Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table - POC vs FMS

2008-01-13 Thread Alex Joni
Sorry... I misread your question.. disregard my last answer :) Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: "Alex Joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table - POC vs FMS > G41 and G42 D use t

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table - POC vs FMS

2008-01-13 Thread Alex Joni
G41 and G42 D use the as a reference to the tool table. G41.1 and G42.1 use the as the immediate tool diameter to use G43 uses the as a reference to the tool table. G43.1 uses the I,K as the immediate compensation values (X & Z). Regards, Alex PS: this is my interpretation of: http://www.linu

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table - POC vs FMS

2008-01-13 Thread Matthew Glenn Shaver
Just a followup to my original question. Here's the original tool table from 1996, from the WinNT version of EMC at GM/Pontiac Powertrain: POC FMS LEN DIAMCOMMENT 1 600063 164.730 165.100 6-1/2" M40 endmill (#3068) 2 002 200.000 25.41" ENDMILL 3 800104 3

Re: [Emc-users] Install EMC2 at UBUNTU 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

2008-01-13 Thread Jack
I don't know but I would guess why EMC2 is on UBUNTU 6.06 LTS is the LTS (Long Term Support). I am expecting the next version of UBUNTU to be a new LTS version. Why get hung up on LTS? It keeps down the having to redo 'everything' for no significant gain for the supported package. LTS has a

[Emc-users] Tool Table - POC vs FMS

2008-01-13 Thread Matthew Glenn Shaver
I have an EMC2 based system that I've been working with for a very short time, I think it's 2.2.1. I've observed (possibly incorrectly) that in a block containing G43H, the references the FMS field of records in the tool table, whereas in a block containing G[41 or 42]D, the seems to refer to the

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread W. Jacobs
For those of us who can not make the trip, are you going to video the talk and place the video where we can see it? Thanks bill Ed Nisley wrote: >> Would you recommend this show or the EMC fest 2008? >> > > I haven't been to the EMC gathering in Illinois, so I simply > don't know. It certa

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread John Kasunich
Steve Stallings wrote: > While Cabin Fever is certainly worth the trip, I would not count on > it for lots of hands on advice on EMC. There will likely be a couple > of setups running EMC and a few people who can offer advice, > but nothing like the environment at the EMC fest where there would > b

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Ed Nisley wrote: >>Would you recommend this show or the EMC fest 2008? >> >> >I haven't been to the EMC gathering in Illinois, so I simply >don't know. It certainly sounds like a better source of >EMC-specific info than Cabin Fever, though, if only because >there's nothing else going on to

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Elson
Ed Nisley wrote: >>Would you recommend this show or the EMC fest 2008? > > > I haven't been to the EMC gathering in Illinois, so I simply > don't know. It certainly sounds like a better source of > EMC-specific info than Cabin Fever, though, if only because > there's nothing else going on to d

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Elson
Colin MacKenzie wrote: > Thanks for the info everyone. I have been spending a lot of time googling > about Triac based SSRs. I didn't find much information about stacking SSRs in > parallel. Though I already knew MOSFETS are fine in this mode. > > By what Jon (or John?) says my spindle switcher

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread Ed Nisley
> Would you recommend this show or the EMC fest 2008? I haven't been to the EMC gathering in Illinois, so I simply don't know. It certainly sounds like a better source of EMC-specific info than Cabin Fever, though, if only because there's nothing else going on to distract you! The talk I'm giv

Re: [Emc-users] Interested in generating HAL-configuration with EagleCAD?

2008-01-13 Thread Javid Butler
I use EAGLE, and would be interested in learning more about this. Javid - Original Message - From: "Martin Schöneck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced (EMC)" Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:31 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Interested in generating HAL-configuration with EagleCAD? > > Is a

[Emc-users] Interested in generating HAL-configuration with Eagle CAD?

2008-01-13 Thread Martin Schöneck
Is anyone interested in drawing the HAL-configuration with the EAGLE CAD schematics-editor (http://www.cadsoft.de)? I did not find a tool to configure my emc2 graphically, so I built a devices-library for Eagle with some of the hal-components (mainly the ones I used for my desktop-mill and som

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Colin MacKenzie
Thanks for the info everyone. I have been spending a lot of time googling about Triac based SSRs. I didn't find much information about stacking SSRs in parallel. Though I already knew MOSFETS are fine in this mode. By what Jon (or John?) says my spindle switcher is going to go off like a bunch

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread Steve Stallings
While Cabin Fever is certainly worth the trip, I would not count on it for lots of hands on advice on EMC. There will likely be a couple of setups running EMC and a few people who can offer advice, but nothing like the environment at the EMC fest where there would be a dozen extremely involved deve

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 13 January 2008, Colin MacKenzie wrote: >EMC2 has 3 outputs for spindle control (that I see) PWM Output, CW and CCW > on the Parallel port. I have a simple relay board I made using grayhill > solid state relays. These relays are opto-isolated. Because my relays are > 3A 140v rated and my

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever presentation

2008-01-13 Thread Jim Fleig - CNC Services
Hi Ed, Two of us are considering coming to cabin fever expo from some 6 hours away up in New York. The purpose of our trip is to get some exposure to EMC2 in a general overview with regards to connection to a machine and also in detail with regards to software languages that need to be known to d

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Dave Engvall
Hi Colin, Good information here: http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/semiconductor_relays.html#triacselect HTH Dave On Jan 13, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > John Kasunich wrote: >> Colin MacKenzie wrote: >>> I have a simple relay board I made using >>> grayhill solid state relays. Thes

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Elson
John Kasunich wrote: > Colin MacKenzie wrote: >>I have a simple relay board I made using >>grayhill solid state relays. These relays are opto-isolated. Because my >>relays are 3A 140v rated and my rotozip is 5am motor, I used 3 of them >>in parallel to comfortably run the rotozip with lots of am

Re: [Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread John Kasunich
Colin MacKenzie wrote: > EMC2 has 3 outputs for spindle control (that I see) PWM Output, CW and > CCW on the Parallel port. EMC can be configured (using HAL) for many different spindle control arrangements. If you have PWM, CW, and CCW on your parport, it is because you (intentionally or not)

[Emc-users] SPindle PWM output on Parallel port

2008-01-13 Thread Colin MacKenzie
EMC2 has 3 outputs for spindle control (that I see) PWM Output, CW and CCW on the Parallel port. I have a simple relay board I made using grayhill solid state relays. These relays are opto-isolated. Because my relays are 3A 140v rated and my rotozip is 5am motor, I used 3 of them in parallel to

Re: [Emc-users] KBIC page

2008-01-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 13 January 2008, Steve Blackmore wrote: >On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:53:34 -0800, you wrote: >>In the manual, Figure 5B shows the braking option, which is a manual >>switch and relay. The switch activates the Inhibit and relays in the >>braking and disconnects the armature power. Steve, I got

[Emc-users] jRE: NEW CNC Machines for LESS!!!

2008-01-13 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Aram, You live somewhat close to Central Point. It is a suburb of Medford. It looks as if it may be a long day trip. It would be worth the investment in time and gas to see the address and hopefully talk to someone face to face. Do they have machines in a warehouse or on a display floor? Is the

Re: [Emc-users] NEW CNC Machines for LESS!!!

2008-01-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 13 January 2008, Svenne Larsson wrote: >Take a look at http://www.cnczone.com and you will find tons of info on >small machines. >Start with the Benchtop mills forum: >http://www.cnczone.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=164 > >2008/1/13, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Saturday 12 Ja

Re: [Emc-users] Install EMC2 at UBUNTU 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

2008-01-13 Thread Ray Henry
Hey Forrest. Don't get me wrong here. I'm not meaning to turn you away from your goal. I only mean to point to issues between you and it. On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 10:54 +0100, ForrestG wrote: > Hello, > > I want to use EMC2 at UBUNTU 7.10. The first problem is "want." There are a lot of thing

Re: [Emc-users] KBIC page

2008-01-13 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:53:34 -0800, you wrote: >In the manual, Figure 5B shows the braking option, which is a manual >switch and relay. The switch activates the Inhibit and relays in the >braking and disconnects the armature power. Steve, I got the impression >that you have the same arrangement ex

Re: [Emc-users] NEW CNC Machines for LESS!!!

2008-01-13 Thread Svenne Larsson
Take a look at http://www.cnczone.com and you will find tons of info on small machines. Start with the Benchtop mills forum: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=164 2008/1/13, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Saturday 12 January 2008, John Kasunich wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED

[Emc-users] Install EMC2 at UBUNTU 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

2008-01-13 Thread ForrestG
Hello, I want to use EMC2 at UBUNTU 7.10. I read wiki installing page and I dont understand how to compile EMC2. Firstly i download source from this link http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6744&package_id=188858. Now I wrote ./configure --enable-run-in-place in "src directory"