Hi Gene,
look for a linux program called pstoedit.
It will read .ps (postscript) files and output in many formats including
dxf and gcode for linuxcnc. I wrote the gcode output module for pstoedit.
It only works for postscript files that have line and curve
primitives... so it doesn't work on
On Friday 07 November 2014 01:10:51 Dave Cole did opine
And Gene did reply:
On 11/7/2014 12:19 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
Hi everybody;
Do we have a translator program that can make gcode out of an .eps?
Or an .ai, presumably from some gfx proggy that runs on a Mac.
Thanks.
Hi Andy
Thanks for the reply. I too was getting these low figures and thought I was
missing a 1000 unit error.
Thinking about it, something appears to be wrong. For me to manually push a
50kg table from 0 to 10m/min would take a bit of effort, but, possibly the
friction/oil film takes most of
On 7 November 2014 05:19, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
Do we have a translator program that can make gcode out of an .eps?
Gcodetools is a plug-in for Inkscape:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Extension_repository#Gcode_tools
Inkscape opens eps with help, or ai natively.
On 7 November 2014 11:55, Marshland Engineering
marshl...@marshland.co.nz wrote:
so 10-20 watts would be enough. Why does my Anilam lathe and SWI mill use 2 kw
motors ?
It is probably to get the steady-state constant torque rating required
for the cutting forces.
Lets consider a cut with the
Try apt-get update apt-get upgrade / reboot. That may be an issue that
was recently fixed in the RTAI kernel.
-Original Message-
From: Marshland Engineering [mailto:marshl...@marshland.co.nz]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 6:55 AM
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re:
On 11/07/2014 04:55 AM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
Got my first issue. The new Gigabyte GA-J1900N motherboard bios/boot does not
like the USB address and fails to load them. The mouse and both keyboard work
until debian starts to load and the they both switch off.
usb 1-1: device not
On Fri, 2014-11-07 at 12:24 +, andy pugh wrote:
On 7 November 2014 11:55, Marshland Engineering
marshl...@marshland.co.nz wrote:
so 10-20 watts would be enough. Why does my Anilam lathe and SWI mill use 2
kw
motors ?
It is probably to get the steady-state constant torque rating
On Friday 07 November 2014 01:37:14 Todd Zuercher did opine
And Gene did reply:
Inkscape can open ai files (not sure about eps).
It appears to be able to do both, but the .ai file would appear to have
different content in the inkscape rendering.
The .eps rendition appears to be the correct
Nvidia is a known problem see
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TroubleShooting#NVidia_and_ATI_graphics_cards
try those solutions and any other graphics card you have lying around
Dave Caroline
On 07/11/2014, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi to all.
I've built a new desktop pc
Hi Dave .
Actually seems that the NOUVEAU drivers are used as I can see into the
Xorg.0.log file I've attached .
Do you suggest to use the Vesa instead of Nouveau ?
Alex
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com
wrote:
Nvidia is a known problem see
On 11/7/2014 9:57 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
On 11/07/2014 04:55 AM, Marshland Engineering wrote:
Got my first issue. The new Gigabyte GA-J1900N motherboard bios/boot does not
like the USB address and fails to load them. The mouse and both keyboard work
until debian starts to load and the
On Friday 07 November 2014 03:07:37 Lawrence Glaister did opine
And Gene did reply:
Hi Gene,
look for a linux program called pstoedit.
I have it, but did not have the kde gui, so I installed it too, but it
doesn't show in my menu's. kbuildsycoca or something like that. But I'll
let a reboot
Excellent point, the good folks developing and enhancing LinuxCNC hear all our
troubles and complaints here, but probably far too little thanks for their
efforts.
Thank you!
--Original Mail--
From: Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Fri, 7 Nov
Well I don't know how helpful this is but I used to have an RF45 that I
retrofit to CNC. It was a nice little mill but I have since sold it and
moved on to a Vertical Machining center retrofit. My machine used Geckos
and brushed DC servos on it. The ones I chose were probably a bit overkill
but
Last time I set up a lcnc system I had a lot of trouble with the Nvidia
drivers -- they wouldn't install. I did go with Vesa. I don't really
think it's a problem.
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 11:46 AM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Dave .
Actually seems that the NOUVEAU drivers are
On Friday 07 November 2014 07:08:53 andy pugh did opine
And Gene did reply:
On 7 November 2014 05:19, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
Do we have a translator program that can make gcode out of an .eps?
Gcodetools is a plug-in for Inkscape:
On Friday 07 November 2014 07:24:43 andy pugh did opine
And Gene did reply:
On 7 November 2014 11:55, Marshland Engineering
marshl...@marshland.co.nz wrote:
so 10-20 watts would be enough. Why does my Anilam lathe and SWI mill
use 2 kw motors ?
It is probably to get the steady-state
On Friday 07 November 2014 12:07:03 p...@wpnet.us did opine
And Gene did reply:
Excellent point, the good folks developing and enhancing LinuxCNC hear
all our troubles and complaints here, but probably far too little
thanks for their efforts.
Thank you!
--Original Mail--
From:
Hi Eric .
Did you get good latency numbers with Vesa drivers.
My need is to get the best latency numbers is possible.
If it's better to use the Vesa drivers I will do that .
Nowadays the two biggest Graphic cards/chips manufacturers seems to be
Nvidia and ATI so why it is so hard to get this cards
Vesa worked fine. The open source Nvidia drivers were not good for
latency. You may wish to go with an interface that doesn't use 3d. I
believe that the problem with the Nvidia system is that they want a
specific kernel layout and it doesn't work with the RTAI kernel, but I
can't be sure
On
Thank you Eric.
Your observation may be correct .
The Nvidia driver installation is a big issue for many users that are not
using LCNC .
I will remove the drivers I've installed and I will go for the Vesa
solution.
The Gigabyte and ASRock mobo seems to be better than ASUS for LCNC.
And to have a
On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:43:41 -0700
Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote:
On 11/6/14 10:54 AM, Cathrine Hribar wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find a list of the arguments to use in while,
if,and sub statements? With an explanation of their functions???
On 11/07/2014 10:30 AM, Eric Keller wrote:
Vesa worked fine. The open source Nvidia drivers were not good for
latency. You may wish to go with an interface that doesn't use 3d. I
believe that the problem with the Nvidia system is that they want a
specific kernel layout and it doesn't work
Hello everyone,
I am sure these questions are asked all the time but I have found nothing that
really covers what I am looking for. (But maybe I am not too good with the
search.)
I have built a CNC Gantry router based on the KRMx01 design from Kronos
Robotics. But instead of using the
Alex;
I've made the isolcpu=1 modification but numbers are always pretty high
(6-65000 on both threads) but more stable as I can see.
How many cores? If two, the isolcpus=1 is correct; if four, or one or...
it may not be.
I modified Kent's 07_rtai script to find the pae kernels; someone
Hi Joe,
The industry preferred method of implementing an E-stop would be the
opposite of what you propose. Rather than using the mechanical E-Stop
switch as an input and logically ANDing the external E-stop switch and
the internal E-stop machine state, you should use the internal E-stop
Thank you Kirk for your detailed explanation I will try your tips.
My cpu is an Intel dual core so isolcpu=1 should be the right one .
Alex
Il giorno 07/nov/2014 20:12, John Alexander Stewart ivatt...@gmail.com
ha scritto:
Alex;
I've made the isolcpu=1 modification but numbers are always
Bruce,
Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me.
So I can take this approach then:
1) Use the internal E-Stop as an output on the BOB (Use this as in input to my
AND gate)
2) Use the external E-stop which is normally closed as the second input to my
AND gate)
3) Use the output of the
Bruce,
One more question. If I wired it like my last email, then LinuxCNC would not
have any clue that I hit the external E-Stop. Would it be benifitial to bring
the signal back in anyway, just to let the software know we killed it
externally? Otherwise, I imagine that the software will
While following this thread, I found these links:
http://madpenguin.ca/blog/2012/02/16/an-emergency-stop-circuit-with-emc2/
the above has a brocken link to here:
http://www.hs-compliance.com/uploaded/documents/THE%20EMERGENCY%20STOP%20-%202012%20ver%202.0.pdf
For spindles, Warner makes a
Joe,
Your last request is what happens where you hit 'pause', e-stop is for
emergencies. It should be used to keep from loosing a hand, or to
keep the equipment from tearing itself apart. Pause is to stop in a
restartable manner. The machine may have to finish a cut before it
can pause, but
Jack,
Thank you. I see your point. Sometimes I get tunnel vision. Would you
recommend the external charge pump in the mix like I suggested? I am thinking
that this would just be an extra level of safety. Am I correct?
Joe
- On Nov 7, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote:
Kirk,
Great information. I am still reading it. I wonder though, if a brake could
be used with my router along side the PID. You gave me some great info to chew
on. Thanks again.
Joe
- On Nov 7, 2014, at 4:05 PM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com
wrote:
While following this
You shouldn't use integrated circuits to implement the AND logic.
Instead, use relay logic.
The output from the BOB that represents the internal E-stop state in
LinuxCNC is wired to a relay. If the BOB can't source enough current to
drive the relay, you might need to use a small relay to
They work pretty good but you have to watch out for the power supplies. I
make light fixture housings for a company that uses those LED fluorescent
bulbs. They have had quite a few fail because of bad caps in the power
supplies. Other than that they are great.
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:10 PM,
This looks interesting, but I have no idea how well these dimmable T8
LEDs work.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121227773225
another option is to use a bunch of E26 screw base bulbs which are
getting fairly cheap these days.
--
Kirk Wallace
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/
Bruce,
Thanks for the information. You gave me quite a bit to chew on. Having a
computer and electronic background I tend to think of logic being implemented
via discreetly or through a micro-controller. I never really thought about
relay logic. I have never tried to implement a logic
On 7 November 2014 23:10, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote:
This looks interesting, but I have no idea how well these dimmable T8
LEDs work.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121227773225
These make good machine lights:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00169635/
(they come with a
On Friday 07 November 2014 18:58:19 Joe Hildreth did opine
And Gene did reply:
Bruce,
Thanks for the information. You gave me quite a bit to chew on.
Having a computer and electronic background I tend to think of logic
being implemented via discreetly or through a micro-controller. I
I suggest checking out www.1000bulbs.com for the replacement T-8 LED tubes. I
like the 5600K color, the lack of humming from the ballast is very nice as
well, helps concentration, especially in small spaces. Very little heat, no 120
hz flickering. Models are available in 2ft, 4ft, and 8ft, with
Greetings;
The inkscape program can load and display this .eps file, looking about
like the photographs of the parts it will make.
However, any of the operations I would like it to, like edge detection as
a first step toward the generation of the required gcode paths just sits
there doing
Joe,
In the words of Roseanne Rosannadanna, you ask a lot of questions! :-)
You don't wire the coils of relays in series for relay logic. The coil
voltage is selected to match the voltage you want to use to activate
it... 5VDC, 12VDC, 24VDC, 120VAC, etc. You wire the relay contacts in
On 11/7/2014 8:39 AM, dave wrote:
IIUC cast to cast friction chews up a lot of power. My small mill is
somewhat like a BP. SEM MT30H servo motors at about 100 v.
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/_Manuals/SEM-MT_Technical_Data_Manual.pdf
I used to
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