Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
That is a great idea. I could put that into a little script and just run that every time I made any change. You can see that I forgot most of what I used to know about linux. On 2014-02-12 09:53, schooner wrote: Hi Marius On 12/02/2014 06:12, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 to Control a 3D Printer

2014-02-12 Thread Michael Haberler
Am 11.02.2014 um 22:18 schrieb Charles Buckley rijrun...@gmail.com: I am guessing that this is slated for a 3.x release? It is a rather significant architecture change. It is a significant change. The replacement stack for NML is pretty much feature-complete. It supports both a C++/Python

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread andy pugh
On 12 February 2014 05:34, Marius Liebenberg mar...@mastercut.co.za wrote: The reason I would like to think I need it is because I test a lot of different configs and code on the same machine (hardware ) for instance. This means that I have to redo the INI file for every test. A config folder

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread bruno
My experiments with an old VIA C3 board having miserably failed due to deficient support of APIC on that CPU, I have been looking at a new motherboard. In infer from Google and the forums that the atom D525 is a really good candidate. I find them readily available here for example:

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-02-12 12:00 GMT+02:00 bruno br...@tinkerbox.org: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/mini-pcs-ITX-Computer-with-Intel-D525-Dual-Core-1-8GHz-2G-RAM-8G-SSD-mini/1316991987.html with 2GBRAM and 8GB SSD, it is a really good price for a dedicated linuxcnc controller I think. Depending on what

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 12 February 2014 06:24:39 Viesturs Lācis did opine: 2014-02-12 12:00 GMT+02:00 bruno br...@tinkerbox.org: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/mini-pcs-ITX-Computer-with-Intel-D525-D ual-Core-1-8GHz-2G-RAM-8G-SSD-mini/1316991987.html with 2GBRAM and 8GB SSD, it is a really good

[Emc-users] non-trivial kinematics

2014-02-12 Thread Josiah Morgan
All, I have a project coming up in which I would like to use linuxcnc to control placement and angle of a robot arm. the kinematics for this would need to be customized for the specific situation. I was wondering if anyone could share an example of a fairly simple kinematics .h RT file as well as

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Bari
Using Precise our jitter is ~40uS with preemptRT and ~8uS with RTAI on all AMD hardware with integrated graphics. With some tweaking we have some MB's running RTAI ~5uS jitter. Coreboot has support for some of these boards as well if you want 2 sec from power-on to login. If using BIOS/EFI be

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Dave Cole
I have used several INTEL D525MW boards and they work fine. I have never had a problem with getting them to go into EPP mode. However, I have never used a D525 board brand other than Intel. That PC is fairly cheap but it has no details on who made the motherboard. Also that power supply

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Dewey Garrett
A script to combine multiple 'section' files (.sec) to a single output file (.ini for example) follows Usage: # paste the text below to a file named combine.tk in a # directory containing one for more 'section' files named *.sec # cd to that directory # (if a output file name is reused, one

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Ralph Stirling
Why couldn't the main linuxcnc (axis?) program take multiple ini files on the command line? Just string them in the order you want them processed. That wouldn't require any syntax change to the file itself. -- Ralph From: Marius Liebenberg

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
How about a simple makefile and using the C pre-processor? On 2/12/2014 8:17 AM, Ralph Stirling wrote: Why couldn't the main linuxcnc (axis?) program take multiple ini files on the command line? Just string them in the order you want them processed. That wouldn't require any syntax change to

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014, Dave Cole wrote: Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:42:41 -0500 From: Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.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] non-trivial kinematics

2014-02-12 Thread Josiah Morgan
Andy, the machine would be similar to defined in the schematic below: [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:32 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 February 2014 12:55, Josiah Morgan josiahmor...@gmail.com wrote: I have a project coming up in which I would like to use

[Emc-users] Fwd: Axis not updating if linuxcncrsh opens file

2014-02-12 Thread Christopher Purcell
On 10 February, 2014 Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: As an alternate to your system design, try to make Mathematica write the gcode out to a file, and then use 'axis-remote newfile.ngc'. That avoids the multi-gui problem, while still maintaining the give axis new gcode from an external

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/11/2014 11:34 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Hi Chris The reason I would like to think I need it is because I test a lot of different configs and code on the same machine (hardware ) for instance. This means that I have to redo the INI file for every test. I normally end up being

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/11/2014 11:34 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Hi Chris The reason I would like to think I need it is because I test a lot of different configs and code on the same machine (hardware ) for instance. This means that I have to redo the INI file for every test. I normally end up being

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
I also call in a whole lot of HAL files. I found that works well for me to keep thing together that belong together. Big HAL files are more confusing than complicated INI files. There are two ideas entered here that I think has merit One being the cat function and Two the tk script that

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Axis not updating if linuxcncrsh opens file

2014-02-12 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 2/12/14 09:49 , Christopher Purcell wrote: On 10 February, 2014 Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: As an alternate to your system design, try to make Mathematica write the gcode out to a file, and then use 'axis-remote newfile.ngc'. That avoids the multi-gui problem, while still maintaining the

[Emc-users] Machinekit + Beaglebone + mycnc Video's

2014-02-12 Thread Mark Tucker
Just a link to some videos of machinekit running on my cnc. Well impressed. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFuYU7a-JOago0itGJzMkmQ -- Android apps run on BlackBerry 10 Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for

Re: [Emc-users] Fanuc 420F 6-axis robot

2014-02-12 Thread Daniel Duesentrieb
In the video he says 80 VDC. Pin A is + The break release at 28 VDC. On 02/11/2014 02:21 PM, Duesentrieb Yahoo wrote: have not 80v dc. could take 120vdc. witch is plus, A or B ? -- On Tue, 11 Feb, 2014 9:12 AM PST Jon Elson wrote: On 02/11/2014 07:39 AM,

Re: [Emc-users] non-trivial kinematics

2014-02-12 Thread andy pugh
On 12 February 2014 15:39, Josiah Morgan josiahmor...@gmail.com wrote: Andy, the machine would be similar to defined in the schematic below: That is a serial kinematics. Visteurs added sliding joints to genserkins some time ago, but I am not sure if the changes got adopted into LinuxCNC.

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Hi Dewey This line give a syntax error. I dont know TK script at all so I dont know where to start looking for this. set ::files($::idx,name) $f On 2014-02-12 15:51, Dewey Garrett wrote: A script to combine multiple 'section' files (.sec) to a single output file (.ini for example)

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Axis not updating if linuxcncrsh opens file

2014-02-12 Thread andy pugh
On 12 February 2014 16:49, Christopher Purcell christopherpurc...@mac.com wrote: Thank you for this suggestion. The axis-remote python script imports ngc files in Axis and updates the display exactly as advertised when run on the linuxcnc host, or a remote Ubuntu machine via ssh -X . Not

Re: [Emc-users] non-trivial kinematics

2014-02-12 Thread Josiah Morgan
thanks for the reply. that's what I intend to do. another user sent me the link to a linuxcnc.orgforum post that had a pdf with an example c file. it seems fairly straight forward and my inclination is that it would be simpler to just create my own kinematics functions rather than try to figure

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Charles Buckley
Hello, I am hitting that bug with my D525. Connecting to a G540. What are the specifics of the bug? Why is it not accepting EPP? On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote: On Wed, 12 Feb 2014, Dave Cole wrote: Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:42:41 -0500

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Charles Buckley
Personally, the most useful tweak I would make is that I would have any run of stepper conf against an existing configuration would not overwrite my choice as to GUI. Maybe it is something I am missing, but that is an issue. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Chris Morley

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014, Charles Buckley wrote: Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:53:04 -0700 From: Charles Buckley rijrun...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread bruno
Thank you, to all those who answered ! I plan to use a mesa board so I am not worried about the parallel Port incompatibilities. I will report to the list what I find about those chinese clone 525 motherboards Bruno On 2/12/14 2:41 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: Message: 3

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
I did a script that will make an INI file from a list of files that are named in a file called sections.txt you invoke it thusly ./make_ini -o yourinifile ( dont add the file extension it will be added) Oh and dont add a CRLF after the last entry in sections.txt. Its a bug I dont know how

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 2/12/2014 2:33 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Oh and dont add a CRLF after the last entry in sections.txt. Its a bug I dont know how to fix.//It will run but not exit until you hit cntrl C. It's because without a filename cat reads from stdin. Try something like the following instead, which

Re: [Emc-users] Fanuc 420F 6-axis robot

2014-02-12 Thread Daniel Duesentrieb
I just tried. it works like a charm. from the 80VAC transformer into a flow straightener (is this the right word for the part who converts AC to DC?) and straight to the motor. Pin A is + (plus). no noise, nothing - just releases the brake. thanks, guys On 02/11/2014 11:17 PM, Cecil Thomas

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Clearly there are masters and there students in this community. Thanks a lot man I really appreciate the help. This script stuff mostly gets me under :). Oh and Python as well. But I am learning. On 2014-02-12 22:43, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: On 2/12/2014 2:33 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Fanuc 420F 6-axis robot

2014-02-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 12 February 2014 16:09:17 Daniel Duesentrieb did opine: I just tried. it works like a charm. from the 80VAC transformer into a flow straightener (is this the right word for the part who converts AC to DC?) and straight to the motor. Pin A is + (plus). In English, that is a

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Axis not updating if linuxcncrsh opens file

2014-02-12 Thread Jeff Epler
the axis-remote script uses tk send for RPC. This requires that it connect to the same DISPLAY as the axis program. As a result, I don't think the suggested useTk=False modification will leave you with a working axis-remote. Jeff

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit + Beaglebone + mycnc Video's

2014-02-12 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Mark - pretty good, but put linuxcnc in the title so people know what it is. I'd like to get a beaglebone and give it a try - you guys are doing a great job with this port. John. -- Android apps run on BlackBerry 10

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC on Ubuntu Precise 12.04 with RTAI

2014-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/12/2014 01:53 PM, Charles Buckley wrote: Hello, I am hitting that bug with my D525. Connecting to a G540. What are the specifics of the bug? Why is it not accepting EPP? The BIOS reports that the on-mobo parport does not support EPP mode, even though it does. Earlier versions

Re: [Emc-users] Fanuc 420F 6-axis robot

2014-02-12 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/12/2014 5:55 AM, Daniel Duesentrieb wrote: I just tried. it works like a charm. from the 80VAC transformer into a flow straightener (is this the right word for the part who converts AC to DC?) and straight to the motor. Sounds about right. :) Translated from what language? The English

Re: [Emc-users] non-trivial kinematics

2014-02-12 Thread Rudy du Preez
All, I have a project coming up in which I would like to use linuxcnc to control placement and angle of a robot arm. the kinematics for this would need to be customized for the specific situation. I was wondering if anyone could share an example of a fairly simple kinematics .h RT file as well as

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/12/2014 7:17 AM, Ralph Stirling wrote: Why couldn't the main linuxcnc (axis?) program take multiple ini files on the command line? Just string them in the order you want them processed. That wouldn't require any syntax change to the file itself. Here's an idea. Create a file in your

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple INI files

2014-02-12 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Nice story. I am sure that is was not so funny at the time. I bet the guys who did the batch files system were all from Unix background. The end result of my quest is a script that will stick the file together in a specified order. Pretty much as you suggested here just on Linux. On

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit + Beaglebone + mycnc Video's

2014-02-12 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 2/12/2014 10:49 AM, Mark Tucker wrote: Just a link to some videos of machinekit running on my cnc. Well impressed. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFuYU7a-JOago0itGJzMkmQ It's looking more and more as if a BBB will be what I should use to run my big knee mill. Finally got the bad bearings