Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Mark Wendt
On 03/30/2011 01:11 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Mark Wendt wrote: Which flavor of VMWare are you running? Desktop? Fusion? Server? I'm presuming you're running the open source? Or the commercial version? I'm running the commercial desktop version, because I needed a support question answered,

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Mark Wendt
On 03/30/2011 05:02 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: No surprise there. VMware treats most hard working people like crap: Class action lawsuit case No. 07CC01368 (superior Court, County of Orange) Interesting comments from their employees: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/VMware-Reviews-E12830.htm

Re: [Emc-users] How to create g-code?

2011-03-31 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I have been thinking about the problem to be solved and I have came to 2 questions that I do not know, how to solve in python: 1) for input I would like to use a path, defined with G01 and G02/G03 moves. How do I tell the script to treat each segment in the line separately - G0x, then X

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 3/31/2011 5:36 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 03/30/2011 05:02 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: ... Rafael, I'm afraid to ask, knowing how Oracle seems to be managing all the sun products - is the VirtualBox a freebie, or does it fall under the Oracle We have to charge way too much to keep up the

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Mark Wendt
On 03/31/2011 08:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/31/2011 5:36 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 03/30/2011 05:02 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: ... Rafael, I'm afraid to ask, knowing how Oracle seems to be managing all the sun products - is the VirtualBox a freebie, or does it fall under the Oracle We

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/3/31 Mark Wendt mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil: On 03/31/2011 08:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/31/2011 5:36 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 03/30/2011 05:02 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: ... Rafael, I'm afraid to ask, knowing how Oracle seems to be managing all the sun products - is the VirtualBox a

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Mark Wendt
On 03/31/2011 08:35 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: Funny you should ask. I was just looking at the new, improved VirtualBox website for a friend. Oracle swears they will continue a two-license approach, one for the Open Source Edition and one for the supported edition. Only time will tell if

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Jon Elson
Mark Wendt wrote: Had you tried the open source desktop version before you went with the commercial version? I bought the commercial version specifically so I could make a support call. No need to change anything now, and I know what to do when this particular error shows up. other than

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread sam sokolik
I am using virtualbox to run xp within lucid. works great for me. http://www.virtualbox.org/ sam On 3/31/2011 12:02 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Mark Wendt wrote: Had you tried the open source desktop version before you went with the commercial version? I bought the commercial version

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Rafael Skodlar
On 03/31/2011 02:36 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 03/30/2011 05:02 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: ... snip Rafael, I'm afraid to ask, knowing how Oracle seems to be managing all the sun products - is the VirtualBox a freebie, or does it fall under the Oracle We have to charge way too much to keep up

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/3/31 Rafael Skodlar ra...@linwin.com: However, we still haven't addressed the original question about running multiple instances of EMC2 on the same hardware. Two options are possible here IMO: - expand EMC2 in such a way to present itself as running another instance of itself on

[Emc-users] Faro Arm

2011-03-31 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Asking for help here. I have a Faro Arm I would like to interface with EMC2 as the DRO. The files were written in the late nineties for an SGI/Irix. I have made a few changes to eliminate errors and warnings. This one I cannot find. The files here

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 3/31/2011 2:19 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Since I am not a code writer of any capability my 2 cents may not be worth much more than that but here goes. I would rather see a management application above EMC2 to handle then synchronization of discrete EMC2 processes. This

Re: [Emc-users] Faro Arm

2011-03-31 Thread Chris Radek
The short answer is you don't have a main function, which I suspect was an earlier error, and you tried surrounding all the code in faro_arm.c with main{ ... } which is not valid C. The long answer: You are missing a lot of code here, specifically the Serial_* functions whose headers you have.

Re: [Emc-users] Faro Arm

2011-03-31 Thread andy pugh
On 31 March 2011 20:06, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote:  I have a Faro Arm I would like to interface with EMC2 as the DRO. Can you just link the encoders to EMC2 and use a kinematics module? -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men

Re: [Emc-users] Faro Arm

2011-03-31 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote: The short answer is you don't have a main function, which I suspect was an earlier error, and you tried surrounding all the code in faro_arm.c with main{ ... } which is not valid C. you are correct The long answer:

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Rafael Skodlar
On 03/31/2011 11:05 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2011/3/31 Rafael Skodlarra...@linwin.com: However, we still haven't addressed the original question about running multiple instances of EMC2 on the same hardware. Two options are possible here IMO: - expand EMC2 in such a way to present itself as

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Eric Keller
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Rafael Skodlar ra...@linwin.com wrote: However, we still haven't addressed the original question about running multiple instances of EMC2 on the same hardware. Two options are possible here IMO: third option: reject any such nonsensical pursuit. Buy a computer

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc? (Kent A. Reed)

2011-03-31 Thread Ralph Stirling
I agree with Stuart's analysis that the processes discussed seem not to need real time response, but I don't think the original poster has ever spelling out just what his multi-station system has to accomplish. Regards, Kent This has been a very interesting discussion. I can see several

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Rafael Skodlar
On 03/31/2011 02:39 PM, Eric Keller wrote: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Rafael Skodlarra...@linwin.com wrote: However, we still haven't addressed the original question about running multiple instances of EMC2 on the same hardware. Two options are possible here IMO: third option: reject

Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-03-31 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Rafael Skodlar wrote: I think that this suggestion would work here too, because it was mentioned that running EMC on a virtual machine will have enormous jitter. With all due respect to members of EMC community, I doubt that we can fix that, so I think that Your second suggestion on