Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread Alex Joni
> On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 18:28 +0100, robert wrote: >> i just asked on IRC about the var file, cradek said you cant realy do it >> and looking through the docs i cant see any ref to setting a parameter >> in atxt file from hal, unless one makes there own hal comp file > > I guess I never worried a

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Mark Cason
Here is the US link for the Olflex cable http://www.lappusa.com/sect1contents.htm Ne M'oubliez ---Family Motto Hope for the best, plan for the worst ---Personal Motto Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 03 May 2009, Rob Jansen wrote: >> Gene, >> >>> Can you describe this Olflex cable pl

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 May 2009, Rob Jansen wrote: >Gene, > >> Can you describe this Olflex cable please? > >http://www.olflex.com.mx/clientes/estructura/img/administrador/archivos/olfl >ex_classic_110_cy.pdf Looks like a decent cable, but probably stiffer than star-quad. Made in Mexico I take it. >I us

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 May 2009, Erik Christiansen wrote: >On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 09:26:40AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> This I would do, if I ever have the problem. I have also probed for >> contour several times and have not had any errors of more than a thou or >> two in the data. This using the slid

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread Ray Henry
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 18:28 +0100, robert wrote: > i just asked on IRC about the var file, cradek said you cant realy do it > and looking through the docs i cant see any ref to setting a parameter > in atxt file from hal, unless one makes there own hal comp file I guess I never worried about get

Re: [Emc-users] user interface development?

2009-05-03 Thread Eric H. Johnson
John, There are two main functions which a user interface must perform. 1> Issue NML commands. The best reference for these is in the Developers Handbook: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/EMC2_Developer_Manual.pdf See chapter II on NML messages. You can also see examples of how these commands

Re: [Emc-users] emc2 won't start.

2009-05-03 Thread C
On Sun May 3 2009 11:34:40 am Michael Buesch wrote: > On Sunday 03 May 2009 16:06:10 C wrote: > > [ 298.544393] motmod: Unknown symbol ceil > > Did you compile rtai with math support? That was the problem Michael. I recompiled rtai with math support. Then recompiled emc, and all seems to be work

[Emc-users] user interface development?

2009-05-03 Thread John Guenther
Is there any documentation available on user interface development for EMC2? I have looked through the various manuals and the code for axis, Tkemc, mini and keystick all of which give me some idea as to the system calls to EMC2 for the various interfaces. Is there a complete list of the calls us

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread robert
Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 07:04 -0500, Ray Henry wrote: > >> On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 09:56 +0100, robert wrote: >> >>> this is a shame if emc does not store current tool into a paramiter >>> looks like i need to keep a perm record in plc some how then. >>> >> You cou

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Try it out first. It's not as bad as people make it out to be. If you add a capacitor and use twisted pair then you are almost certain not have problems from unshielded stepper power cables. Personally I only run step and direction and supply voltage to the Gecko's on my large gantry machine. The g

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 07:04 -0500, Ray Henry wrote: > On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 09:56 +0100, robert wrote: > > this is a shame if emc does not store current tool into a paramiter > > looks like i need to keep a perm record in plc some how then. > > You could use a parameter in the var file to keep tr

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Douglas Pollard
Erik Christiansen wrote: > On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 09:26:40AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> This I would do, if I ever have the problem. I have also probed for contour >> several times and have not had any errors of more than a thou or two in the >> data. This using the sliding tube opto-i

Re: [Emc-users] compile

2009-05-03 Thread Chris Radek
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 09:27:39PM +0800, ygdan1001 wrote: > Dear sir : > I compile software as described in the emc wiki: > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#On_Ubuntu_with_EMC2_package_already_installed You did not follow the instructions at this link. If you had,

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Rob Jansen
Gene, > Can you describe this Olflex cable please? > http://www.olflex.com.mx/clientes/estructura/img/administrador/archivos/olflex_classic_110_cy.pdf I use the 110 CY cable, the standard 110 cables has no shielding. The 21 AWG cable is perfect for signals, I use the 18 AWG for the stepper mot

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Erik Christiansen
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 09:26:40AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > This I would do, if I ever have the problem. I have also probed for contour > several times and have not had any errors of more than a thou or two in the > data. This using the sliding tube opto-interrupter device one of the guy

Re: [Emc-users] compile

2009-05-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 May 2009, ygdan1001 wrote: >Dear sir : >I compile software as described in the emc wiki: > >http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#On_Ubuntu_with_E >MC2_package_already_installed > >The following is an error. What would you suggest I do for the error? > >libinch.

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 May 2009, Leslie Newell wrote: >When it comes to shielding and noise prevention you can't have too much. >Noise problems can be very difficult to track down. If would recommend >screened cable but if you use unscreened, make sure everything else is >really thoroughly screened. Also com

Re: [Emc-users] compile

2009-05-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
install the development files of TCL On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 8:27 AM, ygdan1001 wrote: > Dear sir : > I compile  software as described in the emc wiki: > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#On_Ubuntu_with_EMC2_package_already_installed > > The following  is an error. What

Re: [Emc-users] emc2 won't start.

2009-05-03 Thread Michael Buesch
On Sunday 03 May 2009 14:19:41 C wrote: > insmod: error inserting 'motmod.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module Can you please provide the output of the "dmesg" command after emc start failure? -- Greetings, Michael. -- Reg

[Emc-users] compile

2009-05-03 Thread ygdan1001
Dear sir : I compile software as described in the emc wiki: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#On_Ubuntu_with_EMC2_package_already_installed The following is an error. What would you suggest I do for the error? libinch...@libincheng-desktop:~$ cd emc2-trunk/src libinc

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 May 2009, Rob Jansen wrote: >Doug, > >I've seen the responses from other stating it's "kind of OK as long as >you watch out". >Well, I can tell you it's not OK. > >Use the cable for anything but steppers, servos, encoders, limit or home >switches etc. >I have seen problems even when th

[Emc-users] emc2 won't start.

2009-05-03 Thread C
insmod: error inserting 'motmod.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module I have emc2.2-branch on the same box, and it runs ok. I tried emc2.3-branch, and emc2-trunk. Both give me the same error. C -- Register Now & Save for Vel

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread Ray Henry
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 09:56 +0100, robert wrote: > this is a shame if emc does not store current tool into a paramiter > looks like i need to keep a perm record in plc some how then. You could use a parameter in the var file to keep track of current tool number. This ability has been a part of t

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Leslie Newell
When it comes to shielding and noise prevention you can't have too much. Noise problems can be very difficult to track down. If would recommend screened cable but if you use unscreened, make sure everything else is really thoroughly screened. Also common mode chokes on the motor cables help a l

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread robert
> > M61 Qxx is there to allow you specify the currently loaded tool. > If you shutdown emc2, and restart it will not remember the tool number it > last had loaded, so one can use the M61 to specify the current number. > This only works in MDI though, I don't think it's usefull to specify it from

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer

2009-05-03 Thread Alex Joni
>>> i am just implementing the tool changer and i would like to know when >>> setting the current tool with >>> M61 Q02 >>> this should set current tool in spindle to T02 >>> will this also set the iocontrol.0.tool-number = 2 >>> as when issuing the above the tool-number value did not change from 0