Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit
New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
-- Original Message -- From: Belli Button be...@iafrica.com To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-04-01 11:30:16 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New Debian install does not include Gedit New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? That will be highly debateable but it is easy to get. Just do sudo apt-get install gedit Bellisimo -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
Hi Belli. I've installed the Debian Wheezy LCNC and I was surprised that Gedit wasn't installed by default. As an alternative editor I've installed Geany http://www.geany.org/ that is much better than Gedit (this is my opinion ;-) ). The only one disadvantege I've found is that Geany doesn't have the NC code highlight. But in any case you can install Gedit if you want from the command line with sudo apt-get install gedit. Alex On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
That is the correct behavior for using M2 or M30 to end a program. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/m-code.html#sec:M2-M30 http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#_file_requirements JT On 4/1/2015 6:32 AM, Belli Button wrote: Another funny... When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero, I have to MDI a spindle speed (S) and then M3 to start the spindle or it stats with zero speed, am I doing something wrong? -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
Perhaps if I explain it better, if I am half way through a tool path, I stop (not pause the machine) for some reason and want to continue (start from line..), starting the spindle on its own is not sufficient. I have to go to MDI, set the Speed (S..) and then I am able to start the spindle and then return to start the program. Simply starting the spindle gives me a (S000) zero speed. Surely LCNC should remember what the S is after stopping? Running from the start of a program is fine as I have a M3 and S I am I wrong? -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 14:20 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). -- 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
Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
Spindle speed set in a program does not set the MDI spindle speed. If you want to turn the spindle on manually you have to set the speed in the MDI with the S command. If the programs sets the speed to 0 it might stay there even if the MDI was set before but I cannot say if this is always true. -- Original Message -- From: Belli Button be...@iafrica.com To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-04-01 13:32:35 Subject: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. Another funny... When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero, I have to MDI a spindle speed (S) and then M3 to start the spindle or it stats with zero speed, am I doing something wrong? -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). -- 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
[Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
Another funny... When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero, I have to MDI a spindle speed (S) and then M3 to start the spindle or it stats with zero speed, am I doing something wrong? -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
Pressing the Esc key or the stop button is the same as M2. JT On 4/1/2015 7:48 AM, Belli Button wrote: Perhaps if I explain it better, if I am half way through a tool path, I stop (not pause the machine) for some reason and want to continue (start from line..), starting the spindle on its own is not sufficient. I have to go to MDI, set the Speed (S..) and then I am able to start the spindle and then return to start the program. Simply starting the spindle gives me a (S000) zero speed. Surely LCNC should remember what the S is after stopping? Running from the start of a program is fine as I have a M3 and S I am I wrong? -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 14:20 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). -- 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 -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
I prefer gedit.It's easier for noobs to understand and use gedit. Dave On 4/1/2015 7:47 AM, John Thornton wrote: I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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 --- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 08:47:15 John Thornton wrote: I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... It can be used on limited resource machines, but gedit, or geany has a much nicer interface. Gedit I have had trash several files however, so while geany doesn't have all the syntax hylighting gedit has, its commands are nearly identical so if used to one you are used to the other. And geany hasn't yet ever trashed a file for me, gedit has several times, and when it happened for about the 10th time while doing that 400 line hal for the lathe, that was the back breaking straw for me. Nano has not ever trashed a file, but I find its command interface clumsy and a bit prehistoric. If nano has a search (and replace) function, I've not figured out how to use it. My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, caused me so much grief with the pure gibberish it created that I was ready to shoot all the neighborhood cats. So I went looking for an editor that worked, and geany was it. With geany, and some help from rockhopper, I huge breath of fresh air for me. On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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 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 -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
Editors are a religious issue. (just google vi vs emacs and read a few flame wars - I'm in the vi camp myself ;-) ) Use whatever floats your boat and works the way YOU want to work. Editors are used so much that you should get to know your preferred editor 'intimately' enough so you don't fumble with commands and you are comfortable at using it yourself and you feel productive. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:47 AM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: I thought Nano was the preferred text editor for EMC... On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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 -- ... Jack Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23 Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people. - Admiral Grace Hopper, USN Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Ben Franklin -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
That is interesting, because I use Gedit a *lot* - multiple instances running with multiple files open in each instance - and I have never had it trash a single file or ever even crash. Moses On 04/01/2015 08:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: snip It can be used on limited resource machines, but gedit, or geany has a much nicer interface. Gedit I have had trash several files however, so while geany doesn't have all the syntax hylighting gedit has, its commands are nearly identical so if used to one you are used to the other. And geany hasn't yet ever trashed a file for me, gedit has several times, and when it happened for about the 10th time while doing that 400 line hal for the lathe, that was the back breaking straw for me. Nano has not ever trashed a file, but I find its command interface clumsy and a bit prehistoric. If nano has a search (and replace) function, I've not figured out how to use it. My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, caused me so much grief with the pure gibberish it created that I was ready to shoot all the neighborhood cats. So I went looking for an editor that worked, and geany was it. With geany, and some help from rockhopper, I huge breath of fresh air for me. On 4/1/2015 4:30 AM, Belli Button wrote: New Debian install CD does not include Gedit (even though it's the preferred LCNC editor)? Bellisimo -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
On 04/01/2015 07:19 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). It is the way my system works, too. it is annoying. If doing stuff manually, I start the spindle with MDI M03 S2720 or something, then stop it with F9. If I hit F9 again, the relay to start the spindle is turned on, but the speed is set to 0. Kind of annoying, but safer. it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. Jon -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
If someone is able to add the nc code highlighting many people will really appreciate it.;-) On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Kyle Kerr ker...@gmail.com wrote: I noticed a couple of mentions that geany doesn't have nc highlighting. Adding it shouldn't be much of an issue. Heck, someone may already have the config available. On Apr 1, 2015 11:28 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip I have had this happen to me and it seems my mouse wheel is the source of trouble. The wheel is also the middle button which seems to have a paste function. When I use the wheel to scroll through a file there is a risk that turning the wheel also trips the middle button. One time, I pasted an e-mail reply several times into a large Python file. Sometimes, it can take weeks to discover the error. I've tried changing all my mice to ones without wheels, but they are too handy for scrolling and some software requires a wheel. I suppose I should figure out how to disable the wheel button function. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- 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 -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
I noticed a couple of mentions that geany doesn't have nc highlighting. Adding it shouldn't be much of an issue. Heck, someone may already have the config available. On Apr 1, 2015 11:28 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip I have had this happen to me and it seems my mouse wheel is the source of trouble. The wheel is also the middle button which seems to have a paste function. When I use the wheel to scroll through a file there is a risk that turning the wheel also trips the middle button. One time, I pasted an e-mail reply several times into a large Python file. Sometimes, it can take weeks to discover the error. I've tried changing all my mice to ones without wheels, but they are too handy for scrolling and some software requires a wheel. I suppose I should figure out how to disable the wheel button function. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 11:24:23 Kirk Wallace wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip I have had this happen to me and it seems my mouse wheel is the source of trouble. The wheel is also the middle button which seems to have a paste function. When I use the wheel to scroll through a file there is a risk that turning the wheel also trips the middle button. One time, I pasted an e-mail reply several times into a large Python file. Sometimes, it can take weeks to discover the error. I've tried changing all my mice to ones without wheels, but they are too handy for scrolling and some software requires a wheel. I suppose I should figure out how to disable the wheel button function. I am aware of that problem too, and it has bit me also. But I can't see it pasting stuff 200+ lines on down the file from where the cursor is at. What I usually do is open up some white space, do the paste, then nuke the unwanted white space. But I totally agree, putting the paste as the MMB push when its the scroll wheel we are pushing on, was not one of our more genius mouse inventions. If I had my druthers, there would still be an MMB, down in front of the scroll wheel, with a raised top so if we straightend out the finger, it still would not touch the scroll wheel, even for people like me with a dogpatch ham hand that still cannot reach an octave spread on the piano keyboard. I have to buy gloves in the XXL size, struggle to get them on because the wrist opening is still too tight and then have an inch or more of empty fingers/thumbs in the way. Its a friggin PIMA to me. 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 -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
I'm looking at controlling a X-Z gantry system w/ LinuxCNC (well really HAL and some code). Operator pushes a button and the gantry moves between two baths, waiting for pre-set seconds per bath. The positions are set and do not change. I was thinking of using a Mesa 5i25-7i76 combo and maybe a 7i32 1.5/3Amp or another off-the-shelf stepper driver. There's no-magic needed for this. I need some I/O for limits, home, inputs, outputs, etc. I realize the 7i76 is overkill for axis count, but I might want to expand to 4 axes later. I would take one of the GUI interfaces (touchy or axis, etc) and make my own suitable interface (easier said than done, possibly). The bath has a Love temp controller (16A2133-996) that can communicate Modbus RS-485. The 7i76 has RS-422 serial and the PC would have a RS-232 port. What's the best way to get to RS-485? I could use a RS-232 to RS-485 converter like this one from advantech: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Advantech/ADAM-4561-CE/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhMyuR96x%252bdp4DnBDFhtESzKcpNyIUxvYPu1PngEfDtkA%3d%3d I thought maybe someone would have a suggestion? Might the mesa smart serial RS-422 be able to work someway? Regards, Mark PS. Considering my monitor turning off issues (previous posts), I'm second guessing using LinuxCNC/hal for this, but I'm a glutton for punishment.. You just can't beat the price/feature linuxCNC. -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip I have had this happen to me and it seems my mouse wheel is the source of trouble. The wheel is also the middle button which seems to have a paste function. When I use the wheel to scroll through a file there is a risk that turning the wheel also trips the middle button. One time, I pasted an e-mail reply several times into a large Python file. Sometimes, it can take weeks to discover the error. I've tried changing all my mice to ones without wheels, but they are too handy for scrolling and some software requires a wheel. I suppose I should figure out how to disable the wheel button function. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 11:58:59 alex chiosso wrote: If someone is able to add the nc code highlighting many people will really appreciate it.;-) I did take a look at it Alex, but the plugin interface is totally different, so I figured the best I could do was break it. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Kyle Kerr ker...@gmail.com wrote: I noticed a couple of mentions that geany doesn't have nc highlighting. Adding it shouldn't be much of an issue. Heck, someone may already have the config available. On Apr 1, 2015 11:28 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 04/01/2015 06:33 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip My distaste for gedit is because gedit probably cost me 2 extra weeks getting my lathe running with a 5i25 card because of its propensity to copy a line, or several lines of .hal stuff, into the middle of other lines of .hal stuff, ... snip I have had this happen to me and it seems my mouse wheel is the source of trouble. The wheel is also the middle button which seems to have a paste function. When I use the wheel to scroll through a file there is a risk that turning the wheel also trips the middle button. One time, I pasted an e-mail reply several times into a large Python file. Sometimes, it can take weeks to discover the error. I've tried changing all my mice to ones without wheels, but they are too handy for scrolling and some software requires a wheel. I suppose I should figure out how to disable the wheel button function. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- 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 -- 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 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 -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
Seb - How do you respond so fast?! The love controller has a -995 option, which is RS232. But, there are 2 controllers and there's no addressing for the rs-232 version from what I saw. I thought maybe you could daisy chain them, but seems you can only address the RS-485 version. On the Automation direct GS2 VFD, that was nice because it had a rs-485 or rs-232 option selectable. PS - what reader do you use for this mailing list to get the inserted? I simply have been using gmail and recall posts a long time ago on better readers, but I couldn't find it when I searched? Also, I think one of the reader will keep the posts in one thread. Thanks, Mark On 4/1/15 10:05 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote: The bath has a Love temp controller (16A2133-996) that can communicate Modbus RS-485. The 7i76 has RS-422 serial and the PC would have a RS-232 port. What's the best way to get to RS-485? I could use a RS-232 to RS-485 converter like this one from advantech: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Advantech/ADAM-4561-CE/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhMyuR96x%252bdp4DnBDFhtESzKcpNyIUxvYPu1PngEfDtkA%3d%3d I thought maybe someone would have a suggestion? Might the mesa smart serial RS-422 be able to work someway? A lot of modbus devices will accept RS232. I run modbus from LinuxCNC to a couple of VFDs over USB-to-RS232 adapters, inexpensive works great. -- 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] New Debian install does not include Gedit
On Wednesday 01 April 2015 10:10:24 Moses McKnight wrote: That is interesting, because I use Gedit a *lot* - multiple instances running with multiple files open in each instance - and I have never had it trash a single file or ever even crash. Moses I have no clue where the actual fault in the gedit situation might lay, perhaps a plugin that didn't play well with others was at fault. And now that I've found geany, I don't care. Its a headache I needn't worry about any more. If I am ever made aware that a newer minor version (its 20.3 in the 10.04-4 repos), containing bugfixes is in the repo's, I might give it another chance. In the debian repos for wheezy, it is some other far fetched version, like 3.4.2 but its been excised, or never installed. 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 -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
On 4/1/15 10:05 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote: The bath has a Love temp controller (16A2133-996) that can communicate Modbus RS-485. The 7i76 has RS-422 serial and the PC would have a RS-232 port. What's the best way to get to RS-485? I could use a RS-232 to RS-485 converter like this one from advantech: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Advantech/ADAM-4561-CE/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhMyuR96x%252bdp4DnBDFhtESzKcpNyIUxvYPu1PngEfDtkA%3d%3d I thought maybe someone would have a suggestion? Might the mesa smart serial RS-422 be able to work someway? A lot of modbus devices will accept RS232. I run modbus from LinuxCNC to a couple of VFDs over USB-to-RS232 adapters, inexpensive works great. -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
All good suggestions, if I get one of the GUi's figured out I guess I could make a button that automatically did an MDI 'SXXX M3' when pressed. -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 18:39 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 1 April 2015 at 16:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. I can see an argument for an extra HAL pin… motion.spindle-speed-persistent As we already have 4 separate spindle speed outputs this might be getting a bit over-complicated though. -- 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
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation
I took the picture in the manual of my 7i76 and laminated it. Then as I hooked stuff up I sharpied on there each pin and stuck it in with the machine. This way I know what's what moving forward. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:58 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 21:39, Marius Alksnys marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any more visual documentation available for mesa cards than main manual? You mean more detailed than 7i77man.pdf ? With many of the Mesa cards the HAL pin names that correspond to physical pins are governed by the firmware. This is less the case with the 7i77, though you can alter a few things with the software modes. -- 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
Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
On 04/01/2015 09:09 AM, Jon Elson wrote: On 04/01/2015 07:19 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). It is the way my system works, too. it is annoying. If doing stuff manually, I start the spindle with MDI M03 S2720 or something, then stop it with F9. If I hit F9 again, the relay to start the spindle is turned on, but the speed is set to 0. Kind of annoying, but safer. it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. I played around a bit with this tonight. I never noticed any funny business before because i don't have speed feedback from my spindle, i manually set the speed using a mechanical transmission and LinuxCNC just turns it on and off at that speed, totally ignoring the S-word and motion.spindle-speed-cmd-rps. In 2.6 (v2.6.7-14-gde51d6b), sim/axis/axis.ini, with the spindle off, i can use MDI to program S1000, and it shows up in the Active G-Codes. If i then program M3 i get the commanded 1000 rpm speed, as expected (as indicated by motion.spindle-speed-cmd-rps). If i use F9 to turn the spindle on, it turns the spindle on at 200 RPM (or at whatever [DISPLAY]DEFAULT_SPINDLE_SPEED says, presumably), independent of what the programmed S-word says. If i'm running a program, clicking the Stop button (or hitting the Escape key) stops motion and the spindle, which is good and right. F9 starts the spindle a [DISPLAY]DEFAULT_SPINDLE_SPEED, and M3 starts the spindle at the programmed S-word speed. 2.7 (v2.7.0-pre5-28-gb1c6283) behaves the same way, so that's good. So i think the only wonky thing here is that F9 doesn't use the programmed S-word. I think F9 should start the spindle at the programmed S-word if there is one, and default back to [DISPLAY]DEFAULT_SPINDLE_SPEED only if there is *no* programmed S-word. Does that sound like reasonable behavior? -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
I'm not sure that this is safer, starting the spindle implies that it will speed up, starting the job with no spindle is messier... -Original Message- From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 17:10 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 04/01/2015 07:19 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). It is the way my system works, too. it is annoying. If doing stuff manually, I start the spindle with MDI M03 S2720 or something, then stop it with F9. If I hit F9 again, the relay to start the spindle is turned on, but the speed is set to 0. Kind of annoying, but safer. it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. Jon -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
I have a gang router running Linuxcnc and controlling 8 VFDs through one USB-RS485 and the generic Mb2hal driver. - Original Message - From: alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 5:11:21 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa? I do believe that you can use LCNC with a usb to RS485 converter and the Modbus protocol by ClassicLadder softplc built into LCNC or the mb2hal component. Alex Il giorno 01/apr/2015 23:04, Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com ha scritto: Alex, Yes, the application is industrial grade, but it is quite simple (2 axes of motion). I only need 1 modbus network to two temp controllers. Since there are 2, that rules out '1' RS-232 network, but I can use '1' RS-485 network. Or Seb's USB setup would work. I did see on the mesa site the 7I34 8 channel RS-422/485 interface for Anything I/O. I would think that would work. Your comment about industrial grade is my concern about using LinuxCNC at all. I figure I can try it and if I run into issues I can slap in a brick PLC (omron, panasonic, etc) w/ some option cards, but that is much more expensive and less flexible in the long run. I look at LinuxCNC w/ so much potential and it combines the control and HMI into one piece. I realize it is not a traditional industrial control solution. If you think I'm crazy for doing this, let me know now... SEB - I can embrace USB. I just thought that was looked down upon due to the lack of real-time nature of USB ports? Although, I don't really need real-time here for temp control. Just updating and current temp feedback. I think for the price of the mesa board, that seems like a good option and more trustworthy than the Amazon USB part. Just my 2 cents.. Thanks all for your feedback, Mark Hi Mark . Be careful with this kind of adapters because they are not optocoupled . If your application is an industrial grade I will spend some more money and buy something like the Advantech converter/adapter you linked above. Do you really need to have two separate Modbus network ? Alex -- 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 -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
I got , but I had to reply, edit the subject and then delete all the text I didn't want. I suppose I could have copied it as well. Unless it's easy, this is better than I had... Thanks. On 1 April 2015 at 17:26, Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com wrote: PS - what reader do you use for this mailing list to get the inserted? I simply have been using gmail and recall posts a long time ago on better readers, but I couldn't find it when I searched? Click in the message you want to reply to so that a blue bar appears next to the sender image. I looked all around for a blue bar and didn't see that nor a sender image? I'm using gmail for Apps and I have 'categories' turned on. Maybe something different in the setup. Then select the text you want to include. The press the reply button, or if you have enabled keyboard short-cuts press the A key (reply All) or R key (Reply) I couldn't easily get out the Then in the bottom left corner of the reply pane drop-down the little arrow next to the bin and select Plain text mode I found that! It did show the . Nice... Gmail doesn't necessarily display the but does insert them. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Message: 6 Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 19:59:53 -0400 From: Jeremy Jones sp01jjo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: CAEOnsKy=NR5+A8vK1Nv=n4uaecqvn2dev5rqi8crfvplmpj...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I took the picture in the manual of my 7i76 and laminated it. Then as I hooked stuff up I sharpied on there each pin and stuck it in with the machine. This way I know what's what moving forward. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:58 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 21:39, Marius Alksnys marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any more visual documentation available for mesa cards than main manual? You mean more detailed than 7i77man.pdf ? With many of the Mesa cards the HAL pin names that correspond to physical pins are governed by the firmware. This is less the case with the 7i77, though you can alter a few things with the software modes. -- 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 -- Message: 7 Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 23:10:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Todd Zuercher zuerc...@embarqmail.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa? To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 1922233235.59027099.1427944246852.javamail.r...@embarqmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I have a gang router running Linuxcnc and controlling 8 VFDs through one USB-RS485 and the generic Mb2hal driver. - Original Message - From: alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 5:11:21 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa? I do believe that you can use LCNC with a usb to RS485 converter and the Modbus protocol by ClassicLadder softplc built into LCNC or the mb2hal component. Alex Il giorno 01/apr/2015 23:04, Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com ha scritto: Alex, Yes, the application is industrial grade, but it is quite simple (2 axes of motion). I only need 1 modbus network to two temp controllers. Since there are 2, that rules out '1' RS-232 network, but I can use '1' RS-485 network. Or Seb's USB setup would work. I did see on the mesa site the 7I34 8 channel RS-422/485 interface for Anything I/O. I would think that would work. Your comment about industrial grade is my concern about using LinuxCNC at all. I figure I can try it and if I run into issues I can slap in a brick PLC (omron, panasonic, etc) w/ some option cards, but that is much more expensive and less flexible in the long run. I look at LinuxCNC w/ so much potential and it combines the control and HMI into one piece. I realize it is not a traditional industrial control solution. If you think I'm crazy for doing this, let me know now...
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
Mark, Not sure if this helps or not. But for various control systems I use Moxa device servers for Ethernet to RS232/422/485. I talk to them over TCP/IP, but it can give you a simple telnet port to the device on the other end. http://www.moxa.com/Serial_Connectivity/Index.aspx Wesley - Original Message - From: Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:05:54 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa? I'm looking at controlling a X-Z gantry system w/ LinuxCNC (well really HAL and some code). Operator pushes a button and the gantry moves between two baths, waiting for pre-set seconds per bath. The positions are set and do not change. I was thinking of using a Mesa 5i25-7i76 combo and maybe a 7i32 1.5/3Amp or another off-the-shelf stepper driver. There's no-magic needed for this. I need some I/O for limits, home, inputs, outputs, etc. I realize the 7i76 is overkill for axis count, but I might want to expand to 4 axes later. I would take one of the GUI interfaces (touchy or axis, etc) and make my own suitable interface (easier said than done, possibly). The bath has a Love temp controller (16A2133-996) that can communicate Modbus RS-485. The 7i76 has RS-422 serial and the PC would have a RS-232 port. What's the best way to get to RS-485? I could use a RS-232 to RS-485 converter like this one from advantech: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Advantech/ADAM-4561-CE/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhMyuR96x%252bdp4DnBDFhtESzKcpNyIUxvYPu1PngEfDtkA%3d%3d I thought maybe someone would have a suggestion? Might the mesa smart serial RS-422 be able to work someway? Regards, Mark PS. Considering my monitor turning off issues (previous posts), I'm second guessing using LinuxCNC/hal for this, but I'm a glutton for punishment.. You just can't beat the price/feature linuxCNC. -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
All good suggestions, if I get one of the GUi's figured out I guess I could make a button that automatically did an MDI 'SXXX M3' when pressed. -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 18:39 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 1 April 2015 at 16:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. I can see an argument for an extra HAL pin… motion.spindle-speed-persistent As we already have 4 separate spindle speed outputs this might be getting a bit over-complicated though. -- 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
Re: [Emc-users] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
On 4/1/15 10:26 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote: The love controller has a -995 option, which is RS232. But, there are 2 controllers and there's no addressing for the rs-232 version from what I saw. I thought maybe you could daisy chain them, but seems you can only address the RS-485 version. Right, RS232 is point-to-point, with no good options for multi-point expansion. Once you embrace USB you could get a $10 USB hub and two USB-toRS232 adapters. Or possibly something like this could work (i have no experience with it): http://www.amazon.com/KEDSUM%C2%AE-Converter-Adapter-ch340T-Support/dp/B009SIDMNM PS - what reader do you use for this mailing list to get the inserted? I simply have been using gmail and recall posts a long time ago on better readers, but I couldn't find it when I searched? Also, I think one of the reader will keep the posts in one thread. I use Thunderbird (called icedove on debian). -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
On 1 April 2015 at 16:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. I can see an argument for an extra HAL pin… motion.spindle-speed-persistent As we already have 4 separate spindle speed outputs this might be getting a bit over-complicated though. -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
Hi Mark . Be careful with this kind of adapters because they are not optocoupled . If your application is an industrial grade I will spend some more money and buy something like the Advantech converter/adapter you linked above. Do you really need to have two separate Modbus network ? Alex On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote: On 4/1/15 10:26 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote: The love controller has a -995 option, which is RS232. But, there are 2 controllers and there's no addressing for the rs-232 version from what I saw. I thought maybe you could daisy chain them, but seems you can only address the RS-485 version. Right, RS232 is point-to-point, with no good options for multi-point expansion. Once you embrace USB you could get a $10 USB hub and two USB-toRS232 adapters. Or possibly something like this could work (i have no experience with it): http://www.amazon.com/KEDSUM%C2%AE-Converter-Adapter-ch340T-Support/dp/B009SIDMNM PS - what reader do you use for this mailing list to get the inserted? I simply have been using gmail and recall posts a long time ago on better readers, but I couldn't find it when I searched? Also, I think one of the reader will keep the posts in one thread. I use Thunderbird (called icedove on debian). -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
All good suggestions, if I get one of the GUi's figured out I guess I could make a button that automatically did an MDI 'SXXX M3' when pressed. -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 April 2015 18:39 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop. On 1 April 2015 at 16:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. I can see an argument for an extra HAL pin… motion.spindle-speed-persistent As we already have 4 separate spindle speed outputs this might be getting a bit over-complicated though. -- 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
Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation
On 1 April 2015 at 21:39, Marius Alksnys marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any more visual documentation available for mesa cards than main manual? You mean more detailed than 7i77man.pdf ? With many of the Mesa cards the HAL pin names that correspond to physical pins are governed by the firmware. This is less the case with the 7i77, though you can alter a few things with the software modes. -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
On 1 April 2015 at 17:26, Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com wrote: PS - what reader do you use for this mailing list to get the inserted? I simply have been using gmail and recall posts a long time ago on better readers, but I couldn't find it when I searched? Click in the message you want to reply to so that a blue bar appears next to the sender image. Then select the text you want to include. The press the reply button, or if you have enabled keyboard short-cuts press the A key (reply All) or R key (Reply) Then in the bottom left corner of the reply pane drop-down the little arrow next to the bin and select Plain text mode Gmail doesn't necessarily display the but does insert them. -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
I do believe that you can use LCNC with a usb to RS485 converter and the Modbus protocol by ClassicLadder softplc built into LCNC or the mb2hal component. Alex Il giorno 01/apr/2015 23:04, Mark Johnsen m...@ijohnsen.com ha scritto: Alex, Yes, the application is industrial grade, but it is quite simple (2 axes of motion). I only need 1 modbus network to two temp controllers. Since there are 2, that rules out '1' RS-232 network, but I can use '1' RS-485 network. Or Seb's USB setup would work. I did see on the mesa site the 7I34 8 channel RS-422/485 interface for Anything I/O. I would think that would work. Your comment about industrial grade is my concern about using LinuxCNC at all. I figure I can try it and if I run into issues I can slap in a brick PLC (omron, panasonic, etc) w/ some option cards, but that is much more expensive and less flexible in the long run. I look at LinuxCNC w/ so much potential and it combines the control and HMI into one piece. I realize it is not a traditional industrial control solution. If you think I'm crazy for doing this, let me know now... SEB - I can embrace USB. I just thought that was looked down upon due to the lack of real-time nature of USB ports? Although, I don't really need real-time here for temp control. Just updating and current temp feedback. I think for the price of the mesa board, that seems like a good option and more trustworthy than the Amazon USB part. Just my 2 cents.. Thanks all for your feedback, Mark Hi Mark . Be careful with this kind of adapters because they are not optocoupled . If your application is an industrial grade I will spend some more money and buy something like the Advantech converter/adapter you linked above. Do you really need to have two separate Modbus network ? Alex -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
Seb, I had that graphic taped up on the wall at my last job:-) Never did use it, but thought it was cool. Anyway, after looking at it again, none of the standard I/O outside of limits and motor control is real-time, so I guess it doesn't matter... Thanks, Mark === It is true that USB is not realtime. Check out this diagram (it's only slightly out of date): http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/code/Code_Notes.html#_architecture_overview Notice at the bottom there are both realtime hardware devices and non-realtime hardware devices. Modbus generally falls into the non-realtime category, so it isn't hurt by USB's lack of realtime. -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
On 4/1/15 3:11 PM, alex chiosso wrote: I do believe that you can use LCNC with a usb to RS485 converter and the Modbus protocol by ClassicLadder softplc built into LCNC or the mb2hal component. I agree. We also have drivers for a couple of VFDs that use modbus: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man1/gs2.1.html http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man9/wj200_vfd.9.html http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man1/vfs11_vfd.1.html http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man1/vfdb_vfd.1.html (Huh, it's funny that the wj200 manpage is in section 9, but all the others are in section 1. We are nothing if not inconsistent. And confusing.) -- 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] LCNC sends Spindle to zero speed on stop.
in master theres a line to set initial spindle speed in the .ini file. but would be great if it remember the last S command, anyone? regards rick 2015-04-01 12:09 GMT-03:00 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com: On 04/01/2015 07:19 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 1 April 2015 at 12:32, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: When I stop a program, LCNC sends my spindle speed to zero I think that is normal (and standard). It is the way my system works, too. it is annoying. If doing stuff manually, I start the spindle with MDI M03 S2720 or something, then stop it with F9. If I hit F9 again, the relay to start the spindle is turned on, but the speed is set to 0. Kind of annoying, but safer. it would be kind of nice if clicking F9 again would start the spindle at the last speed, but I can see there is a safety issue there. Jon -- 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] Mesa cards visual documentation
Been looking for that for a while now - the included documentation is not really that comprehensible. Figured out more by looking at pictures of others wiring and forums than from the PDF. If you make one, make sure to post it. =) Marius Alksnys skrev den 2015-04-01 22:39: Is there any more visual documentation available for mesa cards than main manual? I mean a board view with pinout, preferably with schematic internal component types.. like most servo drives have wiring schematics on their manuals.. Now 7i77 is actual for me. If not, I am thinking about making one, at least something simple, one page, like spreadsheet with real connector layout and pin names... -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
Alex, Yes, the application is industrial grade, but it is quite simple (2 axes of motion). I only need 1 modbus network to two temp controllers. Since there are 2, that rules out '1' RS-232 network, but I can use '1' RS-485 network. Or Seb's USB setup would work. I did see on the mesa site the 7I34 8 channel RS-422/485 interface for Anything I/O. I would think that would work. Your comment about industrial grade is my concern about using LinuxCNC at all. I figure I can try it and if I run into issues I can slap in a brick PLC (omron, panasonic, etc) w/ some option cards, but that is much more expensive and less flexible in the long run. I look at LinuxCNC w/ so much potential and it combines the control and HMI into one piece. I realize it is not a traditional industrial control solution. If you think I'm crazy for doing this, let me know now... SEB - I can embrace USB. I just thought that was looked down upon due to the lack of real-time nature of USB ports? Although, I don't really need real-time here for temp control. Just updating and current temp feedback. I think for the price of the mesa board, that seems like a good option and more trustworthy than the Amazon USB part. Just my 2 cents.. Thanks all for your feedback, Mark Hi Mark . Be careful with this kind of adapters because they are not optocoupled . If your application is an industrial grade I will spend some more money and buy something like the Advantech converter/adapter you linked above. Do you really need to have two separate Modbus network ? Alex -- 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] Modbus RS-485 Connection with Mesa?
On 4/1/15 3:03 PM, Mark Johnsen wrote: SEB - I can embrace USB. I just thought that was looked down upon due to the lack of real-time nature of USB ports? Although, I don't really need real-time here for temp control. Just updating and current temp feedback. It is true that USB is not realtime. Check out this diagram (it's only slightly out of date): http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/code/Code_Notes.html#_architecture_overview Notice at the bottom there are both realtime hardware devices and non-realtime hardware devices. Modbus generally falls into the non-realtime category, so it isn't hurt by USB's lack of realtime. -- 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
[Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation
Is there any more visual documentation available for mesa cards than main manual? I mean a board view with pinout, preferably with schematic internal component types.. like most servo drives have wiring schematics on their manuals.. Now 7i77 is actual for me. If not, I am thinking about making one, at least something simple, one page, like spreadsheet with real connector layout and pin names... -- 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
