Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder

2008-04-25 Thread Jeff Epler
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:35:33PM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 21:24 -0500, Jeff Epler wrote: On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:17:16PM -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: Just to clarify, Has MODBUS been enabled in classicladder in the latest EMC release? No. The version of

[Emc-users] limit switch error

2008-04-25 Thread mike
I'm getting an axis error on axes 0 1 3 it says joint (0,1,3) on limit switch error but i don't have any limit switches and axis 3 isn't even plugged in. how do I clear this so i can turn the machine on? - This SF.net email

[Emc-users] Shizuoka Summit ATC

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
I am starting to work on getting EMC2 to control my Shizuoka tool changer. The physical interface is five command wires and one reset wire. The commands are carousel CW, carousel CCW, carousel Home, tool in, tool out. To invoke a command, a wire is held high until the ATC returns a reset (command

[Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
I have every thing controlled by parport pins on my Shizuoka which makes for an inexpensive conversion, but one of the problems is that if I have my main breaker on while booting the EMC2 PC the mill will come up in an unsafe state. One of the solutions I was thinking about is, I seem to recall a

Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder

2008-04-25 Thread Chris Morley
Classicladder version 7.124 is in CVS TRUNK and MODBUS should work as the stand alone version except for there HAS to be a CONFIG file loaded with the classicladder userspace program. The CONFIG file could be empty-it is used to tell Classicladder to start MODBUS. eg. loadusr -w

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 07:47:32AM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: I have every thing controlled by parport pins on my Shizuoka which makes for an inexpensive conversion, but one of the problems is that if I have my main breaker on while booting the EMC2 PC the mill will come up in an unsafe state.

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread John Kasunich
Chris Radek wrote: On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 07:47:32AM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: I have every thing controlled by parport pins on my Shizuoka which makes for an inexpensive conversion, but one of the problems is that if I have my main breaker on while booting the EMC2 PC the mill will come up

[Emc-users] Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

2008-04-25 Thread Klemen Dovrtel
The Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released. Does this mean the end of support for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and moving emc to Ubuntu 8.04? Reagrds Klemen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.

Re: [Emc-users] Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

2008-04-25 Thread John Kasunich
Klemen Dovrtel wrote: The Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released. Does this mean the end of support for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and moving emc to Ubuntu 8.04? Reagrds Klemen No and Yes. No, we won't be dropping support for 6.06, at least not right away. The current EMC2 release (2.2.x) and the next

Re: [Emc-users] limit switch error

2008-04-25 Thread John Thornton
If you used stepconf to generate your config then run it again and unselect the limit switches. They will be on the page with the I/O config for your parallel port. If not then you will have to manually comment the lines out in the hal file that pertain to limit switches. To make a line a

Re: [Emc-users] limit switch error

2008-04-25 Thread John Thornton
On 25 Apr 2008 at 11:16, Jon Elson wrote: With my controllers, for instance, there are 3-line stanzas for each limit switch, such as : newsig Xminlim bit linksp Xminlim = ppmc.0.din.01.in linksp Xminlim = axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in Jon Jon the new format is a single line using net. I

[Emc-users] RTAI User Overruns

2008-04-25 Thread Andrew Ayre
Hello, on this page: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?TroubleShooting it describes running: cd /usr/realtime*/testsuite/kern/latency; ./run and checking for overruns. A friend is running this test on his PC and it works fine. However if he then runs: cd

[Emc-users] EMC2 on FISL

2008-04-25 Thread Filipi Vianna
Dear subscribers, FISL had almost 7500 participants this year, making it the world's largest FLOSS conference. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhterres/2429853364/in/pool-fisl9 Here is a picture from our machine, running during the FISL. It was making small polystyrene penguins. The machine was

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 11:47 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: ... snip That HAL component makes the charge pump signal. I think Kirk is looking for the real circuit that uses the charge pump signal to turn on a relay. Thats correct. I built one for my Shoptask, unfortunately I think I just drew

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread John Kasunich
Kirk Wallace wrote: On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 11:47 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: ... snip That HAL component makes the charge pump signal. I think Kirk is looking for the real circuit that uses the charge pump signal to turn on a relay. Thats correct. I built one for my Shoptask,

Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder

2008-04-25 Thread Dave Keeton
I remember tailking to Chris about this some time ago.I will see if I can get it to work, And let you know how it goes..I ordered the Mesa 5i20 board a few moments ago On another note, I am seeing a few machines with tool changers showing upAre you guys using classicladder to

Re: [Emc-users] limit switch error

2008-04-25 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: On 25 Apr 2008 at 11:16, Jon Elson wrote: With my controllers, for instance, there are 3-line stanzas for each limit switch, such as : newsig Xminlim bit linksp Xminlim = ppmc.0.din.01.in linksp Xminlim = axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in Jon Jon the new format is a single

Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 18:14 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: I remember tailking to Chris about this some time ago.I will see if I can get it to work, And let you know how it goes..I ordered the Mesa 5i20 board a few moments ago On another note, I am seeing a few machines with tool

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 17:02 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: ... snip exactly right. I do know it is over 5V, enough to nicely saturate a logic level FET, and would probably do OK with a normal FET. If you need more details don't hesitate to ask. Regards, John Kasunich I guess I need a

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread John Kasunich
Kirk Wallace wrote: I guess I need a little more help than I thought. Here is my first pass at your board schematic: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/watchdog-1a.png That looks correct. I guessed at the FET array pins and some bits are missing but I think I got the

Re: [Emc-users] Watchdogs

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 23:17 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip If the input is constantly high, the signal to the FET will be the division of R2 and R5? Dooh. It's as plain as day that R2 is grounded. Somehow I visualized current going through R2, the diodes, R5 then