prompt and enter edlin. Hmm an error message that c:\Windows\SysWOW64\edlin.exe isn't compatible with 64bit Windows. What the??? Says I should contact the vendor to see if a 64 bit version is available... Which is crazier? That Microsoft includes edlin.exe with 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate or that it's included *but cannot be used*? Edit is in there too, but also doesn't work. Tech Net says these are not available in 64 bit - so WTH are the program files *included* with 64 bit versions? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:22:30 + (UTC) From: richsh...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Using washing machine motor To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 887985272.7806840.1418966550439.javamail.zim...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Our Sears washing machine got replaced and I got the motor. Says 820W 3 phase, 195V, 320 hz, 17,000 rpm. Anyone messed with one of these with a vfd or a vector drive? It's tiny, seems to be well built, shame to put it in the bin without seeing what can be done with it.
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
after using EDT stepping down to dos edlin was a real shock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDT_%28text_editor%29 It is amazing how well muscle memory does after awhile. :-) Dave On 12/19/2014 02:07 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: I used to use EDLIN and COPY CON to write autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and DEBUG to low level format MFM hard drives. ;) And nostagia hits, launch a cmd prompt and enter edlin. Hmm an error message that c:\Windows\SysWOW64\edlin.exe isn't compatible with 64bit Windows. What the??? Says I should contact the vendor to see if a 64 bit version is available... wendt@steelhead:~$ edlin edlin: command not found Not installed on my machine. ;-) Mark -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:21:17 -0600 (CST) From: kqt4a...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. The first thing is to see if theres standard configuration that matches the pinout of your 4 axis stepper board. Take a look at the pinout files for these standard parallel port compatible 5i25 configurations: 5i25_dmmbob1x2.pin 5i25_g540x2.pin 5i25_mx3660x2.pin 5i25_prob_rfx2.pin 5i25_r990x2.pin (they dont have to be an exact match, encoders and PWMs can be disabled, allowing the pins to be used as inputs or outputs but you want the step/dir pins to be correct) These files are part of Mesa's 5I25 firmware distribution in http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i25.zip -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] G edit and velocity
ed was my preferred on CP/M in the day when I didn't have access to wordstar. ed or edline on DOS was OK. On Windows I prefer notepad++ (notepad-plus-plus.org), a free editor that is really simple to use and does proper g-code highlighting. On Unix/Linux I go to vi, yes there is a vi-vs-emacs cult war, but for me, vi is simple and I can remember the subset of control commands easily. Unix/Linux has ed also, but I prefer vi's full character screen. The whole object is to use what is productive, easy for you, and doesn't get in the way. I tried to be able to use (1) what I have, then (2) what I preferred. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus
On 12/18/2014 03:53 AM, 77dab wrote: Hi all, I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module lives in User space and it's not RT. So, my question: Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB-rs485 converter, using a laptop? Thanks, Davide. In my opinion, USB has a lot of Windowy Plug-N-Playey Consumery fluffy overhead that doesn't help with machine control. My guess is that a regular serial port would be much better. Other than that, I have no opinion. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:21:17 -0600 (CST)
From: kqt4a...@gmail.com
Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4
axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board.
Can you point me to a how to doc.
The first thing is to see if theres standard configuration that matches the
pinout of your 4 axis stepper board. Take a look at the pinout files for these
standard parallel port compatible 5i25 configurations:
5i25_dmmbob1x2.pin
5i25_g540x2.pin
5i25_mx3660x2.pin
5i25_prob_rfx2.pin
5i25_r990x2.pin
(they dont have to be an exact match, encoders and PWMs can be disabled,
allowing the pins to be used as inputs or outputs but you want the step/dir
pins to be correct)
These files are part of Mesa's 5I25 firmware distribution in
http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i25.zip
The board I have is the Probotix PBX-RF RF Isolated CNC Breakout Board.
The 5i25_prob_rfx2.pin looks close. I attached my stepconf file. I do not
know if we are allowed to post with attachments.?xml version=1.0 ?
stepconf
property name=ahomepos type=int value=0/
property name=ahomesw type=int value=0/
property name=ahomevel type=float value=0.05/
property name=alatchdir type=int value=0/
property name=aleadscrew type=int value=8/
property name=amaxacc type=int value=1200/
property name=amaxlim type=int value=/
property name=amaxvel type=int value=360/
property name=amicrostep type=int value=2/
property name=aminlim type=int value=-/
property name=apulleyden type=int value=1/
property name=apulleynum type=int value=1/
property name=ascale type=int value=0/
property name=asteprev type=int value=200/
property name=axes type=int value=0/
property name=classicladder type=bool value=True/
property name=createshortcut type=bool value=False/
property name=createsymlink type=bool value=False/
property name=customhal type=bool value=False/
property name=digitsin type=float value=15.0/
property name=digitsout type=float value=15.0/
property name=dirhold type=float value=200.0/
property name=dirsetup type=float value=200.0/
property name=drivertype type=string value=xylotex/
property name=floatsin type=float value=10.0/
property name=floatsout type=float value=10.0/
property name=halui type=bool value=True/
property name=ioaddr type=string value=0x378/
property name=ioaddr2 type=string value=Enter Address/
property name=ioaddr3 type=string value=Enter Address/
property name=ladderconnect type=bool value=True/
property name=ladderhaltype type=int value=0/
property name=laddername type=string value=custom.clp/
property name=latency type=float value=2.0/
property name=machinename type=string value=FireballCNCV90/
property name=manualtoolchange type=bool value=True/
property name=md5sums type=eval
value=[('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/README',
'2d8911382944ec2052b1716aee6c8f96'),
('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/FireballCNCV90.ini',
'8b8f9eca9c0967ffb91a117d583f89e4'),
('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/FireballCNCV90.hal',
'dd3d094b88935f440df80bb0e1881b19')]/
property name=modbus type=bool value=False/
property name=number_pports type=int value=1/
property name=period type=int value=25000/
property name=pin1 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin10 type=string value=both-home-x/
property name=pin10inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin11 type=string value=both-home-y/
property name=pin11inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin12 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin12inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin13 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin13inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin14 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin14inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin15 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin15inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin16 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin16inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin17 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin17inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin1inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin2 type=string value=xstep/
property name=pin2inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin3 type=string value=xdir/
property name=pin3inv type=bool value=True/
property name=pin4 type=string value=ystep/
property name=pin4inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin5 type=string value=ydir/
property name=pin5inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin6 type=string value=zstep/
property name=pin6inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin7 type=string value=zdir/
property name=pin7inv
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus
For my setup it often takes a second or two for all the drives to respond to the start command and send back the I am starting but not up to speed yet signal to Linuxcnc. I was able to connect the VFDs state signal to a image_u32 in pyvcp, to give a visual of the drives state, (fault,fault-locked, start-pending, stopped, dc-braking, run-at-0hz, running at speed, accelerating, decelerating, current-limiting, decel-override, and lower trans. switching-on). Kind of gives you a warm feeling to see all those brightly colored and labeled boxs blinking, changing colors, and words when the motors turn on/off. - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 4:19:06 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Modbus Yes, I know, I already made a Java software to control independently 8 of those VFD via modbus, and it works. They can run up to 38600baud. what timing do you think i can expect from a sistem like that in LinuxCNC? something like 10 VFD messages per second? or better? On 18/12/2014 14:57, Todd Zuercher wrote: I am controling 8 VFDs on a single machine with Linuxchc through one USB-RS485 converter (from Automation direct). No real problems for me except some random com errors. It works good enough though. I have not had to restart or anything like that because of them. They do fill up an error log pretty fast when running from terminal. It can be a little slow to respond sometimes, reading and writing to 32 different registers at 9600bps plus rewrites for bad com. It can be a little tricky to set up, you have to know all the modbus details about your drives (every manufacturers drives are different), and configure mb2hal to use them (there is nothing automagic here). - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:53:40 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Modbus Hi all, I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module lives in User space and it's not RT. So, my question: Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB-rs485 converter, using a laptop? Thanks, Davide. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] S96 in simulator
Hello, There's a strange behavior with S96 in lathe simulator, 2.6.5 I enter S96 S60 M03 in MDI and decrease X, spindle RPM changes up to max 2500rpm then it suddenly shows negative value -2500.8. When I use S96 D2000 or D2500 it behaves correct. But D3000 gives the same error at 2500rpm. This looks like a bug? And why exactly 2500? I could not find this value in the config (attached). Thanks. -- Andrew sim.tar.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
A var file that's not writable can cause this. Sometimes people get into this situation or similar ones by running linuxcnc with sudo, which you SHOULD NEVER do. That's quite a good idea. I'm not running linuxcnc as root but as an ordinary user. But the config is stored in another users home. I'll check next time I'm in the workshop. What files linuxcnc likes write access to during execution? -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] touch off doesn't shift loaded paths
On 12/19/14 1:13 PM, Axel Zöllich wrote: A var file that's not writable can cause this. Sometimes people get into this situation or similar ones by running linuxcnc with sudo, which you SHOULD NEVER do. That's quite a good idea. I'm not running linuxcnc as root but as an ordinary user. But the config is stored in another users home. I'll check next time I'm in the workshop. What files linuxcnc likes write access to during execution? The parameters file, aka vars file named by [RS274NGC]PARAMETER_FILE, and optionally the tool file named by [EMCIO]TOOL_TABLE. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Mb2hal?
Is it possible to make Mb2hal only make reads and writes of the nessisary registers, rather than all the registers used all the time? Just curious. I am using Mb2hal to control 8 VFDs on a gang router, and the slightly awkward way these drives must be addressed causes Mb2hal to have to make a lot of seemingly unnecessary reads and writes. Each drives registers must be addressed individually (can't send one write to all the drives). To oporate the drives, I have to write to 3 different non consecutive registers, and read a 3rd block of 6 registers, all of that times 8 drives. I am pretty sure the 3 writes, do not need to be repeated, more than occasionally if at all. The read does need to be done regularly. The 3 reads are: writing 0 to register #48 - to unlock the drives mb control (only needs to be done once, or if serial link is lost) writing to register #1 - to start/stop the spindle (only needs writteen tp when changing state) writing to register #40 - to set the VFD frequency (only needs written to when changing the speed) The read is : reading registers #24-32 (this has to be read at least every 10 seconds to keep the drive unlocked (see the first write) also contains all drive status info. I don't think all of these would need to be read every time but, it is easier to do 1 large block than to pick and choose. -- Todd Zuercher mailto:zuerc...@embarqmail.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mb2hal?
On 12/19/14 2:48 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Is it possible to make Mb2hal only make reads and writes of the nessisary registers, rather than all the registers used all the time? I don't know mb2hal at all, but looking at mb2hal_HOWTO.ini i see there's a MAX_UPDATE_RATE for each transaction. Maybe you could reduce the update rate of the transactions you don't care as much about? If you need finer control over when reads and writes happen, you're probably better off writing a custom component (in C or python or the halcompile language) that does exactly what you need. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus
Thanks everybody for your answers. Things are clearer now. On 19/12/2014 20:27, Todd Zuercher wrote: For my setup it often takes a second or two for all the drives to respond to the start command and send back the I am starting but not up to speed yet signal to Linuxcnc. I was able to connect the VFDs state signal to a image_u32 in pyvcp, to give a visual of the drives state, (fault,fault-locked, start-pending, stopped, dc-braking, run-at-0hz, running at speed, accelerating, decelerating, current-limiting, decel-override, and lower trans. switching-on). Kind of gives you a warm feeling to see all those brightly colored and labeled boxs blinking, changing colors, and words when the motors turn on/off. - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 4:19:06 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Modbus Yes, I know, I already made a Java software to control independently 8 of those VFD via modbus, and it works. They can run up to 38600baud. what timing do you think i can expect from a sistem like that in LinuxCNC? something like 10 VFD messages per second? or better? On 18/12/2014 14:57, Todd Zuercher wrote: I am controling 8 VFDs on a single machine with Linuxchc through one USB-RS485 converter (from Automation direct). No real problems for me except some random com errors. It works good enough though. I have not had to restart or anything like that because of them. They do fill up an error log pretty fast when running from terminal. It can be a little slow to respond sometimes, reading and writing to 32 different registers at 9600bps plus rewrites for bad com. It can be a little tricky to set up, you have to know all the modbus details about your drives (every manufacturers drives are different), and configure mb2hal to use them (there is nothing automagic here). - Original Message - From: 77dab 77...@tiscali.it To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:53:40 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Modbus Hi all, I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module lives in User space and it's not RT. So, my question: Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB-rs485 converter, using a laptop? Thanks, Davide. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Friday 19 December 2014 12:21:17 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine And Gene did reply: I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. Short of asking PCW, which you will anyway, the best docs I've found are in the Integrators manual, a pdf you can get the wiki.linuxcnc.org. They are quite concise, but a repeat read of that section will often answer a question that will come up. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 19 December 2014 12:21:17 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine And Gene did reply: I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. Short of asking PCW, which you will anyway, the best docs I've found are in the Integrators manual, a pdf you can get the wiki.linuxcnc.org. They are quite concise, but a repeat read of that section will often answer a question that will come up. Thanks, I will see if I can find what I need in them. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Mb2hal?
Problem is I don't think I know enough about either C or Python to do it. - Original Message - From: Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 1:57:18 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mb2hal? On 12/19/14 2:48 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Is it possible to make Mb2hal only make reads and writes of the nessisary registers, rather than all the registers used all the time? I don't know mb2hal at all, but looking at mb2hal_HOWTO.ini i see there's a MAX_UPDATE_RATE for each transaction. Maybe you could reduce the update rate of the transactions you don't care as much about? If you need finer control over when reads and writes happen, you're probably better off writing a custom component (in C or python or the halcompile language) that does exactly what you need. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
