Thanks Brian,
That's an idea for scripted moves.. I was really hoping that there would
be a more 'permanent' solution, as a lot of the things I do are one-offs
where I really only use MDI moves to take advantage of the precision
moves possible. I gness its just laziness on my part not wanting
Hi Folks,
I have a question regarding the new m5i2x HAL driver and its config tools. I
would like to reconfigure the whole FPGA core, because I need five-six
stepgens, five-eight encoders, two-four PWM generators and additional IOs.
I have found the new driver in the EMC 2.2.3 install package
Sean,
An easy way to go for a first project is to us drawer slides for the
guide ways.. Look at http://tinyurl.com/3b6gkf and you may get some
ideas. You can usually pick up suitable drawer slides fairly cheaply and
all you need to do then is to mount them parallel to each other - you
can use
Gentlemen,
With the capability of the EMC2 control it is possible to remove
the requirement for G17/G18/G19 and/or the G17.1/G18.1/G19.1. The
control is able to use the tool axis vector to allow circle
interpolation and drill cycles at whatever the current tool axis
vector is.
This has
The mesa_m5i2x driver is incomplete--I'm not sure what (if anything)
works. I also doubt there's any documentation beyond the source code
itself.
Jeff
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Jeff Epler wrote:
The mesa_m5i2x driver is incomplete--I'm not sure what (if anything)
works. I also doubt there's any documentation beyond the source code
itself.
Jeff
Jeff is right - I started work on that last spring, but other things
happened and it never got finished. Sorry about
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:13 PM, John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Jeff Epler wrote:
The mesa_m5i2x driver is incomplete--I'm not sure what (if anything)
works. I also doubt there's any documentation beyond the source code
itself.
Jeff
Jeff is right - I started work on that last
I started down the path of building the Instructible you mentioned. I
even have the metal framework built. However unless you scavenge
everything, the costs will add up. For example, look up the cost of each
of the stepper driver chips mentioned in the instructible. Times that by
three (one
Hi,
I have a gantry type router made in California with a SoftServo
versiobus (right now using Win2000), Ormec firewire servo drives and an
Elte spindle (Yaskawa drive). It came with the SoftServo software, but
nobody's very happy with it. Part of the reason is that the drives can't
be tuned, and
Tamas Konya wrote:
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:13 PM, John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jeff Epler wrote:
The mesa_m5i2x driver is incomplete--I'm not sure what (if
anything)
works. I also doubt there's any documentation beyond the
Hi,
I am looking for the way how to get the PWM signal using PC and command line
only (no GUI).
Using the EMC software looks like a promising way.
Can you please let me know foloowing:
1. Does EMC work in the command line only?
2. which max PWM frequency is possible to expect on the
Petr Jakeš wrote:
Hi,
I am looking for the way how to get the PWM signal using PC and command
line only (no GUI).
Using the EMC software looks like a promising way.
Can you please let me know foloowing:
1. Does EMC work in the command line only?
2. which max PWM frequency is
The reason I allowed myself to convert my machines to CNC was to try to
make a living with them. Now that I am close to completion, I need to
pursue getting jobs. The problem is that I don't have a clue as to how
to go about it. If anyone has advice, please let me know. If this thread
is
On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 12:16 -0500, Brian W. Gilman wrote:
Hi,
I have a gantry type router made in California with a SoftServo
versiobus (right now using Win2000), Ormec firewire servo drives and an
Elte spindle (Yaskawa drive). It came with the SoftServo software, but
nobody's very happy
On the other hand, if you really only want to generate some PWM signals,
and are not interested in g-code or position loops or counting encoder
pulses, then you can use HAL alone to do that. You should look at the
HAL manual, and especially the tutorials, which use the command line to
set
Hi Kirk
I cant say about retrofitting machine but I know whole very good large
mill sold for scrap metal because control got bad and minor mechanical
problem.
When ask how much for retrofit answer better to buy new machine $50-250K
Here is the money. Need open your own shop and retrofit
On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 12:22 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Kirk
I can’t say about retrofitting machine but I know whole very good – large
mill sold for scrap metal because control got bad and minor mechanical
problem.
When ask how much for retrofit answer – better to buy new machine
Greetings all:
I was in contact with Marc (classicladder's author) and he asked me what my
wish list was for new development.
I added this to the Wikki (most of it Marc would not be interested in):
* Things I am considering:
- The classicladder userspace program should check that
Gentlemen,
When I start 5axis sim I can move to mdi and issue commands to
move the machine. If I change to manual mode and move the machine. I
cannot change back to mdi mode. The error tells me all axes need to be
homed.
The difference I see is in the first example the number of axis
Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In my opinion, you will not be able to use the versiobus or the
networked servo drives unless you wanted to invest in having someone
create the software to enable EMC to talk to them. Depending on your
budget, time available; and that EMC is open
On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 20:09 +, Chris Morley wrote:
Greetings all:
... snip
Also I would like to know from users where the documentation is
lacking/unclear.
Thanks
Chris Morley
I am still having trouble understanding the scope of EMC/Classic Ladder.
It would be nice to have an
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 17:13 -0500, John Kasunich wrote:
When CL was ported, its original drivers, including the modbus driver,
were replaced with hooks into HAL. So the modbus driver did not get ported.
What about:
...
From:
Chris
Jeff Epler ported CL version 7.100 to classicladder. Many people have worked on
it before and after. Even the original author, Marc used some of our ideas in
his updates.
Some
time later, Marc (CL author) resumed work on it, and it advanced enough
that someone (I wish I could remember
Sean,
If your on a budget then go with one of the Allegro chipset based controllers
(Hobbycnc etc..)
Try to get motors that are rated at 2.5-3 amps (about the max that an Allegro
chip can drive) and are rated around 3-5 volts.
Also, make sure you run the highest voltage the controller can
If you're going for the cheap, and dont need to really cut anything more
than wax or foam, i would think some of these motors could do nicely for
less than $10 each.
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/400600/Stepper_Motors.html
I think we could provide some better direction if we know
Kirk,
I don't know what exactly you want to do for a business. It's obviously
something along the lines of cnc work. I don't have any experience in
that business but I can offer some general thoughts about finding work
and maintaining it.
Networking, word of mouth and referrals are best. Ask
kirk, one of my intended markets to persue will be custom automotive parts.
look at how simple these underdrive pulleys that all the import kids are
buyin up. $100 plus for half an hour of work on manual machines, seems like
a decent turnout to me. If you can make parts for hobbyist/diy machines
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I think the advantage is it is visual, you can see the changes right away and
see quite a big picture at one time. I don't think it's that hard to pick up.
I've tried to document things along the way- Classicladder docs were pretty
scarce when I started.
The
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