Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining --> EDM generator signals --> Ready to go

2017-01-06 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
might be a choice since it have both PDO and a dictionary for parameters. > > > On 01/06/17 15:55, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > >> Nicklashello > >> the time from voltage turn-on until the voltage dropis the ionization time > >> this can be used as an indication

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining --> EDM generator signals

2017-01-06 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I used in CAN network and have seen something about it is available on Ethernet. To send messages over SPI or UART should be no problem. Nice thing is PDO for real time and SDO for configuration, then i use interpolated position mode there is a need to set the gain. On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 22:19:54

[Emc-users] Screen locking pointer moving

2017-01-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I have experienced screen lock pointer moving. I have a Radeon video card and user debian but think the window manager is the problem. I used standard new smart telephone style window manager and suddenly after an Radeon video driver update but possible others I get screen freeze pointer moving

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-10 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
user interface and as I remember > >someone started work on this earlier. > > > > > >If anyone is interested I could share hardware drawings or others. I > >also changed a few rows in drivers so that positions are se

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-10 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
+ Chris Morley wrote: > > Hal dial has a pin called delta scale I think. Then changing the scale (by > clicking) only changes the scale of future dial moments, which is what I > think you want. > Chris M > > - Reply message ----- > From: "Nicklas Karls

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-10 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Chris Morley wrote: > > Hal dial has a pin called delta scale I think. Then changing the scale (by > clicking) only changes the scale of future dial moments, which is what I > think you want. > Chris M > > - Reply message ----- > From: "Nicklas Karlsson"

Re: [Emc-users] Two questions.

2017-01-11 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Yes it is way to slow, hardware counters are cheap and work well, do you have them in you PI board? On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:02:28 -0600 Jon Elson wrote: > On 01/10/2017 08:39 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > But if I hook up the halscope, the apparent quadrature error is worthless > > due to the 1KHz

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-11 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
ed to work fine after that. > Chris M > > From: Chris Morley > Sent: January 10, 2017 9:51 PM > To: EMC > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments > > > That sounds like a bug...wheel or mouse should move it

Re: [Emc-users] Two questions.

2017-01-12 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 2017-01-11 18:18, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > Yes it is way to slow, hardware counters are cheap and work well, do you > > have them in you PI board? > > These are hardware counters sitting in the Mesa card. I could read that in a message further down in the thread

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-12 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:50:28 +0700 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > ... > I understand the need for scaling the meters, sort of zoom to look > closer at the process Yes and zoom on step length to fine tune. To scale values in widget is probably a very good idea since it is not real time and only need

Re: [Emc-users] EDM machining, user interface, increments

2017-01-14 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
It would be good with links like this on the linuxcnc home page and of course even better with files themselves if there are no copyright restrictions. I have attachad a pdf-file which is interesting. On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:08:03 +0700 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > Nicklas, Sarah and all intereste

Re: [Emc-users] question on emi filters

2017-01-15 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > I should probably start a new thread here but there is definitely a > > similarity in the noise problem. > > > > In my jet 9 x 20 conversion I was getting lots of noise spikes on my > > spindle encoder feedback to the 7i78 card. > > I went through all the regular suspects, grounding, shielding

[Emc-users] OT, Screen freeze pointer moving

2017-01-16 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-

Re: [Emc-users] ECM (Electrochemical Machining)

2017-01-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
the > > usual justification for conducting a retrofit.) > > - an alternative might be using an EBM machine as the basis and > > converting this to ECM. However this would involve quite significant > > modifications in the field of electrolyte processing, gas cleaning and >

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage/Motor RPM Relationship with Brushless Drives

2017-01-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
For permanent magnet motors there is a rather linear correlation between RPM and voltage although field weakening might be possible to lower voltage then loaded below rated torque. On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 07:10:05 -0500 "Steve from Tube Gauge" wrote: > Hi: >   > I have a CNC mill that I am conside

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage/Motor RPM Relationship with Brushless Drives

2017-01-26 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 01/25/2017 11:22 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > For permanent magnet motors there is a rather linear correlation between > > RPM and voltage although field weakening might be possible to lower voltage > > then loaded below rated torque. > > > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Voltage/Motor RPM Relationship with Brushless Drives

2017-01-26 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:22:29 -0500 Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:25 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > > > Field weakening is not possible on permanent magnet > > brushless motors. > > > > > It actually is. Apply current in the D axis will oppose and reduce the net > flux in the gap

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:37:31 -0800 Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today. Where do you get friends like that?

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat master --> DieBieSlave LAN9252

2017-12-16 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
simply configure micro controller as a slave so LAN9252 could read configuration from micro controller. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging

[Emc-users] Ethercat SOEM, LAN9252

2017-12-17 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I got a simple Ethercat board with a LAN9252 chip and SPI interface. The chip seems to work although SOEM and eepromtool seems to work but then checking it seems eeprom never i programmed. Anybody else who used eepromtool? Nicklas Karlsson

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat SOEM, LAN9252

2017-12-17 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> So you are using this > https://openethercatsociety.github.io/doc/soem/index.html > > What eepromtool are you using? In the subdirectory "build/test/linux" there is a eeprom tool. > > Dave > > On 12/17/2017 11:15 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > &

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat SOEM, LAN9252

2017-12-17 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > So you are using this > > https://openethercatsociety.github.io/doc/soem/index.html > > > The fourth precondition listed under linux, may have gotten in the way of > programming the eeprom. But it would be nice if it reported an error > when trying... No I do not think so since I could r

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat SOEM, LAN9252

2017-12-17 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> So you are using this > https://openethercatsociety.github.io/doc/soem/index.html > > What eepromtool are you using? Sorry to disturb but I found out eeprom size was soldered to wrong size range and now bytes get written to EEPROM and I also checked they are still there after a power cycl

[Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (EEPROM format)

2017-12-20 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
before it could be used? Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot __

[Emc-users] Ethercat hardware

2017-12-21 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
+ SYNC + latch signals + power supply but nothing more so it's suitable to connect to micro controller. It still contain error but otherwise I could share the drawings, maybe it's possible to put them on some gschem site but first I want fix the errors. Nickla

[Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (in SPI mode) (chip manufacturer not optimal choice, why??)

2017-12-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
porting the header filer on perihpheral basis to ADA but never get time. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/sla

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (in SPI mode) (chip manufacturer not optimal choice, why??)

2017-12-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Wow... that's great! > > Dave Yes, found one more malloc(...) there software stopped since it's not implemented in my environment but replacing read_write() function with read() function since only read was necessary and malloc(...) function could be removed. I think everything is OK. I hav

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc Ethercat driver

2017-12-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I found a Linucnc Ethercat driver at https://github.com/sittner/linuxcnc-ethercat and should try to compile. The question is if this is a good choice? Or somebody else here tried it? -- Check out the vibrant tech communi

Re: [Emc-users] addf question

2017-12-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Greetings and Merry Christmas to all; > > Putting the near finishing touches on the hal file for the new treatment > of a two scale encoder last night I noticed that rigid tapping wasn't > doing as it should, like the spindle reversal wasn't near completely > done, so it looked like I was fee

Re: [Emc-users] Now I need help

2017-12-26 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:16:06 -0500 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > My original config for this had hal connections in all 4 axis like this: > loadrt[KINS]KINEMATICS > loadrt[EMCMOT]EMCMOT servo yadda + numdio=12 > later... > net z-pos-cmd joint.2.motor-pos-cmd >

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (in SPI mode, not operational)

2017-12-29 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
;s great! > > Dave > > On 12/24/2017 6:44 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > I just got SPI started on my Ethercat LAN9252 board. It turned out SPI MISO > > where configured twice. > > > > For some reason I think almost all manufacturers choose to configure by pin > &

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (enter operational mode)

2017-12-31 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
's great! > > Dave > > On 12/24/2017 6:44 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > I just got SPI started on my Ethercat LAN9252 board. It turned out SPI MISO > > where configured twice. > > > > For some reason I think almost all manufacturers choose to configu

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat LAN9252 (in SPI mode) (chip manufacturer not optimal choice, why??)

2017-12-31 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
from Beckhoff. I should go through the slave code first and then try to get it into linuxcnc. I used publically available DieBieSlave and will share any change I made to code, also schematics and pcb file if someone is interested, they are rather simple. Regards Nicklas Karlsson >

Re: [Emc-users] 240V single phase input vfd

2018-01-01 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Usually there is a diode rectifier at the input but I guess they also measure voltage and refuse to run then to low so experience is important. On Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:45:44 -0600 John Figie wrote: > I have a 5 hp 240V 3 phase induction motor that is for a lathe spindle. I > only have single ph

Re: [Emc-users] twopass doesn't work in pi, running jessie

2018-01-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 2 Jan 2018 01:31:13 -0500 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Early in the verbose output, it complains: > twopass: loadrt hostmot2 > hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15 > twopass: loadrt hm2_rpspi {config={"num_encoders=4 num_pwmgens=2 > num_stepgens=4"}} spiclk_rate=41

[Emc-users] Ethercat servo drive profile

2018-01-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
profile for Ethercat? Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/sla

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat servo drive profile

2018-01-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 2 Jan 2018 16:20:44 -0500 Dave Cole wrote: > On 1/2/2018 4:08 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > I am not able to register as a user at Beckhoff > > Why not? > > I'm already signed up. > > What are you looking for?  I can do some digging. > >

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat servo drive profile

2018-01-03 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 11:19:55 -0500 Dave Cole wrote: > On 1/2/2018 5:31 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > periodic data in position control mode > I can't find any format data for position control mode on the Beckoff > website... > Can you send me a link that is blocking you

[Emc-users] Ethercat (linuxcnc driver, master)

2018-01-04 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
version which is another problem. Have anybody tried Etherlab master on a recent kernel lately? Howto to get driver available in source into linuxcnc? Soem work fine and process data seems to be both received and sent so this might be another starting point. Regards Nicklas Karlsson

[Emc-users] Ethernet real time access, for Ethercat

2018-01-06 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
done quite early but this is by now rather old software. I guess these kind of changes may be included in current RT patch. The question is if a standard RT kernel as is today need changes to the drivers to get good real time performance? Any idea? Regards Nickla

[Emc-users] Build systems (include sources)

2018-01-06 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
If I want to add new driver to linuxcnc, any idea howto add sources into build system? -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___

[Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
source? Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Emc-users ma

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 13:01, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > Then adding source code to a subfolder into the src/hal/drivers folder they > > are never found by the build system. I discovered a *.so library file is > > built for each of the drivers. Do anybody have a

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 13:01, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > Then adding source code to a subfolder into the src/hal/drivers folder they > > are never found by the build system. I discovered a *.so library file is > > built for each of the drivers. Do anybody have a

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sun, 7 Jan 2018 19:14:03 + andy pugh wrote: > On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > &g

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > > > > Tried this but it does not compile while oth

[Emc-users] Hostmot2 integer min,max values

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Found this in the file "hostmot2.h" and they live in "http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > > > > Tried this but it does not compile while oth

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sun, 7 Jan 2018 16:24:56 -0800 Chris Albertson wrote: > I hate to provide information so basic as to be insulting. But > perhaps a few people don't know what "make's" purpose in life is. > > It is simple. You give make a "target". ... Or the first target is the default. Basically make kee

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sun, 7 Jan 2018 19:14:03 + andy pugh wrote: > On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > &g

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > > > > Tried this but it does not compile while oth

[Emc-users] Add pin

2018-01-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I tried to use hal_pin_s32_new(...) to add pins to a component in a hal driver. There are no error reported but pins do not show up in hal configuration. Any idea? Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech

Re: [Emc-users] Add pin (Ethercat driver on the way)

2018-01-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
both friday and saturday this feels like a wonder. Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _

Re: [Emc-users] Hostmot2 integer min,max values

2018-01-09 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> conflicting types for 'intptr_t' > /usr/src/linux-headers-3.4-9-common-rtai/include/linux/types.h:45:24: note: > previous declaration of 'intptr_t' was here "grep -nr INT32_MAX /usr/include" find macro in many places but nothing good

[Emc-users] Ethercat soem master configuration?

2018-01-10 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
idea how to change PDO messages sent? Or where configuration come from? Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/sla

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 7i92 card

2018-01-11 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Hi Everebody, > > > I just bought a 7i92 card. > It works well but I don't know how can I remap the pin allocation. Right > now there is a G540x2D firmware uploaded on the card. > I would like to remap the pin allocation of the firmware. > Can you help me? > > Regards, > > Csaba There are

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc Add source code

2018-01-12 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 7 January 2018 at 18:51, Nicklas Karlsson > wrote: > > >> Just choose another driver that does get compiled (such as hal_motenc) > >> and replicate all the same lines in the Makefile for your driver. > > > > Tried this but it does not compile while oth

Re: [Emc-users] non-contact position sensors, surprisingly good performance.

2018-01-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:06:26 -0500 Dave Cole wrote: > That is likely an unshielded prox switch.  That means that the sensing > pattern is  a blob that sits right at the base of the plastic tip, not > above it. > That means that they can also sense to the side of that plastic tip as > well.   Y

Re: [Emc-users] non-contact position sensors, surprisingly good performance.

2018-01-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:18:05 -0500 Dave Cole wrote: > On 1/24/2018 7:38 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Dave Cole wrote: > > > >> That is likely an unshielded prox switch. That means that the sensing > >> pattern is a blob that sits right at the base of the plas

Re: [Emc-users] webrtc as remote control

2018-01-28 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:07:23 -0800 Chris Albertson wrote: > webrtc is spec's for about 1 second round trip time. This would be hugely > annoying to use. Unacceptable lag. ... Yes without doubt, it would be acceptable reading a manual but not writing text and pressing buttons. > I've read a

Re: [Emc-users] possibly silly code question

2018-01-30 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:47:44 -0600 Jon Elson wrote: > Gene, > > Here's a hole probe routine I have used with my touch > probe. The constant 0.1526 is the effective radius of the > probe tip. Due to the lag in sensing the probe, it makes a > fairly rapid touch first at F10, backs off, and th

Re: [Emc-users] Serport

2018-02-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Fri, 2 Feb 2018 21:28:31 -0500 jeremy youngs wrote: > Can serport be used to supply +-10 v pwm for servo drive control? Is the > voltage output controllable? Wiki says 232 voltage can be +-13 or +- 24 so Usually it is used as an on/off signal and only duty cycle is important. ---

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 7i43 TRAM error

2018-02-07 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I have seen the TRAM error but can't remember exactly why. On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 14:46:32 -0500 "Eric H. Johnson" wrote: > All, > > > > Just this week I started getting TRAM errors on a machine that has been > running for years. This system uses the Mesa 7i43 card. I had this happen > once befo

[Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309

2018-02-21 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
there are other standard than CiA 309 available for gateway between CANopen and TCP/IP? I did not find standard port number, do anybody know if there is standard port number? Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the

Re: [Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309

2018-02-21 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
ll only be used to interface a standard configuration software instead of adding this to Linuxcnc. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.or

Re: [Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309

2018-02-21 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Nopen and > reports the various voltages and currents etc. > > So perhaps you could give some examples of why we would even want a TCP/IP > gateway to CANopen? > Thanks > John Dammeyer > > > TCP/IP gateway will only be used to in

Re: [Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309

2018-02-22 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
or periodic and on change of state for faster response. > > So I guess I'm asking how does an M07 become either (or both) an Ethercat > CANopen message and/or a physical CAN bus CANopen message? > > Thanks > John > > > > -Original Message- > > From:

Re: [Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309

2018-02-23 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
EtherCAT to generate the PDO > message (after all configuration,commisioning is complete) > > So far it looks like this beautiful water fountain placed in the middle of > the flower garden with no water and no power plumbed to it. > > John > > > -Original Message--

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 7i43 TRAM error

2018-02-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Tram is a ram error? On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 14:46:32 -0500 "Eric H. Johnson" wrote: > All, > > > > Just this week I started getting TRAM errors on a machine that has been > running for years. This system uses the Mesa 7i43 card. I had this happen > once before, but on a new machine with a brand

Re: [Emc-users] CANopen over Ethernet CiA 309 --> Ethercat seems to work

2018-02-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
es for standard communication profiles would certainly be useful if available. I found the simple_test program in soem lack a gnu GPL copyright notice and are waiting for confirmation E-mail from github before I could upload. Regards Nicklas Karlsson

Re: [Emc-users] One servo system

2018-03-28 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:42:01 -0700 Chris Albertson wrote: > Of course. Write a PID based control loop and put it an something > like an Arduino. I've done this a few times the control the wheels of > a mobile robot. Then you need quite a lot of accelertion, if it's heavy you also have to make

Re: [Emc-users] ESTOP and Drive Enable handling. (SAFE OFF)

2018-04-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 12:57:03 -0700 "John Dammeyer" wrote: > In the past ESTOP appeared to be pretty simple a 12V or 24V control signal > was routed through any number of Normally Closed (NC) switches and then run > into relays and or opto-isolated inputs. Any ESTOP even would then interrupt > t

Re: [Emc-users] ESTOP and Drive Enable handling. (SAFE OFF)

2018-04-08 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > -Original Message- > > From: Nicklas Karlsson [mailto:nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com] > > Sent: April-08-18 9:52 AM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] ESTOP and Drive Enable handling. (SAFE OFF) > > > > O

Re: [Emc-users] Spam warning

2018-04-18 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
If you want to keep your money I guess the best will be to not pay them. > Hey guys; > > Do not open any so-called invoice attachment that ends in an .rOO, I'm > getting a boatload of them that spamassassin is catching, and I suspect > the file attached has links to download and display an invo

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2018

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I can't see the date, me be blind? On Wed, 02 May 2018 12:55:15 +0200 Rene Hopf wrote: > Hi, > All info here: > https://doodle.com/poll/rrzknkwiaukwgrar > > Rene > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of

[Emc-users] Ethercat master for Automation ( Not directly related to Linuxcnc so a little bit off topic)

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
ation is. There is a function called regularly and then positions of data is known implementation of state machine in C is or "streaming" data to file is straight forward. Regards Nicklas Karlsson -- Check

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat master for Automation ( Not directly related to Linuxcnc so a little bit off topic)

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 2 May 2018 at 17:20, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > This is not directly directly to Linuxcnc but it's the best forum I could > > find. > > Have you looked on the LinuxCNC forum? There is an extensive EtherCAT > discussion there (People are running actual machines

Re: [Emc-users] Water or Air cooled spindles

2018-05-22 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
There is a huge diffence in heat capacity between air and water. Water make me think about rust. On Tue, 22 May 2018 21:18:34 +0200 Roland Jollivet wrote: > I'm looking at getting one of those 2.2kW air or water cooled spindles + > VFD kits out there for a router. > I'm not worried about the no

Re: [Emc-users] Raspberry Pi PREEMPT-RT --> Scheduling and message passing in general

2018-06-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
emory area to indicate then new data is available. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot

Re: [Emc-users] Raspberry Pi PREEMPT-RT --> Scheduling and message passing in general

2018-06-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > > Inter task communication done with pipes. A task can > > > suspend on a pipe until it's written to by another one. ... > > I did a project like that last year with a Pi and a PIC32. The Pi just > can't wake up fast enough so the PIC32 had to buffer thousands of CAN bus > messages. Once th

Re: [Emc-users] Raspberry Pi PREEMPT-RT --> Scheduling and message passing in general

2018-06-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Maybe we've gone full circle. I just bought an $11 part on eBay. I it is > a CPLD. Like an FPGA but smaller and much less expensive and easier to > use. The programming software has a mode where yu can call up a library > of old 74LSxxx parts and drop them on a canvas and draw lies between p

Re: [Emc-users] Raspberry Pi PREEMPT-RT --> Scheduling and message passing in general

2018-06-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 12:34:19 -0700 Chris Albertson wrote: > Your buffer reading example is, I think a better example of soft real > time. Typically the way this is done is not to trigger on "buffer full" > but use a 70% threshold. My definition of "soft" means that it must be > fast enough to g

Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC, Freecad

2018-07-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
Did not follow and did not immidiately find anything about Freecad. I tried for some simple things and to design parts seems to work rather well but adding dimensions, drawing views, FEM and CAM is maybe not very good. On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:56:16 -0700 Chris Albertson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23,

Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC, Autodesk

2018-07-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:14:50 -0500 Jon Elson wrote: > On 07/24/2018 07:37 AM, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > > I use FreeCAD and Blender for the modeling and PyCAM to > > convert to gcode all on Debian > I'd like to hear more about this. I tried the VERY latest > FreeCAD a couple months ago and i

Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC

2018-07-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
lf driving cars, then they become good enough it's possible to get drunk and use car to get home without getting cought by police. 3D printer might be another case. Nicklas Karlsson -- Check out the vibrant te

Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC

2018-07-24 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 24 July 2018 at 19:19, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > What version is it up to now? Ack the git pages it still at 0.17, and > > thats much of a decade old. > > https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Download > > "The first 0.17 release of FreeCAD (0.17.13509) was published 2018-04-06" > > Which seems

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Re: CAD for LinuxCNC

2018-07-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I discovered PCB etching is as good as the mask and an ordinary laser printer is not very good. As I understand it a DLP with UV light is very good and could "print" the pattern with UV light directly onto the PCB. > The typical photoresists used for PCB's are sensitive from UV up to > ~400nm.

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Re: CAD for LinuxCNC --> PCB photoresist exposure

2018-07-25 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
DLP with UV light should be very good technology for this. Self driving car, drunk drivers choice. > I always wondered if a small LCD projector would be enough to expose a > typical photosensitive PCB--they can be had for not much more than $100, > and are surprisingly bright at small distance

Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC

2018-07-26 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On Wed, 2018-07-25 at 18:49 +0100, andy pugh wrote: > > On 25 July 2018 at 18:26, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > > > > > I'm not a python programmer. > > > > Nobody is until they start. > > > > (Not a glib answer, I have taught myself both C and Python to work on > > LinuxCNC) > > > > > I do

Re: [Emc-users] shrinking pyvcp stuffs while making it much more usefull

2018-08-04 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 13:57:19 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > I am under the impression that the xml file rendering for pyvcp is > actually done by tkinter. Is this correct? I have used glade for xml file rendering of user interface for linuxcnc but can't remember if it was pyvc

Re: [Emc-users] shrinking pyvcp stuffs while making it much more usefull --> glade xml gtk but no tk

2018-08-04 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 04:26:23 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 04 August 2018 04:00:22 Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > > On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 13:57:19 -0400 > > > > Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > > > > I am under the

Re: [Emc-users] stepper driver --> survive to cnc another day

2018-08-26 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> TBT, I bought a couple of them for a couple of small steppers I have > lying about - thought they might be useful for a toolchanger or > indexer, but need a round TUIT before starting. Been clearing outdoor > combustibles instead, after digging 40+ meters of uphill ditch for a new > water pipe. W

Re: [Emc-users] bash & . ./scripts/rip-environment, moved directory?

2018-09-27 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +0200 theman whosoldtheworld wrote: > I try to run this simple script: > > #!/bin/sh > > cd '/home/bmeccoffice/linuxcnc-dev' > > . ./scripts/rip-environment > > linuxcnc > but in terminal I get an error about . ./ obviusly in a bash script is not > accept these co

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received?

2018-10-19 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I am still here, working on control theory right now. Anybody who have a taken any courses of in control theory on University? On Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:36:59 -0300 Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > Same here, the list is very quiet but I'm receiving everything from this > topic. > > El vie., 19 oct. 2

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received?

2018-10-19 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
write it myself. Regards, Nicklas Karlsson > I didn't get to that point at the university. Between the work and other > things I'm taking it at a slow pace. But I have some PDFs about control > theory that may help. > > El vie., 19 oct. 2018 a las 14:41, Nicklas Karl

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received? --> control theory, state feedback

2018-10-19 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
"standardized" method to calculate feed forward. This is of particular interest then gain is reduced to get a more stable system. > Do you have an unanswered question about control theory? > Eric Keller > Boalsburg, Pennsylvania > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 1:41 PM Nicklas Kar

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received?

2018-10-19 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
   To me, its amazing how effective fuzzy logic can > be.   The big problem that I found is that you have to read quite a bit > before it makes sense. > There are a lot of poor explanations of how it works.  Some of the > explanations are so bad that they simply create confusion. > &

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received? --> mathematical model of reality

2018-10-19 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > On 10/19/2018 2:12 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > > Probably not, I have done quite a lot of search on Internet, have a > > > few books and have taken two courses specifically in the area but if > > > you have readily available I could always take a look. >

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received? --> mathematical model of reality

2018-10-20 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 06:38:20 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 20 October 2018 01:12:02 Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > > > > On 10/19/2018 2:12 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > > > > Probably not, I have done quite a lot of search on Internet, > > &g

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received? --> control theory, state feedback

2018-10-20 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:01 AM Nicklas Karlsson < > nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > (1.) > > Then using state space model and integrator I want to integrate error > > between where signal is expected to be and there measurement suggest it is. > &

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