[Emc-users] Released: EMC 2.2.0

2007-11-05 Thread Jeff Epler
I'm pleased to announce the first release of the EMC 2.2 series, EMC 2.2.0. After about a year of development, many new features are available in this release. The documentation (particularly the HTML documentation) is greatly improved, and a partial translation of the documentation into the

[Emc-users] 2 ?'s Spindle control hwto/Double step?

2007-11-05 Thread Alfred Smart
Hello 1. Does anyone have a source of info that I can access to learn how and what I need for controlling a machine tool spindle? I have searched the net and came up empty. I have a Wells Index knee mill running Emc2 and the 80's vintage mill uses magnetic starters forward and reverse.

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Kirk Wallace wrote: Has there been any movement on adding SPI to EMC? Paul_C updated a parallel port SPI driver for me to work with 2.6 kernels, so I can communicate with SPI devices, but my guess is, this is just a small part of getting EMC to talk to SPI drives. Would it

Re: [Emc-users] 2 ?'s Spindle control hwto/Double step?

2007-11-05 Thread Ed
Alfred Smart wrote: Hello 1. Does anyone have a source of info that I can access to learn how and what I need for controlling a machine tool spindle? I have what appears to be a very similar machine, mine is a Model 810 built in 1980. I have set it up with Gecko 320's and the original PS

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Kirk Wallace wrote: Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:11:07 -0800 From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2007-11-05 at 08:31 -0800, Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Kirk Wallace wrote: Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:11:07 -0800 From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller

Re: [Emc-users] Released: EMC 2.2.0

2007-11-05 Thread Andrew Ayre
Jeff, Which version of Ubuntu will the live CD use? Andy Jeff Epler wrote: I'm pleased to announce the first release of the EMC 2.2 series, EMC 2.2.0. After about a year of development, many new features are available in this release. The documentation (particularly the HTML

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Kirk Wallace wrote: [snip] Where can I get more information on Hostmot2? I think the Hostmot2 files are on the Mesa website, but my understanding was that they only work with the 5i22. I should look more closely at the VHDL source I guess :) At the moment, there is no EMC2 driver for

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2007-11-05 at 12:17 -0500, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: Kirk Wallace wrote: [snip] Where can I get more information on Hostmot2? I think the Hostmot2 files are on the Mesa website, but my understanding was that they only work with the 5i22. I should look more closely at

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Kirk Wallace wrote: Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:37:27 -0800 From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread sam sokolik
Have you tried setting the spindle speed also? M3S100 sam - Original Message - From: Mark Jackson To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 01:03 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command Hi...I have just started working with

Re: [Emc-users] Can't control spindle with M3 command

2007-11-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:03:42AM -0800, Mark Jackson wrote: Hi...I have just started working with EMC2. I reconfigued the Hal to control the spindle with pin 16. I can control the steppers just fine but the spindle doesn't respond via the m3 commands. I AM however able to control

Re: [Emc-users] Released: EMC 2.2.0

2007-11-05 Thread Jeff Epler
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 10:02:28AM -0700, Andrew Ayre wrote: Jeff, Which version of Ubuntu will the live CD use? For now, the Live CD will remain based on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake. Jeff - This SF.net email is

Re: [Emc-users] Released: EMC 2.2.0

2007-11-05 Thread Manfredi Leto
I didn't test it yet because I had no time today, but I would like to thank all developers for the hard work! Greetings, Manfredi My websites: www.m24-pro.com www.emc2cnc.altervista.org Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 07:48:55 -0600

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Kirk Wallace wrote: [snip] Are you talking about reconfiguring the 5i20 after loading EMC and the 5i20 driver? Normally, I would think, you would create the new configuration in a new driver. It certainly would be cool to be able to dynamically configure EMC and the 5i20, but might not be good

Re: [Emc-users] Step/Direction Drivers

2007-11-05 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Of course, it would have been better if I had put parts 1, 2, and 3 in the correct numerical order. Please rearrange in your head ;) - Steve - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log