Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: is great, everybody should be thankfull for others work, and obviously work together and not against each other. I agree.. Bernhard, I really appreciate your efforts at the filtering.. and the interaction with the other developers, Epler, Alex, Cradek, SWPadnos.and

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
On 9 April 2010 08:28, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: I do have more wishes for EMC functionality but a lot of them public doesn't need it. But thing's as webcam or home repport I think the public want just doesn't aware the benifit's of it. I can see the value of the homing

Re: [Emc-users] Estop strategy for Hostmot2 (7i40 x 2 + 7i37)

2010-04-09 Thread Roland Jollivet
A DPST will perform the function fine, unless you want DPDT for some other reason. Roland On 6 April 2010 14:39, Erik Christiansen dva...@internode.on.net wrote: On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 06:08:15PM +0200, Jan de Kruyf wrote: Hallo, The accepted wisdom with commutator d.c. servo motors was

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 9 April 2010 08:28, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: I do have more wishes for EMC functionality but a lot of them public doesn't need it. But thing's as webcam or home repport I think the public want just doesn't aware the benifit's of it. I can see

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Dave
On 4/9/2010 6:46 AM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 9 April 2010 08:28, Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com wrote: I do have more wishes for EMC functionality but a lot of them public doesn't need it. But thing's as webcam or home repport I think the public want just doesn't aware the benifit's of

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread John Kasunich
On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:40 +0200, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: While I'm not C programmer I throw view in source to check how to manage that. But I'm lost. The home routines are in separate file but are little complicated. I have simple aproach in mind. When home move is

[Emc-users] pin configuration for diy xyz stepper controller

2010-04-09 Thread N Z
Dear all this might be a newbie question, but I am very new to CNC and EM2, so please excuse :-) My machine is a diy tabletop I have been playing with the EMC2 Live CD based on Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake and had some trouble to configure the pins correctly: 1. Homing and limit

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
On 9 April 2010 15:38, John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm wrote: it might be possible to do the detection in an external (custom) HAL component.  The homing state is brought out on a HAL pin, so the component can know what is going on. Thinking about it, I am not sure it needs even that. I

Re: [Emc-users] pin configuration for diy xyz stepper controller

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
On 9 April 2010 15:43, N Z supersp...@hotmail.com wrote: I have all limit switches connected on one pin and would like to use them also for homing. but there is no info... Is there a reason for this option not beeing available? All options are available, but not all options have been

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: I agree that the homing report could be a valuable thing.I think you are assuming there is no support for a homing report, but I didn't notice anyone asking if anyone thought it was a good idea or not. Sometimes noise will get on Servo encoder cables also and cause

Re: [Emc-users] pin configuration for diy xyz stepper controller

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: ie, assuming that Pin 11 is the all limits and all homes pin then set it to be the combined pin for the X axis and then edit the hal file to combine all the axes on one pin. Something like: net all-homes-and-limits parport.0.pin-11-in-not = axis.0.home-sw-in

[Emc-users] New cam lathe feature for Inkscape to gcode...

2010-04-09 Thread Nicolas HENRY
Hi all ! cnc-club.ru wich one have make the new release of Inkscape to gcode extension are plane to add some lathe feature. At now they are to discus about it. If someone is interesting to help that's be helpfull. http://www.cnc-club.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33t=64p=550#p550 Thank's to all ,

[Emc-users] couple of questions

2010-04-09 Thread Chris Reynolds
I've been using EMC2 now for a while and I really like it. I just have a couple of questions. A lot of the parts I'm making require tool changes, and what I've found is that it would be really nice to have the program run a section, then pause so I can jog the machine, change tools, touch off,

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Jon Elson
The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation. To stay with the canonical encoder definition as it is,

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
On 9 April 2010 16:41, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: After that I start Camera window. I right click camera window and select always on top and move that window over AXIS preview place. (just fit inside) After that I start Learn.py and make that window always on top too and move

Re: [Emc-users] couple of questions

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Chris Reynolds pravi: I've been using EMC2 now for a while and I really like it. I just have a couple of questions. A lot of the parts I'm making require tool changes, and what I've found is that it would be really nice to have the program run a section, then pause so I can jog the machine,

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 9 April 2010 16:41, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: After that I start Camera window. I right click camera window and select always on top and move that window over AXIS preview place. (just fit inside) After that I start Learn.py and make that window always

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Jon Elson pravi: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation. Just that. Before writing that

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Dave
On 4/9/2010 12:04 PM, Jon Elson wrote: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation. To stay with the

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Dave
On 4/9/2010 12:13 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 9 April 2010 16:41, Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com wrote: After that I start Camera window. I right click camera window and select always on top and move that window over AXIS preview place. (just fit inside) After that I start Learn.py and

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Roland Jollivet
You could implement a similar function using a contrived method, that is not part of the G28 command or other homing function. Basically you would have a subroutine to deliberately move the machine to the home switches and write the x,y,z values to file as the switches are crossed. Assuming they

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: On 4/9/2010 12:04 PM, Jon Elson wrote: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation.

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Roland Jollivet pravi: You could implement a similar function using a contrived method, that is not part of the G28 command or other homing function. Basically you would have a subroutine to deliberately move the machine to the home switches and write the x,y,z values to file as the switches

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
But how from Gcode Open file, add coordinate to the end and close file? The way can be custom program M1xx. That can open and close file and even write betwen. But how to retrive machine coordinate ?!? I know M1xx can be uset easily for output. But how to get input from HAL? I looking that

[Emc-users] Not EMC but sweet video of 5 axis milling.

2010-04-09 Thread Brian Mihulka
If you don't read slashdot you might want to check out this link with video of some wicked 5 axis milling. http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/05/5-axis-robot-carves-metal-like-butter-video/#more-14509 Brian -- Download

Re: [Emc-users] couple of questions

2010-04-09 Thread dave
On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 18:22 +0200, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Chris Reynolds pravi: I've been using EMC2 now for a while and I really like it. I just have a couple of questions. A lot of the parts I'm making require tool changes, and what I've found is that it would be really nice to have

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Andy Pugh
On 9 April 2010 18:00, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: Just has to be worked out. This seems to pretty-much work. Note that it doesn't work unless you put the mux and the oneshot into a thread before the motion functions. The axis position on hitting the limit is pretty consistent (enough to show

Re: [Emc-users] Building on Ubuntu 9.10 - Addendum

2010-04-09 Thread BillRebey
Am I understanding this correctly? Does this application actually require a custom kernel build for every new version of the O/S? -Original Message- From: Dave [mailto:e...@dc9.tzo.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 2:23 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] Building on Ubuntu 9.10 - Addendum

2010-04-09 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
BillRebey wrote: Am I understanding this correctly? Does this application actually require a custom kernel build for every new version of the O/S? It requires a hard realtime kernel, using RTAI or RTLinux. If the new version of the OS has a new kernel version (and depends on features in

[Emc-users] Most recent version of ubunto that's an easy build

2010-04-09 Thread Drew Rogge
I'm going to be setting up an EMC machine but unfortunately the Live CD based on Hardy Heron is not recent enough for what I want. I assume that I'll need to obtain the EMC and rtai sources and compile them. Does anyone know what the latest release of ubunto that will easily support EMC and rtai?

Re: [Emc-users] Most recent version of ubunto that's an easy build

2010-04-09 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Drew Rogge wrote: I'm going to be setting up an EMC machine but unfortunately the Live CD based on Hardy Heron is not recent enough for what I want. I assume that I'll need to obtain the EMC and rtai sources and compile them. Does anyone know what the latest release of ubunto that will easily

Re: [Emc-users] Building on Ubuntu 9.10 - Addendum

2010-04-09 Thread j...@coats.org
I agree with Stephen. The real time kernel is not an inherent part of what Ubuntu does. Basically it is a microkernel that drives the physical devices and runs Ubuntu, and its applications including the rest of EMC as a task. If an interrupt happens, the microkernel takes over, when it is done

Re: [Emc-users] couple of questions

2010-04-09 Thread Jon Elson
Chris Reynolds wrote: I've been using EMC2 now for a while and I really like it. I just have a couple of questions. A lot of the parts I'm making require tool changes, and what I've found is that it would be really nice to have the program run a section, then pause so I can jog the machine,

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Jon Elson
Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Jon Elson pravi: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation.