Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 02:17:18 AM Jon Elson did opine: gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, May 06, 2012 09:15:18 PM Jon Elson did opine: you should be able to set up X and Z offsets for each tool in the tool table. That would require I get at least 3 or 4 more QC toolholders. But then

[Emc-users] C Compiler - MPLAB

2012-05-07 Thread Roland Jollivet
On 6 May 2012 05:32, Przemek Klosowski przemek.klosow...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Dave wrote: It is just a little overwhelming what can be done with these ARM MCUs. Yes, I'm using the Beagle Board in some projects. I

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Schooner
Hi Came to this thread late on, I have a copy of the Oxford mode setting utility from when I used one of their cards. Have posted it here http://www.linuxcnc.org/images/fbfiles/files/oxprom.zip Hope this is of help regards

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 May 2012 00:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: If you have a quick-change toolpost, you should be able to set up X and Z offsets for each tool in the tool table. My QC tool holder isn't spectacularly repeatable, So I generally stop 0.5mm oversize, measure, then make the final cut.

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2012-05-07 Thread charles green
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Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 6 May 2012 21:52:21 -0400, you wrote: What is the best practice to establish the X zero on a lathe? I am making a test cut, measuring it and dividing that by half to enter in a Touch Off. That's the only way to accurately do it. If you have a quick-change toolpost, I do. you

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 09:20:34 AM Steve Blackmore did opine: On Sun, 6 May 2012 21:52:21 -0400, you wrote: What is the best practice to establish the X zero on a lathe? I am making a test cut, measuring it and dividing that by half to enter in a Touch Off. That's the only way to

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are referenced to that - it's a CNMG type An acronym I'm not familiar with, but I expect google works ... Yes, that is the insert style

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread samco
You do know you can do math in the touch-off window? so 5.345/2 or 5.345*2 or whatever. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/html/gui/axis.html#_manual_control sam On Mon, 7 May 2012 10:16:11 -0400 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 09:20:34 AM Steve Blackmore did

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Andy Pugh
Gene said: Whoever has the touch-off code box, it sure would be nice if when you called it up, it displayed the current value separate the input box. As is, I have to write it down, so I know where I am if I only need to adjust it say 0.0027 from where its at to get it exactly the

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 11:31 +0100, Schooner wrote: Hi Came to this thread late on, I have a copy of the Oxford mode setting utility from when I used one of their cards. Have posted it here http://www.linuxcnc.org/images/fbfiles/files/oxprom.zip Hope this is of help regards I found

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread dave
On Mon, 7 May 2012 10:59:00 -0400 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are referenced to that - it's a CNMG type An acronym I'm

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/5/7 Andy Pugh bodge...@gmail.com: You can type mathematical expressions on the box, I don't know if you can use the #5400 or #_x syntax in there. The page of Samco's link says that references to parameters are not allowed:

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread dave
On Mon, 7 May 2012 10:59:00 -0400 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are referenced to that - it's a CNMG type An acronym I'm

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Mon, 7 May 2012 12:02:01 +0100, you wrote: On 7 May 2012 00:09, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: If you have a quick-change toolpost, you should be able to set up X and Z offsets for each tool in the tool table. My QC tool holder isn't spectacularly repeatable, So I generally stop

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 May 2012 15:59, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Yes, that is the insert style the Glanze uses.  80 degree rhombic, 7 degree rake etc.  Costs too much. :( I am not too fond of C***. They have the advantage that they face and turn equally well, but they don't miss the tailstock

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 May 2012 22:26, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Something like that, I've been measuring the diameter and dividing by 2, writing that down in case I need to tweak it, and entering it. If you are in G7 then there is no need to divide by 2 if you do it the way I do it. If I want 10mm

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 7, 2012, at 4:31 AM, Schooner wrote: Came to this thread late on, I have a copy of the Oxford mode setting utility from when I used one of their cards. Have posted it here http://www.linuxcnc.org/images/fbfiles/files/oxprom.zip Thanks for that. Well the good news is that utility

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 7, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: I found this link, which might be handy too: http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Parallel/1-Port-Parallel-Dual-Voltage-Dual-Profile-PCI-Card~PCI1PECPDV#dnlds I had came across that before, but didn't even think about looking for a DOS

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 05:27:18 PM Andy Pugh did opine: Gene said: Whoever has the touch-off code box, it sure would be nice if when you called it up, it displayed the current value separate the input box. As is, I have to write it down, so I know where I am if I only need to adjust it

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 07:49:50 PM dave did opine: On Mon, 7 May 2012 10:59:00 -0400 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 07:56:47 PM andy pugh did opine: On 7 May 2012 15:16, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: because Touch Off doesn't display the current setting, but defaults to 0.0. That of course makes it easy to cancel a Touch Off, but I find in my usage, I need to just edit

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 07:58:43 PM andy pugh did opine: On 7 May 2012 22:26, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Something like that, I've been measuring the diameter and dividing by 2, writing that down in case I need to tweak it, and entering it. If you are in G7 then there is no

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Greg Bernard
Even the cheapie calipers have a serial port like the $16 one I got from Harbor Freight a few weeks ago. The manual doesn't even mention it but you can pop off a little cover opposite the battery compartment and there it is. There are a number of websites that document the protocol that is

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Jon Elson
Jeshua Lacock wrote: BTW: apparently my current card is PCI, not PCI-e: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MY45WS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03 Somehow I got the idea from one of the lspci reports that your board was pci-e. The Startech boards were reported to work by some other people in

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread Jon Elson
gene heskett wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are referenced to that - it's a CNMG type An acronym I'm not familiar with, but I expect google works ...

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:50:32 PM Greg Bernard did opine: Even the cheapie calipers have a serial port like the $16 one I got from Harbor Freight a few weeks ago. The manual doesn't even mention it but you can pop off a little cover opposite the battery compartment and there it is. There

Re: [Emc-users] hal 'net' command puzzler

2012-05-07 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, May 07, 2012 11:03:14 PM Jon Elson did opine: gene heskett wrote: On Monday, May 07, 2012 10:56:31 AM gene heskett did opine: No - My tool 1 is my reference and touch off tool, it has offsets of 0, 0, all other tools are referenced to that - it's a CNMG type An acronym I'm

Re: [Emc-users] Behavior of Touch-Off Dialog (and Tool Table Editor?)

2012-05-07 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 09:39:27PM -0500, Kim Kirwan wrote: I have continued this subject in its own thread, because I also think that Andy's proposal is a good one, for the reason that it would make it very easy to make minor adjustments by using the built-in math functions:

Re: [Emc-users] Behavior of Touch-Off Dialog (and Tool Table Editor?)

2012-05-07 Thread charles green
you also might want to set the coordinate system to the value of the tool's offset from the tool offset table.. --- On Mon, 5/7/12, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote: From: Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Behavior of Touch-Off Dialog (and Tool Table Editor?) To: