[Emc-users] OT: Two way wireless alert fobs. Re: [OT] Wife is good to go

There might be something here that could be programmed to pair up with unique signals and transmit when a button is pressed, while the receiving one triggers a loud piezo beeper. http://www.digikey.com/products/en/rf-if-and-rfid/rf-evaluation-and-development-kits-boards/859

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 01:56:45 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 21.02.17 01:13, Gene Heskett wrote: > > If perchance this magic new device has some fast gpio, and a spi > > driver could be written for it, the 7i90HD with spi firmware might > > be usable? > > The on-board Intel Curie

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 21.02.17 17:56, Erik Christiansen wrote: > It ought to be feasible to ferret out some Linux SPI foo > out there in the googleverse. (Some time to faff with it is then item 2 > on the agenda. (Well, 3 until the board arrives and I push some Linux > into its brain.) This might do for starters:

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 00:42:10 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > If you have a basement window and the softener is in the open, you > have a way to fill it without lugging the salt bags so far. Make a > salt chute from some ABS drain pipe and funnel it in through a window. > :) Then all you have to

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 21.02.17 01:13, Gene Heskett wrote: > If perchance this magic new device has some fast gpio, and a spi driver > could be written for it, the 7i90HD with spi firmware might be usable? The on-board Intel Curie microcontroller, which provides the Arduino 101 compatible extra stuff, has "SPI

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 00:26:44 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > If your phone has WiFi and/or Bluetooth, make sure they're off. Some > phones have a connection optimizer function that will automatically > turn WiFi on if the phone signal is weak, so you want that optimizer > off too. > I don't think

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On Monday 20 February 2017 23:09:50 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 20.02.17 22:57, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > > Thanks Erik > > my beaglebone, qubie and orangePiPlus2e cant do graphics like the > > video you posted ( heck my dm510 cant do it either ) All of those > > were candidates for linuxcnc

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

If you have a basement window and the softener is in the open, you have a way to fill it without lugging the salt bags so far. Make a salt chute from some ABS drain pipe and funnel it in through a window. :) Then all you have to move in and out of the house is the lightweight plastic pipe,

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

If your phone has WiFi and/or Bluetooth, make sure they're off. Some phones have a connection optimizer function that will automatically turn WiFi on if the phone signal is weak, so you want that optimizer off too. From: Gene Heskett To:

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 20.02.17 22:57, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > Thanks Erik > my beaglebone, qubie and orangePiPlus2e cant do graphics like the > video you posted ( heck my dm510 cant do it either ) All of those were > candidates for linuxcnc but are now just bookshelf knickknacks. It is to replace my desktop

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

On 20.02.17 13:37, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm a little surprised that this "What's It" didn't get more replies. > The pictures are of my Hobart TIG welder's spark gap assembly. The spark > gap is used in a circuit that adds a high frequency signal to the torch > to aid in starting an arc without

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 20:06:37 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Get a pair of FRS radios with a call button. Push that and it makes a > noise on all other FRS radios in range on the same channel. For your > use you'd want an older pair with shorter range. > That sounds like it would work, but FRS

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Sebastian, et al, That got it. So with this gantry homing, it only works with home all? Individual axes, even those separate from the gantry, cannot be homed on their own? Thanks, Eric On 02/20/2017 04:42 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Don't I only need to run down through the below to install

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Get a pair of FRS radios with a call button. Push that and it makes a noise on all other FRS radios in range on the same channel. For your use you'd want an older pair with shorter range. From: Gene Heskett To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday,

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

On 02/20/2017 04:42 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Don't I only need to run down through the below to install rtai? Also, > isin't > sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade > going to upgrade me from Xubuntu 12.04 to 14.04? I should skip that step, > right? "apt-get dist-upgrade" will upgrade all packages,

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

lol, I'm not sure what sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade but it doesn't upgrade the OS. JT On 2/20/2017 5:42 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > John, > > Don't I only need to run down through the below to install rtai? Also, > isin't > sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade > going to upgrade me from Xubuntu 12.04

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

John, Don't I only need to run down through the below to install rtai? Also, isin't sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade going to upgrade me from Xubuntu 12.04 to 14.04? I should skip that step, right? sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

It looks like some kind of RF noise generator. Actually the file path name with "TIG" in it gives it away. On Feb 20, 2017 5:30 PM, "dave" wrote: I think you just answered your own question. I suspect the spark gap generated the hi-freq that makes non-contact arc start

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

Thank you Sir, What is your opinion if I am using this break-out board for my rpi3 http://wiki.zentoolworks.com/index.php/Zen_Toolworks_Stepper_Motor_Driver_Breakout_Board%285_Axis_Output_with_on_board_spindle_relay%29 mesa 7i90. is not available in my country do you mean rpi3 won't work as

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

I think you just answered your own question. I suspect the spark gap generated the hi-freq that makes non-contact arc start possible. If you remember the earliest transmitters were a spark gap ... eg. wide-band noise. W in your tig weld is a cause for automatic rejection (missile propellant

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Thank you! 2017-02-21 1:15 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : > Yes I do. > > JT > > > > On 2/20/2017 5:02 PM, Andrew wrote: > >> I remember that you had a similar .txt for preempt-rt on Mint, didn't you? >> >> 2017-02-21 0:51 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : >> >> This is

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Yes I do. JT On 2/20/2017 5:02 PM, Andrew wrote: I remember that you had a similar .txt for preempt-rt on Mint, didn't you? 2017-02-21 0:51 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : This is how I install rtai on Linux Mint 17.3 JT On 2/20/2017 4:12 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: I

Re: [Emc-users] 6I24 PCI or 7I80 Ethernet?

2017-02-21 0:49 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > Assuming you have a 7I80HD-16, 7i80hd_16_svst1_4_7i47s.bit > > will give you a config with 4 stepgens, 4 encoders, 1 pwmgen for spindle > (on GPIO 0..23) and GPIO 24..71 as plain I/O > That's what I need, thanks! No support in

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

I remember that you had a similar .txt for preempt-rt on Mint, didn't you? 2017-02-21 0:51 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : > This is how I install rtai on Linux Mint 17.3 > > JT > > > > On 2/20/2017 4:12 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > >> I should add, I am using Xubuntu 12.04. >> >> >>

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

This is how I install rtai on Linux Mint 17.3 JT On 2/20/2017 4:12 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: I should add, I am using Xubuntu 12.04. Does rtai need to be installed separately to use these modules? I believe apt-key ran properly and the linuxcnc repositories were added properly. There were

Re: [Emc-users] 6I24 PCI or 7I80 Ethernet?

On Tue, 21 Feb 2017, Andrew wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:26:58 +0200 > From: Andrew > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] 6I24 PCI or 7I80 Ethernet?

2017-02-04 0:09 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > >> If its sinking current, yes, you can get 5V swings (so OK for drives > with > >> common +5 on the Opto inputs) if sourcing, it can only swing to 3.3V or > so > >> which is not so good. > >> > > > > Good for me, the desired drives

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

I should add, I am using Xubuntu 12.04. Does rtai need to be installed separately to use these modules? I believe apt-key ran properly and the linuxcnc repositories were added properly. There were no errors with apt-get update. I am getting errors of the form: The following packages have

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Does rtai need to be installed separately to use these modules? I believe apt-key ran properly and the linuxcnc repositories were added properly. There were no errors with apt-get update. I am getting errors of the form: The following packages have unmet dependencies: Linuxcnc: Depends:

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

On 02/17/2017 07:23 PM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 17.02.17 10:17, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> I know what it is, but while cruising through my pictures I got the >> notion that these look like a "What Is It" kind of thing. I thought I'd >> post them just for fun. > > Kirk, the patterns arising from

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Thanks John and Andrew. Bonus, I did not realize I could use Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise). Eric Developer (master) version does exactly what you need. It also has sync homing. See http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/config/ini-homing.html#_home_sequence You can install master branch from buildbot

[Emc-users] error message

Hi all, I have finally upgraded the computer on my Cincinatti. In service since ~2001. Now have a mini-itx -MW525. It is now passably well tuned. Starts and stops are a bit rough because of the backlash but I think usable. However, mdi moves are giving a message 'can't open none'. Pretty terse.

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Developer (master) version does exactly what you need. It also has sync homing. See http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/config/ini-homing.html#_home_sequence You can install master branch from buildbot http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ Then try sim/axis/gantry config 2017-02-20 19:09 GMT+02:00 Eric

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

The master branch has gantry homing now. JT On 2/20/2017 11:09 AM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > > > I am finally getting around to re-controlling a large (15' x 30') XY table. > The gantry is driven by two oppositely mounted servo motors, axes Y1 and Y2. > The current homing sequence works as

[Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

It's not just how smart you are. The problem is propriety knowledge. You can mess with some gadget for ages, but if you can't find the chips on the net, it's usually not worth the effort. On 20 February 2017 at 12:54, Peter Blodow wrote: > Wow, good to hear of a guy who is

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On 02/20/2017 08:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > This house has alu siding, so that might explain the short battery life > IF it was both phones, but its not, she uses hers 10x what I use mine, > and it still runs a couple days between charges. > > Well, I just don't know. Glad she is back home

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 10:45:40 andy pugh wrote: > On 20 February 2017 at 15:34, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Even the chuck on this lathe seems pretty heavy but I think its > > under 40 lbs. A 3 jaw, 2 piece jaws that I can't read the brand name > > of, but made in Poland,

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 10:02:05 andy pugh wrote: > On 20 February 2017 at 14:48, Gene Heskett wrote: > > IF it was both phones, but its not, she uses hers 10x what I use > > mine, and it still runs a couple days between charges. > > Swap phones. See what happens. I

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

Thanks Erik my beaglebone, qubie and orangePiPlus2e cant do graphics like the video you posted ( heck my dm510 cant do it either ) All of those were candidates for linuxcnc but are now just bookshelf knickknacks. the video doesnt prove that an rt kernel linuxcnc image would run that well, but

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 04:54:42 Marshland Engineering wrote: > Bought a Samsung Smart TV and really regretted it. Keeps updating > itself and changes the icons etc etc. 'Support' from India and almost > all requests end in a "do a system reset" Oh yeah. No keyboard works > properly and you

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 00:37:19 Erik Christiansen wrote: > That's very good to hear, Gene. > > On 19.02.17 19:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > > We're home, but I think she thinks my hip joints get 100 miles per > > pain pill. NOT. 20 yards, maybe. > > New ones are a 24 carat godsend, Gene. My

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On 20 February 2017 at 14:48, Gene Heskett wrote: > IF it was both phones, but its not, she uses hers 10x what I use mine, > and it still runs a couple days between charges. Swap phones. See what happens. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Any little phone shop can replace it, we even have a couple of shops like that here in little Poplar Bluff. JT On 2/19/2017 6:01 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 19 February 2017 13:37:09 John Thornton wrote: > >> Great news Gene. Maybe you have a bad battery... >> >> JT >> > Who is gonna

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Monday 20 February 2017 00:30:27 Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/19/2017 12:21 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Hi guys; > > > > I just got a call from my Missus, all the tests and imagery they've > > done at Ruby must be ok, so they discharged her effective now, and > > now I'm killing an hour while my

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Sunday 19 February 2017 23:55:34 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > gene, i dunno if this can help > last nite i installed a 'fall detector' on wife's android phone > it uses the accelerometers to detect a sudden change, then looks for a > period of no motion > ( thats how they define a fall to

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

But. I. Don't. Want. Windows! 2017-02-20 13:50 GMT+01:00 andy pugh : > On 20 February 2017 at 09:48, Florian Rist wrote: > > That's exactly what a hot wire cutter from Stepfour that we have here is > > doing. It start windows 95, than quits Windows, returns

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

On 20 February 2017 at 09:48, Florian Rist wrote: > That's exactly what a hot wire cutter from Stepfour that we have here is > doing. It start windows 95, than quits Windows, returns to DOS and > starts the CNC controller. I should change this and prevent win.exe from > starting

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

Windows 95, most likely. It plays very well with DOS software running within it and if it doesn't you can setup a shortcut to exit Win95, run the DOS program then automatically relaunch windows when you quit the DOS program. Windows 98, nope, can't do that. If a DOS program doesn't work within

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 20.02.17 22:09, Erik Christiansen wrote: > Would this be the sort of gadget to get from M.2 to PCIe?: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cable-Adapter-M-2-NGFF-SSD-to-PCI-e-Express-4X-Adapter-/112304837686?hash=item1a25e3d436:g:~iIAAOSw~AVYpMNx An update: That's "Key M". The Udoo X86 needs "Key B"

[Emc-users] linuxcnc on udoo x86 / udoo x86 ultra was linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 09.02.17 01:20, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > but this x86 looks interesting forlinuxcnc > > the "udoo x86 ultra" tadaaa > > it came out of kickstarter > http://mouser.com/new/udoo/udoo-x86/ > https://www.slant.co/topics/1629/viewpoints/26/~single-board-computers~udoo-x86 I ordered (and paid

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Wow, good to hear of a guy who is not as conceitet as are all others... I think much the same about myself. Principally, you are right, it's a question of specialisation. But modern civilisation lives from the fact that NOT everybody can do everything, so handicrafts and commerce came into

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On 20 February 2017 at 03:37, Dave Cole wrote: > They aren't that hard to service. > However the Iphones are known to be difficult. Still, the Iphone > repair guys are human as well. I work on the principle that anything that can be made by humans can be made by

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Bought a Samsung Smart TV and really regretted it. Keeps updating itself and changes the icons etc etc. 'Support' from India and almost all requests end in a "do a system reset" Oh yeah. No keyboard works properly and you have to fart around with the arrows on the remote to type things in.

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

Hi Peter > Windows 95 / 98 is MS-DOS with a graphic user interface on top. Yes, I remember. The Körner controller ran as a Windows GUI program, AFAIR. > There was a boot option to start with DOS and then start Windows > manually afterwards from the command line, calling c:\windows\win.exe. >

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

Florian, Windows 95 / 98 is MS-DOS with a graphic user interface on top. There was a boot option to start with DOS and then start Windows manually afterwards from the command line, calling c:\windows\win.exe. It was possible to stop Windows, too, get out and return to the normal DOS surface.

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

Hi Sven > That's a feature I really want in LCNC! Me too. > Problem is it's outdated. I can only feed it with a floppy disc. Hmm, even if it's running DOS you could at least update to USB. There is a USB driver that makes USB flash drives available as a CD drive to USB. It works quite well,

Re: [Emc-users] Koerner retrofit

Oooh... Didn't know that! That's a feature I really want in LCNC! Problem is it's outdated. I can only feed it with a floppy disc. @Peter Blodow, I will try to get in touch with them. The hardware is well designed and tidy so it's worth keeping for sure. /S 2017-02-18 21:42 GMT+01:00 Florian