Re: [Emc-users] Unusual Threading Behavior

2008-10-06 Thread Michael Buesch
On Monday 06 October 2008 04:31:31 John Kasunich wrote: richard harris wrote: By code I am referring to an entire g-code file some G0's some G76 etc... What modal value would effect G76's ability to properly calculate the feed rate? I should mention that even when it threads at

Re: [Emc-users] G33 spindle count

2008-10-06 Thread Geert De Pecker
setp encoder.0.counter-mode true setp encoder.0.x4-mode false Does your encoder have quadrature (two 50 ppr channels)? This mode only uses one, and gives you 50 counts per rev, using quadrature can give you 200 counts per rev, which should be smoother. The encoder is a single channel and

Re: [Emc-users] G33 spindle count

2008-10-06 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:01:25PM +0200, Geert De Pecker wrote: For the Z, velocity is 4 (guess 4mm/sec) and accelleration is 3. This means it takes 1.3 seconds to get to full speed and another 1.3 seconds to stop again. You probably cannot thread with such a low acceleration. After

Re: [Emc-users] G33 spindle count

2008-10-06 Thread John Kasunich
Chris Radek wrote: On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:01:25PM +0200, Geert De Pecker wrote: For the Z, velocity is 4 (guess 4mm/sec) and accelleration is 3. This means it takes 1.3 seconds to get to full speed and another 1.3 seconds to stop again. You probably cannot thread with such a low

Re: [Emc-users] Problem after installation of EMC2 on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-10-06 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Alex et al, I just tried to install EMC to Hardy and am getting a similar if not the same error. This is what appears to be wrong: insmod: can't read '/usr/realtime-2.6.24-19-generic/modules/rtai_hal.ko': No such file or directory There is no /usr/realtime-2.6.24-19-generic folder. I checked

Re: [Emc-users] G33 spindle count

2008-10-06 Thread Geert De Pecker
Thanks for the info guys. I'll try to install the latest version (I'm still at 2.2.0) and check to which speed/accell I can get the Z axis, but I'm afraid I won't get much higher (running 230 steppers on xylotex and sherline (1mm thread)). Would you specialists recommend using the precompiled

Re: [Emc-users] Problem after installation of EMC2 on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-10-06 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 04:03:21PM -0400, Eric H. Johnson wrote: Alex et al, I just tried to install EMC to Hardy and am getting a similar if not the same error. This is what appears to be wrong: insmod: can't read '/usr/realtime-2.6.24-19-generic/modules/rtai_hal.ko': No such file or

Re: [Emc-users] Problem after installation of EMC2 on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-10-06 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Hi all, Found it. With the Hardy install, it does not set the rtai kernel as the default kernel. So by default it is booting the ...-19-generic kernel. The rtai kernel must be explicitly selected at boot time in order to run EMC. Regards, Eric I just tried to install EMC to Hardy and am

Re: [Emc-users] Problem after installation of EMC2 on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-10-06 Thread noel
Gentlemen, Install one of the GRUB editors and take care of the problem. Lots easier than trying to edit the menu.lst file. Noel Rodes. Roguish -Original Message- From: Eric H. Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 2:00 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller

[Emc-users] $ . scripts/emc-environment

2008-10-06 Thread Organic Engines
Hi, I keep reading that I need to $ . scripts/emc-environment I have tried typing this into a terminal and it gives an error. I have tried it in various directories as well. Where exactly do I need to be? I'm confused and wondering if I am missing something. Dan

Re: [Emc-users] $ . scripts/emc-environment

2008-10-06 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Organic Engines wrote: Hi, I keep reading that I need to $ . scripts/emc-environment I have tried typing this into a terminal and it gives an error. I have tried it in various directories as well. Presumably you aren't typing in the $ (you shouldn't, if you are) This is only needed

Re: [Emc-users] $ . scripts/emc-environment

2008-10-06 Thread John Kasunich
Organic Engines wrote: Hi, I keep reading that I need to $ . scripts/emc-environment I have tried typing this into a terminal and it gives an error. When asking about an error, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS include the error! If it is a command line command that is failing, also include the

[Emc-users] 8255 based I/O board

2008-10-06 Thread rick shoop
I am trying to use an 8255 based I/O board for the EMC2 interface and am trying to find out where I need to place the initialization byte in which configuration file? I want to be able to use separate switches for each limit, axis home, and machine I/O (spindle on, coolant, vacuum clamping, E