Re: [Emc-users] OT: DA200 and DA180 Needed

2008-05-04 Thread John Thornton
The ER's are much better at holding your tools centered and you don't have to beat your tools out of the ER collets. The one DA collet I use has a fly cutter in it all the time... I get my collets new at MSC and get my holders from e bay... I use the AF collets which are similer to the ER's

Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver

2008-05-04 Thread Dave Keeton
I reloaded the pci_8255 driver and commented out the ax. Now it shows 72 i/o pins in hal show. I still had no luck seeing inputs change states. Just an update. Dave - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver

2008-05-04 Thread Dave Keeton
So, am I correct in assuming that the card does not have to be there for hal to load the driver for the pins? Everything is in hal show as it should be except I don't have the card in..I take it we are probably going to have to write a driver here? I am not a C programmer but I'll try

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread amtb
Hi I want to send my conputer and motor with UPS to Cardinal Engineering and i want to know if someone will be there to take that staf from UPS? can i use UPS to send my machine to Cardinal Engineering better to put? thanks Aram I'd love to come to the workshop, hopefully transportation and

Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver

2008-05-04 Thread Dave Keeton
So is there anyone who might be interested in helping with a driver? I just need some pushing in the right direction Dave - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Sunday, May 04,

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread John Thornton
Aram, did you see my post on the MPG pendant? John On 4 May 2008 at 9:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I want to send my conputer and motor with UPS to Cardinal Engineering and i want to know if someone will be there to take that staf from UPS? can i use UPS to send my machine to Cardinal

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread amtb
hi no. can you send it again? about MPG. there are several things. 1. even it looks same cable is different. switch for 6 axis has only 4 wires. 2. con wheel has normal quadrature out put, and not with differential out put. so, even they look similar they are no exactly the same. make MPG work is

Re: [Emc-users] minimal install

2008-05-04 Thread Ed
Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I asked a question about Ubuntu, xorg and EMC a few weeks ago. I think I just found my answer. When EMC was running xorg was using up to 98% of the CPU. The computer was very slow and jumpy. The DELL desktop 1 gig processor w/ 512meg ram and the onboard

[Emc-users] 155 ms real-time delay every 10 minutes?

2008-05-04 Thread Anders Wallin
Hi All, I have been trying to track down a 155ms real-time delay that occurs every 10 minutes. This is on an Intel motherboard and 2.x GHz celeron processor. With a PATA hdd and through the parallel port it has been running a stepper machine for some time without problems.(Ubuntu 6.06 and

Re: [Emc-users] 155 ms real-time delay every 10 minutes?

2008-05-04 Thread Anders Wallin
I forgot some things in my description: - The delay is not affected by cpu load. I've run glxgears and some filters in GIMP which put the cpu load firmly at 100% and that doesn't affect the rt delay. It's still fairly normal in between, and then there are the 155ms delays every 10 minutes. -

[Emc-users] (no subject)

2008-05-04 Thread aaron Moore
Hi Am looking for software to convert DXF to gcode... not having much luck. I cannot install gcode enabled Xfig because of libc6 dependancy problem. can anyone offer suggestions. Thanks fo all recent advice. I am getting there slowly Aaron -- Powered by Outblaze

[Emc-users] Xfig

2008-05-04 Thread aaron Moore
Hi Sorry about message with no subject Am looking for software to convert DXF to gcode... not having much luck. I cannot install gcode enabled Xfig because of libc6 dependancy problem. can anyone offer suggestions. Thanks for all recent advice. I am getting there slowly Aaron -- Powered by

Re: [Emc-users] 155 ms real-time delay every 10 minutes?

2008-05-04 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Googling: pit clocksource had been installed Got me to: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2008-01/msg00541.html It appears from the above that you may be able to choose your clock. Choose wisely. Ken Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470

[Emc-users] dxf to gcode

2008-05-04 Thread Thomas J Powderly
dxf2gcode one solution: gcnccam http://sourceforge.net/projects/gcnccam tomp - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use

Re: [Emc-users] 155 ms real-time delay every 10 minutes?

2008-05-04 Thread Kenneth Lerman
http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2006-September/011079.html Has more information on the various clocks. Ken Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 - Original Message - From: Anders Wallin [EMAIL

Re: [Emc-users] minimal install

2008-05-04 Thread Stuart Stevenson
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[Emc-users] 8255 Features

2008-05-04 Thread Kirk Wallace
Does an 8255 based IO card have an advantage over a NetMOS card other than possible IO density? -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109