Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread Ed Nisley
On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 18:04 -0500, gene heskett wrote: if I can insert those few lines of code after the M6 T# command. If you add: [EMCIO] TOOL_CHANGE_AT_G30 = 1 Then M6 will move to the G30 position, which you've cleverly set right above the probe switch. Admittedly, you must then call the

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 04:49:03 PM Ed Nisley did opine: On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 18:04 -0500, gene heskett wrote: if I can insert those few lines of code after the M6 T# command. If you add: [EMCIO] TOOL_CHANGE_AT_G30 = 1 That is I believe, a new one to me, thanks Ed. I'm

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 January 2012 22:09, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I am down to adding the subroutine call after the M6 T# Even that is potentially optional: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html/remap/structure.html (but probably not worth the trouble unless you are going to want to _always_

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread Ed Nisley
On Wed, 2012-01-25 at 22:20 +, andy pugh wrote: Even that is potentially optional: Oh, *wow*... Yet Another Way to confuse myself beyond recognition. I must put the tool probe switch somewhere more-or-less fixed before I start invoking that code, but I like what it can do! -- Ed

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 07:11:35PM -0500, Ed Nisley wrote: On Wed, 2012-01-25 at 22:20 +, andy pugh wrote: Even that is potentially optional: Oh, *wow*... Yet Another Way to confuse myself beyond recognition. I must put the tool probe switch somewhere more-or-less fixed before I

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-24 Thread Ed Nisley
On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 00:12 -0500, gene heskett wrote: Its doing all moves on the .bot. files in negative X from the reference point I'm pretty sure there's a checkbox along the way that reads Mirror X axis to make that answer come out right without any further attention. The Eagle gerbv274x

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-24 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 05:55:14 PM Ed Nisley did opine: On Tue, 2012-01-24 at 00:12 -0500, gene heskett wrote: Its doing all moves on the .bot. files in negative X from the reference point I'm pretty sure there's a checkbox along the way that reads Mirror X axis to make that answer

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Jon Elson
gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, January 22, 2012 09:01:21 PM Jon Elson did opine: I just tried these two additions to my .ini file, then restarted emc while the machine was within about a thou of zero on all axises. But on the restart, the home flag wasn't set where it was restarted,

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 23, 2012 02:22:35 PM Jon Elson did opine: gene heskett wrote: On Sunday, January 22, 2012 09:01:21 PM Jon Elson did opine: I just tried these two additions to my .ini file, then restarted emc while the machine was within about a thou of zero on all axises.

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Ed Nisley
On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 14:56 -0500, gene heskett wrote: by destroying that known position as the homed flags are set. Although I *do* have home switches on the Sherline, I also inserted [TRAJ] NO_FORCE_HOMING = 1 So it doesn't enforce the must-home-before-moving rule. Axis then starts up

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/23 Ed Nisley ed.08.nis...@pobox.com: [TRAJ] NO_FORCE_HOMING = 1 Axis then starts up wherever it shut down, with the previous position in place, and runs just fine. So are You telling that this line also tells Axis to remember joint positions on shutdown or do You have something

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Ed Nisley
On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 22:34 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: also tells Axis to remember joint positions on shutdown It's a simpleminded XYZA Sherline mill that wouldn't know what to do with a joint if it saw one... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:02:02 AM Ed Nisley did opine: On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 14:56 -0500, gene heskett wrote: by destroying that known position as the homed flags are set. Although I *do* have home switches on the Sherline, I also inserted [TRAJ] NO_FORCE_HOMING = 1 So it

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:17:44 AM Viesturs Lācis did opine: 2012/1/23 Ed Nisley ed.08.nis...@pobox.com: [TRAJ] NO_FORCE_HOMING = 1 Axis then starts up wherever it shut down, with the previous position in place, and runs just fine. So are You telling that this line also tells

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 January 2012 03:51, John Stewart alex.stew...@crc.ca wrote: Does it actually have a homing switch or not? I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home.  Am I correct in that assumption? Yes, but that leaves the axis unhomed, whereas you want it to home

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-22 Thread John Stewart
Andy, Jon; I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home. Am I correct in that assumption? Yes, but that leaves the axis unhomed, whereas you want it to home without moving. As Jon has said, you need to have a positive value for the homing sequence

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-22 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:03:07 PM andy pugh did opine: On 22 January 2012 03:51, John Stewart alex.stew...@crc.ca wrote: Does it actually have a homing switch or not? I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home. Am I correct in that assumption?

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-22 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, January 22, 2012 09:01:21 PM Jon Elson did opine: John Stewart wrote: Hi Andy; Does it actually have a homing switch or not? No, no homing switch. I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home. Am I correct in that assumption? Or, is

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-21 Thread andy pugh
On 22 January 2012 01:27, John A. Stewart astew...@crc.ca wrote: Here is my hand-edited ini file - any silly/obvious mistakes here? Does it actually have a homing switch or not? -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong.

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-21 Thread John Stewart
Hi Andy; Does it actually have a homing switch or not? No, no homing switch. I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home. Am I correct in that assumption? Or, is there commands in there that say don't home but you should be homed in there? Cross fingers

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-21 Thread Jon Elson
John Stewart wrote: Hi Andy; Does it actually have a homing switch or not? No, no homing switch. I read somewhere that the HOME_SEQUENCE=-1 told LinuxCNC (smile) not to home. Am I correct in that assumption? Or, is there commands in there that say don't home but you should