[Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread andy pugh
Not entirely on-topic, but this problem is delaying 7i76/7i69/7i70/7i71 support, so is at least vaguely relevant. My setup is a bit strange. I have a part-finished CNC controller up in my workroom which is a flatscreen, D510 with PicoPSU and SATA DOM SSD. This has accidentally become an EMC2

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011. gada 18. Okt. 11:39 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com rakstīja: My suspicion is is that I have worn out the SSD after a year of dozens of EMC2 compiles every night. (If I had known I was going to use the machine this way I wouldn't have used an SSD). Does this sound likely? It sounds very

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 10/18/2011 02:34 AM, andy pugh wrote: My suspicion is is that I have worn out the SSD after a year of dozens of EMC2 compiles every night. (If I had known I was going to use the machine this way I wouldn't have used an SSD). Does this sound likely? Getting the data off the SSD ought to be

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 08:23:08 AM andy pugh did opine: Not entirely on-topic, but this problem is delaying 7i76/7i69/7i70/7i71 support, so is at least vaguely relevant. My setup is a bit strange. I have a part-finished CNC controller up in my workroom which is a flatscreen, D510 with

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 October 2011 13:54, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Good luck with that, a fellow named Murphy says you will have some scrambled data.  I would I believe, disconnect the SSD, put a fresh sata rotating drive in it, install 10-04 LTS so as to make sure the rest of the hardware is

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread John Murphy
Yes, I think you are exactly right.. You've worn it out. I build these for a living - Flash has a finite life, no matter what you do with kernels, applications, or filesystems. Eventually it will wear out. Most go read-only when this happens, a few still go 'under' when they figure out they

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 10/18/2011 5:34 AM, andy pugh wrote: Not entirely on-topic, but this problem is delaying 7i76/7i69/7i70/7i71 support, so is at least vaguely relevant. My setup is a bit strange. I have a part-finished CNC controller up in It's nice to see that I'm not the only one whose computing

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Dave
On 10/18/2011 5:34 AM, andy pugh wrote: Not entirely on-topic, but this problem is delaying 7i76/7i69/7i70/7i71 support, so is at least vaguely relevant. My setup is a bit strange. I have a part-finished CNC controller up in my workroom which is a flatscreen, D510 with PicoPSU and SATA DOM

[Emc-users] To v2 or not to v2

2011-10-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
It looks like there is a new iov2, thanks Michael. Should I write my changer component to v2 or stick with the old io for now? I am tending to worry about things such as; I need to make sure my mill spindle is stopped, and in the home position (Z homed) before a change starts. I could link

Re: [Emc-users] Need help with servo tuning

2011-10-18 Thread Jon Elson
Bruce Klawiter wrote: Well I hope it is solved and I don't even know how I did it. OHHHhhh NOOo! That's the worst kind, as it can come BACK! I know, I spent the rest of the day trying to get the twitching to come back so I would know what the problem was, but I can't.

Re: [Emc-users] Need help with servo tuning

2011-10-18 Thread Jon Elson
gene heskett wrote: With only the encoders plugged into the PPMC boards the D-sub connector does not show ground. OK let make sure I am saying this right with only the encoder plugged in and my meter set to ohms, one lead on the D-sub connector and on on the chassis it shows an open circuit.

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Jack Coats
Unless you have a high end SSD, replacing it is probably the best bet. If you want it to 'last longer', consider putting in a 'round brown and spinning' drive and doing your 'work' off of that. Then nightly, or weekly, or however long you don't consider OK to sacrifice, back up to

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: My suspicion is is that I have worn out the SSD after a year of dozens of EMC2 compiles every night. (If I had known I was going to use the machine this way I wouldn't have used an SSD). Does this sound likely? Of course you have! Plug the SSD into another computer as a

[Emc-users] Help with HAL

2011-10-18 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello, gentlemen! I need a little help understanding, what is wrong with the HAL config. Some background info: Machine with 2 spindles (one moved by XY, the other - by UV) and stepper motors, running EMC2.4.6 Machine has to be able to move each spindle independently, but vast majority of parts

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 October 2011 17:46, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Of course you have!  Plug the SSD into another computer as a second drive and run SMART utilities on it, it will probably tell you what has happened. Easier said than done, I don't have another SATA machine other than the iMac,

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread Dave
On 10/18/2011 2:56 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 18 October 2011 17:46, Jon Elsonel...@pico-systems.com wrote: Of course you have! Plug the SSD into another computer as a second drive and run SMART utilities on it, it will probably tell you what has happened. Easier said than done, I

Re: [Emc-users] Need help with servo tuning

2011-10-18 Thread Peter Blodow
gene heskett schrieb: I would certainly try it. I have had no problems, but that is how I have always done it. With my 60 years of chasing electrons for a living, that is a lesson I learned about the first time I ever built an audio amplifier at about 15 YO. A Williamson circuit, using

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

2011-10-18 Thread Sven Wesley
Rechecked and it looks ok. :) 2011/10/17 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com On 17 October 2011 21:34, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: The backup/main.jpg is now unavailable, but my original posted URL is still the hacked version. I think that might be your cache, it looks OK to me.

Re: [Emc-users] Help with HAL

2011-10-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 October 2011 18:17, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Machine with 2 spindles (one moved by XY, the other - by UV) and stepper motors, running EMC2.4.6 I haven't tried all that hard to follow the HAL, but I think you are at the level of complexity where a comp module might

Re: [Emc-users] SSD problem?

2011-10-18 Thread andy pugh
swear, curse, rude words https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#X_failed_to_start_:_Keyboard_initialization_failed This was the error, when I looked at the logs. I deleted some files, and X started as normal. That is _not_ a good way to indicate that the disk is full. -- atp Torque

[Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread Tom Easterday
Is anyone in or around the Ann Arbor area that has tuned servo systems before that would be willing to lend their expertise? -Tom -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive

Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread sam sokolik
Could you explain your system a little. When you where explaining it on irc - It seemed to me that you had a bit too small of servos for the application you had. iirc - you have about 1.5 turns of the servo per inch? or was it 2.5 turns per inch? Again - It was just a feeling. sam On

Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread Tom Easterday
On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:06 PM, sam sokolik wrote: Could you explain your system a little. When you where explaining it on irc - It seemed to me that you had a bit too small of servos for the application you had. iirc - you have about 1.5 turns of the servo per inch? or was it 2.5 turns per

Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread Dave
On 10/18/2011 9:34 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:06 PM, sam sokolik wrote: Could you explain your system a little. When you where explaining it on irc - It seemed to me that you had a bit too small of servos for the application you had. iirc - you have about 1.5 turns

Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread Jon Elson
On 10/18/2011 9:34 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: We think the motors are a good size for what we designed. They might be a little too big if anything This might be part of the problem we are having tuning it, that the truck is fairly light and motor fairly beefy. One turn of the motor

Re: [Emc-users] plea for help tuning a servo system in Ann Arbor area

2011-10-18 Thread Dave
On 10/18/2011 9:57 PM, Dave wrote: On 10/18/2011 9:34 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:06 PM, sam sokolik wrote: Could you explain your system a little. When you where explaining it on irc - It seemed to me that you had a bit too small of servos for the application