[Emc-users] minitech 3 mill nks-3000 spindle
I bought a minitech 3 small mill at auction. It seems to be in good mechanical shape. It is missing the spindle controller, and the computer comes up in XP but doesn't want to read the keyboard or mouse. Two questions: 1. It has a Nakanishi nks-3000 spindle but no controller. Does anyone know what it takes to drive this spindle? Do the stepper drivers take pulse and direction controls? if so, what is parallel port pinout? Any help would be appreciated. Craig -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Parker linear motors
Has anybody set up Parker 406LXR linear motors and Aries drives with LinuxCNC? We are attempting to do this, and would love to have an ini/hal file pair already known to work. These motors are capable of +/-0.5um resolution and 5g acceleration. I'm worried about a long period of tweaking. Thanks, -- Ralph -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] vga adapter
Hey all. Quick question. Is there a modestly priced external (usb) vga adapter that works with Debian Wheezy? I want to add a 2nd monitor. Thanks. Noel. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
> BTW heres approximately whats needed to make a current preemt-rt
> kernel
>
> cd ~
> mkdir rtlinux
> cd rtlinux
> wget
>ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
> wget
>
>
>https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
> tar -xpf linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
> gunzip patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
> cp patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch linux-3.18.9
> cd linux-3.18.9
> cat patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch | patch -p1
> make menuconfig
> make
> sudo make modules_install
> sudo make install
>
>Not sure if the curses package is just included with wheezy or I added
>it for
>something else...
>
>I had some issues with menuconfigs defaults on ubuntu (I'm running the
>3.18.9-rt4 kernel/Linuxcnc-uspace on ubunru 14.04) but that was fixed
>by using
>a .config created on a wheezy system, so if you have trouble you might
>try
>this
>
>freeby.mesanet.com/rtconfig
>
>(rename to .config to use)
>
I also had problems but I changed the config to suit my processor (Atom)
and changed the rt-kernel to full kernel mode. It compiled then. I am
still busy installing so I will test very soon and see if it works. If
not I will get your config.
>
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[Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question
Just a reminder, using this kind of equipment in the US does require a license from the FCC! It is a radio transmitter and as such it does require compliance with the rules. Had a furniture factory that used RF heating for setting glue, worked great, BTW, but there it was, an FCC station license right on the side of the power supply. - Original Message - From: emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 5:59:36 AM Subject: Emc-users Digest, Vol 107, Issue 26 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: OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question (rayj) 2. Re: Best way to get Debian (Gerhard Pircher) 3. Re: Best way to get Debian (Marius Liebenberg) 4. Re: OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question (andy pugh) 5. Re: OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question (Mark Wendt) 6. Re: Best way to get Debian (Peter C. Wallace) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 03:16:07 -0500 From: rayj Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Message-ID: <55014b47.4020...@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Thanks to Leonardo and everyone else that replied. While I have a fair grasp of the physics associated with induction heating, CLEARLY I lack enough electronics knowledge to be anything more than dangerous. :) I think I'll push this project to the bottom of the list and put studying electronics above it. Thanks again to everyone who replied. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 03/11/2015 08:23 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > 2015-03-11 21:16 GMT-03:00 rayj : > >> Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking about building a little one for my >> home shop, so I'm interested how they do it in the real world. >> >> If I understand correctly, you're running DC through the coil, and it >> oscillates from 0 amps to 40 amps between at a chosen frequency between >> 10-30 kHz. >> >> I'm surprised it's DC, for some reason I assumed it would be AC. >> >> Thanks again for the reply. Good luck on the project. >> > > Hello Ray. > > Indeed what's circulating through the coil is AC, I just gave you the > aproximate voltage that the machine uses on the input of the inverter. The > machine uses a IGBT transistors to switch a square wave AC and then feed > this to an LC tank to generate a sine wave. > > I really don't know how much voltage is on the coil but I assume is a > little one, because there, the current rises because of the transformation > ratio. > > We didn't built it but we were experimenting with induction heating, and I > can tell you the tricky part it's how to design the circuit for fire the > IGBTs. > > There are some very good references on the internet if you want to build a > heater that's not that big. This one has a maximum output power of 60 KW. > > -- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:19:29 +0100 From: Gerhard Pircher Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian To: Marius Liebenberg , "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Message-ID: <55014c11.6020...@gmx.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Am 2015-03-12 um 07:10 schrieb Marius Liebenberg: > >> BTW heres approximately whats needed to make a current preemt-rt kernel >> >> cd ~ >> mkdir rtlinux >> cd rtlinux >> wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.9.tar.xz >> wget >> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz >> >> tar -xpf linux-3.18.9.tar.xz >> gunzip patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz >> cp patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch linux-3.18.9 >> cd linux-3.18.9 >> cat patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch | patch -p1 >> make menuconfig >> make >> sudo make modules_install >> sudo make install >> >> >> If you accept menuconfigs defaults you should get a working preemt-rt >> kernel >> (this will however make a kernel that supports every hardware device in >> the world and its brothers
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote:
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:16:29 +
> From: Marius Liebenberg
> To: Gerhard Pircher ,
> "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
>
>
>
> -- Original Message --
> From: "Gerhard Pircher"
> To: "Marius Liebenberg" ; "Enhanced Machine
> Controller (EMC)"
> Sent: 2015-03-12 10:19:29
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
>
>> Am 2015-03-12 um 07:10 schrieb Marius Liebenberg:
>>>
BTW heres approximately whats needed to make a current preemt-rt
kernel
cd ~
mkdir rtlinux
cd rtlinux
wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
wget
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
tar -xpf linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
gunzip patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
cp patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch linux-3.18.9
cd linux-3.18.9
cat patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch | patch -p1
make menuconfig
make
sudo make modules_install
sudo make install
Not sure if the curses package is just included with wheezy or I added it for
something else...
I had some issues with menuconfigs defaults on ubuntu (I'm running the
3.18.9-rt4 kernel/Linuxcnc-uspace on ubunru 14.04) but that was fixed by using
a .config created on a wheezy system, so if you have trouble you might try
this
freeby.mesanet.com/rtconfig
(rename to .config to use)
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Re: [Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 6:27 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > I got as far as buying most of the components, and also have a > suitable frequency generator chip. But then something more interesting > came along. > > -- > atp > Oh look! A squirrel! ;-) Sorry Andy, couldn't help myself... Mark -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question
On 12 March 2015 at 00:16, rayj wrote: > Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking about building a little one for my > home shop, so I'm interested how they do it in the real world. This page is very interesting and informative: http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/indheat.html I think that somewhere I found a full schematic for a circuit that handles the sequencing etc, but I rather suspect that the way to do it now would be with an Arduino or other simple-to-program microprocessor. I have started to find that nearly any electrical circuit can most easily be realised with a £7 Arduino Nano rather than matrix board and components. I got as far as buying most of the components, and also have a suitable frequency generator chip. But then something more interesting came along. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
-- Original Message --
From: "Gerhard Pircher"
To: "Marius Liebenberg" ; "Enhanced Machine
Controller (EMC)"
Sent: 2015-03-12 10:19:29
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
>Am 2015-03-12 um 07:10 schrieb Marius Liebenberg:
>>
>>> BTW heres approximately whats needed to make a current preemt-rt
>>>kernel
>>>
>>> cd ~
>>> mkdir rtlinux
>>> cd rtlinux
>>> wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
>>> wget
>>>
>>>https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
>>> tar -xpf linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
>>> gunzip patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
>>> cp patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch linux-3.18.9
>>> cd linux-3.18.9
>>> cat patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch | patch -p1
>>> make menuconfig
>>> make
>>> sudo make modules_install
>>> sudo make install
>>>
>>>
>>> If you accept menuconfigs defaults you should get a working
>>>preemt-rt
>>> kernel
>>> (this will however make a kernel that supports every hardware device
>>>in
>>> the world and its brothers)
>>
>> Peter I followed this to the letter and all worked until the
>>menuconfig.
>> It complains about a file missing -
>> scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h fatal error . curses.h: no such
>>file
>> or directory.
>Installing libncurses5-dev may help in this case.
>
>BTW: with the "deb-pkg" make target (instead of make; make
>modules_install;
>make install) one can create a handy Debian kernel package that can
>easily
>be installed with "dpkg --install linux-image-*" or removed later on
>with
>apt-get.
>
>$ fakeroot make deb-pkg
>
>You can also add a your own version string to the kernel image/package
>with e.g. 'KDEB_PKGVERSION="3.18" EXTRAVERSION=".9-rt4"' to
>differentiate
>it from other installed kernels of the same release version (3.18 in
>this
>case).
This seems to be a good idea especially if you config many machines. Let
me first get the thing going and then I will look at making a package. I
am learning a whole lot of new stuff here :)
>
>Gerhard
>
>> It would seem that I need some dependencies. Any idea what to
>>install?
>> It is a new install of Ubuntu 12.04 from a CD and I have done nothing
>> but the above instruction to the machine at this time.
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
On 3/11/15 10:22 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > > From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky" >> Also, you can try installing the rt-preempt kernel from debian.org on >> your 12.04 machine, it should be easy to get it working. >> >> Then you can run linuxcnc uspace on it. > > My kernel on Ubuntu 12.04 is 3.11.0-26 and there is no rt patch on the > www.kernel.org website for this kernel. Any suggestion as to what patch > will work? I wasn't suggesting you should should compile your own RT-Preempt kernel (although you can). I was suggesting that you download the pre-compiled debian package of the Wheezy rt-preempt kernel from debian.org and try installing it on your Precise machine: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=linux-image-rt&searchon=names&suite=stable§ion=all -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
-- Original Message -- From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: 2015-03-11 16:12:08 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian >On 03/11/2015 07:58 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 11 March 2015 at 13:52, Marius Liebenberg >>wrote: >>> I opted for Ubuntu 12.04 in the end. I will go through the hassle of >>> installing the Xenomai kernel and then I will try the uspace stuff. >> >> uspace does not work with Xenomia. In fact no version of LinuxCNC >> works with Xenomai. >> Machinekit works with Xenomai and might be an option for you. > >Also, you can try installing the rt-preempt kernel from debian.org on >your 12.04 machine, it should be easy to get it working. > >Then you can run linuxcnc uspace on it. My kernel on Ubuntu 12.04 is 3.11.0-26 and there is no rt patch on the www.kernel.org website for this kernel. Any suggestion as to what patch will work? > > >-- >Sebastian Kuzminsky > >-- >Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, >sponsored >by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub >for all >things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership >blogs to >news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join >the >conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >___ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Delete Debian
On 2015-03-11 16:16, Rick wrote: > I did use gparted, easy enough-select partition-click delete, that worked, > but when it boots back up, it still shows it being available in the grub > menu at boot. How do I update grub to show that debian is now gone? > > sudo update-grub -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur ihre Gegner sterben nach und nach" Max Planck -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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-- Original Message -- From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: 2015-03-11 16:12:08 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian >On 03/11/2015 07:58 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 11 March 2015 at 13:52, Marius Liebenberg >>wrote: >>> I opted for Ubuntu 12.04 in the end. I will go through the hassle of >>> installing the Xenomai kernel and then I will try the uspace stuff. >> >> uspace does not work with Xenomia. In fact no version of LinuxCNC >> works with Xenomai. >> Machinekit works with Xenomai and might be an option for you. > >Also, you can try installing the rt-preempt kernel from debian.org on >your 12.04 machine, it should be easy to get it working. > >Then you can run linuxcnc uspace on it. > Thanks for that pointer, I would have gone down the wrong track again. > >-- >Sebastian Kuzminsky > >-- >Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, >sponsored >by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub >for all >things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership >blogs to >news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join >the >conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >___ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Delete Debian
Hi Rick, It depends on how you have it installed. I assume that you installed Ubuntu and Debian on the same hard drive, but in different partitions. If you haven't put any data you want to keep on the installation partition, you can just delete the partition that contains Debian. To get the space back, you can create a new partition, or grow another partition into the space. I usually use fdisk from the command line. I think gParted will allow you to make the changes graphically within Ubuntu. Then make sure that you grub config is up to date so you can boot back into Ubuntu when you restart your computer. Adam On 2015-03-11 06:36, Rick wrote: > Hello guys, I have on my test pc Ubuntu 10.04, and Debian wheezy as a > dual boot system. What is the best way to delete debian off of the > computer? -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
On 11 March 2015 at 13:52, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > I opted for Ubuntu 12.04 in the end. I will go through the hassle of > installing the Xenomai kernel and then I will try the uspace stuff. uspace does not work with Xenomia. In fact no version of LinuxCNC works with Xenomai. Machinekit works with Xenomai and might be an option for you. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
Am 2015-03-12 um 07:10 schrieb Marius Liebenberg:
>
>> BTW heres approximately whats needed to make a current preemt-rt kernel
>>
>> cd ~
>> mkdir rtlinux
>> cd rtlinux
>> wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
>> wget
>> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
>> tar -xpf linux-3.18.9.tar.xz
>> gunzip patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch.gz
>> cp patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch linux-3.18.9
>> cd linux-3.18.9
>> cat patch-3.18.9-rt4.patch | patch -p1
>> make menuconfig
>> make
>> sudo make modules_install
>> sudo make install
>>
>>
>> If you accept menuconfigs defaults you should get a working preemt-rt
>> kernel
>> (this will however make a kernel that supports every hardware device in
>> the world and its brothers)
>
> Peter I followed this to the letter and all worked until the menuconfig.
> It complains about a file missing -
> scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h fatal error . curses.h: no such file
> or directory.
Installing libncurses5-dev may help in this case.
BTW: with the "deb-pkg" make target (instead of make; make modules_install;
make install) one can create a handy Debian kernel package that can easily
be installed with "dpkg --install linux-image-*" or removed later on with
apt-get.
$ fakeroot make deb-pkg
You can also add a your own version string to the kernel image/package
with e.g. 'KDEB_PKGVERSION="3.18" EXTRAVERSION=".9-rt4"' to differentiate
it from other installed kernels of the same release version (3.18 in this
case).
Gerhard
> It would seem that I need some dependencies. Any idea what to install?
> It is a new install of Ubuntu 12.04 from a CD and I have done nothing
> but the above instruction to the machine at this time.
>
>
>
>>
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Re: [Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question
Thanks to Leonardo and everyone else that replied. While I have a fair grasp of the physics associated with induction heating, CLEARLY I lack enough electronics knowledge to be anything more than dangerous. :) I think I'll push this project to the bottom of the list and put studying electronics above it. Thanks again to everyone who replied. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 03/11/2015 08:23 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > 2015-03-11 21:16 GMT-03:00 rayj : > >> Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking about building a little one for my >> home shop, so I'm interested how they do it in the real world. >> >> If I understand correctly, you're running DC through the coil, and it >> oscillates from 0 amps to 40 amps between at a chosen frequency between >> 10-30 kHz. >> >> I'm surprised it's DC, for some reason I assumed it would be AC. >> >> Thanks again for the reply. Good luck on the project. >> > > Hello Ray. > > Indeed what's circulating through the coil is AC, I just gave you the > aproximate voltage that the machine uses on the input of the inverter. The > machine uses a IGBT transistors to switch a square wave AC and then feed > this to an LC tank to generate a sine wave. > > I really don't know how much voltage is on the coil but I assume is a > little one, because there, the current rises because of the transformation > ratio. > > We didn't built it but we were experimenting with induction heating, and I > can tell you the tricky part it's how to design the circuit for fire the > IGBTs. > > There are some very good references on the internet if you want to build a > heater that's not that big. This one has a maximum output power of 60 KW. > > -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 question
I've used that drive before and I am sure it can do 0-10VDC. I'm not sure about +/- 10VDC with direction reversal. I think I remember looking at the drive you used before do the positioning and I believe it was much more capable than the Powerflex 40 drive. Didn't you use that other drive along with an encoder for full vector control??Without an encoder the drive is guessing at where the motor rotor is. I think that positioning with sensorless vector drive will be very difficult unless your positioning requirements are very loose. Dave On 3/10/2015 11:37 AM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > 2015-03-10 13:27 GMT-03:00 andy pugh : > >> You can set up the HAL so that the output is 0-10V + direction relays >> if necessary. That is how my VFD is conrtrolled (by a 7i49) >> > Hello andy and thanks for your answer! > > I forgot to tell that I'm going to use this in servo mode for positioning, > like I already did with another AC motor, so I need the change in direction > of rotation to be really fast, that's why I don't think I can use relays > for the job. > > > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Best way to get Debian
On 2015-03-11 14:58, andy pugh wrote: > uspace does not work with Xenomia. In fact no version of LinuxCNC > works with Xenomai. > Machinekit works with Xenomai and might be an option for you. > I think, this is a myth. https://code.google.com/p/picnc/wiki/CreateRaspbianLinuxCNC http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RaspbianXenomaiBuild http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=33809 https://github.com/tinkercnc/spi-fpga-driver -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur ihre Gegner sterben nach und nach" Max Planck -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Delete Debian
Did the trick, Thanks Guys On 3/11/2015 11:20 AM, W. Martinjak wrote: On 2015-03-11 16:16, Rick wrote: I did use gparted, easy enough-select partition-click delete, that worked, but when it boots back up, it still shows it being available in the grub menu at boot. How do I update grub to show that debian is now gone? sudo update-grub -- Thanks Rick Lair Superior Roll & Turning LLC 399 East Center Street Petersburg MI, 49270 PH: 734-279-1831 FAX: 734-279-1166 www.superiorroll.com <>-- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Missing/incorrect steps
I use the square tywrap sticky pads wit tywraps stuck to the bottom plate to route the wires. If you are going to move the motherboard, I would turn it so the parallel port is facing toward the stepper drivers, making the signal path shorter. Less opportunity to pick up noise. I have done a lot of lacing in my day, and prefer it over tywraps. --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) > -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Axis starts up in Auto mode
As just a user, my understanding is, it is in auto mode because MDI mode is unusable until the machine is homed, homing is done in auto mode. Perhaps a 3rd mode should be created, an "Initialization Mode" where homing is done. Many other machine controls have this, but I don't know that it is nessisary. I do tend to agree the problem isn't so much with Axis' choice of start mode, but in his components methods of activation. - Original Message - From: "andy pugh" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 11:12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Axis starts up in Auto mode On 9 March 2015 at 15:05, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > I think your tool changer should take an enable input, which should be > tied to your machine's estop chain. I think so too, but I can also agree with Marius that you wouldn't expect a machine that can't run Auto (yet) to set mode.is-auto. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
