Re: [Emc-users] BETA RELEASE: emc2.3.0beta2
Hi, Wow, that is quite a list of improvements!Great job guys. Your hard work is appreciated. A week ago I spent about an hour changing my post processor for this one: * eliminate requirement for unnecessary endpoint respecification for full circles (G2/G3 with only I/J/K words will give full circles) I should have just waited a while. Thanks Again Terry Christophersen On Wed Mar 25 13:27 , Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net sent: I'm pleased to announce the second beta release of the emc 2.3, emc 2.3.0beta2. The new packages are now available for Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. This is a beta release, and should not be installed on production systems. For more information and installation/upgrade instructions, please see http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl\?UpdatingTo2.3 CVS users can get this release by checking out the RELEASE_2_3_0_BETA2 tag (or follow development on TRUNK). Source tarballs are available from the package repository: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.3/source Many thanks to all the developers who have been working over the course of many months to deliver the new features in this release. Changes since emc 2.2.8 (includes changes in beta1 and beta2): * install sample configurations to /usr/share/doc/emc2/examples/sample-configs * fix halui - MDI number limited to 10 (SF#2607450) * halvcp has been removed, use pyvcp instead * change motion.* and axis.* HAL parameters to pins * M62/M63 P now work as intended * add M61 Qxx - allows to change the number of the currently loaded tool * add driver to control Automation Direct GS2 VFDs via serial MODBUS * fix G33 moves without feedrate (SF#2011311) * minor improvements for teach-in.py * G38.x extensions allow for smart fast probing * probe protection: abort homing or jogging if the probe trips * (debug,...) (print,...) comments for debugging gcode * (logopen), (log), (logclose) for flexible logging of probed points and probably lots of other uses * PID component's parameters changed to pins, for tuning with a panel * M66 now reads analog inputs as well * new simulated machines: 5 axis machines of various configurations * new sample kinematics modules for several 5 axis machine configurations * allow colors in vismach * G73 drill cycle, like G83 but with short chip breaking motion instead of full retraction * new O words: repeat/endrepeat for repeating some lines a specified number of times * added drivers for Mesa Electronics' HostMot2 firmware on the 5i20 and 7i43 boards * added a driver for Mesa Electronics' 7i43 FPGA I/O board * AXIS: ability to zero G92 offset from the menu * G28.1, G30.1 set the corresponding reference point to the current position * increase the maximum number of axes (8) and buttons (32) in hal_joystick * keystick: retry if emcsvr is not ready yet * AXIS: fix very small tool display when the radius was very small * user-configurable number of digital/analog I/O at insmod time * semicolon now denotes a comment in gcode. the rest of the line after the semicolon is the comment. no closing character is needed. * rising and falling edge detection in M66 * tool length can be along the W axis instead of Z. This is especially useful for 5-axis machines and XYZW machines (moving quill and table) * update Classic Ladder to version 7.124 * new ability to unhome a joint * named O words * permit calling subroutines from MDI * fix sample every Nth time function of halscope * put RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE in [RS274NGC] * build against hardy package * new HOME_FINAL_VEL setting can be used to slow down the last homing rapid * eliminate requirement for unnecessary endpoint respecification for full circles (G2/G3 with only I/J/K words will give full circles) * index-only homing for machines with no home switches * new mux8 eight-way multiplexor component * halui now supports all nine axes * python 2.5 compatibility changes * new toggle2nist component for some pendant button configurations * tkemc: allow user command file for customization * extend the naive cam detector to handle tiny arcs too * AXIS: allow display of rapids to be disabled * UV/VW/WU (G17.1, G18.1, G19.1) plane canned cycles * AXIS: configurable preview of gcode for multiaxis/rotational machines * AXIS: honor Block Delete in the preview * added 'vismach' directory to sample configs, with max5 configuration * vismach improvements: trianglar plate and triangle mesh primitives, and ability to view model from all angles * vismach improvement: allow loading of stl models * added interpolated position to software encoder counter - allows threading with low ppr spindle encoder * HALUI: new relative position pins show position with active offsets * new realtime component: gearchange. selects between two scale factors, two min and max speed limits, and optionally reverses direction of spindle
Re: [Emc-users] BETA RELEASE: emc2.3.0beta2
Jaw Dropping list of features, fixes and improvements! 2.3 is going to be super, thanks to all devoted Developers! Mike Dark On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net wrote: I'm pleased to announce the second beta release of the emc 2.3, emc 2.3.0beta2. The new packages are now available for Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. This is a beta release, and should not be installed on production systems. For more information and installation/upgrade instructions, please see http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UpdatingTo2.3 CVS users can get this release by checking out the RELEASE_2_3_0_BETA2 tag (or follow development on TRUNK). Source tarballs are available from the package repository: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.3/source Many thanks to all the developers who have been working over the course of many months to deliver the new features in this release. Changes since emc 2.2.8 (includes changes in beta1 and beta2): * install sample configurations to /usr/share/doc/emc2/examples/sample-configs * fix halui - MDI number limited to 10 (SF#2607450) * halvcp has been removed, use pyvcp instead * change motion.* and axis.* HAL parameters to pins * M62/M63 Pxx now work as intended * add M61 Qxx - allows to change the number of the currently loaded tool * add driver to control Automation Direct GS2 VFDs via serial MODBUS * fix G33 moves without feedrate (SF#2011311) * minor improvements for teach-in.py * G38.x extensions allow for smart fast probing * probe protection: abort homing or jogging if the probe trips * (debug,...) (print,...) comments for debugging gcode * (logopen), (log), (logclose) for flexible logging of probed points and probably lots of other uses * PID component's parameters changed to pins, for tuning with a panel * M66 now reads analog inputs as well * new simulated machines: 5 axis machines of various configurations * new sample kinematics modules for several 5 axis machine configurations * allow colors in vismach * G73 drill cycle, like G83 but with short chip breaking motion instead of full retraction * new O words: repeat/endrepeat for repeating some lines a specified number of times * added drivers for Mesa Electronics' HostMot2 firmware on the 5i20 and 7i43 boards * added a driver for Mesa Electronics' 7i43 FPGA I/O board * AXIS: ability to zero G92 offset from the menu * G28.1, G30.1 set the corresponding reference point to the current position * increase the maximum number of axes (8) and buttons (32) in hal_joystick * keystick: retry if emcsvr is not ready yet * AXIS: fix very small tool display when the radius was very small * user-configurable number of digital/analog I/O at insmod time * semicolon now denotes a comment in gcode. the rest of the line after the semicolon is the comment. no closing character is needed. * rising and falling edge detection in M66 * tool length can be along the W axis instead of Z. This is especially useful for 5-axis machines and XYZW machines (moving quill and table) * update Classic Ladder to version 7.124 * new ability to unhome a joint * named O words * permit calling subroutines from MDI * fix sample every Nth time function of halscope * put RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE in [RS274NGC] * build against hardy package * new HOME_FINAL_VEL setting can be used to slow down the last homing rapid * eliminate requirement for unnecessary endpoint respecification for full circles (G2/G3 with only I/J/K words will give full circles) * index-only homing for machines with no home switches * new mux8 eight-way multiplexor component * halui now supports all nine axes * python 2.5 compatibility changes * new toggle2nist component for some pendant button configurations * tkemc: allow user command file for customization * extend the naive cam detector to handle tiny arcs too * AXIS: allow display of rapids to be disabled * UV/VW/WU (G17.1, G18.1, G19.1) plane canned cycles * AXIS: configurable preview of gcode for multiaxis/rotational machines * AXIS: honor Block Delete in the preview * added 'vismach' directory to sample configs, with max5 configuration * vismach improvements: trianglar plate and triangle mesh primitives, and ability to view model from all angles * vismach improvement: allow loading of stl models * added interpolated position to software encoder counter - allows threading with low ppr spindle encoder * HALUI: new relative position pins show position with active offsets * new realtime component: gearchange. selects between two scale factors, two min and max speed limits, and optionally reverses direction of spindle * new realtime component: invert - outputs the inverse of a float (1/x) * pyvcp: add rectangular LED widgets * pyvcp: timer widget for things like timing a program run * vismach; new arc primitive * new driver for
Re: [Emc-users] BETA RELEASE: emc2.3.0beta2
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Re: [Emc-users] BETA RELEASE: emc2.3.0beta2
I am struck by all this awesomeness! Fantastic job. Thanks you guys s much! Rainer -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
