Re: [Emc-users] linux cnc servo interface help

2016-10-11 Thread linden
> The DYN4 can run in analogue-controlled velocity mode. That might be > worth considering. > It probably doesn't work any better than running the loop in the > drive, but it is easier to see what the loop is doing. > > (Actually, it might also work better, as there is the possibility of > using v

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Look on the back of the keyboard for microchips, or on a board that the keyboard connects to. Google the numbers to see what they are. I'd thought about hoking up the keyboard from the Anilam Crusader 2 system that was on my big mill. Shouldn't have been too difficult since a cable went from th

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 11 Oct 2016, Erik Friesen wrote: Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:06:33 -0400 From: Erik Friesen Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts So how does the drive know how much pwm to give the motors? Or t

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Friesen
So how does the drive know how much pwm to give the motors? Or that depends on the a and b levels in that case? On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 6:56 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: > That is the pinout between the control and the drive. The drive doesn't > have any direct encoder input. > > On Tue, Oct 11, 20

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Friesen
That is the pinout between the control and the drive. The drive doesn't have any direct encoder input. On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 6:33 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 11 October 2016 at 23:24, Erik Friesen wrote: > > omehow these amps have to figure power and > > location for the bldc phase, > > Is tha

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 11 Oct 2016, Erik Friesen wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:24:36 -0400 > From: Erik Friesen > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: Greg Bentzinger , > "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts > > The pinout coming from the

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 October 2016 at 23:24, Erik Friesen wrote: > omehow these amps have to figure power and > location for the bldc phase, Is that the pinout between the motors and the drive? Or is it the control signal to the drive? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is desi

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Friesen
The pinout coming from the brushless amps is 610-1 +A CHANNEL 610-2 ANALOG GROUND 610-3 +B CHANNEL 610-4 ANALOG GROUND 610-5 ENABLE 610-6 LOGIC GROUND 610-7 FAULT 610-8 LOGIC GROUND 610-9 NOT USED 610-10 SHIELD/ANALOG GROUND Any ideas what signal levels and types those will be? The encoders feed

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Friesen
My haas is a 1996 and it shows. Attempting 0.1" engraving at 40ipm G187 E.001 doesn't work, and I think it is a control limitation. See two paths in this pic? aercon.net/Public/Engraving.jpg The top is attempted at 40 IPM, the bottom at 15. To me it looks like a trajectory planning limitation.

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Greg Bentzinger
Perspective on anything read on cnccookbook.com Keep in mind that site exists to promote his software and his articles are written by someone who does not have long term (if any) experience with "Big Iron" in an industrial business environment. His opinions are biased towards the hobby/semi-pro

Re: [Emc-users] linux cnc servo interface help

2016-10-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/11/2016 03:19 AM, linden wrote: > hello all, > > I need some help and suggestions on interfacing dmm dyn4 servo > driver with Linuxcnc http://www.dmm-tech.com/Dyn4_main.html LinuxCNC has all the features you need for servo control built-in, you really just need a dumb motor driver, t

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Todd Zuercher
I would have said it was more incorrect and misleading than out of date. And the fellows claim of DNC as being a "feature" is laughable. I work with Fanuc controls all day, DNC isn't a "feature" it is a band-aid work-around for the controls limited memory, and a huge pain in the ass to have to

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread sam sokolik
If you look at the comments - Seb counters almost all of his points ;) sam On 10/11/2016 8:33 AM, Dave Caroline wrote: > That is very out of date, LinuxCNC having branching etc in the gcode > as well as rigid tapping, read the docs for real info not random > websites > > Dave Caroline > > ---

Re: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Dave Caroline
That is very out of date, LinuxCNC having branching etc in the gcode as well as rigid tapping, read the docs for real info not random websites Dave Caroline -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's mo

[Emc-users] Haas thoughts

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Friesen
Are any of these items valid any more? http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2014/12/16/10-features-pros-hobby-cnc-controllers-dont/ What would it take (software wise) to fully integrate a haas keypad so that most of the functions would be usable? The ones I see as a challenge are items like Posit, Offset

Re: [Emc-users] linux cnc servo interface help

2016-10-11 Thread andy pugh
On 11 October 2016 at 11:19, linden wrote: > current plan for linear axis > > - Run the servo in position mode > > - Feed the servo drive a step and direction signal from linuxcnc let > the drive do its magic with its own pid loop. The DYN4 can run in analogue-controlled velocity mode. That mig

[Emc-users] linux cnc servo interface help

2016-10-11 Thread linden
hello all, I need some help and suggestions on interfacing dmm dyn4 servo driver with Linuxcnc At the moment I have 4 liner axis bellow is a rough outline of what i have in mind. My 2 questions are: Dose this make sense or is there a better way to do this? (am I completely out to lunch)

Re: [Emc-users] Happy 82nd to me, and the latest version of my G76 tweaker for you

2016-10-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 11 October 2016 03:49:03 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 10.10.16 09:58, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Where are you that the weather took such a serious swipe at you? > > In the Dandenong ranges, at an altitude of 600', on the outskirts of > Melbourne, Victoria. (38°S) So you are almost exact

Re: [Emc-users] Happy 82nd to me, and the latest version of my G76 tweaker for you

2016-10-11 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 10.10.16 09:58, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Where are you that the weather took such a serious swipe at you? In the Dandenong ranges, at an altitude of 600', on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. (38°S) The 120 km/h winds are not so common here; the last time I experienced them was 27 years ago