Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc and Arduino

is it windup? like a queue is filled up with commands and has to drain? yes, handwheels should stop when you stop turning, not later i saw it on pmacs, the fix was something like the charge-pump used on linuxcnc the rotary pulses allowed the action(similar to charge-pump), and ending rotation

Re: [Emc-users] hal edm (User interface) --> all kind of cutters

hello nicklas On 05/15/16 06:19, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > Well I am saying motion http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/motion.9.html > assume tool is always a spindle while in reality there others. yes, spinning tools is subset of machining processes linuxcnc struggles with stationary too and

Re: [Emc-users] hal edm (User interface) --> all kind of cutters

nicklas if you are saying that the linixcnc tooltable is inadequate for edm dont use it!i use a file with all the data i need, mpre than 20 parameters per line and read it and assign the value to hardware for each EDM pass no need to be limited by the linuxcnc tool table. most cnc programming

Re: [Emc-users] Joint-Axis Branch?

wow andy how many sections to this worm of a robot? shades of DUNE! you been at the spice again? ;-) i was just going to local rc shop for some rc servos to play with too! tomp tjtr33 On 05/14/16 05:47, andy pugh wrote: > On 13 May 2016 at 16:41, Dewey Garrett wrote: >>

Re: [Emc-users] hal edm (User interface) --> all kind of cutters

nicklas, i use no spindle in sink edm tho an orienting axis 'C" on end of Z is common for me in non linuxcnc edm controls this is 'posing' it can allow a shape to be cut around some centrum for example molds often use radial arrays of cavities to equalize flow pressure i use mcodes a lot to set

Re: [Emc-users] Any Interest or Ideas for a Linuxcnc Fest 2016 ?

I got mine! tomp On 05/03/16 10:37, bari wrote: > Tom, > > We were talking about having one in Thailand late fall/winter as long as > there are elephants. > > -Bari > -- Find and fix application performance issues

Re: [Emc-users] Any Interest or Ideas for a Linuxcnc Fest 2016 ?

Hi Bari, I cant come, living in Thailand I hope talks & demos will be documented/videoed. tomp tjtr33 On 05/03/16 00:27, bari wrote: > Anyone else interested in having another this year? > > Any ideas where to hold it? Are there any other events this summer with > overlapping interests? > > > >

Re: [Emc-users] hands-on EDM experience

enough anyway as soon as > the real current start? > > > Regards Nicklas Karlsson > > > > > On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:03:32 +0800 > Thomas Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> initiation ONLY depends on voltage >> i use .75 amps and its overkill >&g

Re: [Emc-users] Blacklisting parts of G-code

hahaha I love that old sign Bari! I would expect you to post that! TomP it did not include verblungened and vermished """ You could also post the following sign on each machine: *ACHTUNG!* ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS! DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN

Re: [Emc-users] hands-on EDM experience

initiation ONLY depends on voltage i use .75 amps and its overkill but it was easy to make the circuit the equation for dielectric breakdown strength only has volts and distance but higher voltage makes ionization easier typical value are 100 to 300VDC tho for some paarungs ( stahl bis stahl,

Re: [Emc-users] Question on DM860 stepper drivers

if the stepper is direct coupled to screw can a damper be put on the far end of the transmission ( end of leadscrew vs end of motor)? may not be optimal but may help ( hmmm maybe a belt drive is auto damped ? ;-) tomp On 04/20/16 22:25, Claude Froidevaux wrote: > Hi, > > Your are most

Re: [Emc-users] Trajectory planning and other topics from a EMC(LinuxCNC) newbie (TheNewbie)

Jon On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Viesturs Lācis wrote: I also agree that separate filter would be better. Because the problem is solely in the g-code, so the filter to sort out the code is needed. With proper code the existing LinuxCNC can

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage to frequency for analog input

re reading analog input make that http://code.google.com/p/sector67-sandbox/wiki/FrequencyBasedAnalogInput thx tomp\ -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage to frequency for analog input

Scott, thats great! Your machine will have some response-ability meaning it just wont react to a sine above a certain frequency at some point the control signal is saying up/down so fast the machine tool is just quivering, not getting to the commanded position. this is often a basic evaluation

[Emc-users] APTos APT360 VAPT PostP

Dave Engvall, Hello, are you running a Linux version of APT? If so, what version of linuxcnc and what kernel? I have one on Dapper 2.6.15-magma but am afraid to fiddlle with it much ( afraid to try build to learn how to use on newer kernel) So I made a P2V, and cant boot it yet ( 3 kernels in

Re: [Emc-users] SCSI to tape interface

re: paper tape Jon, maybe of interest, DIY optical reader at least you could get the data http://www.msdsite.com/OLA/TR01/tr01.html tomp I think i have an old Olympus 'star wheel' reader, predates the 'wire finger' readers and way older than optical :)

Re: [Emc-users] Sinumerik/FANUC vintage machines etc...

Dave at an IMTS , way back, when bubble memory 1st came out, a booth had a 'sbc' pcb with bubble memory mounted in one of those paint can shaker machines to prove how 'industrial' it was :) they'd turn the shaker on, shake the crap out of the pcb and it still ran its program tom3p

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage to frequency for analog input

Scott, great. what Hz sine wave can you track? regards TomP -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure

Re: [Emc-users] IRAMS Plan, FAN7382 with BUZ11

Awallin, those gate drive opto's from Shane Colton are sweet and the MITER's blogs are great I have to replace an ebike BLDC controller maybe able to use orphaned Mitsubishi motors with his design thanks TomP --

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT

I was sorry to learn Mr. Ross had passed on. He was looking for an interested CNC OEM/Mfctr to embed APT into the control when we met. My employer cheaped out at that point. It was my opine that APT would be a great addition to the control we were using at that time. I have a working Apt post

Re: [Emc-users] Is the Intel D510M0 Processor still a good choice for a new EMC2 application?

haha is Sears really one of the cheapest sources for D525MW? tomp -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing

Re: [Emc-users] Do CAM instead? [Was: New dialects]

Swp, Stuart, On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:02 AM, spad...@sover.net wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Viesturs LÄ cis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote: 2012/2/8 Erik Christiansen dva...@internode.on.net: Experiments with new grammars are only to see if there are benefits to _some_ users

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp and/or Axis bug?

andy cool, glad someone found the hacked version of some use, though dragging that file along with my other hacks is a constant problem with new releases tom3p -- Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp and/or Axis bug?

does this really chg the focus? #tjp added 8dec2009 because editing field didnt chg output value to halpin        self.bind('Return',self.ret_pressed)tom3p -- Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The

Re: [Emc-users] Riser for Intel Mini-ITX

andy had the damndest thing with a flexy dual riser http://www.logicsupply.com/products/pci122_dflex my d150m0 ran a dual pci parport fine for months and it same card recognized in the new flexi riser along with a pci 8255 ( sudo lshw ) but emc swore the parport was 'already in use' i strippedit

Re: [Emc-users] PID BLDC

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Kenneth Lerman wrote: Hi Viesturs, For a cable to be good, it is necessary that all the signals have low end to end resistance, but that is not sufficient. You should also check that no two signals are shorted to each

Re: [Emc-users] HeeksCAD and HeeksCNC

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Mark Cason farmerboy1...@yahoo.com wrote: On 11/27/2011 01:05 PM, s...@highlab.com wrote: The Heeks project is officially shutting down, and they are suggesting that users move to the Freecad project.  Unfortunately, Freecad does not yet have any cam

Re: [Emc-users] integrating a spindle fault signal in a modular way?

On 11/8/11, Karl Cunningham ka...@keckec.com wrote: On 11/06/2011 08:36 PM, Scott Hasse wrote: It seems the normal way to do this would be to take the input to the existing estop-ext signal put that into an or or component and link that with the spindle fault and the link the or component to

Re: [Emc-users] gEDA Symbols for HAL Diagramming

Kir, On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: Currently, I am using Inkscape to lay out and graphically connect HAL component symbols. I edit my .hal file using the diagram as a reference. This is working well so far, but it would be much better if, for

Re: [Emc-users] and now for something completely different---visualizing EMC2 configurations

Hi Kent, all, I found the gnuradio stuff a while back, and put it in the 'cool graphing collection' with others. 1) what IS this idea called?, this gui connected block draggable zoomable concept called? i now its part of graph theory, but this is specialized, its in every eda and plumbing

Re: [Emc-users] and now for something completely different---visualizing EMC2 configurations

Kent, On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Kent A. Reed knbr...@erols.com wrote: Gentle persons: You've kindly put up with me bloviating on all manner of subjects for some years now. I owe you a more direct contribution. Despite the fact that I'm a lexical kind of guy who believes in the Tao

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel Motion

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: I now have an encoder mounted to my tool carousel. I linked the encoder to a PID and found that each pocket is 720 counts apart. I can travel in either way to get to a pocket, but there is no motion control, so

Re: [Emc-users] Convert G2/G3 to G1

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I have a special client, who does not understand, when I write in email and tell over the phone that no arc movements (G2/G3) will be executed in UV plane - I just received some complaints that machine is

Re: [Emc-users] source for washers

Hello Schnor springs or Belleville washers is the trade name McMaster Carr has 'em http://www.mcmaster.com/#disc-springs/=dryghs hth tomp -- EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K The only unified

[Emc-users] Fwd: OT git linix emc marked as phishing site

re git.linux.org reported as phishing site last post reporting this was too big ??? some way of counting unfamiliar to me... Message body is too big: 172771 bytes with a limit of 90 KB so trimmed attachment png screenshot this time, only ascii now this link was reported as phishing site by

Re: [Emc-users] Remote desktop

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, gentlemen! Today I completed a retrofit of plasma cutting machine. Now there is one more EMC2 machine! BTW this one has 2 independent THC sensors working together. Since that machine is 3 hours of driving

Re: [Emc-users] No-kidding CAD/Cam package for milling

Igor, look thru http://tldp.org/LDP/LG/issue54/frost.html for some (imo) more professional pay for products and ask for a free limited time version of Medusa http://www.cad-schroer.com/ these products are not easy to evaluate, since any powerful tool usually has more primitives and finding

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis kinematics XYZAC

re XYZAC tarball unpacking I also had problems unpacking it's that the pkg insists on a pre-existing destination so i used the ubuntu gui tool 'Archive Manager' and took the files out one at a time and put them where I wanted them worked great built the kins no problem, ran the demo no problem,

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel robots

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/5/13 Klemen Dovrtel klemen_dovr...@yahoo.com Interesting stuff :) I also saw some robots with four arms ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Kpv-ZOcKYfeature=related). What is the difference between this one and

Re: [Emc-users] OT linear rails

arrows and mounting shown on page XV of http://www.hiwin.com/pdf/lg/0809/Hiwin%20Linear%20Guideway%20Catalog_G99TE13-0809.pdf hth tomp On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:25 AM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: On Sun, 2011-05-01 at 20:41 -0400, William Scalione wrote: On 05/01/2011 08:28 PM, Kent A.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: MPG format

manuell pulsgeber the oldest memories of the acronym are with German machines for me tomp -- Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your

Re: [Emc-users] How to post a screenshot to accompany a question?

Don use imagebin to begin then if it proves to be a lasting issue,or important note to be kept post it on wiki with pix wiki has instructions tom3p -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)!

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

is the 'strange brown colored grease' gritty? then look for rust just pastey, waxy? may well be cosmolene ( rust preventative ) -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

if there are many index signals during motion, then use a 'near home' swx to identify which one and home in one direction the 'near home' switch should reduce the velocity so the index is reliable. i used a 90 to 1 gearing on a 3R Caxis with a prox switch and dog to identify which of 90 indexes

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

Jon, Igor, i got it maybe identifying the setup with a picture might be of use heres a good breakdown of a j head http://home.comcast.net/~tom.jelly/j%20head%20rebuild%20web%20page/j%20head%20rebuild.htm tomp -- Learn how

Re: [Emc-users] Teach mode?

Slavco, nice work, do you have UV axis for camera? else i dont imagine how 'machine moves to where camera was'. Here's some reticles that may interest you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticle tom3p -- What happens now

Re: [Emc-users] Following errors in cold weather???

Igor, if your system was tuned well enough to fight you when you tried to move the screws by hand, it's strong enough to overcome oil stiction. i'd think cold weather = bad connections, like an analog command to an amplifier going thru a bad contact... but i dont know if you have a digital command

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Coil Tying

or did you mean that wonderful african welder transformer that was posted recently, it had a lot of string in it especially the stack of bent E frames in the center tom3p On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: Does anyone have a link covering the old

Re: [Emc-users] touch screen with emc2

touchscreens mentioned on cadcamdro list http://tinyurl.com/2b9qsuf dirt cheap , used, from Oz I'll find out if they work in a few eeks when the boat gets here Tom3P -- Nokia and ATT present the 2010 Calling All

Re: [Emc-users] Arduino as MPG and DRO for EMC

make that www.mbed.org not mebed goldilocks ;) On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:18 PM, John Harris jdhhar...@customstage.net wrote: You might want to take a look at the mbed module www.mebed.org that has been referred to as 'Arduino on steroids'. There has been a lot of porting of Arduino projects

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Flying volleyball - finally done

Excellent work, thanks for sharing this I have long expected more animatronics using Hal EMC2 regards TomP -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping on a CNC mill

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Jon Anderson janders1...@comcast.net wrote:  On 9/27/2010 7:32 AM, Igor Chudov wrote: I have a possible job to do to drill and tap 200 holes. The more I think, the more it seems that I

Re: [Emc-users] Inv-Tetrapod-Volley. (it was: Free Form Motion)

The NIST project 'robocrane' may be of interest ( sorta kinda like the volleyball idea ) simulation and control of a suspended platform http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820606 modelling http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820604 especially the ATEC framework regards

Re: [Emc-users] FF0, FF1, FF2

Igor, check tacho feedback with a real scope no amplifier connected turn slow and steady ( big wheel helps , may need DC supply to release any brake ) look for mechanical influences like brushes, armature slots, bearings, connections then attach amplifier and observe with NO motion when no

Re: [Emc-users] Servos cannot calm down -- maybe I should go away from velocity mode in amplifiers?

Two loops can be a problem the 'outer' loop has to be the master we used to tune the hardware loop really 'tight' and had jitter at the cnc control loop we ended up 'de-tuning' the hardware loop to soften it a bit ( reduced gain ) its not hard to try with old school amps with pots, a bit more

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 53, Issue 34 (should be Ubuntu 10.04 and EMC2.6.3, also D510M0)

Hello, how do you amplify the water pressure? Is it a reciprocating air pump? thanks TomP -- Automate Storage Tiering Simply Optimize IT performance and efficiency through flexible, powerful, automated storage tiering

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 53, Issue 34 (should be Ubuntu 10.04 and EMC2.6.3, also D510M0)

10, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/9/10 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com: 2010/9/10 Thomas Powderly tomp4...@gmail.com: Hello, how do you amplify the water pressure? Is it a reciprocating air pump? thanks TomP Hell, no! The water pressure in my

Re: [Emc-users] EMC as an alternative to Heidenhain iTNC 530, Siemens 840D, etc.

Flo, that machine is not cheap and is precision it uses a Heidenhain controller so it has precision feedback (it will use Heidenhain scales ) and you can get great information about how rigid it is from DeckelMahoGuildemeister the bearing around the whole B axis is impressive, it will take the

Re: [Emc-users] No joy with Saitek P880 USB joypad

Igor, dunno if you did this.. in the .ini include this # Generated by stepconf at Mon Nov 2 16:10:34 2009 # If you make changes to this file, they will be # overwritten when you run stepconf again # 27mar2010 see DISPLAY section, i chgd xml file # 11 aug 2010 added HALUI so i could use

Re: [Emc-users] schematics

Stuart didnt say what he expected/wanted to find but today i spent with one system installing AcadE and another running GEDA I envision drawing a schematic showing the relational connections, like mains swx to fuses to filters to distribution to safety relays to servo drives nad int he

Re: [Emc-users] schematics

Stuart I havent found what I'd like yet Meaning,something that lays out cables and nailboards so cables can be duped Layout of cable harnesses showing connectors... Panel layouts showing cable paths There's youtube flvs of similar using Inventor/AcadElectrical and with Solidworks Those are very

Re: [Emc-users] zero speed problem with servo pack Yaskawa SGDM

Ferdi, The error is from the Yaskawa or noise. You can check the Yaskawa by itself ( no EMC control) by using the instructions in the user manuals. SGD series manuals are available online. The feedback can be observed on the 7 segment LED display of the SGDM. The input reference can be jumpered to

Re: [Emc-users] Specs for a PC to run EMC

Wes before you trash what you have go into BIOS try the 'default settings' then try to boot IF you can still boot, THEN go back to BIOS and turn off everything that can be turned off THEN try emc again if it works you're ahead else you lost a very little time and can try turning back on some of

Re: [Emc-users] learning gcode

To learn gcode... run a machine and see the effects of the code ( later i show a free at home way to do this) make simple programs that use a tool, move along a line, an arc. by using a free simulator, you will see waht the basic codes mean. look at existing gcode programs ( again, there's a

Re: [Emc-users] C Style Extensions for GCode

Lawrence, thanks for a nice tool in CGCC i ran the example and found i needed to create a directory ~/GCode2 and then needed to put the CGCC directory in there under my Ubuntu, the cgcc.err file wasn't able to be rm'd but that may be local permissions on my system I understand your code better

Re: [Emc-users] Quick question about the board ballots

what ballots? tomp   - Original Message From: Alan Condit acon...@ipns.com To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:43:34 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Quick question about the board ballots On Jan 23, 2009, at Jan 23, 2009--8:22 AM, gene.hesk...@gmail.com

Re: [Emc-users] EDM

Gene, i forgot to say to connect the neg lead to the tool and the positive to the work in this old rc way , it is more efficient to run 'negative head'. it gets you a slightly larger gap and speed at the expense of more wear.

Re: [Emc-users] Driver for Winbond W83627hf GPIO?

Sven, you may want to boot the live cd and try the latency tests before going further. If the on board video can be defeated, try a pci video cardf and re-run the tests. Best of luck! let us know how it works. tomp - This