[Emc-users] Q for Peter?

2022-02-28 Thread gene heskett
Greetings Peter; The 7i76 has, I recall reading, the ability to do analog to digital conversions on the first 4 of its inputs. But the full scale range is 36 volts if I recall right. I don't recall the bit range, though, whether its 8 bit, or 16. Would it be possible to lower the full scale

Re: [Emc-users] Recommendations for touch pad to replace mouse

2022-02-28 Thread Chris Albertson
Apple Magic Trackpad 2 used as a USB-connected device. It is by far the best trackpad on the market. You can unplug the USB cable to use it wirelessly, but in Linux, the battery power is not managed and runs down quickly. The Apple trackpad is sturdy as it is made from solid aluminum and the

Re: [Emc-users] Auxiliary axis DRO only

2022-02-28 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 26 Feb 2022, at 04:36, Thaddeus Waldner wrote: > > Anything else I can try? How about a Python HAL component that logs encoder position (on a HAL pin) to file when a trigger pin goes high? As it would be a user space component you would need a “handshake” in the G-code. Ie a log /

[Emc-users] Recommendations for touch pad to replace mouse

2022-02-28 Thread Ed
Title says most of it. For most commands I use the keyboard for the speed but changing the tooltable and a couple of other things I like to use a touchpad. Mouse works OK if you have the room and do not have chips landing there. The touchpads I have now are getting obsolete, round plug and

Re: [Emc-users] Custom m codes

2022-02-28 Thread Todd Zuercher
Alternatively, you could just set up your M102 code to just setp your hal pin(s) and then use a subroutine o-sub call for the G-code part including the M-code. Then instead of issuing a remapped g-code you just use "o call". Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street  Dalton, Ohio

Re: [Emc-users] Custom m codes

2022-02-28 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 10:51, andrew beck wrote: > > I want to issue a m102 > > And get this code run > > S5m3 > Halcmd setp hm2 7i77etc pin output on This is slightly tricky, as you want to both issue a G-code command and a Halcmd command. I think you need to do a G-code remap to create a new

Re: [Emc-users] who has used thin client pcs

2022-02-28 Thread Les Newell
On 26/02/2022 19:54, Rafael Skodlar wrote: Les, barns are for horses, cows, or pigs not PC computers ;-) Rafael Yes, that's all very well in theory but 4 CNC machines won't fit in my house. Les ___ Emc-users mailing list

[Emc-users] Custom m codes

2022-02-28 Thread andrew beck
Hey guys I want to issue a m102 And get this code run S5m3 Halcmd setp hm2 7i77etc pin output on Whats the best way to do it. I can do it fine with m6 but it won't let me remap m100+ codes I'm also happy to use digital output codes m66 65 etc What do you guys think?