[Emc-users] Tuning Torque mode drives

2010-05-06 Thread Donnie Timmons
I'm working on a servo driven router that has a Mesa 5i20 and 7i33 card. Started with the H2 servo example. I have tuned many velocity mode drives and ever things states torque is easier I have not found that to be true for me. I can not find any info on tuning torque mode systems. Nothing is

Re: [Emc-users] Function keys not... functioning.

2010-05-06 Thread Andy Pugh
On 6 May 2010 03:27, Neil Baylis neil.bay...@gmail.com wrote: I'm using an Apple keyboard. I think the aluminium Apple keyboards only send F-keys when you press the Fn modifier key at the same time. Normally they send the other things on them (volume up/down, Expose, that sort of thing) --

Re: [Emc-users] Function keys not... functioning.

2010-05-06 Thread Ian W. Wright
atp wrote:- I'm using an Apple keyboard. I think the aluminium Apple keyboards only send F-keys when you press the Fn modifier key at the same time. Normally they send the other things on them (volume up/down, Expose, that sort of thing) Not on the one I'm using with one of my PCs -

Re: [Emc-users] anyone interested in a Hardinge SuperSlant lathe as a conversion project?

2010-05-06 Thread Steve Stallings
Hi Wes, The lathe was sold to me as a running machine, so a retrofit should not be mandatory. I was just thinking that this group would be likely to want to use EMC2. The factory controls are Fanuc 6T with CRT and keyboard. This stuff is 1984 vintage. The machine actually has two of them, one

[Emc-users] Homing

2010-05-06 Thread Ian W. Wright
Hi, I'm just in the process of adding home/limit switches to my new little mill - didn't bother on the last one but I keep running the Z-axis up to the top stop so I thought I'd better add them. However, each time I start up EMC2 and hit Home for the Z-axis, it ends up at a different reading.

Re: [Emc-users] Homing

2010-05-06 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Ian W. Wright pravi: Hi, I'm just in the process of adding home/limit switches to my new little mill - didn't bother on the last one but I keep running the Z-axis up to the top stop so I thought I'd better add them. However, each time I start up EMC2 and hit Home for the Z-axis, it ends

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Dale J. Chatham
Always a good idea when changing the subject to change the subject :) I'm a bit curious about where this thread goes... On 05/05/2010 09:34 PM, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: Very much an outsider on this subject, but i recall recently a link here or on another forum in which someone was using a lathe

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Sorry for that, i'm not used to the mailing list. The subject was about using a servo to control the spindle and when required use it as a C axis, both things with the same motor. Regards. 2010/5/6 Dale J. Chatham d...@chatham.org Always a good idea when changing the subject to change the

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Dale J. Chatham
didn't mean to chide, just a suggestion. It's why there was the smiley :) Dale On 05/06/2010 02:20 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Sorry for that, i'm not used to the mailing list. The subject was about using a servo to control the spindle and when required use it as a C axis, both things

Re: [Emc-users] Homing

2010-05-06 Thread Ian W. Wright
Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Try to reset Fixture offsets (reset touch off's) Is the error additive or just random around -3? (ie if just rehoming Z multiple times are error increase or is somewhere around same reading?) Slavko. Thanks Slavko, I have solved the problem now - I had the

Re: [Emc-users] anyone interested in a Hardinge SuperSlant lathe as a conversion project?

2010-05-06 Thread robert
The factory controls are Fanuc 6T with CRT and keyboard. This stuff is 1984 vintage. The machine actually has two of them, one for X and Z on the main turret, and a second for the Z that runs the end working turret. They share the same CRT and keyboard. this is correct, the problem on

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
haha no problem!. i didn't mean to sound serious or whatever your suggestion was ok didn't bothered me :) Regards. Leonardo. 2010/5/6 Dale J. Chatham d...@chatham.org didn't mean to chide, just a suggestion. It's why there was the smiley :) Dale On 05/06/2010 02:20 PM, Leonardo

Re: [Emc-users] anyone interested in a Hardinge SuperSlant lathe as a conversion project?

2010-05-06 Thread Dave
Do those superslants have brushless servo motors with encoder feedback? Did they usually have linear scales on them also.. or not? 1984 is pretty old for electronic controls. From what I have seen, not many 1984 machines operate with their original controls without some pretty significant

[Emc-users] emc on 10.4 LTS?

2010-05-06 Thread Gene Heskett
Hi all; Has anyone an estimate as to how long it will take to port emc to 10.4? -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) What did you bring that book I didn't want to be read to out

Re: [Emc-users] emc debian rules.

2010-05-06 Thread Jan de Kruyf
Hallo, I _think_ i got a working patch, but at the moment 1 prob became 3 all perfectly according to the laws of breakdown chaotics off course. in any case: there is a serious problem with the debian rtai package, which I will try to sort out with the maintainer. and there is a problem with newer