Re: [Emc-users] Convert G2/G3 to G1

2011-10-14 Thread Dave
Viesturs, I don't know where your G code is coming from but I believe it is pretty easy to break arcs into segmented lines in Autocad. Then if you export that to a DXF you might be able to use a CAM program to create a number of G1 moves. Dave On 10/13/2011 5:33 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Convert G2/G3 to G1

2011-10-14 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/10/13 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 13 October 2011 10:33, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I have a special client, who does not understand, when I write in email and tell over the phone that no arc movements (G2/G3) will be executed in UV plane - I just received some

[Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
I now have an encoder mounted to my tool carousel. I linked the encoder to a PID and found that each pocket is 720 counts apart. I can travel in either way to get to a pocket, but there is no motion control, so the start and stop is pretty abrupt. I am starting to consider implementing some sort

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 October 2011 16:15, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: As is, the straight PID works okay, but if I increase the maximum carousel speed (very likely), the start/stop jerk may become a problem. Any pointers on how to attack this problem would be appreciated. If you pass the

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 08:15:52AM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: As is, the straight PID works okay, but if I increase the maximum carousel speed (very likely), the start/stop jerk may become a problem. Any pointers on how to attack this problem would be appreciated. Consider using a limit3

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: I now have an encoder mounted to my tool carousel. I linked the encoder to a PID and found that each pocket is 720 counts apart. I can travel in either way to get to a pocket, but there is no motion control, so the start and stop is pretty abrupt. I am starting to consider

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Port Utility

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2011-10-11 at 13:41 -0700, doug metzler wrote: Hey Kirk, did you ever go anywhere with this? Thanks, DougM On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:04 AM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Thursday, September 15, 2011 01:03:31 PM doug metzler did opine: 1) loopback test to confirm

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:50:54AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: You cold build a stupid trajectory planner as a hal component. It would take a couple parameters such as max speed and acceleration, and a pin for final position. This is what limit3 does.

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Thomas Powderly
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: I now have an encoder mounted to my tool carousel. I linked the encoder to a PID and found that each pocket is 720 counts apart. I can travel in either way to get to a pocket, but there is no motion control, so

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 10:58 -0500, Chris Radek wrote: On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:50:54AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: You cold build a stupid trajectory planner as a hal component. It would take a couple parameters such as max speed and acceleration, and a pin for final position.

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 11:08 -0500, Thomas Powderly wrote: ... snip dang its like an airpot! limit3 examples in http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/hal_hal-examples.html hth tomp Thanks for the link. I haven't seen that one yet. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 09:22:00AM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 10:58 -0500, Chris Radek wrote: On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:50:54AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: You cold build a stupid trajectory planner as a hal component. It would take a couple parameters such as

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 11:47 -0500, Chris Radek wrote: ... snip No, on the contrary, it does exactly what you want. ... snip Great, thanks. I'm on my way to the shop to try it out. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 October 2011 16:15, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: the start/stop jerk may become a problem. Actually, this is possibly a case where you do want jerk-limited (rate of change of acceleration) limiting, and that would require the as-yet-unwritten limit4 HAL function.

[Emc-users] Can someone make a Mesa 7i43 firmware load for me?

2011-10-14 Thread Tom Easterday
Hi, Peter Wallace built a custom firmware load for my 7i43 card a while back. I want to make some slight changes to it and Peter is on vacation. Is someone else set up to build them that could help me out? I can send a modified .vhd file... Thanks, -Tom

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 18:22 +0100, andy pugh wrote: On 14 October 2011 16:15, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: the start/stop jerk may become a problem. Actually, this is possibly a case where you do want jerk-limited (rate of change of acceleration) limiting, and that

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Dave
On 10/14/2011 3:27 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 18:22 +0100, andy pugh wrote: On 14 October 2011 16:15, Kirk Wallacekwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: the start/stop jerk may become a problem. Actually, this is possibly a case where you do want

[Emc-users] Source tree at server hacked

2011-10-14 Thread Sven Wesley
http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.4-sim/binary-amd64/ -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats,

Re: [Emc-users] Source tree at server hacked

2011-10-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 October 2011 23:17, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.4-sim/binary-amd64/ I hope he is very proud of himself :-( Tosser. -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men

Re: [Emc-users] Can someone make a Mesa 7i43 firmware load for me?

2011-10-14 Thread Ralph Stirling
Hi, Peter Wallace built a custom firmware load for my 7i43 card a while back. I want to make some slight changes to it and Peter is on vacation. Is someone else set up to build them that could help me out? I can send a modified .vhd file... Thanks, -Tom Tom, I just successfully

[Emc-users] M6 tool offset

2011-10-14 Thread Kasey Matejcek
Has anyone though about adding a line in the ini file for the M6 command so one could run a file or even just the gcode commands so one may probe for the tool height after the toolchange and store the height Right now I have to add the line after each toolchange so this happens It just would be

[Emc-users] Updated deb-package to run emc2-sim on 11.04

2011-10-14 Thread Sven Wesley
Guys, I made a package to run the simulator on an 11.04-installation. It's available for public download here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45105575/emc2_2.4_SIM_for_U11.04.deb A video of it running is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbax-BpokFg I'll update the wiki as well, if there's any

Re: [Emc-users] M6 tool offset

2011-10-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 October 2011 23:30, Kasey Matejcek someo...@lkm.bz wrote: Has anyone though about adding a line in the ini file for the M6 command so one could run a file Yes, I think it is only in master though:

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Jon Elson
Chris Radek wrote: On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:50:54AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: You cold build a stupid trajectory planner as a hal component. It would take a couple parameters such as max speed and acceleration, and a pin for final position. This is what limit3 does. Yes,

Re: [Emc-users] Source tree at server hacked

2011-10-14 Thread Jon Elson
Sven Wesley wrote: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.4-sim/binary-amd64/ I don't see anything unusual there, and nothing later than March 2011. Did I miss it? Jon -- All the data continuously generated in

Re: [Emc-users] Source tree at server hacked

2011-10-14 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 10/14/2011 07:33 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Sven Wesley wrote: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.4-sim/binary-amd64/ I don't see anything unusual there, and nothing later than March 2011. Did I miss it? You may have another chance here...

[Emc-users] Toolchange with remapped codes - status (was: Re: M6 tool offset)

2011-10-14 Thread Michael Haberler
Kasey, I've been working on this for a while. Here are two examples - a manual toolchange with tool length probe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg8b4OyRZXkfeature=mfu_in_orderlist=UL M6 is handled by this NGC procedure:

[Emc-users] config without encoders

2011-10-14 Thread Tom Easterday
We are having some issues turning a servo motor with a Granite Devices drive and in the process accidentally fried our homemade differential to single ended conversion boards. We ordered some parts to repair them and in the mean time I modified my hal config to ignore encoder feedback so we

Re: [Emc-users] Wiring Standards

2011-10-14 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: A couple of years ago there was a company selling fused plugs in the US in the local Menards, but I haven't seen them sold since then. FWIW, some (few) bathroom appliances (hair dryers, etc) have a GFCI fuse in the plug. As you can

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

2011-10-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 15:43 -0400, Dave wrote: ... snip The limit3 function is a very useful function. I have it running 3 axis on one machine at high speeds. I got it to work. http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/Carousel_Overview-1a.png limit3 doesn't really work the way I