Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andrew beck
Ok guys toolchanger works mint now. I'm looking for a 4th axis config now. Anyone got any I need to set up my 4th axis for a job On Wed, 9 Nov 2022, 09:38 andrew beck, wrote: > Yeah that's a pain > > I currently use the tool prepared pin to make sure it's prepared lol and > stop a toolchange

Re: [Emc-users] my camera works this morning

2022-11-08 Thread gene heskett
On 11/8/22 12:38, Andy Pugh wrote: On 8 Nov 2022, at 16:31, gene heskett wrote: The pix looks usable with one very small target circle at the cross hairs junction. If you have a scroll button mouse try scrolling Also try scrolling whilst pressing each button . I figured it was too good to

Re: [Emc-users] my camera works this morning

2022-11-08 Thread gene heskett
On 11/8/22 12:38, Andy Pugh wrote: On 8 Nov 2022, at 16:31, gene heskett wrote: The pix looks usable with one very small target circle at the cross hairs junction. If you have a scroll button mouse try scrolling Also try scrolling whilst pressing each button . Thank you, a pleasant

Re: [Emc-users] Fusion 360

2022-11-08 Thread Brian Bland
I would like to try it out. Brian Bland On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 12:15 PM Les Newell wrote: > SheetCam now has a lathe plugin. It's still in beta but you are welcome > to try it. If you don't have a SheetCam license I can give you a free 30 > day license so you can have a play with it. > > Les >

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread John Dammeyer
I did a quick shaky video with my cell phone. https://youtu.be/NOfAEI5TMxY John > -Original Message- > From: andrew beck [mailto:andrewbeck0...@gmail.com] > Sent: November-08-22 3:03 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andrew beck
Hey guys it got us sussed! Working perfectly. I'll upload a video and hope to make a guide on the forums for the next guy On Wed, 9 Nov 2022, 12:02 John Dammeyer, wrote: > Looking at: > > https://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/m-code.html#mcode:m66 > > Should there not be a Q in front of the 10

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread John Dammeyer
Looking at: https://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/m-code.html#mcode:m66 Should there not be a Q in front of the 10 in your line below for a timeout of 10 seconds? M66 P0 L2 10 If I were to do this then I have this in my hal filev which shows which pin is encoder index: #IO Connections for P1

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andrew beck
Yeah that's a pain I currently use the tool prepared pin to make sure it's prepared lol and stop a toolchange if the correct tool is not in spindle On Wed, 9 Nov 2022, 08:55 andy pugh, wrote: > On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 19:10, andrew beck wrote: > > > but its not preloading tool > > > > it sits

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 19:10, andrew beck wrote: > but its not preloading tool > > it sits there and waits for the tool to load instead of doing it while the > program is running > You (may) need to assert tool-prepared straight away, and then get on with the actual prep. Though that isn't how

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andrew beck
well i have a working spindle orientation! once you have a vfd that allows a low speed 15 rpm accurate motor rotation its not too hard just rotate until the input-index pin changes state with a m66 code then stop spindle it overshoots the sensor by about 10 degrees but its repeatable so just

Re: [Emc-users] Clausing NC Progress and Tool Changer.

2022-11-08 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 20:05, John Figie wrote: > A solenoid controlled valve actuates a piston that > raises the tool post. Once in the raised position a geneva drive and motor > rotates the post in 1/8 turn increments by pulsing power to the motor. So 2 > pulsed are needed to move the post one

Re: [Emc-users] Fusion 360

2022-11-08 Thread Les Newell
SheetCam now has a lathe plugin. It's still in beta but you are welcome to try it. If you don't have a SheetCam license I can give you a free 30 day license so you can have a play with it. Les I've tried F360 for code on a small lathe and find it quite painful to get the toolpath usable. It

Re: [Emc-users] my camera works this morning

2022-11-08 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 8 Nov 2022, at 16:31, gene heskett wrote: > > The pix looks usable > with one very small target circle at the cross hairs junction. If you have a scroll button mouse try scrolling Also try scrolling whilst pressing each button ___

[Emc-users] my camera works this morning

2022-11-08 Thread gene heskett
Hi all; To whoever waved their magic wand and cast the spell, thank you very much. There are no camera controls at the bottom of the preview window, there used to be a quite full set as its not a cheap one but designed for endoscopy. The pix looks usable with one very small target circle at

Re: [Emc-users] Fusion 360

2022-11-08 Thread stjohn gold
Hi Roland, fusion360 lathe is very easy. It runs the operations in order so you must be doing something incorrectly. You control the toolpaths mostly. Perfectly optimal is not always possible with any software. Mostly machining with a grooving tool? Good luck! Of course you have to set stock

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andrew beck
Hey andy. I was just having a play and I can actually just sense the input-index pin directly. With M66 P0 L2 10 I rotate spindle at 5rpm and wait until sensor changes state Then stop. In my case this is a proxy switch. Not a encoder so I don't have to worry about missing it. Anyway I

Re: [Emc-users] triggering the mesa card encoder index pulse

2022-11-08 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 04:50, andrew beck wrote: > > i am using the tristate bit but getting a bit confused on how it works > It only drives the output to the input when enable is true. You want to set the indes-enable pin high, and then stop writing to it so that the rest of the system can do