[Emc-users] compile problem in lenny

2009-03-27 Thread Hadi Aminzadeh
Hi dear, when I try to run configure ./configure --enable-run-in-place --enable-build-documentation --enable-simulator I revised this error - checking for glBegin in -lGL... no configure: error: Required GL library missing. Install it, or specify --disable-python

Re: [Emc-users] using a 5i20 for stepper motor control

2009-03-27 Thread Rob Jansen
Roger, Eric, Personally, I think the best way to cut insanely small segments is not to generate them. Instead of doing a P0.1 on the machine side change your tolerance on the CAM side. I do a lot of contouring in using VisualMill and the size of the G-code varies in direct relationship to

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:15 -0600, you wrote: It works fine on my 3 2.3 computers. I'd have to guess that you don't have a homing sequence set... http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//config_ini_homing.html#r0_1_3 Hi John - sorted, thanks, but that html link has a missing picture here? it

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
Thanks for catching that Steve. I now know what that is... should be a .png not a .jpg John On 27 Mar 2009 at 9:15, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:15 -0600, you wrote: It works fine on my 3 2.3 computers. I'd have to guess that you don't have a homing sequence set...

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
On 27 Mar 2009 at 0:31, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:17:32 -0500, you wrote: Did you get a home all button in emc2.2? home all and the ctrl-home keystroke are only enabled when AXIS thinks that there's a homing order defined in the inifile, and disabled otherwise.

Re: [Emc-users] compile problem in lenny

2009-03-27 Thread Jeff Epler
You are missing various important prerequisites to build emc2. RTAI is the kernel with real-time extensions required by emc2 to control machinery. A user has contributed instructions on building it on our wiki: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Debian_Lenny_Compile_RTAI The same

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Dave Engvall
On Mar 26, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: massive snip If a bare HAL setup won't do it, then it's unlikely that the full EMC setup will either. (but you knew that) - Steve OK, I've regrouped and downloaded 2.3 pre-beta 2 as a deb from Matt's site, installed it and modified

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Dave Engvall wrote: Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:01 -0700 From: Dave Engvall dengv...@charter.net 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] SPI.comp

2009-03-27 Thread Lars Andersson
Hi list, Would serial_dac.comp be a good starting point for making a SPI.comp or do you recommend anything else to start from? Maybe there is something written already? If reasonable I would like to send more than one half bit per BASE thread click. I am talking to a PIC18F4520 so 8 bits at a

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:56 -0500, you wrote: stepconf should write an inifile that enables home all if you have home switches for all axes. If you don't have home switches, or you have them for only some axes, then axis won't write an inifile that enables home all. HI Jeff - on the subject of

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Dave Engvall
On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Dave Engvall wrote: Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:01 -0700 From: Dave Engvall dengv...@charter.net Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
On 27 Mar 2009 at 22:29, Steve Blackmore wrote: I found the NO_FORCE_HOMING=1 in the wiki. it is in the manual... http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section I'm trying to get my head around how to make AXIS and EMC behave like I'm used to

[Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Sasa Vilic
Does anyone know good and reliable THC system for plasma table? Thanks, Sasa Vilic -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Alan
Sasa, I would suggest using the Sound Logic THC. They have both a cabinet and rack mount unit. http://soundlogicus.com/Default.aspx I've heard of several other EMC2 users who really like it. I'll be going with one of these as soon as my table is ready too. Alan -Original Message-

[Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? Gaston -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Alexey Starikovskiy
Gaston Gagnon wrote: My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? You can't change it permanently at boot time. You can select system each time at boot or you can edit default=0 value in /boot/grub/menu.lst in Ubuntu (with sudo). Gaston

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
Thanks Alexey Gaston Alexey Starikovskiy wrote: Gaston Gagnon wrote: My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? You can't change it permanently at boot time. You can select system each time at boot or you can edit

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:54:27 -0600, you wrote: On 27 Mar 2009 at 22:29, Steve Blackmore wrote: I found the NO_FORCE_HOMING=1 in the wiki. it is in the manual... http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section Yea - I was looking in the homing section

Re: [Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Sasa Vilic
I already have one. It's good, but it has problem, that you can not see, which reference voltage you have set. It happens than, that if operator set voltage too low, than usually after start, the torch hits table. Jim said to me, that they are building new one (digital), but unfortunately I can't

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? Gaston I have mine set up so it default boots to the last one I selected. This example is shown in the grub manual http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#savedefault ...

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
That's even better :-) Thanks Frank. Gaston Frank Tkalcevic wrote: My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? Gaston I have mine set up so it default boots to the last one I selected. This example is shown in the grub manual

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Jon Elson
Steve Blackmore wrote: On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:56 -0500, you wrote: stepconf should write an inifile that enables home all if you have home switches for all axes. If you don't have home switches, or you have them for only some axes, then axis won't write an inifile that enables home