Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 19:22, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > > My recommendation would be to use 'screen' Another possibility is the serial monitor available in the Arduino IDE, if you have that installed. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 11:26 AM Jon Elson wrote: > > On 05/27/2019 11:54 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I want to download putty so I can access the com1 port and talk to the DC > > Servo controller for diagnostics. > > > Why would you use putty, which is really for Windows > systems. I've NEVER

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
I hadn't . That was last night. Going back to Windows was the easy solution. Today I have to do work-work looking for a transient load voltage value that is normally 280 (28.0V scaled by 10) and shows up once as 8152. Since 815.2V isn't possible from the Lithium Batteries or Power supplies

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 17:06, John Dammeyer wrote: My solution was simple since apt-get wouldn't update anything. > Did you try the incantation I suggested? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > Sent: May-28-19 8:24 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC > > On 05/27/2019 11:54 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I installed the > >

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: TJoseph Powderly [mailto:tjt...@gmail.com] > Sent: May-28-19 4:48 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC > > John hello > I am sorry I did not specify which iso to use. > see

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread Jon Elson
On 05/27/2019 11:54 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: I installed the linuxcnc-2.7.14-wheezy.iso I want to download putty so I can access the com1 port and talk to the DC Servo controller for diagnostics. Why would you use putty, which is really for Windows systems. I've NEVER seen putty used on

Re: [Emc-users] POSITION_FILE

2019-05-28 Thread Maxime Lemonnier
Thank you very much for the detailed answer. One thing you must know, is that homing is not configured (yet) on my machine. I only recently installed a few limit switches, so I could use that, along with the index pulse of my encoder and re-home (real homing, not software reset to zero homing).

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 14:29, andy pugh wrote: > > sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false > > A space crept in, now deleted. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." —

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 05:56, John Dammeyer wrote: > E: Release file for http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/dists/wheezy/updates/Release is expired (invalid since 47d 13h 37min 5s). Updates for this repository will not be applied. > > So it appears it's up to date but also out of date?

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC

2019-05-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
John hello I am sorry I did not specify which iso to use. see https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/ for scheduled expiration dates of Debians see http://www.linuxcnc.org/downloads/ for recommendations and caveats I understand that any search you may have tried likely sent you to the Wheezy version The

Re: [Emc-users] Increasingly OT: [Was: Re: How come.... --> battery safety due to high current, DC relay

2019-05-28 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 26.05.19 13:07, Dave Cole wrote: > There are some good reasons to use a 24 or 48 volt DC bus power system for > smaller systems. > The chance of electrocution is pretty low for a 48 volt DC system in a dry > environment. > Once you get above 50 volts or so things change. Here in Oz, a

Re: [Emc-users] Increasingly OT: [Was: Re: How come.... --> Low voltage system

2019-05-28 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 27.05.19 20:44, Chris Albertson wrote: > The low volts significantly raise the cost. I remember buying wire (some > years ago) for a system on my sailboat and paying $5 per foot. > > OK, I just looked up the cost of wire that is suitable for a 4KW low volt > system. Home Depot sells a 12