[Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello, gentlemen! The client wants me to set up the welding robot so that they can use a remote pendant to jog it. The 10K $ question is: how can I talk EMC2 in doing something like that? _Any_ feasible workaround will do. I recall that there have been discussions on this list that it is not

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Spiderdab
Il giorno lun, 18/07/2011 alle 11.28 +0300, Viesturs Lācis ha scritto: Hello, gentlemen! The client wants me to set up the welding robot so that they can use a remote pendant to jog it. The 10K $ question is: how can I talk EMC2 in doing something like that? _Any_ feasible workaround will

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/7/18 Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it: In my case i could jog only one axis at a time. as i tried to jog 'diagonally' x and y together, i had error. Could You, please, share, how did You achieve that? Viesturs --

[Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
http://www.emi-mec.eu/autosprinte/progcontrol/index.php5 (prompted by http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Emi-Mec-Auto-Sprint-Series-E-Emi-mec-lathe-/180693575715 ) -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Andrew
2011/7/18 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com: I recall that there have been discussions on this list that it is not really possible for machines with non-trivial kins. And looking at http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_Remote_Pendant shows that it will jog machine in joint

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2011 12:24, Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: ..and simply into joint mode i had the 4 singular axis (tetrapod) working together, than when switching to world mode my 3 joystick axis would move X,Y and Z of the tetrapod junction, but as soon as touched 2 axis at a time, it crushed.

Re: [Emc-users] Tool length offset for non-trivial kins

2011-07-18 Thread Javier Ros
Hi, I've been following the thread, I think that was the piece that I was missing in my kinematics. Thank you. In the past I had problems (BANGS) with non-matching initial conditions for Cartesian an joint coordinates, those problems got solved for me when I settled up my kinematics, so that

Re: [Emc-users] Tool length offset for non-trivial kins

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2011 13:14, Javier Ros j...@unavarra.es wrote: Shouldn't haldata = hal_malloc(sizeof(struct haldata)); have a corresponding free in rtapi_app_exit There is no hal_free, hal_mallocc-ed memory is automatically freed when all hal modules unload.

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
Dan, Do you use real lacquer (I think that Minwax still sells it) or do you use some type of polyurethane finish or something like that?? Dave On 7/17/2011 4:14 PM, k...@gmail.com wrote: If you go with a standard PC motherboard, I would get a can of clear lacquer and apply 2 coats to both

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2011 13:57, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: Do you use real lacquer (I think that Minwax still sells it) or do you use some type of polyurethane finish or something like that?? As an example, there seem to be a number of dedicated laquers for coating PCBs, all with slightly different

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Spiderdab
Il giorno lun, 18/07/2011 alle 12.34 +0100, andy pugh ha scritto: On 18 July 2011 12:24, Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: ..and simply into joint mode i had the 4 singular axis (tetrapod) working together, than when switching to world mode my 3 joystick axis would move X,Y and Z of the

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2011 14:24, Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: but, you are talking about jogging one axis at a time without errors, not how to solve that, is it? Yes, it is a potential workaround to avoid the problem, not a fix for the problem. But, what about the thing that one can perfectly jog

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, July 18, 2011 10:17:01 AM andy pugh did opine: On 18 July 2011 12:24, Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: ..and simply into joint mode i had the 4 singular axis (tetrapod) working together, than when switching to world mode my 3 joystick axis would move X,Y and Z of the tetrapod

Re: [Emc-users] Tool length offset for non-trivial kins

2011-07-18 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Jul 17, 2011 11:26 PM, Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/7/18 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com: I think that this tool length offset should be added/subtracted to tran-pos.z, as well as tran-pos.x and tran-pos.y should be adjusted for sin() of pos-a and pos-b

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/7/18 Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it: ..and simply into joint mode i had the 4 singular axis (tetrapod) working together, than when switching to world mode my 3 joystick axis would move X,Y and Z of the tetrapod junction, but as soon as touched 2 axis at a time, it crushed. So do I

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: http://www.emi-mec.eu/autosprinte/progcontrol/index.php5 (prompted by http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Emi-Mec-Auto-Sprint-Series-E-Emi-mec-lathe-/180693575715 ) Oh MY! It looks like a move back to the 1950's! GROAN! Jon

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Andrew
2011/7/18 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com: of this approach - keyboard has jog keys only for 4 axes, so, if there are more, they should be connected to halui pins, which mean jogging each of them one at a time. But other than that - should work. What do You think? To have all axes

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, July 18, 2011 12:25:11 PM Jon Elson did opine: andy pugh wrote: http://www.emi-mec.eu/autosprinte/progcontrol/index.php5 (prompted by http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Emi-Mec-Auto-Sprint-Series-E-Emi-mec-lathe-/180 693575715 ) Oh MY! It looks like a move back to the 1950's!

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011, gene heskett wrote: Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:27:38 -0400 From: gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine On Monday,

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/17/2011 7:29 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, July 17, 2011 07:25:15 PM dave did opine: On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 23:10 -0700, Karl Cunningham wrote: Dave wrote: I'd like to use as many off the shelf devices as possible - PC boards etc... if possible. Being a

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/18/2011 12:53 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: (are there classic CNC collectors?) Ha ha... Yes.. I call them reluctant customers.. ;-) Dave -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting machine

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/18/2011 12:17 PM, Jon Elson wrote: andy pugh wrote: http://www.emi-mec.eu/autosprinte/progcontrol/index.php5 (prompted by http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Emi-Mec-Auto-Sprint-Series-E-Emi-mec-lathe-/180693575715 ) Oh MY! It looks like a move back to the 1950's! GROAN! Jon

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, July 18, 2011 03:49:40 PM Dave did opine: On 7/17/2011 7:29 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, July 17, 2011 07:25:15 PM dave did opine: On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 23:10 -0700, Karl Cunningham wrote: Dave wrote: I'd like to use as many off the shelf devices as possible - PC

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/18/2011 3:52 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Monday, July 18, 2011 03:49:40 PM Dave did opine: On 7/17/2011 7:29 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, July 17, 2011 07:25:15 PM dave did opine: On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 23:10 -0700, Karl Cunningham wrote: Dave wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, July 18, 2011 05:42:32 PM Dave did opine: Yes.. all you can do is to make it more difficult to remove. If someone wants it badly enoughthey will get it eventually. Dave As long as the customer understands that. Some never do. :( So CYA. Cheers, gene -- There are four

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread dave
On Mon, 2011-07-18 at 17:43 -0400, gene heskett wrote: On Monday, July 18, 2011 05:42:32 PM Dave did opine: Yes.. all you can do is to make it more difficult to remove. If someone wants it badly enoughthey will get it eventually. Dave As long as the customer understands

[Emc-users] XYZA home all?

2011-07-18 Thread Niels Jalling
Hi I have a XYZA setuo with homeswitches on XYZ but not on A. When trying to touch-off after a home-all I get a message saying Can't issue MDI command when not homed How do I home the A-axis ? Or which parameter needs to be changed in inifiles? /Niels

Re: [Emc-users] XYZA home all?

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2011 23:48, Niels Jalling ni...@jalling.dk wrote: How do I home the A-axis ? Or which parameter needs to be changed in inifiles? Delete the HOME_SEQUENCE line from the A-axis definition in the INI file. Or, alternatively, and possibly a bit clearer, set it to -1. -- atp Torque

Re: [Emc-users] difficulty compiling emc2 master

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 13 July 2011 17:31, Daniel Rogge roggedan...@gmail.com wrote: checking for Img using /usr/bin/tclsh8.5... configure: error: not found Well, this is annoying…. I have the same problem after a recent pull and rebase. And I have compiled EMC2 a _few_ times. Very odd. -- atp Torque wrenches

Re: [Emc-users] difficulty compiling emc2 master

2011-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 19 July 2011 00:36, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: I have the same problem after a recent pull and rebase. And I have compiled EMC2 a _few_ times. Very odd. Aha! Asciidoc. But the new html docs look so lovely I am inclined to be forgiving. -- atp Torque wrenches are for the

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/18/2011 5:43 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Monday, July 18, 2011 05:42:32 PM Dave did opine: Yes.. all you can do is to make it more difficult to remove. If someone wants it badly enoughthey will get it eventually. Dave As long as the customer understands that. Some

Re: [Emc-users] Using a PC in extended temperature ranges and mobile application

2011-07-18 Thread Dave
On 7/18/2011 6:58 PM, dave wrote: I would/will be interesting to revisit this in 2-3 years and see how it worked out. I'll keep that in mind and try and revisit this with the group down the road. A solar panel trickle charger is a very good idea. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Kyle Kerr
I would only ask, is there a concern with using a wireless device in a shop setting to control your welding arm? It would seem to me that dragging a cable around would bring more safety that worrying about a stray radio signal causing the robot to go nuts.

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging non-trivial kins with joypad

2011-07-18 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Kyle Kerr ker...@gmail.com wrote: I would only ask, is there a concern with using a wireless device in a shop setting to control your welding arm? It would seem to me that dragging a cable around would bring more safety that worrying about a stray radio signal