Re: [Emc-users] Serial Encoders

2008-03-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 22:28 -0400, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: Since you're convinced you want a quadrature encoder now, here's a link: :) http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail?name=GH6102-ND I've used these before, and they're good, robust controls. They have

Re: [Emc-users] pwm-0-gen problems

2008-03-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 22:05 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip I haven't even gotten that far, this is trying to use axis to enable it and 'spin' it by issueing the pwm and dir sigs. I don't have the outputs of Steve's card even connected to the spindle controller card yet, I'm at the

Re: [Emc-users] pwm-0-gen problems

2008-03-11 Thread Jeff Epler
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:05:12PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: This is something that I configured the last time I ran stepconf, so theoretically, all I should have to do is hook it up and go unless theres a bug in stepconf or I have some duff hardware. These are pins that have not been

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle Index

2008-03-11 Thread ben lipkowitz
If you make a disk, the number of slots per revolution will be limited to something like 30kHz/3k RPM = 10 Note the common thinko here: 3k RPM is not the same as 3k RPS. 3kRPM = 50 RPS, so if you assume 30 kcounts/sec, you have 3 Hz / 50 = 600 counts/rev to play with. *%$# it, I've

[Emc-users] Running EMC2 from another, local app

2008-03-11 Thread Glenn R. Edwards
Hi all, Awhile back, EMC2 v2.1.1, I was successful in commanding EMC2 from a terminal window using commands such as 'telnet localhost 5007' and 'axis-remote'. 'Telnet' opens a variety of commands to EMC2 (through emcrsh) and 'axis-remote' allows shutdown (and a just few others). Now, with

Re: [Emc-users] Running EMC2 from another, local app

2008-03-11 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Glenn, Do you have the following in one of the hal files for the configuration you are running: loadusr emcrsh If you do not include that, then you will get the indicated error since the application to respond to your telnet session is not running. I don't recall whether the latest thing I have

Re: [Emc-users] Running EMC2 from another, local app

2008-03-11 Thread Jon Elson
Glenn R. Edwards wrote: Hi all, Awhile back, EMC2 v2.1.1, I was successful in commanding EMC2 from a terminal window using commands such as 'telnet localhost 5007' and 'axis-remote'. 'Telnet' opens a variety of commands to EMC2 (through emcrsh) and 'axis-remote' allows shutdown (and a

[Emc-users] Running EMC2 from another, local application

2008-03-11 Thread Glenn R. Edwards
Hi all, Awhile back, EMC2 v2.1.1, I was successful in commanding EMC2 from a terminal window using commands such as 'telnet localhost 5007' and 'axis-remote'. 'Telnet' opens a variety of commands to EMC2 (through emcrsh) and 'axis-remote' allows shutdown (and a just few others). Now, with

Re: [Emc-users] Running EMC2 from another, local app

2008-03-11 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Jon, Don't confuse the telnet daemon with the telnet tool. The tool lets you specify any port to connect to using tcp. So. telnet localhost 80 will connect the http server. telnet localhost 25 will connect to the mail server. Ken - Original Message - From: Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Emc-users] Radius to start differs from radius to end...

2008-03-11 Thread Ben Dugan
Thank to everyone who answered my question about this yesterday. Once I set the tool diameters to zero in EMC, the gcode from Synergy ran correctly without any modification (though I did need to scale the feed rate down to 20%; that's a different story). So far I am really impressed with Synergy

Re: [Emc-users] pwm-0-gen problems

2008-03-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 11 March 2008, Jeff Epler wrote: On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:05:12PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: This is something that I configured the last time I ran stepconf, so theoretically, all I should have to do is hook it up and go unless theres a bug in stepconf or I have some duff

[Emc-users] Homing using 2 motors per axis

2008-03-11 Thread Rob Jansen
Gentlemen, My milling machine uses 2 ball screw spindles with separate motors (and separate microstep drivers) to move the Y-axis portal which is 1.2 meter wide. To do accurate homing, each axis should have its own homing switch and the motors should be controlled using different I/O signals.