Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

On Sunday 06 December 2015 08:02:17 andy pugh wrote: > On 6 December 2015 at 11:53, Gene Heskett wrote: > > So what am I doing wrong? I can't even program a > > G3 X-0.1375 Y0.1375 I-0.1375 J-0. at the 3" upper end of a Y > > run, to make a left hand 90 degree turn. The

Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

On Sunday 06 December 2015 07:45:13 John Thornton wrote: > Just so we are on the same page the latest version is 1.8 > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/uploads/arcgenm18.py > > If your not in the correct starting position then you will get an > error for sure. > > For example: > center X0 Y0 > diameter

Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

On Sunday 06 December 2015 06:27:37 John Thornton wrote: > The default behavior of incremental. > > JT I was rather convinced of that. Thanks John T. That means that any set of data that results in x0y0 for the starting address, eg where it at, should be valid. It is not. arcbuddy draws

Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

Just so we are on the same page the latest version is 1.8 http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/uploads/arcgenm18.py If your not in the correct starting position then you will get an error for sure. For example: center X0 Y0 diameter 0.275 start angle 90 end angle 180 direction ccw gives me a start point

Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

The default behavior of incremental. JT On 12/5/2015 9:07 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > What arc mode, absolute or incremental, does arcbuddy's answers come out > in? -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R)

Re: [Emc-users] Arcbuddy.py, v1.6

On 6 December 2015 at 11:53, Gene Heskett wrote: > So what am I doing wrong? I can't even program a > G3 X-0.1375 Y0.1375 I-0.1375 J-0. at the 3" upper end of a Y run, to > make a left hand 90 degree turn. The reported error is 95.0495% When I find myself in this sort of

[Emc-users] Info on old Smart-Pak PLC?

I picked up an interesting freebie. It's a 23 year old, 6 input Smart-Pak PLC. No model # on it, just a typed and hand cut paper lable on the firmware chip SMART-PAK Ver 3.24 and a date on the bottom in Sharpie 10/92-188 I didn't find any info for anything this old on Entertron's website.

[Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

Greetings all; Before tv's lost their crt's, there was a component in the power inlet circuit that had a very high negative temp coefficient, which was used to create a high voltage drop when it was cold, which in turn forced the first few seconds of its power draw after being turned on, thru

Re: [Emc-users] mb2hal and floating point conversions

Thx Jeff I also use a Labjack with Hal. This comp is much cleaner. TomP tjtr33 -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one

Re: [Emc-users] Hardinge Conquest 42 Conversion

yes it can handle the turret toolchanger , theirs a number of ways using classic ladder , or using a comp On 6 December 2015 at 20:46, Jeremy Jones wrote: > Thanks John. How would one handle the tool changing from a hardware and > software standpoint since this a 10 tool

Re: [Emc-users] Hardinge Conquest 42 Conversion

Thanks John. How would one handle the tool changing from a hardware and software standpoint since this a 10 tool ATC? Does LCNC support ATCs? On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > On 11/12/2015 05:47 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: > > Thinking about picking up a

Re: [Emc-users] Hardinge Conquest 42 Conversion

On 6 December 2015 at 20:46, Jeremy Jones wrote: > Does LCNC support ATCs? To an extent. The problem is that all ATCs are a little different, so there is no one-size-fits-all option that you can simply turn on in LinuxCNC. However, everything that is required to control

Re: [Emc-users] Hardinge Conquest 42 Conversion

http://gnipsel.com/shop/hardinge/hardinge.xhtml sorry forgot the link , that will get you close On 6 December 2015 at 20:51, Sarah Armstrong wrote: > yes it can handle the turret toolchanger , > > theirs a number of ways using classic ladder , or using a comp > >

Re: [Emc-users] Hardinge Conquest 42 Conversion

On Sunday 06 December 2015 15:46:30 Jeremy Jones wrote: > Thanks John. How would one handle the tool changing from a hardware > and software standpoint since this a 10 tool ATC? Does LCNC support > ATCs? > Yes it does. But you'll have to enable it, perhaps by writing some of the code. There is

Re: [Emc-users] mb2hal and floating point conversions

That worked perfectly, Jeff! Thank you very much. To summarize for future readers, process the comp file Jeff wrote like this: halcompile --install toieee.comp Then add to the HAL file: loadrt toieee addf toieee.0 servo-thread setp toieee.0.update 1 net low mb2hal.00.00.int toieee.0.in-high

Re: [Emc-users] mb2hal and floating point conversions

On Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 08:21:30PM +, Ralph Stirling wrote: > That worked perfectly, Jeff! Thank you very much. You're welcome. I'm glad it worked! Jeff -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

On Sunday 06 December 2015 22:55:27 Ken Strauss wrote: > I assume that you mean a Surgistor(TM). You'll find them for very high > prices on eBay (the one currently listed is $25!). Google shows > several places that claim to have them. > Sound like they renamed it so they could charge antique

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

Stephen, you should download "Version 14 serial remote I/O card firmware" from www.mesanet.com, under ANYTHING I/O DAUGHTER CARDS, unzip it, and follow the README file in sserial/utils/linuxcnc. So, you will need ssinstall script and a special script, called update7i77 12/07/2015 06:03 AM,

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

On 12/06/2015 10:42 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 06 December 2015 22:57:52 Rafael wrote: > >> On 12/06/2015 07:25 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> Greetings all; >>> >>> Before tv's lost their crt's, there was a component in the power >>> inlet circuit that had a very high negative temp

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

On 12/06/2015 07:25 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Before tv's lost their crt's, there was a component in the power inlet > circuit that had a very high negative temp coefficient, which was used > to create a high voltage drop when it was cold, which in turn forced the > first few

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

Thank you! Will try it tomorrow evening. On Dec 6, 2015 11:33 PM, "Marius Alksnys" wrote: > Stephen, > > you should download "Version 14 serial remote I/O card firmware" from > www.mesanet.com, under ANYTHING I/O DAUGHTER CARDS, unzip it, and follow > the README file in

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

I assume that you mean a Surgistor(TM). You'll find them for very high prices on eBay (the one currently listed is $25!). Google shows several places that claim to have them. > -Original Message- > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@wdtv.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:26 PM >

[Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

Hello all, Upgraded the Ubuntu mill (2.5?) to 2.7.3. Using a 5i25 & 7i77. It complained that the 7i77 needed updating. I found some docs on the forum and updated the 5i25. But it still complains "hm2/hm2_5i25.0: Warning: sserial remote device 7i77 channel 0 has old firmware that should be

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

On Sunday 06 December 2015 22:57:52 Rafael wrote: > On 12/06/2015 07:25 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > Before tv's lost their crt's, there was a component in the power > > inlet circuit that had a very high negative temp coefficient, which > > was used to create a high voltage

Re: [Emc-users] Poor mans soft turnon

On Monday 07 December 2015 00:01:20 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/06/2015 10:42 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 06 December 2015 22:57:52 Rafael wrote: > >> On 12/06/2015 07:25 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >>> Greetings all; > >>> > >>> Before tv's lost their crt's, there was a component in the