Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread David Armstrong
if you look at the rear of the 5i25 , their should be a sticker , saying what version of firmware is flashed to the 5i25 , it will probably say as an example 7i76x2 , we will need this to help further i'm guessing that it will be something similar or the same , and in this case shows the card

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 08:36, David Armstrong cncbas...@gmail.com wrote: using the 5i25 will need a different firmware loading into the 5i25 using the mesaflash windows utility program There is a Linux Mesaflash too. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] Tsudokoma 4th Axis Rotary Table

2014-09-17 Thread Rick
Hello Kirk, I saw the bits and pieces of this catalog on their website, not the whole thing, so I didn't see that page regarding the servos, now I know what size should be in the unit though, Thanks Rick -- Original Message -- From: Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com To:

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread Kasey Matejcek
I have tried flashing the firmware on it with the mesa utility prob_rfx2 and no change I've even loaded hal manual loaded the driver and did a show for the pins there were no stepgen pins listed include it after dmseg Here is the complete dmesg Print file information: RUN_IN_PLACE=no

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 12:58, Kasey Matejcek ka...@lkm.bz wrote: I have tried flashing the firmware on it with the mesa utility prob_rfx2 and no change You need to completely power-off the computer for the new firmware to show up. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

[Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
I have a Harrison T280 lathe I am retrofitting to LinuxCNC. This is a stepper driven machine, the original controls were previously retrofitted with MicroKinetics stuff and I'm re-retrofitting with LinuxCNC and Mesa 5i25 / 7i76 while keeping the MK stepper drives. I did a clean install of

[Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Mark Wendt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope-pocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Mark -- Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce

[Emc-users] Debian LinuxCNC - master install - auto login ??

2014-09-17 Thread Dave Cole
I did a bare metal install using the image file here (below) which got me to 2.6.1. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpdatingTo2.6 Fresh install on Debian 7 (Wheezy) I then updated the software via the deb package for the current master. Then I did this (which is suggested on

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread David Armstrong
Pete , have you conneced spindle-enable ? this should stop the problem i use a second relay in the common line of the direction relay theirs not so much information on turrets , although it can be done using classicladder , i find is easier to use a component and have linuxcnc know what tool is

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Pete; Interesting project. Ok - homing; on my little Unimat CNC lathe, the Z axis is over at the right side of the bed, and the X axis is inward, furthest from the operators usual position. (website http://cnc-for-model-engineers.blogspot.com - but this site will be too basic for most here on

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 14:00, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope-pocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Pocket is so 19 century: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920064946/oscilloscope-watch -- atp If you can't fix it, you

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread sam sokolik
wow - Do I really want something that I may hook up wrong strapped around my wrist? :) sam On 9/17/2014 8:42 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 September 2014 14:00, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
The spindle runs properly (except for the sudden reverse issue) in the PnCConf open loop test. Enable, direction and control voltage all work peoperly, I can change the control voltage output and get the expected speeds from the VFD. There seems to be some disconnect / misconfig in getting it

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
For conventional axis travels Z- is to the headstock and X- is infeed towrds the material. When I set the homing direction the other way, it will find the + home/limit switch ok, but it want's to set that home location as zero and if I have home location as 18 it will continue off into

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread pc
I guess I'm in the stone ages then, I'm still using a Tektronix 400MHz scope with a *gasp* CRT. --Original Mail-- From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:42:53 +0100 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Hey

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread David Armstrong
i fear you have some home direction wrong , it's simply a question of changing the sign of the homing values in the ini , but it does take some practice to set up if your direction is wrong to start with it makes it complicated to work out any you wonder why your making a - value for a positive

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
It works 100% correct if I set it up to home in the negative direction as it seems to be designed to do. If I set it up to home in the positive direction I find no way to tell it that the positive home/limit location is 18.0, not 0.0 and that's the basic problem. I don't want to change the

Re: [Emc-users] Tsudokoma 4th Axis Rotary Table

2014-09-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/17/2014 04:20 AM, Rick wrote: Hello Kirk, I saw the bits and pieces of this catalog on their website, not the whole thing, so I didn't see that page regarding the servos, now I know what size should be in the unit though, The catalog seems to indicate that Fanuc motors were most

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 13:59, p...@wpnet.us wrote: 1. The biggest issue currently - After some fiddling I have the Hitachi VFD controlled spindle operating in the PnCConf open loop test where I am able to run it forward and reverse at various speeds. I have the spindle encoder connected (A

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 15:01, p...@wpnet.us wrote: I'm also anything but clear on the settings for the spindle encoder (A and Index) for threading. If you only have a single channel on the encoder then you need to set counter-mode to 1 for the encoder counter. Otherwise the encoder just counts

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 07:58:04 Kasey Matejcek did opine And Gene did reply: I have tried flashing the firmware on it with the mesa utility prob_rfx2 and no change I've even loaded hal manual loaded the driver and did a show for the pins there were no stepgen pins listed include it

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 09:00:05 Mark Wendt did opine And Gene did reply: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope-p ocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Cute, but the one I have works, as does my 100mhz dual trace Hitachi. Thanks Mark Cheers, Gene Heskett --

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 09:42:53 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: On 17 September 2014 14:00, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope -pocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Pocket is so 19 century:

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 09:54:21 sam sokolik did opine And Gene did reply: wow - Do I really want something that I may hook up wrong strapped around my wrist? :) sam Precisely my point, and objection Sam. They rather conveniently did not show just how small and fragile the probes

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
The Mesa 7i76 spindle I/O only operates as enable and dir as far as I know. The notes say the enable output is hard linked with the enable for the analog output. It all seems to work properly (outside if the instant reverse issue) when testing in PnCConf's open loop test. Nothing in LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread Kasey Matejcek
Yes did a complete shutdown and power up Including unplugging the computer to make sure and still no change -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:05 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5i25

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Dave Cole
And I thought that the Apple and Samsung cell phone connected watches were a bad idea! I can see the instructions now: Strap the device to yourself and attach it to the live circuits!!! What a horrible idea! Dave On 9/17/2014 10:41 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 17 September 2014

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 configuration

2014-09-17 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 17 Sep 2014, Kasey Matejcek wrote: Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:56:47 -0500 From: Kasey Matejcek ka...@lkm.bz 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]

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
I'll try changing the counter mode and see if that helps. Why can't I seem to find documentation that clearly lists all variables / keywords and how they operate and accepted values? Thanks, Pete C. --Original Mail-- From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 16:21, p...@wpnet.us Why can't I seem to find documentation that clearly lists all variables / keywords and how they operate and accepted values? [/quote] Partly because there are too many, which ones are available depends on exactly what modules are loaded, and for extra

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 15:50, p...@wpnet.us wrote: The notes say the enable output is hard linked with the enable for the analog output. Ah, so it is. I will have to think more about this when I am not meant to be in an audio meeting :-) Setting the signs of the search and latch velocities

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 16:05, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: I can see the instructions now: Strap the device to yourself and attach it to the live circuits!!! What a horrible idea! I am fairly sure that the only expected function is for out-geeking your friends down the hackerspace.

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 10:50:39 p...@wpnet.us did opine And Gene did reply: The Mesa 7i76 spindle I/O only operates as enable and dir as far as I know. The notes say the enable output is hard linked with the enable for the analog output. It all seems to work properly (outside if the

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 17 Sep 2014, p...@wpnet.us wrote: Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:50:39 -0500 From: p...@wpnet.us Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Mark Wendt
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 9:42 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 17 September 2014 14:00, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope-pocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Pocket is so 19 century:

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Mark Wendt
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:05 AM, p...@wpnet.us wrote: I guess I'm in the stone ages then, I'm still using a Tektronix 400MHz scope with a *gasp* CRT. Yeh, me too. I've got a Tek 7623, a Tek 7603, a Tek 7854, a Tek SC502, a Tek SC503, a Tek SC504 and an HP something or other, all with

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 September 2014 11:21:53 p...@wpnet.us did opine And Gene did reply: I'll try changing the counter mode and see if that helps. Why can't I seem to find documentation that clearly lists all variables / keywords and how they operate and accepted values? It is in the hal manual.pdf

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Mark Wendt
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Wednesday 17 September 2014 09:00:05 Mark Wendt did opine And Gene did reply: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO112-touch-screen-mini-digital-oscilloscope-p ocket-oscilloscope-/111461757737 Cute, but the one I have works,

Re: [Emc-users] Tsudokoma 4th Axis Rotary Table

2014-09-17 Thread Jon Elson
On 09/17/2014 09:20 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On 09/17/2014 04:20 AM, Rick wrote: Hello Kirk, I saw the bits and pieces of this catalog on their website, not the whole thing, so I didn't see that page regarding the servos, now I know what size should be in the unit though, The catalog seems

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread John Kasunich
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014, at 11:37 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 17 September 2014 10:50:39 p...@wpnet.us did opine Setting the signs of the search and latch velocities just causes the axis to locate the home switch in the correct direction, incorrectly set that as zero and then

Re: [Emc-users] Tsudokoma 4th Axis Rotary Table

2014-09-17 Thread 1harddog
To All About two years back I called the folks at http://www.komaprecision.com for the same info. I do not remember who I spoke with but they were in the corporate headquarters. They gave me the machine info it was installed on, the servo info and a pdf copy of the manual for it. Good luck,

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread John Kasunich
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Dave Cole wrote: And I thought that the Apple and Samsung cell phone connected watches were a bad idea! I can see the instructions now: Strap the device to yourself and attach it to the live circuits!!! What a horrible idea! Dave Kids these days

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/17/2014 10:03 AM, John Kasunich wrote: On Wed, Sep 17, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Dave Cole wrote: And I thought that the Apple and Samsung cell phone connected watches were a bad idea! I can see the instructions now: Strap the device to yourself and attach it to the live circuits!!! What

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread John Kasunich
Kirk Wallace wrote: An oscilloscope app for Google Glass might save on squinting, and one wouldn't have something valuable such as a wrist wired to the probes. Not my valuable wrist, just my worthless head :-) Or are you assuming a separate box with the probes and acquisition system,

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/17/2014 11:22 AM, John Kasunich wrote: Kirk Wallace wrote: An oscilloscope app for Google Glass might save on squinting, and one wouldn't have something valuable such as a wrist wired to the probes. Not my valuable wrist, just my worthless head :-) Oops, I meant an editorial one's,

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.6.3 Getting Started Manual correction

2014-09-17 Thread Joe Hildreth
Hello, I was reading through the Getting Started V2.6.3-19-g06655d0, 2014-09-16 manual. Section 4.6 Mechanical Information. In the first example calculation, the text list 8 microsteps in the formula, but should read 10 microsteps I hope it is OK to pass along corrections. Regards,

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC 2.6.3 Getting Started Manual correction

2014-09-17 Thread Joe Hildreth
Hello, I was reading through the Getting Started V2.6.3-19-g06655d0, 2014-09-16 manual. Section 4.6 Mechanical Information. In the first example calculation, the text list 8 microsteps in the formula, but should read 10 microsteps I hope it is OK to pass along corrections. Regards,

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
Sorry, I missed some mail, though I see it on Sourceforge. I ran into a max mail per IP setting on my mail server so it stopped accepting the list mails. I've adjusted the limit so hopefully that will fix it. The update on the current state of things: The HOME_OFFSET setting has solved the

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 21:40, p...@wpnet.us wrote: I still have the spindle issue, no matter what I do I have not been able to get any spindle operation in LinuxCNC. If I don't have the spindle encoder configured I am able to control it in the PnCConf open loop test and everything works fine

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread pc
http://wpnet.us/Harrison4.hal I did check the single channel box in the spindle setup in PnCConf, and I see it did set the counter mode to 1. Even if it did try to do closed loop, I would expect it to at least start the spindle and then fail, rather than not moving at all. Even in the open

Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 22:53, p...@wpnet.us wrote: On the instant reverse issue I am wondering if instead of using the fully isolated enable and direction outputs provided by the 7i76 if I would be better off setting up for fwd/rev control and using two of the general field outputs (I have

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread David Bagby
Sigh, had my fingers on auto pilot... for the scope portion that's should have been 100 MS/s (not MHz), the bandwidth is about 45MHz. Dave On 9/17/2014 3:20 PM, David Bagby wrote: Hi, On 9/17/2014 11:22 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread David Bagby
Hi, On 9/17/2014 11:22 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:22:02 -0400 From: John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope? To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID:

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 September 2014 23:20, David Bagby d...@calypsoventures.com wrote: Along those lines, folks may find this interesting: https://www.lab-nation.com/ 2 channel 100 MHz scope, 8 channel logic analyzer, wave for generator, pick your favorite screen flavor. OSx, Linux, Windwos, Android or

Re: [Emc-users] Hey Gene! Still looking for a pocket O'scope?

2014-09-17 Thread Gregg Eshelman
There have been scope cartridges made for the GameBoy. Did a search but didn't find one for the Advance or SP or DS. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[Emc-users] Yahoo Mail is tossing about 90% of messages from this list into SPAM.

2014-09-17 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Some real geniuses running the show at Yahoo. Seems the more I hit the not spam button on mail from Yahoo's groups, the more of those e-mails it tosses into spam. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[Emc-users] Question on gearchange use?

2014-09-17 Thread Gene Heskett
Hi all; As I have a 2 speed backgear head on this toy of mine, I'd like to make use of this module to actually double up the low speed power. But I've no clue where to insert it. I do not want the tach to be effected, just a higher motor speed to make up for the higher gear ratio, for more