Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-11 Thread Mark Wendt
On 04/10/2012 09:48 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Most likely this is correct, Dave, but it sure looks like Kirk is proposing to experiment on the drive to determine its characteristics. Were I to try this, my wife would give me a squinty-eyed look, possibly snort (although she usually saves this

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:10:35 AM Mark Wendt did opine: On 04/10/2012 09:48 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Most likely this is correct, Dave, but it sure looks like Kirk is proposing to experiment on the drive to determine its characteristics. Were I to try this, my wife would give me a

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-11 Thread Mark Wendt
On 04/11/2012 11:12 AM, gene heskett wrote: Kent, The good news, in this day and age, is you can snort right back and say Men don't need to ask for directions. Our phones have GPS. ;-) Mark Yours might. Mine doesn't, so I have a Garmin. The woof gets upset with me when I tell

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-10 Thread Kent A . Reed
Kirk Wallace kwallace@... writes: On Tue, 2012-04-10 at 11:25 -0400, Dave wrote: On 4/10/2012 11:11 AM, gene heskett wrote: there is no source of power on that side of the interface in the G540 ... practical with the existing design. I was thinking that some simple pull

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-10 Thread Dave
On 4/10/2012 5:52 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Kirk Wallacekwallace@... writes: On Tue, 2012-04-10 at 11:25 -0400, Dave wrote: On 4/10/2012 11:11 AM, gene heskett wrote: there is no source of power on that side of the interface in the G540 ...

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-10 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/10/2012 9:35 PM, Dave wrote: On 4/10/2012 5:52 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Kirk Wallacekwallace@... writes: ... Dan from the DIY-CNC list has loaned a G540 to me (it might be here Wed.). I plan to investigate this pull-up issue and document it, maybe on the wiki. One of my hopes is to

Re: [Emc-users] GeckoDrive info, was Re: Hal_parport and EPP

2012-04-10 Thread Dave
On 4/10/2012 9:48 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 4/10/2012 9:35 PM, Dave wrote: On 4/10/2012 5:52 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Kirk Wallacekwallace@...writes: ... Dan from the DIY-CNC list has loaned a G540 to me (it might be here Wed.). I plan to investigate this pull-up