On 01/18/2012 07:30 AM, Matt Shaver wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:50:41 +1100
> Erik Christiansen wrote:
>
>> I'm only having trouble pretending that their case has any
>> legitimacy.
>
> It's not legitimate. Unfortunately, many recent activities originating
> in the U.S. are governed by a "migh
On Thursday, January 19, 2012 01:35:29 AM Erik Christiansen did opine:
> On 18.01.12 10:01, gene heskett wrote:
> > I was under the impression that there was a hidden linkage
> > between the schematic and the footprint.
>
> The hidden linkage is the pin mapping in the package. The package
> autom
Interestingly, if you google "emc opensource", buried among all the
excellent enhanced machine controller articles, there is reference to the
other emc and their foray into open source. Maybe this is how they get
their google search rating up.
> -Original Message-
> From: Stephen Wille P
On 01/18/2012 12:41 PM, Lars Andersson wrote:
> This immediately gives a "joint 3 following error" even for a very small
> change.
>
> Can I work around this?
The problem appears to be, as someone pointed out, that changing the
scale factor also causes a step in the output due to a multiplying th
On 18.01.12 10:01, gene heskett wrote:
> I was under the impression that there was a hidden linkage
> between the schematic and the footprint.
The hidden linkage is the pin mapping in the package. The package
automatically appears in the board view when the symbol is placed in the
schematic. The
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Dave Panetta(The Spam Catcher) <
thespamcatc...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> What exactly did they copyright? "EMC"? or "/Enhanced Machine Controller/"?
> EMC is just an acronym - can they actually claim an acronym?
> As someone else said - their lawyers are trying to j
We have done quite a bit of work to (re)write a THC module based on the CandCNC
Low Cost Torch Height Controller (http://www.candcnc.com/lcthc.html). We
originally got configs that James Cizek had gotten working to some extent but
were confused at the logic of it and a couple bugs it had so we
What exactly did they copyright? "EMC"? or "/Enhanced Machine Controller/"?
EMC is just an acronym - can they actually claim an acronym?
As someone else said - their lawyers are trying to justify their jobs.
What about all of the - Electric Membership Corporations - EMC?
I belong to and get my po
Thanks Robert for your answer. I'll be chechink the Yaskawa models and see
if I can find a good dealer around here to request quotation.
So you tell that you tried this combination with EMC?. And how did it work?
It was good for positioning?. I don't need fast interpolations, only
individual posit
i have tryed this also u can get close u will not get Servo
performance/position resolutions but u can get close.. hence why they
say servo like on VFDs spec sheets
and it does make a big diff what level of VFD you use also some are alot
better at this than others..
Yaskawa do some very clearv
FWIW, Mach3 is relatively safe from attack. Trademarks apply to a
particular domain only, and razor blades and software are quite different
domain. In addition, there must be reasonable reason to believe that the
consumer would be confused by the use of the term, and it is highly
unlikely that anyo
I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but since several people have mentioned this I
thought I'd reply.
EMC corp has a trademark in a very related field. I don't recall the specific
area, but it had to do with computer hardware and a particular area of computer
software (backup most likely). Though we
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Dave wrote:
> Seeing that EMC2 has been stung by the EMC Corporation for trademark
> infringment, why isn't Gillette pursuing Mach3 CNC ???
>
> Or is it only a matter of time?
>
Open projects and individuals are easy targets. A friend had
'Penguin.com' for severa
Hello to everybody on this list.
I've been working for almost two years with LinuxCNC software (the old EMC
hehe) and steppers driving an old Schaudt cam/lobe grinding machine. Now
it's time to improve the system and change the steppers for something with
more speed, specially for the Z axis. Anyw
Seeing that EMC2 has been stung by the EMC Corporation for trademark
infringment, why isn't Gillette pursuing Mach3 CNC ???
Or is it only a matter of time?
On 1/18/2012 3:05 PM, dave wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:46:01 -0500
> "Kent A. Reed" wrote:
>
>
>> On 1/18/2012 2:39 PM, Jack Coa
Lin Engineering sell a driver RS325, that takes serial commands using
RS485 as opposed to RS232. This has the advantage of being able to
connect multiple drivers to the same PC port. RS232 to RS485 adapters
are available from several places, as well as USB to RS485 adapters
I am currently working on a project using such a product from J.R. Kerr:
http://jrkerr.com/boards.html
I didn't buy the complete board, instead opting to build my own using the chip
he also sells. (I did this partly to save a few bucks but mostly because his
stock board only does half-stepping.)
On 18 January 2012 20:41, Lars Andersson wrote:
> This is not allowed, "stepgen.3.position-scale" is a parameter, not a pin
You could put a "scale" component between the axis and the stepgen.
I think, though, that you might have more luck putting the A stepgen
into velocity mode, and linking to
Can anyone tell me the DIN specs for a 3mm GT2 pulley
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Take a look at the THC comp to see how I hijacked the position commanded
for Z and lied about the position feedback.
John
On 1/18/2012 2:53 PM, Ben Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 09:41:12PM +0100, Lars Andersson wrote:
>> I try manually while running:
>>
>> setp stepgen.3.positi
I think as long as you're modeling your extruder as an axis, you can't change
it's speed without also changing the speed of all the other axes (by using the
feed override knob on the motion controller).
Also, as long as your extruder's position is controlled by the motion
controller, you won't
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 09:41:12PM +0100, Lars Andersson wrote:
> I try manually while running:
>
> setp stepgen.3.position-scale 210 (it was was 200 before)
>
> This immediately gives a "joint 3 following error" even for a very small
> change.
That's because the absolute position of A just m
2012/1/18 Lars Andersson :
>
> net flowrate stepgen.3.position-scale <= input.0.abs-rx-position
>
> This is not allowed, "stepgen.3.position-scale" is a parameter, not a pin
Then You can solve the cause of the problem - change it from parameter to pin.
In simple HAL module it would require changi
2012/1/18 Alex Joni :
> OpenCNC already exists.
>
Yes, here is something about it:
http://www.mdsi2.com/solutions/cnc_controls/
BTW do I understand correctly that emc.com guys do not have a problem
with the official name - Enhanced Machine Controller?
If that is true then I would not be surprised
I would like to dynamically change the flow rate of material feed of my
plastic rapid prototyper. The material is dispensed by a step motor on the
A-axis. A is running proportional to the combined speed of X and Y (always
counting up) . The scale factor for A is set at the G-code generation, it is
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:46:01 -0500
"Kent A. Reed" wrote:
> On 1/18/2012 2:39 PM, Jack Coats wrote:
> > Open Machine Controller or OpenCNC would have been better name.
> > Still holding out hope that the software could be supported on
> > different platforms.
> >
> > For now, LinuxCNC is the monni
Plenty---most commercial 'stepper motor contollers' are designed to be
driven by serial commands, because that's easier to integrate in the
industrial world. Galil, Oregon Micro are two that we used, but Google has
over 7 million hits for "stepper motor controller serial port".
Such controllers a
Can anyone recommend some stepper motor driver that one could send serial
coordinate commands? I'm
thinking that something like that exists?
Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com
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Jack Coats wrote:
Open Machine Controller or OpenCNC would have been better name. Still
holding out hope that the software could be supported on different
platforms.
For now, LinuxCNC is the monniker
On 1/18/2012 2:39 PM, Jack Coats wrote:
> Open Machine Controller or OpenCNC would have been better name. Still
> holding out hope that the software could be supported on different
> platforms.
>
> For now, LinuxCNC is the monniker.
>
> At least it isn't GNUCNC
>
>
Or, in classic Unix fashion, YAC
Open Machine Controller or OpenCNC would have been better name. Still
holding out hope that the software could be supported on different
platforms.
For now, LinuxCNC is the monniker.
At least it isn't GNUCNC
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Matt Shaver wrote:
> I just wanted to say that I agree with this decision! "EMC" was always
> too short, and such a common letter combination to make an effective
> search term on the internet.
Well, I don't fully agree, but ElectroMagnetic Compatibility is another
EMC that
causes confusion in the
On 18 January 2012 02:16, Chris Radek wrote:
> "LinuxCNC" is the best option, as this has been our website's name for
> years.
Ah well, I was probably never going to get it to compile on MacOS anyway….
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> I have a D510 + PicoPSU system.
> The PC shuts down as expected, but I would rather like it to power-off
> the power supplies and monitor too.
> Has anyone set up such a system?
> I am thinking in terms of a relay controlled by the PicoPSU 5V or 12v
> output to switch the 240Vac
What about EMCNC?
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Sourceforge has a process for renaming projects that apply to
circumstances like ours. When this is done, we expect most information
presently on sourceforge to appear but at new URLs that reflect our
project's new official name.
The mailing lists will have also have new names (linuxcnc-users and
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:20:28 +0200
"Belli Button" wrote:
emc unique? ha!
http://www.acronymgeek.com/EMC
http://www.acronymgeek.com/EMC2
> There is an 'LNC' CNC controller, probably just EMC in a box.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky"
> To: "Enhanced Machine C
There is an 'LNC' CNC controller, probably just EMC in a box.
- Original Message -
From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky"
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced
MachineController
On Jan 1
On 18 January 2012 18:55, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
> In all seriousness, I'm perfectly happy with the Board's decision to
> rename the project to LinuxCNC. It's a good name, and we've already been
> using it in our web presence, which is perhaps the most important moniker.
>
> Is there a short
In all seriousness, I'm perfectly happy with the Board's decision to rename the
project to LinuxCNC. It's a good name, and we've already been using it in our
web presence, which is perhaps the most important moniker.
Is there a shorter version of our new name that we can use in parallel with th
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:38:39 AM Sebastian Kuzminsky did opine:
> On Jan 18, 2012, at 08:02 , gene heskett wrote:
> > On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:02:01 AM Lester Caine did opine:
> >> Did nobody consider simply 'LMC' Linux Machine Controller ...
> >
> > Humm, that does have a cert
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:29:47 AM Dennis J. Murray did opine:
> I really enjoy Gene's war stories!! I, too am a (relatively) old
> codger, but still young at heart.
>
[...]
Good story!
> IN 1964, I took my first job in computer programming and stuck to it for
> the rest of my 36 year
On Jan 18, 2012, at 08:02 , gene heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:02:01 AM Lester Caine did opine:
>> Did nobody consider simply 'LMC' Linux Machine Controller ...
>
> Humm, that does have a certain poetic sound to it.
It's no good, we'd just get sued by the Large Magellanic Cl
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:07:49 AM Eric Keller did opine:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:47 PM, gene heskett wrote:
> > Greets all;
> >
> > Going thru the docs for eagle, in this case following the
> > tutorial_en.pdf,
>
> This has been bothering me for a while, and I doubt I'm the only on
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:54:36 AM Ed Nisley did opine:
> On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 13:46 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> > Nope, to update the library info used in an open schematic editor, hit
> > Library->Update and select the modified library, or just use
> > Library->Update_All.
>
> Th
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:50:41 +1100
Erik Christiansen wrote:
> I'm only having trouble pretending that their case has any
> legitimacy.
It's not legitimate. Unfortunately, many recent activities originating
in the U.S. are governed by a "might makes right" attitude rather than
one of fairness, mo
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:27:36 +0200
"Alex Joni" wrote:
> You are right, they probably don't own the rights to every use.
> Still, in the matter of a lawsuit very seldom the truth is the one
> that matters.
> Unfortunately usually the amount of money you throw into the lawsuit
> tips the scales a b
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:15:32 +0200
"Alex Joni" wrote:
> As of the lists, maybe it would be worth taking the opportunity to
> move them to linuxcnc.org (and get rid of these pesky ads).
If nothing else, this. See? Yet another improvement to our collective
condition!
One other thing: I don't see
I just wanted to say that I agree with this decision! "EMC" was always
too short, and such a common letter combination to make an effective
search term on the internet. LinuxCNC is also much more descriptive of
the software's purpose as Chris' message said.
It's sort of a milestone for this projec
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:14:12 AM Ed Nisley did opine:
> On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 00:03 -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> > Alright, how about this one?
>
> That'll work! [grin]
>
> And who knows? My Larval Engineer may remember how to poke around inside
> the safety covers without dying, in so
I really enjoy Gene's war stories!! I, too am a (relatively) old
codger, but still young at heart.
At the risk of being too far off topic, I'd like to add one more war
story to Gene's list.
Back in the early 60's, I had a 2-way radio repair and maintenance
business. Remember, you youngsters,
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:02:01 AM Lester Caine did opine:
> Chris Radek wrote:
> > As a result, it was necessary to choose a new name for the software.
> > Of the options the board considered, there was consensus that
> > "LinuxCNC" is the best option, as this has been our website's name
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 09:18:27 AM Erik Christiansen did opine:
> On 18.01.12 00:59, gene heskett wrote:
> > Well, the only marks on the package show on top of it and they are
> > confusing. On about a 20x blowup of the pdf'd brochures page showing
> > the pin names, it looks like this fo
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:47 PM, gene heskett wrote:
> Greets all;
>
> Going thru the docs for eagle, in this case following the tutorial_en.pdf,
>
This has been bothering me for a while, and I doubt I'm the only one. You
ask a lot of non-emc specific questions on the emc list. I suppose it
On 1/18/2012 9:00 AM, andy pugh wrote:
> On 18 January 2012 13:28, James Louis wrote:
>
>
>> My Servomill also runs on a D510MO and it is plugged into the master outlet
>> of a power strip called an "Eco-strip"
>>
> I don't think that will work for me, as the main thing I want to do is
They work well too.I have used a lot of them with zero failures over
the last several years.
Watch out as there is a chinese import clone that is being sold on Ebay
for not much less than the original.
Dave
On 1/18/2012 7:22 AM, John Thornton wrote:
> Dang, I just googled PicoPSU and them
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 08:59:16 AM Alex Joni did opine:
> That's still beeing discussed. The issue is a bit deeper than simply
> renaming the mailin lists.
> The same is true about the sourceforge unix project name (we're not yet
> 100% clear of the implications).
> As of the lists, maybe
On 18 January 2012 13:28, James Louis wrote:
> My Servomill also runs on a D510MO and it is plugged into the master outlet
> of a power strip called an "Eco-strip"
I don't think that will work for me, as the main thing I want to do is
turn of the 12V PSU which powers the PC and monitor.
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On 18.01.12 07:54, Ed Nisley wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 13:46 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> > Nope, to update the library info used in an open schematic editor, hit
> > Library->Update and select the modified library, or just use
> > Library->Update_All.
>
> That's exactly what I expected
Andy,
My Servomill also runs on a D510MO and it is plugged into the master outlet of
a power strip called an "Eco-strip" (careful when googling!). It uses a USB
port to switch all the other outlets ON/OFF when the D510MO turns ON/OFF. It's
simple and works well.
Jim
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I think the 12V relay is a good idea.
or as an alternative you may use this kind of device, with a
master/slave function :
http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/6668553/Bloc-Multiprise-Parafoudre-Parasurtenseur-Fonction-Master-Slave-Onduleur-Peripherique-d-alimentation.html
Le 18/01/2012 13:1
On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 13:46 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> Nope, to update the library info used in an open schematic editor, hit
> Library->Update and select the modified library, or just use
> Library->Update_All.
That's exactly what I expected to work, but it didn't:
http://softsolder.com/
On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 00:03 -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> Alright, how about this one?
That'll work! [grin]
And who knows? My Larval Engineer may remember how to poke around inside
the safety covers without dying, in some future day when they
desperately need a fix right *now*...
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http://so
Dang, I just googled PicoPSU and them things are tiny... If I replace my
power supply with one of those I could mount all kinds of stuff in the case.
John
On 1/18/2012 6:12 AM, andy pugh wrote:
> I have a D510 + PicoPSU system.
> The PC shuts down as expected, but I would rather like it to power
I have a D510 + PicoPSU system.
The PC shuts down as expected, but I would rather like it to power-off
the power supplies and monitor too.
Has anyone set up such a system?
I am thinking in terms of a relay controlled by the PicoPSU 5V or 12v
output to switch the 240Vac with a momentary switch in pa
On 01/18/2012 03:15 AM, Alex Joni wrote:
> That's still beeing discussed. The issue is a bit deeper than simply
> renaming the mailin lists.
> The same is true about the sourceforge unix project name (we're not yet 100%
> clear of the implications).
> As of the lists, maybe it would be worth taking
On 01/17/2012 09:46 PM, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On 17.01.12 20:30, gene heskett wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 07:15:33 PM Fox Mulder did opine:
>>
>>> Am 17.01.2012 21:47, schrieb gene heskett:
>>>
Checking requirements, I see that libpng14.so.14 is required so
On 01/17/2012 09:16 PM, Chris Radek wrote:
> In the spring of 2011, the LinuxCNC Board of Directors was contacted
> by a law firm representing EMC Corporation (www.emc.com) about the use
> of "EMC" and "EMC2" to identify the software offered on linuxcnc.org.
> EMC Corporation has registered various
On 18 January 2012 09:21, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> What a pity that we aren't constituted in another country. Then the loony
> litigators could go hop.
Are we constituted in a country? (What does that phrase even mean?)
I think it might be difficult to prove that EMC2 (the software) even
exis
> Do you think the other mob are in danger of being lawyered by a company
> that
> makes razors?
Heh, might be ;)
Otoh, their domains are not very close to still allow valid grounds for the
lawyers..
Regards,
Alex
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On 18.01.12 09:06, Dave Caroline wrote:
> I would have expected some public discussion about new names etc
> before a final decision
Yes, but it was probably frustrating enough to haggle with the
litigious lot, without becoming the meat in a sandwich. After we've all
blown off steam, I kinda figur
On 18.01.12 16:39, Geoff wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:16:13 pm Chris Radek wrote:
> > In the spring of 2011, the LinuxCNC Board of Directors was contacted
> > by a law firm representing EMC Corporation (www.emc.com) about the use
> > of "EMC" and "EMC2" to identify the software offered on linuxc
I would have expected some public discussion about new names etc
before a final decision
>From when I went to get a trade mark it only covers an area this
allows multiple entities to own the same letters.
Dave Caroline
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Lester Caine wrote:
> Chris Radek wrote:
>>
Chris Radek wrote:
> As a result, it was necessary to choose a new name for the software.
> Of the options the board considered, there was consensus that
> "LinuxCNC" is the best option, as this has been our website's name for
> years.
This does seem to be something of a mouthful ...
Did nobody co
On 18.01.12 00:59, gene heskett wrote:
> Well, the only marks on the package show on top of it and they are
> confusing. On about a 20x blowup of the pdf'd brochures page showing the
> pin names, it looks like this for a bottom view.
>
> led end sensor end
> |-
> On 17.01.12 21:31, Jack Coats wrote:
>> IMHO, we need to keep references to EMC and EMC2 on the web site as
>> 'historical artifacts', and also reference the NIST project that
>> started the initial 'Enhanced Machine Controller' project and named
>> it. Like in http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/project
> I join this opinion based on the facts that this (EMC2) project has a
> long history under its current name. It's ridiculous to see a not
> exceptionally successful company (http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=EMC)
> terrorize nonprofit organization especially when the product has
> absolutely nothin
> The only downside is the confusion factor, there are thousands of people
> who
> have heard of our EMC2 as another CNC control program, and now will not
> know what happened to it. For instance, there is an EMC forum on CNCZone.
> I suppose that needs to be renamed, too.
Since we're not respon
That's still beeing discussed. The issue is a bit deeper than simply
renaming the mailin lists.
The same is true about the sourceforge unix project name (we're not yet 100%
clear of the implications).
As of the lists, maybe it would be worth taking the opportunity to move them
to linuxcnc.org (a
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