Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/23/2019 02:34 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Saturday 23 February 2019 12:22:54 Jon Elson wrote: On 02/23/2019 10:41 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: Umm just loaded a software stepgen (lastet master) and it has no such pins/parameters Right, MIN_LIMIT and MAX_LIMIT are not handled by stepgen

Re: [Emc-users] DIY CNC builder dilemma, open request for comments

2019-02-23 Thread Dave Cole
On 2/20/2019 8:42 AM, Ken Strauss wrote: -Original Message- From: John Dammeyer [mailto:jo...@autoartisans.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:07 AM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] DIY CNC builder dilemma, open request for comments My mill is

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 12:00:21 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:47:48 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 17:16:26 Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/23/2019 02:34 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 23 February 2019 12:22:54 Jon Elson wrote: > >> On 02/23/2019 10:41 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > >>> Umm just loaded a software stepgen (lastet master) and it > >>> has no such

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:30:48 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users. On Saturday 23 February 2019 12:00:21 Peter C.

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 16:00:05 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:30:48 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 12:22:54 Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/23/2019 10:41 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > Umm just loaded a software stepgen (lastet master) and it > > has no such pins/parameters > > Right, MIN_LIMIT and MAX_LIMIT are not handled by stepgen or > any motion interface hardware,

[Emc-users] Question about spindle speed increments

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; Trying to preset the spindle stuffs in the ini and hal files so I stand a chance of getting meaningfull responses from the spindles vfd once I hook up a cable. I know one can set the minimum speed with (IN AXIS) [DISPLAY] DEFAULT_SPINDLE_SPEED = 1000 for the VFD'S starter

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:47:48 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users. On Saturday 23 February 2019 11:02:36 Peter C.

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/23/2019 10:41 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: Umm just loaded a software stepgen (lastet master) and it has no such pins/parameters Right, MIN_LIMIT and MAX_LIMIT are not handled by stepgen or any motion interface hardware, they are handled much higher in LinuxCNC. To reach a smooth

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 22 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:35:21 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated On Friday 22 February 2019 19:20:36 Peter C. Wallace wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:35:08 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users. Greetings PCW; According to what I am seeing with a

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 10:16:34 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 22 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:35:21 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated

2019-02-23 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:19:42 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] head scratcher, updated On Saturday 23 February 2019 10:16:34 Peter C. Wallace

Re: [Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 23 February 2019 11:02:36 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:35:08 -0500 > > From: Gene Heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [Emc-users]

[Emc-users] New discovery for 5i25-7i76 users.

2019-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings PCW; According to what I am seeing with a halmeter, the 7i76 completely replaces any need for a pwmgen to be included in the hm2 config line of the hal file, thereby simplifying ones hal file by quite a few lines. However, with a vfd to control, it appears there are 3 parameters to