Re: [Emc-developers] [Emc-commit] joints_axes12: tests/ fixes for ini files requiring JA update

2016-03-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 March 2016 at 22:46, Jeff Epler wrote: > Ouch. Good catch. What should we do to avoid having these tests fail > silently in the future? Pre-convert all the INI files? I created a scripted mode for the conversion script, so it ought not be too hard. -- atp "A

Re: [Emc-developers] [Emc-commit] joints_axes12: tests/ fixes for ini files requiring JA update

2016-03-13 Thread Jeff Epler
On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 09:00:35PM +, Dewey Garrett wrote: > Numerous tests that use an ini file have not been exercised recently in the > joints_axesNN branches because the linuxcnc script invokes the update_ini > script which (when running non-interactively) exits with a tkinter error but >

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread Kenneth Lerman
I would argue that to a large degree, most canned operations are unnecessary when we have gcode subroutines. They only have real value when there is a need to be compatible with an existing machine. Ken On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 5:14 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I have one I

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread John Thornton
I have one I wrote in Python that allows you to pick from several different hole ops and the positions are entered into a list and will get done in the order you enter the XY coordinates. Plus speed and feed calculators. http://gnipsel.com/files/mill-g-code/ JT On 3/13/2016 3:41 PM, Jon

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread Chris Morley
> > Also i am trying to familiarize myself > with the structure of the code by > going through it and mapping it to > documentation, any suggestion > on how can i better understand > the code? > > TanayG > Actually, documenting the Code and adding it to the developer docs would be a great

Re: [Emc-developers] tandem PID steppers - 1 or 2 PIDs

2016-03-13 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 13 Mar 2016, Chris Morley wrote: > Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:30:17 + > From: Chris Morley > Reply-To: EMC developers > To: EMC DEV > Subject: [Emc-developers] tandem PID steppers

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/13/2016 02:30 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 13 March 2016 at 00:17, EBo wrote: >> It would also me nice to have the full list of g-codes >> available for discussion >> -- even if they are just place holders like: >> >> G84

[Emc-developers] tandem PID steppers - 1 or 2 PIDs

2016-03-13 Thread Chris Morley
Looking to fix up tandem steppers in pncconf. This is using Mesa stepgens. Would it work fine to use one PID loop to control the two stepgens? basically ignore the second stepgens fb. Thanks Chris M

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 March 2016 at 19:49, John Thornton wrote: > The interesting thing about open source software is you have no idea how > many people use it and what parts they find useful... You get the occasional clue when serious bugs go unreported for several years :-) -- atp "A

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread John Thornton
The interesting thing about open source software is you have no idea how many people use it and what parts they find useful... JT On 3/13/2016 2:30 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 13 March 2016 at 00:17, EBo wrote: >> It would also me nice to have the full list of g-codes >>

Re: [Emc-developers] GSOC 2016-Contributing to LINUX CNC

2016-03-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 March 2016 at 00:17, EBo wrote: > > It would also me nice to have the full list of g-codes > available for discussion > -- even if they are just place holders like: > > G84 Right-Hand Tapping Cycle: > This code is