Re: [Emc-users] 5I20 Stepper motors and encoders

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Pugh
On 19 February 2010 07:12, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: Here's a question for those in the know.  I have a 5I20 that I intend to use for driving step/dir signals for my stepper motors.  I would like to add encoders to the steppers so that I can measure if I have lost any steps at

Re: [Emc-users] THC - torch height control

2010-02-19 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Dave wrote: Do you think you will have any issues with the ultrasonic sensor and the water mist from the waterjet? I was to work on a waterjet system next week but the project has been delayed. That machine has a constant mist/cloud of water vapor around it. Yeah, I was wondering about

Re: [Emc-users] 5I20 Stepper motors and encoders

2010-02-19 Thread Flying Electron
Andy Pugh wrote: On 19 February 2010 07:12, Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: How can I get axis to display the desired positon and the encoder position? I don't know. But does it actually gain you much? If the numbers are different you need to stop You can use a pyvcp

Re: [Emc-users] 5I20 Stepper motors and encoders

2010-02-19 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Belli Button wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:12:55 +0200 From: Belli Button be...@iafrica.com 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] 7i43 GPIO Input Question

2010-02-19 Thread Flying Electron
Flying Electron wrote: Hi, I was using one of the inputs to read my E-STOP button which shorts to ground when triggered, but I kept on getting false positives. I looked at the input pin in halscope and saw a square wave that goes high for 2ms then low for 2ms and repeats. I removed the