[Emc-users] Mini-lathe Tool Changer

2008-01-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
Hello Peter Homann, If you don't mind me asking, who makes the lathe tool changer you have on your website? (Are you still riding your bike?) -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe c

Re: [Emc-users] G2 counterclockwise on lathe

2008-01-22 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 11:13:45PM +0100, Geert De Pecker wrote: > Steve, > > Front tool. But how would emc know? > > Geert Well it doesn't, but it does affect which what things like "viewed from above" and "clockwise" mean. Gcode use a right-hand coordinate system. If this is not familiar see

[Emc-users] RFC, Modbus with EMC

2008-01-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
I started to take notes on using Modbus with EMC here: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/EMC2/modbus/ I would like to get any comments or corrections on what I have so far. Thanks, -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgep

Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place

2008-01-22 Thread Peter Homann
Jim, Here is arguably the most advanced DIY pick and place machine built. There is a long discussion thread on the DIY-CNC yahoo group. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIY-CNC/photos/browse/498b http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIY-CNC/photos/browse/235e http://www.benezan.de/Forum/SmdBestuecku

Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place

2008-01-22 Thread Jim Coleman
I've been real curious about how pick and place machines work, and would like to eventually build or buy one. I'll be eagerly looking forward to your vid, suprising as it is now that i look back at it ive never seen one. On Jan 22, 2008 11:56 AM, Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Len Shelto

Re: [Emc-users] (Off Topic) KBIC Mystery Components

2008-01-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 01:06 -0500, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > Hi Kirk. > > Those two parts are diodes by Diodes, Inc. They're 1000V, 1.5A, > standard recovery, SMB package. DigiKey has a number of variants of > this part, and I'm not sure what the difference is between them. > > You should

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Ed Nisley
> If someone needs it emailed, or zipped A ZIP file won't be much smaller, alas, because the JPG images are so large. I just generated a version with brutally squashed pictures that look pretty grotty, but the file is a mere 1.6 MB: http://members.localnet.com/~ednisley/CNC%20Introduction%20-%

Re: [Emc-users] Serial ADC Shifting

2008-01-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2008-01-22 at 09:16 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Tue, 2008-01-22 at 09:33 -0600, Jeff Epler wrote: > > A "bit" pin which is TRUE can have any nonzero value, not just 1. So > > the line > > bit_shifted = (bit_in << which_bit); > > is incorrect. Instead, you may wish to write somethi

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Gene Heskett wrote: >On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Ed Nisley wrote: >>About 50 people showed up for my "Why CNC? An Introduction" >>talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and >>about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think >>a good time was ha

Re: [Emc-users] Serial ADC Shifting

2008-01-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2008-01-22 at 09:33 -0600, Jeff Epler wrote: > A "bit" pin which is TRUE can have any nonzero value, not just 1. So > the line > bit_shifted = (bit_in << which_bit); > is incorrect. Instead, you may wish to write something like > if(bit_in) > accum = accum | (1 << which_bi

Re: [Emc-users] Dual Linux EMC Installation on Dual HDDs

2008-01-22 Thread Colin MacKenzie
I used lilo for years and thought it was great...but my recent delve into grub, yeah its better! A few things in your setup description don't calculate right. You say /hba1 & /hba2. The hard drives start as /hd(a-d). And by your hd spec, both linux installations are on the same hard drive. Did

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: > >>My daughter was enchanted by the craftsmanship on display at >>the Expo and gained an appreciation of what's required to >>produce -perfect- work instead of doing just enough to get >>by. Truly, those engines are jewelry, not machinery! If it is anything like the work show

Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place

2008-01-22 Thread Jon Elson
Len Shelton wrote: > > In Central Illinois, about 30 minutes south of Galesburg, actually. I > mention Galesburg because that is where the CNC Workshop is held. So if > anyone wants to swing by and watch it run while they are in town for the > Workshop, let me know. > Hey! I'd definitely like to

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Jack
I was able to download the presentation. If someone needs it emailed, or zipped then emailed, I'll try. No guarantees of success! - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Steve Stallings
Gee, I wondered where you went. Sorry you had such a bum batch of luck. Missed having your display in the CNC exhibit area. We did eventually get a running EMC 1.4 and EMC 2.2 going on Thalx's machine and my EMC box, but Matt couldn't stay for Sunday and we didn't generate much buzz. I need to get

Re: [Emc-users] Serial ADC Shifting

2008-01-22 Thread Jeff Epler
A "bit" pin which is TRUE can have any nonzero value, not just 1. So the line bit_shifted = (bit_in << which_bit); is incorrect. Instead, you may wish to write something like if(bit_in) accum = accum | (1 << which_bit); to avoid the confusion. (I prefer "|" (bitwise OR) to "+" (a

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Ed Nisley wrote: >About 50 people showed up for my "Why CNC? An Introduction" >talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and >about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think >a good time was had by all: the presenter wasn't injured >during the af

[Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Ed Nisley
About 50 people showed up for my "Why CNC? An Introduction" talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think a good time was had by all: the presenter wasn't injured during the after-game melee. I made a botch of the demo by

Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place

2008-01-22 Thread Len Shelton
>> Was wondering if you had any issues using M66. No issues with M66. I am using it only once. There is a switch on the conveyor that triggers when a board hits the board stop. Once this is triggered, two actuators lift the board from the conveyor and pin it up on a set of guide rails, then anoth

Re: [Emc-users] Pick-n-Place

2008-01-22 Thread Alex Joni
Hi, sounds nice :) Was wondering if you had any issues using M66. I see you use it in your code, and I've implemented it pretty recent (just before 2.2.x). I had a bug report about it, which I can't replicate, so any insight if it works for you would be helpful. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/i

Re: [Emc-users] Serial ADC Shifting

2008-01-22 Thread Alex Joni
Hi Kirk, I didn't read the code _very_ carefully, so I might be off. But skimming over it it seems that you do shiftings between adc_step = 7 and adc_step = 29 that's 22 shiftings if I read it right, the which_bit will be decremented 22 times (after 11 decrements it will probably overflow, and t