Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Andy Pugh
On 7 Apr 2012, at 22:06, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: OK, so I just have to give them a list of how my parallel port pins are connected to my Gecko 320s then? Basically, yes, though there are a number of other folk who can make firmwares (including me) and the instructions are on

[Emc-users] retrofit

2012-04-08 Thread a
Hi I have old leadwell milling machine made in 1987. control Fanuc 10M Spindle with gear. and tool changer simple. driven with 2 air cylinder. No hydraulic. did anyone retrofit Fanuc spindle 15 hp, with 2 speed gear box , and tool changer with EMC2? beside Mazak at Cardinal Engineering

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 8, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 7 Apr 2012, at 22:06, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: OK, so I just have to give them a list of how my parallel port pins are connected to my Gecko 320s then? Basically, yes, though there are a number of other folk who can make

Re: [Emc-users] A cross list bit of advice trivia

2012-04-08 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 4/7/2012 12:34 PM, Mark Cason wrote: On 04/07/2012 10:54 AM, gene heskett wrote: You will recall I had to do something that blacklisted ipv6 in order to get any network connection at all on the lathe box, but that message has been expired now and I don't recall what it was that I had

Re: [Emc-users] Question about encoder.0.velocity

2012-04-08 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 4/7/2012 4:49 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: One would normally adjust it until it has the right effect, but to a first approximation a Gain of 1/10 means that the output is the average of 10 samples, though it isn't actually a rolling average as such. The code is _very_ simple:

[Emc-users] machine tool tapers

2012-04-08 Thread charles green
anyone know if there is any logic to the variety of conical mating surfaces used in machine tools? -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Tom Easterday
On Apr 8, 2012, at 5:10 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: I was just thinking about the set up as I understand it (i.e. the Mesa card replacing my parallel port connected directly to the Geckos). It seems like the encoders would have to connect to the Mesa card to benefit from any increased encoder

Re: [Emc-users] retrofit

2012-04-08 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Hi Aram, Our Enshu is just as you describe. You are welcome to our configs and/or you are welcome to come here to see the installation. It would probably be best if you came here for a show and tell. That would be fun. Stuart On Apr 8, 2012 2:38 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: Hi I have

Re: [Emc-users] machine tool tapers

2012-04-08 Thread Stuart Stevenson
NIH (not invented here) and I can make it better. These attitudes during the development gave us a variety. :) On Apr 8, 2012 7:14 AM, charles green xxzzb...@yahoo.com wrote: anyone know if there is any logic to the variety of conical mating surfaces used in machine tools?

Re: [Emc-users] A cross list bit of advice trivia

2012-04-08 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, April 08, 2012 09:25:12 AM Mark Wendt (Contractor) did opine: On 4/7/2012 12:34 PM, Mark Cason wrote: On 04/07/2012 10:54 AM, gene heskett wrote: You will recall I had to do something that blacklisted ipv6 in order to get any network connection at all on the lathe box, but that

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/4/8 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: I emailed Mesa to inquire about purchasing, and it looks like I would want the firmware set to support the Gecko 540. (that is the only Gecko controller they list support for). What support in firmware does one or other particular drive need, if it

Re: [Emc-users] machine tool tapers

2012-04-08 Thread Peter Blodow
Charles, metric tapers of any diameter (size 30 to 80, for machine tools) all have the same angle, which is (alpha/2)=1.432 degrees . Morse tapers, however, all have different angles alpha/2: Morse angle degrees 0 1.491 1 1.429 2 1.431 3 1.438 4 1.488 5

Re: [Emc-users] machine tool tapers

2012-04-08 Thread Andy Pugh
On 8 Apr 2012, at 05:12, charles green xxzzb...@yahoo.com wrote: anyone know if there is any logic to the variety of conical mating surfaces used in machine tools? http://www.tools-n-gizmos.com/specs/Tapers.html Is a useful list. The spindle-nose tapers are all the same, but with

Re: [Emc-users] A cross list bit of advice trivia

2012-04-08 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 4/8/2012 9:29 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, April 08, 2012 09:25:12 AM Mark Wendt (Contractor) did opine: On 4/7/2012 12:34 PM, Mark Cason wrote: On 04/07/2012 10:54 AM, gene heskett wrote: You will recall I had to do something that blacklisted ipv6 in order to

[Emc-users] OT: Video Drivers and GLX

2012-04-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
Sorry for the off topic, but I'd like to get GLX working on a 10.04 system so I can remote ssh -X LinuxCNC. The PC has an Intel chipset. I am currently using the vesa driver because the i810 driver crashes. The 8.04 i810 driver works fine. I had the idea that maybe I could just put my 8.04 disk in

[Emc-users] OT: Freedom from Hint Bubbles

2012-04-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
In case this has bothered others here, I found a way to get rid of those blasted mouse-over hint bubbles. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=285770 free at last. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

Re: [Emc-users] setting parameters

2012-04-08 Thread Joel Jacobs
Hi Andy, That was a typo, I was doing it right in the actual code. So I tried the code again today and it's working now. Tool comp must have been left on and I failed to explicitly turn it off at the beginning of my program. Joel On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Andy Pugh bodge...@gmail.com

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Greg Bernard
I don't know if you're committed to the Mesa cards yet but have you checked out Pico System's step and direction card. It's more expensive but may be a better fit for the Gecko drives. http://pico-systems.com/osc2.5/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4products_id=30   We are like tenant farmers

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 8, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Greg Bernard wrote: I don't know if you're committed to the Mesa cards yet but have you checked out Pico System's step and direction card. It's more expensive but may be a better fit for the Gecko drives.

Re: [Emc-users] Machine Calibration

2012-04-08 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, April 08, 2012 07:31:15 PM Shaffin Bhanji did opine: Hello, I am trying to configure EMC, and what I run into is that when I move an axis (say x-axis) 7, the machine actually moves 3.5. I have the following leadscrew 3/8-12tpi using a Xylotex board. Can someone guide me what I

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 8 Apr 2012, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:14:15 -0600 From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

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2012-04-08 Thread Geoff Roehm
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Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 8, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Sun, 8 Apr 2012, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:14:15 -0600 From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] Machine Calibration

2012-04-08 Thread Andy Pugh
On 8 Apr 2012, at 13:57, Shaffin Bhanji shaffin.bha...@gmail.com wrote: when I move an axis (say x-axis) 7, the machine actually moves 3.5 If you are using Stepconf it means that Xylotex microstepping and Stepconf microstepping don't agree.