[Emc-users] Interesting observations with a cheap bob's analog out.

2020-11-24 Thread Sam Sokolik
Granted.. I know these are pretty basic. You can usually find them for under 10 dollars. They do work quite well though. I was working on some youtube content and was goofing around with this bob and the printer port. Setting up a pwmgen to test the analog out unearthed some things.. -It

Re: [Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread John Figie
Andy, I looked over the information you provided. It is not clear to me how the 7i80hv_16_sv.. "SV" sections work. The card provides a PWM output for the 7i40, the encoder feedback comes back to the 7i40 and then back to LinuxCNC servo thread where the loop is closed? So is this then just a

Re: [Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 24 November 2020 21:15:31 John Figie wrote: > Andy, > > Thanks for the suggestions, I think that is really helpful. I will > have to look at the docs for this stuff. > > As for the lathe it is actually a model 1550 NC even though the swing > is 14". I have the manual for it and it has

Re: [Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread John Figie
Andy, Thanks for the suggestions, I think that is really helpful. I will have to look at the docs for this stuff. As for the lathe it is actually a model 1550 NC even though the swing is 14". I have the manual for it and it has a complete parts breakdown with illustrations. It looks like the

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

2020-11-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 24 November 2020 16:08:41 Viesturs Lācis wrote: > I have worked on that machine for some time now and what I have > managed so far is that machine actually works nice, when I execute a > sample g-code file. I saved it, edited to scale up 10x and then ran > it. Everything is nice,

Re: [Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 24 November 2020 15:09:42 John Figie wrote: > emc-users, > > I acquired a Clausing 1450 NC lathe with the intention of LinuxCNC > retrofit about 6 years ago. I had all kinds of plans to make my own > servo drives but never really made much progress due to other > priorities. Now I am

Re: [Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 at 20:25, John Figie wrote: > I am thinking that I want to use Mesa Etherent I/O cards and I want to use > PID servo control. > > About the motors: These are Peerless DC motors (8 brushes). 66V max and > 3.75 Amps Max. 800 RPM coupled directly to the ball screws with a servo

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

2020-11-24 Thread Chris Albertson
My first guess when I see oscillating velocity is that the PID controller needs to be tuned.The simplest method is to set I and D to zero then increase "P" until you notice some oscillation then back off some.It seems that the first step is already done for you. If this is an open loop

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

2020-11-24 Thread Todd Zuercher
Are you using a USB keyboard and mouse? Wired or wireless? Do you have any other USB devices connected to the PC? Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street  Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Viesturs Lācis Sent: Tuesday, November 24,

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

2020-11-24 Thread Viesturs Lācis
I have worked on that machine for some time now and what I have managed so far is that machine actually works nice, when I execute a sample g-code file. I saved it, edited to scale up 10x and then ran it. Everything is nice, rapids are smooth at 15 m/min. The problem is that the velocity is

[Emc-users] Suggestions for a retrofit.

2020-11-24 Thread John Figie
emc-users, I acquired a Clausing 1450 NC lathe with the intention of LinuxCNC retrofit about 6 years ago. I had all kinds of plans to make my own servo drives but never really made much progress due to other priorities. Now I am getting impatient and want to move forward. Currently this machine

Re: [Emc-users] G64 - view current setting

2020-11-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 24 November 2020 03:55:46 andy pugh wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 at 04:23, David Berndt wrote: > > But does G64 Px operate in machine native units? or should it be > > reset when changing between g20 and g21? > > The code here: >

Re: [Emc-users] G64 - view current setting

2020-11-24 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 at 04:23, David Berndt wrote: > But does G64 Px operate in machine native units? or should it be reset > when changing between g20 and g21? The code here: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/5cb4a18e0068fe430a2f2acbf219530f68c30c32/src/emc/task/emccanon.cc#L1199 Uses