Re: [Emc-users] Monitor cable lengths

2010-08-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
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Re: [Emc-users] How does EMC Control 3 Axis Mills with Stepper Motors and Linear Encoders?

2010-08-21 Thread Rainer Schmidt
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Re: [Emc-users] How does EMC Control 3 Axis Mills with Stepper Motors and Linear Encoders?

2010-08-17 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Aug 17, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: This machine is really a great CNC machine, not some kind of weird slapped together contraption. It was built for CNC from the start. EMC made it really shine. i That's a very good point and sound advice. After reading this thread I

Re: [Emc-users] schematics

2010-07-23 Thread Rainer Schmidt
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[Emc-users] Cam Webinar

2010-07-20 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'm giving a free CAM webinar tomorrow Wednesday the 21st. You can sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/2abvkua I'll use Rhino, RhinoCam and T-splines to make a part. With videos to show the machining. So if you are not familiar with Rhino/Rhinocam and or T-Splines then this is a quick intro. I

Re: [Emc-users] CAM??

2010-06-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'm using RHinocam with 2,3, and 4 axis ops and it never crashed the tool or had a software malfunction. I am very happy with that. www.mecsoft.com Rainer On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:45 PM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: Hi I want to ask about CAD/CAM or just CAM software. There are many CAM

Re: [Emc-users] Tan, just don't do it kids.

2010-06-25 Thread Rainer Schmidt
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Re: [Emc-users] interesting video

2010-02-06 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Thanks for posting. Coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Response deliberately kept short so the OT gods are not infuriated to much... Rainer -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation

Re: [Emc-users] Using a stepper motor as a spindle ( controlled via Mesa 7i43?)

2010-01-27 Thread Rainer Schmidt
The temperature of the extruder will be controlled via a MSP430 micro and a PID loop, with EMC2 setting/reading it via the serial port, this is just a port of the work from Jeff Epler (http://axis.unpy.net/01198594294). I bought a temp controller of ebay and must say I am very very happy as

Re: [Emc-users] emc2 hardware step generators

2010-01-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Don't forget the latency of the opto couplers in the breakout boards... That messed me up once. They were slow and the speed was high... At a certain range VERY bizarre inaccuracies started to creep in and it took me some time to figure out why the heck things went the way they did. Needless to

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC

2010-01-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
And regardless of your arguments, the one factor which distorts everything the most is the government involvement. The Chinese Gov is subsidizing the manufacturing industry so heavily that indeed it is cheaper to buy a bottle of water filled in China and then shipped around the world, than opening

Re: [Emc-users] Axis Direction Change with Servo System - How?

2009-12-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
If it's a DC servo then you can simply change the polarity while also swapping the pinout in the encoder accordingly. I did swap the polarity once only and then looked for a couple of days for the problem that the drive disabled with the first step... Of course... the encoder has to be adapted as

Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis ideas... any suggestions?

2009-12-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Gears have backlash period. And if they don;t have backlash out of the box... they increasingly will have it. There's a method of countering that, but it increases wear as it uses tension. I rely on my steel loaded timing belts instead. I use the type made for the car industry. Incredibly strong

Re: [Emc-users] How to Correct Angular Axes Misaligment in Software?

2009-12-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'd shift it in the CD software and run the CAM again On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Florian Rist fr...@fs.tum.de wrote: Hi, For the first time I have to mill a precise aluminum part and discovered that the x and y axes of our CNC mill are not properly aligned at an angel of 90° but show

Re: [Emc-users] Breakout board question

2009-12-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'd go for the Opto Board as it gives you more protection from the harsh stepper environment. Actually... I'd rather buy a complete one and get on with the project rather wasting time with such a small part of a machine. Rainer

Re: [Emc-users] How Exactly does a Mister Work

2009-11-21 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I don't want to rain onto this parade, but what has this to do with EMC? Please visit a forum oriented towards the core of this discussion, specially considering that the majority of information posted in this thread is flawed to say the least. Actually it makes my brain hurt. This might sound

Re: [Emc-users] joint 0 following error

2009-07-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Also consider using differential en/de-coders on each side to eliminate the influence noise. It's fairly easy to add those little chips if the signal is not differential already. Rainer On Jul 29, 2009, at 5:42 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: Do you use shielded cables for your encoders? I know that

Re: [Emc-users] 7i43 and actual stepper and limit switch wiring questions.

2009-07-24 Thread Rainer Schmidt
The false trips are nearly always due to NOT using screened cables (including limits) and poor grounding and wiring techniques. And one MUST use a capacitor at the BOB to eliminate noise created by the steppers lines. a couple of yF and a fast cap like a ceramic one does the job to flatten

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad ?

2009-07-06 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I use the one from the picture on the wiki... I followed the installation procedure and it worked of the bat. I got mine from ebay for $7... I edited the wrong hal file and it got overridden again with a reconfig lol I was to lazy to set it up again... As I recall it was not a big deal to get

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad ?

2009-07-06 Thread Rainer Schmidt
and is perfectely used by all probe progs using /dev/input/js0. I can't believe you when you say It worked out of the wiki, sorry. Chris Le lundi 6 juillet 2009 18:43:34, Rainer Schmidt a écrit : I use the one from the picture on the wiki... I followed the installation procedure and it worked of the bat

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad ?

2009-07-06 Thread Rainer Schmidt
:51, Rainer Schmidt a écrit : Then I am a happy liar who jogs his machine with his JoyPad When I get to the shop later I'll post my hal file edits and the message from Linux when it finds my pad. I might shoot a quick movie how it jogs so you have to stop calling me a liar and I can start

Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-04 Thread Rainer Schmidt
From that refund I'd buy some books and read up on some 'stuff'. So I can help myself... Rainer -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] power off at the end of program

2009-07-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
it powers on in the same phase as it powered off, it might pull in to a spot +-4 full steps from where it was powered off. No, not 'MIGHT'... it WILL. Been there, tried that... Not even servo drives like that. The best solution is to use drives which limit the idle current if that is

Re: [Emc-users] power off at the end of program

2009-07-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I have a board that maintains encoder feedback to the PC so that Gecko 320 servo drives can be powered down without loss of position. That's smart! I can't do that. The servo drives are doing it all Dumb PC had no clue where it is. Then again, I am running Windows with that OTHER system on

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Nothing for 'free' made any sense to me. Here is a link to some software which has a good bang for the buck: http://www.vectric.com/ I do a LOT with Rhino and RhinoCam and usually run circles around the Solidworks and MasterCam folks, but there we are in a different price range. Rainer On Wed,

Re: [Emc-users] Show Hidden Files and Directories????

2009-06-30 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Aram go and check this site out: http://www.machsupport.com/. Mach3 runs under Windows and you will have less problems considering the status of your information technology knowledge. Best of luck! Rainer --

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper resistance

2009-06-28 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I have a stepper motor with 4 leads. If I measure it with a DC ohm meter I get a short between the two leads belonging to each coil as expected but 80KOhm in between the leads of each coil. I expected none or some mega ohm indication. Is that normal? Rainer

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper resistance

2009-06-28 Thread Rainer Schmidt
The original post said that he got 0 ohms for each coil, but that he got 80k between coils.  This is in the range I would expect if I were holding the test leads to the stepper wires with my fingers.  That's why I asked about how he was testing resistance. I guess I measured my own inner

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper motor resistance

2009-06-28 Thread Rainer Schmidt
interwinding capacitance. Wer viel misst misst mist! (Who measures a lot might measure 'manure'...) Rainer -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] Phase convertors, Re: Need a bandsaw for resaw duties

2009-06-27 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Switched load is referring to consumers with switched/electronic power supplies, nothing to do with manually throwing a switch or something similar. Loads must be Ohm's loads. Good old resistance. The regulating circuitry monitors closely what happens with the load and if that has some strange

Re: [Emc-users] Need a bandsaw for resaw duties

2009-06-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Get a 3Phase VFD and as long as you have 220 single phase you will be ok. I run a 16Inch resaw with a 3HP motor that way. Good luck! R Those guy's are in the neighborhood and have good prices and service: http://www.dealerselectric.com/ On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Gene

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-16 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Maybe this is a source for you: http://www.kelinginc.net/index.html Rainer On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Erik Christiansendva...@internode.on.net wrote: On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 08:14:20PM +0200, Sven Wesley wrote: I can get any servo between 36 and 90 V for a decent price. I want to add

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-16 Thread Rainer Schmidt
with some shots. It was in it's ghetto stage at that time. http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOImsg=2022.1 Rainer On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Erik Christiansendva...@internode.on.net wrote: On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 07:07:10AM -0400, Rainer Schmidt wrote: Maybe this is a source for you: http

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-16 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Skewered brushes make no sense at all. I agree. Skewered armature prevents a rapid fall off of the magnetic field and thus yields less 'chatter' if you wish to name it like that. If you would turn the motor manually over then a 'regular' dc motor would go 'pop pop pop' over the field boundaries as

Re: [Emc-users] DIY encoder chipset

2009-06-14 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I use those with great results: http://usdigital.com/ The company is rather friendly and I got good advice on what I need for my application. All fit and runs great. I stay away from exotic solutions as the source of those usually dries up rather quickly... R

Re: [Emc-users] Successive G0 moves

2009-06-13 Thread Rainer Schmidt
As I understand the parsing G1z1x1y1 is the same as g1z1 x1y1 or g1z1x1 y1 or g1 z1 x1 y1 I am sure that a end of line or cr/lf or any combination is not part of the parser rules regarding a command structure. I have generated gcode which has no line breaks in 4MB of gcode. But that runs under

Re: [Emc-users] Metric?

2009-06-12 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I can vouch for the problems the us imperial system is creating. There is not a single day in a custom shop I know off where there are no parts messed up because of conversion problems which simply would not exist with the metric system. Instead of simply shifting the decimal point one has to be

Re: [Emc-users] Metricks - Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-12 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:14 PM, cmg...@sover.net wrote: yea, my head hurts too. ... still better than measuring mass in slugs. But that sounds a lot of fun. I was eating at McDonalds and gained three slugs! haha My Favorite unit The rate of change of acceleration? The JERK! Cal

Re: [Emc-users] Successive G0 moves

2009-06-12 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Shabbir Hussains_hussai...@yahoo.com wrote: G0 should not be used for cutting. It is only for positioning when the tool is at safe Z height (out of workpiece and clamps etc.). I have worked with Fanuc and Siemens controllers. In these controllers when G0 move

Re: [Emc-users] New machine in production

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Rob Jansenr...@myvoice.nl wrote: Andy Pugh wrote: 2009/6/10 Rainer Schmidt lemonn...@gmail.com: I just visited an exhibition in NYC in the Javits Center and Bosch/Rexroth were there as well. Nice components! And with the economy right now... they even talk

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Ooohh look! -  somebody with experience who's actually been there and done it too G Hahahaha I've give up arguing with pedantic theorists, they always know better, I'll just get back to doing it too at about +/-0.001 ;) Wow Steve... that's impressive. We thought about a way to get rid of

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I did once have the job of machining glass to 0.0001mm but that was done with an Ion Mill so doesn't really count. I default into Inches However, I am a metric guy who is constantly annoyed by the US imperial system. fractions of inches, 12 per foot, three per yard and 95% of the population

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I stopped 'translating' values early on once I moved to the states. It's just confusing. it's easier to get used to the 'new' system. But metric is definitely forcing it's way into the door. There are numerous catalgues I recevied recently which have only metric torque values and no US imperial

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I believe that the proposed silicon sphere Avagadro/kg standard is 95mm +/- 30nm, which is a truly impressive bit of manufacturing. http://www.acpo.csiro.au/spheres.htm Owww I LOVE shiny stuff.. that sphere looks marvelous. I could not take my hand of it all day 8). And yes, that is

Re: [Emc-users] Metricks - Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Kirk Wallacekwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 11:42 -0400, Douglas Pollard wrote: ... snip I am a imperial guy who is annoyed with the metric system. I have worked in metric a lot but still don't know what a meter looks like except that

Re: [Emc-users] Metricks - Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
So once you know what milli, denti, deci and kilo means... you Sorry... there is no 'denti' lol how'd that happen??? -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Is this possible, what card do I need and how the heck do I configure EMC? Regards, Sven http://tinyurl.com/n6ehhl And don't forget your friends! ;) Rainer -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Sven Wesleysvenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: Haha! Google is your friend! --S I have the same problem with the mesa site. Just send them an email and they get you onto the right track. I did the same. I just need step direction generation better than with my generic

Re: [Emc-users] Metricks - Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
yea, my head hurts too. ... still better than measuring mass in slugs. But that sounds a lot of fun. I was eating at McDonalds and gained three slugs! haha I only like the SI system because there is less to convert. Otherwise I care less if the base is 1 or 2.54. There is a fine furniture

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
One way to get good results with belts is to strobe them at full speed and watch the first tooth engaged by the pulley. If the tooth is trying to climb out, it's too slack. That fault often shows after a time as a line of wear on the pulley teeth near the crest, but it's a bit late then.

Re: [Emc-users] New machine in production

2009-06-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Nice! Good to see that your trip to Portugal has been a success! Seems to be a nice machine. The benefit of those components is that you can plop them together rather easily. You can save a LOT of money welding it, but it's a trade off in labor cost. Cheaper material and a month of work versus

Re: [Emc-users] Purchase of 7i43 and 7i33

2009-06-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
They quoted the price but in order to pay from credit card they are asking to fax them the photocopy from front and back of my credit card. You're kidding me right??? I called them today to figure out what cards do what and which is supported by EMC. We are looking for more than one... cough

Re: [Emc-users] Purchase of 7i43 and 7i33

2009-06-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I have bought stuff from them and will again.  They work closely with the EMC community and many, many EMC users use their products. With all the good feedback I might change my mind and try again to communicate with them In case someone insists on the fax of the credit card, make it a

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-10 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'm a chemical engineer and dissolve all my problems! Besides that we designed a timing belt driven CNC machine and operate it happily. We use a belt on each side of the long axis and that is about 27 ft. belt length. The steel loaded urethane belts are tensioned and sound like a base string.

Re: [Emc-users] EMC slowing down after large program

2009-06-05 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Ow... slightly more lines than I run 8))). I use it for woodworking and go for '220 Grit' precision. Sanding works wonders ;). Any case, the thought is that, if possible, the UI could be run on another box I'll read up on that in the wiki. As I understand the system is quite modular. Maybe

Re: [Emc-users] EMC slowing down after large program

2009-06-04 Thread Rainer Schmidt
15K lines with 6 subsequent runs without exit or reboot and no issues... I recommend stopping to watch THOSE movies while engraving ;) Rainer On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Michael Jones ma...@michaelandholly.com wrote: Rob, I've been noticing the same thing lately.  Very similar hardware

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Axis Designs

2009-05-25 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Haha.. The Belt Stiffness fools many. It's a PU timing belt which is steel loaded. I tensioned it to 160lbs and the think sounds like a guitar string. There is NO flex whatsoever. If there would be... most cars would sink their valves into the cylinders more often than not. The ratio is 1:3 and

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Axis Designs

2009-05-25 Thread Rainer Schmidt
When you can manage to keep the axis running in one direction the backlash is of no factor. I like the dremel idea. I made a very simple attachment for the Dremel and my Southbend. Beats the $1000+ for the grinding attachment for thw three times I used it. However, I was careful to keep that grit

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Axis Designs

2009-05-24 Thread Rainer Schmidt
There may be more elaborate versions but here is my ghetto 4th... http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,11044.0.htm It has no backlash. Those turntables are all garbage for cnc because of the backlash. Specially that Phase II China Junk. It all looks good and costs less but once you try

Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful

2009-05-18 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Orange 8). And a big yes regarding the tactile feedback. The worst are Apple Keyboards. They are like touching a pork chop in a plastic bag. I loved to 'hack' the living heck out of the older keyboards. Today I fear my fingers would jam right through 8). On the other hand... there are still good

Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful

2009-05-18 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil wrote: Those aren't too terribly expensive either.  The ones I peeked at were about $70. Mark $70... HA I'm not paying more than $8...

Re: [Emc-users] Mounting PC boards for drilling/milling - was Re: cable shielding??

2009-05-15 Thread Rainer Schmidt
A few drops of shellack are perfect as well. Being alcohol soluble the shellack is easy to clean up. Even with the generous shot of Kentucky Burbon... Mill responsibly! Rainer On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Rob Jansen r...@myvoice.nl wrote: Gene, Gary, I use double sided tape a lot for

Re: [Emc-users] cable shielding??

2009-05-14 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Ground the shield only at one end. Why? It is best explained as a large capacitor which dampens the noise which tries to interfere. If you ground it on both ends, it becomes a simple wire like each other one in the bundle and has no real function. The shield does not protect against the little

Re: [Emc-users] CAD package suggestion

2009-05-13 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I use Rhino and RhinoCam with great success. It works. I have not had a single crash yet. And the GCode never caused concern. Rainer On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Rich Amaral rama...@aes-softwareconsulting.com wrote: Hey guys, Can anyone suggest a good CAD package either open source

Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful

2009-05-13 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Just threw my VT100 onto the trash after the keyboard become dodgy and Emulation through the PC works just as good... I'll still miss it 8). R On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Dave Engvall dengv...@charter.net wrote: Anyone that likes/liked  Digital products can't be a bad guy. I still have a

Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful

2009-05-12 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Yes, I have the same experience. This is a smart list! Seems UNIX keeps the riff raff out... How I got here? Never mind... On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Douglas Pollard dougp...@verizon.net wrote:    I recently posted an e-mail to this list and also posted an e-mail to another list about

Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful

2009-05-12 Thread Rainer Schmidt
helpful On Tuesday 12 May 2009, Stuart Stevenson wrote: doesn't keep all the riff raff out - I am here and grateful for it :) :) Same here Stuart.  They even tolerate old farts like me.  Amazing... On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Rainer Schmidt lemonn...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I have

Re: [Emc-users] Poweroff

2009-05-11 Thread Rainer Schmidt
For lights out op I have a power relay shutting the shop off which is on a port pin A final G-Code and all is in the dark. The PC never had a problem with it but I recommend a backup in case the HD image was in a volatile state... On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Frank Tkalcevic

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-03 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Try it out first. It's not as bad as people make it out to be. If you add a capacitor and use twisted pair then you are almost certain not have problems from unshielded stepper power cables. Personally I only run step and direction and supply voltage to the Gecko's on my large gantry machine. The

Re: [Emc-users] Easy upgrade to 2.3?

2009-05-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 2:27 AM, Michael Jones ma...@michaelandholly.com wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to 2.3 of EMC using Ubuntu 8. I did that and it worked as described in the upgrade guide. No issues here.. R --

Re: [Emc-users] Are there still gamepad problems in 2.3?

2009-05-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I just set it up yesterday with 2.3 and no issues whatsoever. All Hal inputs are triggering and the 'Logitech Ghetto Pendant' works perfect for what it is! R On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Michael Jones ma...@michaelandholly.com wrote: I'm using a gamepad in 2.2.8 as a pendant.  I've heard

Re: [Emc-users] unshielded cable

2009-05-02 Thread Rainer Schmidt
You will have to be careful as they will talk on other lines. You can also limit the effect on homing switch issues and things along that like when you add a ceramic capacitor across the lines of the homing or similar switches. That flattens out the spikes nicely. Rainer On Sat, May 2, 2009 at

Re: [Emc-users] problem with hal_joystick on emc2.3

2009-05-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Kenny nekm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I just upgraded from emc2.2.8 to emc2.3 and it will not startup with my Logitech Joypad configuration. I just got my Logitech JoyPad in the mail and had to fiddle with it. I followed the WIKI and it worked right of the bat.

[Emc-users] Realtime error

2009-05-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Dumb question I have not found an explanation so I decided to out myself als noob here... Once in a blue moon I am having that 'unexpected realtime error blablabla' and cant pin point it. I ran the diagnostics for two days with and without SMI and once in a while it still rears it's ugly

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-05-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
When I studied Chem Engineering I had the chance to work/play on KL/KI 10's using TOPS 10 and what I learned there regarding spooling, OS, MultiTasking, Realtime... and so on... leaves the impression that everything simply went downhill from there. That machine had no specific CPU cycle. It kinda

Re: [Emc-users] Realtime error

2009-05-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
use a USB mem stick to carry data. The more the crappy Dell is left alone the better the behavior becomes. Bad Hardware Design... Thanks! Rainer On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Rainer Schmidt wrote: Dumb question I have not found an explanation so I

Re: [Emc-users] Realtime error

2009-05-01 Thread Rainer Schmidt
wrote: Rainer Schmidt wrote: Dumb question I have not found an explanation so I decided to out myself als noob here... Once in a blue moon I am having that 'unexpected realtime error blablabla' and cant pin point it. I ran the diagnostics for two days with and without SMI and once

Re: [Emc-users] Writeup on the CNC4PC MPG6 C22 pendant

2009-04-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I have the Shuttle pro with Mach3. Can't live without it. But a Joystick or JoyPad would do as well. Just positioning with the keyboard doesn't cut it any more once an external device has been used. I'll go and get that Logitech Gamepad. The ShuttlePro is also rather expensive by comparison. I do

Re: [Emc-users] Writeup on the CNC4PC MPG6 C22 pendant

2009-04-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I just bought one from ebay for $15. A Logitech RumblePad... Probably it gives force feedback when you run the bit into a fixture... lol Rainer -- Register Now Save for Velocity, the Web Performance Operations

Re: [Emc-users] Writeup on the CNC4PC MPG6 C22 pendant

2009-04-29 Thread Rainer Schmidt
, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Rob Jansen r...@myvoice.nl wrote: Rainer Schmidt wrote: I just bought one from ebay for $15. A Logitech RumblePad... Probably it gives force feedback when you run the bit into a fixture... lol Rainer But probably the fixture will be dented- much like the car is dented when you

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-28 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'm a UNIX guy and actually do not use spaces in anything. But if I have an input field, then I rely on the validation of the input. Stepconf allows the space in a profile name but subsequently fails to fix that up or reject it for later use as filename. I always found VMS to be the simplest OS.

Re: [Emc-users] Writeup on the CNC4PC MPG6 C22 pendant

2009-04-28 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Thanks for the heads up and the sharing. I was looking at a pendant and might opt for a self build when you have to fight with all the stuff in any case The quality of Chinese stuff is a real problem. Money for nothing. Again thanks a LOT Rainer PS;I would LOVE to have that Pendant running

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-27 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Great info! I keep that in mind when I will try and interface with some other circuitry. Now that the USB trap has been mentioned Mr. Murphy probably moves on to another tricky functionality ;). I also removed a Firewire card just in case. I'll drop that back in and see if there is a change. And

Re: [Emc-users] Video Crash

2009-04-27 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Yeahh,,, Card, Driver, Screensaver... If you set the permissions you can also connect to the X-Server form another machine within the network. That can show if there is a software/screensaver related problem is there or a hardware problem. Rainer

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-27 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Another Day in the EMC Noob Shop I got all set up and started EMC just to see it fail. No real error message. Just that every process is terminating nicely and that everything is being cleaned up. I fished around for a while using my newly acquired trouble shooting skill set haha. And I found

[Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
After wasting an hour searching I ask the list for help I try to switch back to the Vesa driver to see if the NVidia driver on my box is responsible for the fatal timing errors of my little box here I dried Dexconf but that dies with a FATAL: Module battery not found. Obviously I have to

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Thanks Lars. That did it. I'm now running the Vesa driver. However, I am still having the 12ns spikes... In the Wiki is an identical machine supposedly running emc under RTAI. Sighhh I removed my graphics card and am running on the internal one. No change. I took a look and the smi module was

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Friggin UPS... I had the same experience. Lead Bat's stink. But what other alternative is there? R On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday 26 April 2009, Rainer Schmidt wrote: After wasting an hour searching I ask the list for help I try

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I give up for today. Out of play time 8(((. The last strange thing I noticed is that I am ONLY having those 120-15 ns spikes running the Latency test from EMC. When I run the latency test from RTAI in the testsuite the worst I am getting is 37000. Which corresponds to other machines

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
wrote: On Sunday 26 April 2009, Rainer Schmidt wrote: Friggin UPS... I had the same experience. Lead Bat's stink. But what other alternative is there? R Sonocells?  We had a UPS to end all UPS's in each hole at the old titan sites I help build in late 61/62. Each cell, was a wet cell nicad

Re: [Emc-users] Switching to Vesa Driver

2009-04-26 Thread Rainer Schmidt
While shutting down the system asked for recovery options I ran through the 'fix X11' and 'repair packages' option and now all works It seems that one has to reboot after the NVidia drivers are removed... Well Now I am letting latency run a few hours and see what happens. The mega

Re: [Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent RTAI problem...

2009-04-25 Thread Rainer Schmidt
the first super nice warm shorts day in NJ On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 24 April 2009, Rainer Schmidt wrote: Thanks for the hint regarding the herring... I took a closer look at the reference you gave and enabled the smi trick for no avail

Re: [Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent RTAI problem...

2009-04-25 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Got wireless... hehehe On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday 25 April 2009, Rainer Schmidt wrote: Thanks! I will try and use the Vesa drivers first then. And yes, I agree, the source has to be found or all tries to cure the symptoms will only

[Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent RTAI problem...

2009-04-24 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I'm having an error I cannot resolve on my own... The isntrallation runns perfect without any other messages except for that roadblock from the RTAI Hints??? nano2count seems to be missing... What can I do besides running in circles and shouting... ha Rainer [ 79.365217] I-pipe: Domain

Re: [Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent RTAI problem...

2009-04-24 Thread Rainer Schmidt
#Unexpected_realtime_delay_check_dmesg_for_details Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Rainer Schmidt lemonn...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:11 PM Subject: [Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent

Re: [Emc-users] nano2count missing and subsequent RTAI problem...

2009-04-24 Thread Rainer Schmidt
I found the hardware list in the WIKI. According to that the system should work. I will switch back to the build in graphics card and see what happens. Cheers Rainer -- Crystal Reports #45; New Free Runtime and 30 Day

Re: [Emc-users] G-code panic: Create G-code from Rhino-file

2009-04-21 Thread Rainer Schmidt
No problem... Call me... On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in a sort of panic mode here, time's running and I have no G-code for my parts. I got two Rhino files from a customer and I need to cut the parts in three because my machine is too short.

Re: [Emc-users] G-code panic: Create G-code from Rhino-file

2009-04-21 Thread Rainer Schmidt
version of Rhino and it's possible to export as STEP. 2009/4/21 Rainer Schmidt lemonn...@gmail.com No problem... Call me... -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM

Re: [Emc-users] Incorporation Donation [Was: Re: What's coming in manufacturing]

2009-04-19 Thread Rainer Schmidt
You do not need a bounty system or anything along that line. A commercial venture can be formed and the development of the software can be co-sponsored with services provided. Software enhancements would have to be shared as it is right now. No harm done, and the best beta testing in the world.

Re: [Emc-users] What's coming in manufacturing

2009-04-13 Thread Rainer Schmidt
Nice comments Doug. That's the spirit! Rainer On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Doug Pollard dougp...@verizon.net wrote:    I am am almost 75 years old and some kind of excited about this new industrial revolution that is creeping up on us all.    My grandson is programing cnc for several

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