[Emc-users] W axis working! One problem remains, "residual" current to the motor.

2011-02-28 Thread Igor Chudov
I have the W axis working. http://www.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/34-Adding-Servo-Control-to-Knee/ When commanded, the W axis moves up and down, roughly as instructed, according to my G0 W... commands. It is not super precise or well tuned, yet, but really not so

Re: [Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Igor Chudov
Chris, and Stuart, it was EXACTLY as you said! Thanks! i On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Chris Radek wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 09:52:15PM -0600, Igor Chudov wrote: > > I set AXES=5. Should I say 9? I only have 5 axes. > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.4/html/config_ini_config.html#sub:[TR

Re: [Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 09:52:15PM -0600, Igor Chudov wrote: > I set AXES=5. Should I say 9? I only have 5 axes. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.4/html/config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section -- Free Software Download: Index

Re: [Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I think you need to set it to nine. Try it and see. On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > I set AXES=5. Should I say 9? I only have 5 axes. > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Stuart Stevenson > wrote: > > > look at your .ini file > > > > in the TRAJ section does the AXES = 5 o

Re: [Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Igor Chudov
I set AXES=5. Should I say 9? I only have 5 axes. On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > look at your .ini file > > in the TRAJ section does the AXES = 5 or AXES = 9? > the W axis is the ninth axis > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > > > I am adding 5th

Re: [Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
look at your .ini file in the TRAJ section does the AXES = 5 or AXES = 9? the W axis is the ninth axis On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > I am adding 5th axis (W) to my mill's configuration and I get a message > "waiting for s. axis" repeated several times. > > What does it m

[Emc-users] waiting for s. axis

2011-02-28 Thread Igor Chudov
I am adding 5th axis (W) to my mill's configuration and I get a message "waiting for s. axis" repeated several times. What does it mean? thanks -- Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening jointer blades question

2011-02-28 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:42 PM, gene heskett wrote: > Greets all; > > I made up a wooden jig to mount the dull blades from my Delta JT360 6" > jointer into the tiltable vice on may milling machines table. The tilted > it to 44 degrees, one less than the OEM grind. Then mounted a dremel > diamo

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> Sercos 3 was one example of the use of ethernet for real time control. > > Another example is ethernet i/p. Again it uses standard ethernet technology > and allows the use of switches between the host and slave. It all comes > down to timing. AB claims they do +/- 100 uS without modified hardwar

Re: [Emc-users] Possible eBay bargain.

2011-02-28 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 11:06 +, andy pugh wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Denford-quick-change-milling-machine-spindle-30-int-/110655017690?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19c38d92da#ht_499wt_1159 > > I think this might be slightly miss-described. > > I think it is a QC30 spindle (without the be

Re: [Emc-users] PATA/IDE port as a parallel port

2011-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, February 28, 2011 09:52:59 am fi did opine: > On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 08:48 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 15:46 +0200, fi wrote: > > ... snip > > > > > Is hal_parport.c the proper file to modify for 16 bit I/O over PATA > > > ports ? > > > Are other files to be mod

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening jointer blades question

2011-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, February 28, 2011 09:27:16 am andy pugh did opine: > On 27 February 2011 23:42, gene heskett wrote: > > I made up a wooden jig to mount the dull blades from my Delta JT360 6" > > jointer into the tiltable vice on may milling machines table. > > Have you considered making your own blad

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Mark Wendt wrote: > On 02/28/2011 08:56 AM, Moses McKnight wrote: > >>> [snip] >> Sounds like standard ethernet frames. I would imagine they would use >> standard frames because ethernet hardware is expecting that. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_frame >> >> Moses >> > Almost

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening jointer blades question

2011-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, February 28, 2011 09:07:45 am Glenn Edwards did opine: > Gene, > > I think it likely the blades you have were not hardened throughout from > the factory. Only the cutting edge was induction hardened and you > probably removed the heat-treated edge with the first or second > re-sharpen

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/28/2011 08:56 AM, Moses McKnight wrote: >> Looking again at the Sercos3 implementation, each "host" requires at >> least a two-port network interace. That's how they implement either the >> "Line", "Ring" or other network topology. Each "host" has to process >> the data and then pass it on

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Jean-Paul Moniz
Sercos 3 was one example of the use of ethernet for real time control. Another example is ethernet i/p. Again it uses standard ethernet technology and allows the use of switches between the host and slave. It all comes down to timing. AB claims they do +/- 100 uS without modified hardware. With

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Moses McKnight
On 02/28/2011 07:37 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On 02/28/2011 08:19 AM, Dave wrote: >> Siemens DriveCliq works the same way. Everything is point to point. >> No external hubs or switches. >> I think the controller I was using recently had 6 or 8 Ethernet jacks. >> The drive module had 3, one for the

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/28/2011 08:19 AM, Dave wrote: > Siemens DriveCliq works the same way. Everything is point to point. > No external hubs or switches. > I think the controller I was using recently had 6 or 8 Ethernet jacks. > The drive module had 3, one for the connection to the controller and two > for encod

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Dave
Siemens DriveCliq works the same way. Everything is point to point. No external hubs or switches. I think the controller I was using recently had 6 or 8 Ethernet jacks. The drive module had 3, one for the connection to the controller and two for encoder connections. I think the line module (

Re: [Emc-users] PATA/IDE port as a parallel port

2011-02-28 Thread fi
On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 08:48 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 15:46 +0200, fi wrote: > ... snip > > Is hal_parport.c the proper file to modify for 16 bit I/O over PATA > > ports ? > > Are other files to be modified ? > ... snip > > >From my study of the parallel port drivers, 90%

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread andy pugh
On 28 February 2011 10:19, Mark Wendt wrote: >        It would be nice if there were some other port available that would > work in real time, and deliver the throughput and versatility we need as > good or better than the parallel port. There is a realtime USB extension for RTAI: https://www.rt

[Emc-users] Possible eBay bargain.

2011-02-28 Thread andy pugh
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Denford-quick-change-milling-machine-spindle-30-int-/110655017690?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19c38d92da#ht_499wt_1159 I think this might be slightly miss-described. I think it is a QC30 spindle (without the bearings) -- atp "Torque wrenches are for the obedience of foo

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Joachim Franek
On Monday 28 February 2011 10:31:32 Erik Christiansen wrote: > And our RTAI environment probably wouldn't help much toward RT sending > of UDP packest, because we'd still be using the linux kernel (non-RT) to > push them out. Thats exactly my question: how to send/receive udp packets on a (additi

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/27/2011 04:22 PM, Peter Blodow wrote: > >> Peter, >> >> I work on a daily basis with Ethernet as a system and network >> administrator. >> >> We're talking about a Real Time Ethernet, with a dedicated master and >> slave network interface, which should preclude any worry of collisions >> on a

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/27/2011 03:00 PM, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: >> Hmmm, wonder if that board could be programmed to be a real time >> ethernet slave? > > The board doesn't have any of the Ethernet hardware - RJ45 connector or PHY > chip. The MAC they speak of is built into the chip. > > Here's a better source of

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/27/2011 11:42 AM, Jean-Paul Moniz wrote: > Ethernet medium can be in realtime take a look at sercos3 for example. > > It uses standard ethernet hardware. > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry According to the wiki, you can't use standard ethernet hardware: " SERCOS III is de

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Erik Christiansen
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 09:12:50AM +0100, Joachim Franek wrote: > Have also a look to the bottom of the > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?AVR > page: it is about AVR32 for motor control > (with eclipse based ide for linux). Seeing that they are also supported by the gnu toolchain, and the UC3

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening jointer blades question

2011-02-28 Thread andy pugh
On 27 February 2011 23:42, gene heskett wrote: > I made up a wooden jig to mount the dull blades from my Delta JT360 6" > jointer into the tiltable vice on may milling machines table. Have you considered making your own blades? Either from HSS (parting tool blanks?) or possibly even from gauge p

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening jointer blades question

2011-02-28 Thread Glenn Edwards
Gene, I think it likely the blades you have were not hardened throughout from the factory. Only the cutting edge was induction hardened and you probably removed the heat-treated edge with the first or second re-sharpening. However, to see what you have, why don't you put the back-side of the blad

Re: [Emc-users] Guidance on usb comp

2011-02-28 Thread Joachim Franek
On Sunday 27 February 2011 14:13:12 Erik Christiansen wrote: > > If the community decided to go with this, I'd buy a couple, and arc up > the gnu toolchain for this target, just for the fun of playing with ARM. > These chips have one quadrature encoder input. At 100 MHz, and with > hardware counte