Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start

2014-12-02 Thread Mark Wendt
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: After this problem has some type of resolution you must remember If it has tits or wheels it will cost money and cause problems. :) I always heard, If it flies, floats, or fornicates rent it...[?] Mark

Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - 1.5.2

2014-12-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 02:14:47 Bertho Stultiens did opine And Gene did reply: On 12/02/2014 05:29 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: Well, that is a matter of opinion, I guess. It is often easier to revert to old habits instead of learning new tricks. I know because I tend to do that too all too

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-12-02 Thread pc
The FDA never approved use of Thalidomide in the US. Practically all US cases of birth defects from it were from mothers who were in Europe when it was in widespread use. It's been re-approved in some places but only for use after the first trimester. I've also read some theory that rather

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-12-02 Thread pc
That's what I do, in fact I let the air run through for an hour or so to really drive out moisture. Remember to put some RV antifreeze in the tanks and toilet bowl as it helps to protect the seals on the valves from becoming brittle and failing. --Original Mail-- From: Gregg Eshelman

[Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them

2014-12-02 Thread Gene Heskett
See subject Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching

Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them

2014-12-02 Thread Todd Zuercher
If you are referring to the ones used in G-code? There is a section on it in the G-code Overview under Expressions. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions - Original Message - From: Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them

2014-12-02 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Gene. Look at Here http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions . Regards Alex On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: See subject Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot,

[Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? Thanks -- Download BIRT

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 12/2/14 8:42 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? It's called wj200_vfd, and it's part of LinuxCNC 2.6.

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 12/2/14 9:03 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On 12/2/14 8:42 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? It's

Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them

2014-12-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 09:52:18 alex chiosso did opine And Gene did reply: Hi Gene. Look at Here http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions . Regards Alex Thanks Alex, but the MOD function is only listed once, with no examples of use syntax. What I need to do

[Emc-users] CF drive load

2014-12-02 Thread dave
Hi all, I'm trying to migrate from my ancient mb on the cinci to a D525MW. The system device is an 8 mb CF plugged into one of mesa's CF to SATA adapters. My linux install won't format it. i.e. install sees my usb flash drive with the install on it but cannot see the target CF. My current

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-12-02 Thread Dave Cole
On 12/2/2014 9:36 AM, p...@wpnet.us wrote: That's what I do, in fact I let the air run through for an hour or so to really drive out moisture. Remember to put some RV antifreeze in the tanks and toilet bowl as it helps to protect the seals on the valves from becoming brittle and failing.

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
Ok I will look for the manpage on my install. What do I do with it after that? Are there explanations of this in the hal or integrators manual? -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 12/2/14 12:58 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok I will look for the manpage on my install. What do I do with it after that? Are there explanations of this in the hal or integrators manual? Yes, using hal to build and customize a machine is documented in those manuals. There is not an example that

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
Ok found the manual and the pertaining files. Will take a look at that example and go from there. Thanks. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Pete Matos
Jeremy, I have recently retrofit a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC. Well to be accurate I am STILL retrofitting a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC. I replaced everything electronically inside the machine except for the spindle motor and I chose the Hitachi WJ200-LF for my spindle drive. It is currently

[Emc-users] Multiple glade sub-panels

2014-12-02 Thread Marius Alksnys
Could someone point me the direction how to load three sub-panels from the same glade file into one panel, using hbox or similar. The result should be three identical sub-panels with hal pins like myvcp-a.some-in, myvcp-b.some-in, myvcp-c.some-in and so on. Furthermore, three identical instances

Re: [Emc-users] Multiple glade sub-panels

2014-12-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 December 2014 at 21:31, Marius Alksnys marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone point me the direction how to load three sub-panels from the same glade file into one panel, using hbox or similar. I don't think that there are any short-cuts, you will probably have to create three

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
I found some files in the src/hal/usercomp/wj200 folder which include the wj200.comp, .c, .9, and submakefile. What do these do? Am I doing a loaduser on one of them? Are any of them a copy/paste to the hal or ini files? I think I have a general idea but I'm new to all this stuff. Before I give

[Emc-users] Stuck on a G2 move (again)

2014-12-02 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings; I have generated a couple bits of g2 code to cut a 90 degree arc corner From 180 to 90, with a .51000 diameter, arcbuddy spits out: G2 X0. Y0.2550 I0.2550 J-0. And from 90 to 0, same diameter it outputs: G2 X0.2550 Y0. I-0. J-0.2550 No tool comp is in use Tooldia

Re: [Emc-users] Where can I find the docs on the math functions in LCNC? Wiki doesn't show them

2014-12-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 02 December 2014 09:52:24 Todd Zuercher did opine And Gene did reply: If you are referring to the ones used in G-code? There is a section on it in the G-code Overview under Expressions. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/overview.html#sec:Expressions No syntax examples for MOD.

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 12/2/14 3:09 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I found some files in the src/hal/usercomp/wj200 folder which include the wj200.comp, .c, .9, and submakefile. What do these do? Am I doing a loaduser on one of them? Are any of them a copy/paste to the hal or ini files? The src/ directory contains

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
Ok. The code looked similar but I figured it had nothing to do with what I need to do. I'll sit down later and figure it all out when I have time. On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote: On 12/2/14 3:09 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: I found some files in the

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 12/02/2014 02:56 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok. The code looked similar but I figured it had nothing to do with what I need to do. I'll sit down later and figure it all out when I have time. Giving it a brief look, you just put: loadusr wj200_vfd in your .hal file. Or to play with a bare

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 December 2014 at 15:42, Jeremy Jones sp01jjo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the process of hooking up my VFD. It's a HItachi WJ200 and according to the changelog there is a driver in the new version. Where do I find this and how do I implement it? Is it for modbus? After reading the same

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
Kirk, thanks for the help. I assumed that Modbus was a more capable way of communicating with the VFD. Maybe that assumption is wrong and now technology has moved past it. If it's not going to be be any more accurate or provide any more feedback from the VFD to lcnc then maybe it's pointless. I

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 12/02/2014 06:25 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Kirk, thanks for the help. I assumed that Modbus was a more capable way of communicating with the VFD. Maybe that assumption is wrong and now technology has moved past it. If it's not going to be be any more accurate or provide any more feedback

Re: [Emc-users] WJ200 driver on 2.6

2014-12-02 Thread Jeremy Jones
I was looking at that before. Must be thousands. Basically anything you want. Now I just have to figure out what I want haha but it sure is flexible. On Dec 2, 2014 7:14 PM, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On 12/02/2014 02:56 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: Ok. The code looked similar

Re: [Emc-users] CF drive load

2014-12-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 12/2/2014 10:17 AM, dave wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to migrate from my ancient mb on the cinci to a D525MW. The system device is an 8 mb CF plugged into one of mesa's CF to SATA adapters. My linux install won't format it. i.e. install sees my usb flash drive with the install on it but