[Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih. The Enshu is running 2.5.0-pre and Touchy interface. The Cinci is running 2.5.0-pre and Axis interface. Yesterday the Enshu lost Y position during a program run. The

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread andy pugh
On 12 April 2011 15:34, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote:  Yesterday the Enshu lost Y position during a program run. The Cinci has done this previously This sounds vaguely similar to http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,38/id,8552/lang,english/

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread sam sokolik
Do you get a following error? or is it just off? encoders or resolvers? On 4/12/2011 9:34 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih. The Enshu is running 2.5.0-pre and Touchy

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011, andy pugh wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:46:58 +0100 From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] losing

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote: On Tue, 12 Apr 2011, andy pugh wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:46:58 +0100 From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih. The Enshu is running 2.5.0-pre and Touchy interface. The Cinci is running 2.5.0-pre and Axis interface. Yesterday the Enshu lost Y

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread dave
On Tue, 2011-04-12 at 11:23 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih. The Enshu is running 2.5.0-pre and Touchy interface. The Cinci is running

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Igor Chudov
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih. The Enshu is running 2.5.0-pre and Touchy interface. The

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread dave
On Tue, 2011-04-12 at 11:30 -0500, Igor Chudov wrote: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, I was just made aware of a recurring problem with the Cinci and the Enshu. I have heard nothing about the Dahlih.

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-12 Thread Chris Radek
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:23:22AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: What is the following error tolerance in the .ini file? If it was an encoder or encoder counter problem, it should cause a sudden following error of .4, which would be expected to trip the error message and stop the machine. I

[Emc-users] Spindle Encoders

2011-04-12 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Hi, Does anyone know of a UK source of encoders suitable for measuring spindle rpm and direction? -- Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle Encoders

2011-04-12 Thread andy pugh
On 12 April 2011 18:02, Andy Ibbotson andyi_w...@btinternet.com wrote: Does anyone know of a UK source of encoders suitable for measuring spindle rpm and direction? How do you intend to mount it? For a spindle it is possibly easiest to pick up on gear or pulley teeth, rather than to find a

[Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread gene heskett
I had a link forwarded to me today, which may have a bearing on some problems I am having with an unrelated linux install. http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken My emc install isn't broken in this manner as /usr is on /, but it still throws 31 errors using that

Re: [Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/12/2011 2:36 PM, gene heskett wrote: I had a link forwarded to me today, which may have a bearing on some problems I am having with an unrelated linux install. http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken My emc install isn't broken in this manner as /usr is on /,

[Emc-users] Hexapod project

2011-04-12 Thread Andrew
Hi, I've recently built a hexapod (of course, controlled by EMC2), here's a little video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UmhUjZhNo The machine is not completed yet, it needs actuators tuning, calibration etc. Thanks to EMC2 developers for great CNC software and to all of you for valuable

Re: [Emc-users] Hexapod project

2011-04-12 Thread sam sokolik
That is just cool! (I so want to build one some day) sam On 4/12/2011 2:37 PM, Andrew wrote: Hi, I've recently built a hexapod (of course, controlled by EMC2), here's a little video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UmhUjZhNo The machine is not completed yet, it needs actuators tuning,

Re: [Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 03:35:10 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: On 4/12/2011 2:36 PM, gene heskett wrote: I had a link forwarded to me today, which may have a bearing on some problems I am having with an unrelated linux install.

Re: [Emc-users] Hexapod project

2011-04-12 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 03:53:31 PM Andrew did opine: Hi, I've recently built a hexapod (of course, controlled by EMC2), here's a little video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UmhUjZhNo The machine is not completed yet, it needs actuators tuning, calibration etc. Thanks to EMC2

Re: [Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread Igor Chudov
I used Linux since 1995. I do not personally see the point of having /usr mounted separately. Igor On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:49 PM, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 03:35:10 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: On 4/12/2011 2:36 PM, gene heskett wrote: I had a link

Re: [Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 4/12/2011 4:09 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: I used Linux since 1995. I do not personally see the point of having /usr mounted separately. Igor Igor: Some of us came to Linux with prior experience using Unix. To quote a footnote from the Wikipedia article on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

Re: [Emc-users] A possible new gotcha for emc users.

2011-04-12 Thread Igor Chudov
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Kent A. Reed knbr...@erols.com wrote: On 4/12/2011 4:09 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: I used Linux since 1995. I do not personally see the point of having /usr mounted separately. Igor Igor: Some of us came to Linux with prior experience using Unix. To quote

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-12 Thread Ed Nisley
On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 09:51 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: a page on the wiki covering the making of bellows. For those of us with Sherline mills and no flood coolant, plain old paper works surprisingly well. You don't form a deep emotional attachment to it, so throwing it out when it gets really

Re: [Emc-users] Beating Grub2 into submission

2011-04-12 Thread Ed Nisley
On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 21:41 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: Kudos, brickbats, big yawns, gleeful nitpicking, all willingly accepted, Well, here's a heaping double handful of kudos from me! Your script bottles up a whole bunch of magic that I certainly couldn't have figured out on my own.

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-12 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 08:26:12 PM Ed Nisley did opine: On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 09:51 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: a page on the wiki covering the making of bellows. For those of us with Sherline mills and no flood coolant, plain old paper works surprisingly well. You don't form a deep

[Emc-users] Axis Run Time display

2011-04-12 Thread Christopher Purcell
The Run Time display available under the Properties menu item of Axis 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 does not seem to reflect the Feed Override setting. It would be useful if it updated when Feed Override is adjusted. Another item on my wish list is a Progress Bar on the Axis front panel - there is

[Emc-users] Stupid Questions from New Guy (Search Archives / Limit Switch Setup)

2011-04-12 Thread LBC
Apologies for being a totally virgin new guy here to this group. (2 stupid questions...) 1) Can you help me help myself?  How can I search previous archives for specific questions? (I'd hate to interrupt the group to ask a dumb question that has already been asked..) I've tried different