Hi Peter,
On 12/15/2012 01:56 AM, Peter Blodow wrote:
Przemek,
when I want to build (or also keep) up a business I have to be reliable
for the customers and grant continuity for my products. Therefore, I
have to demand just the same from my suppliers. I will have to put a lot
of money into
On 12/15/2012 12:57 PM, andy pugh wrote:
On 15 December 2012 20:07, Rafael Skodlar ra...@linwin.com wrote:
One thing that Americans are terribly conservative about is standards.
They will not adopt metric system, not even at the gun point.
Not even using a 9mm?
they opt for .45 since 1800
On 12/15/2012 08:33 PM, dave wrote:
On Sat, 2012-12-15 at 22:31 -0600, Jon Elson wrote:
andy pugh wrote:
On 15 December 2012 20:07, Rafael Skodlar ra...@linwin.com wrote:
One thing that Americans are terribly conservative about is standards.
They will not adopt metric system, not even
On 01/04/2013 08:59 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote:
Gentle persons:
Too bad this was an April Fool's joke (I know, me it took a while to
notice it, but I've been kind of busy). I could really use a case of
Cut Away!, not to mention their MetalDhruker.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/cutaway.cfm
following this for a while ... but
On 12/15/2014 02:43 PM, Matt Tucci wrote:
3 beeps, no ram installed, won't be any video because it still hasn't
booted to bios. Incompatible ram seems like it could be your issue, but 2
that is not correct. PCs do not boot into BIOS. BIOS is the code that
On 01/09/2015 08:54 AM, John Thornton wrote:
I tried to print to a network printer from sneezy and never got that to
work. Something about tried 3 times and gave up... odd that it could not
see the network printer either when I tried to configure it.
JT
Printer daemon needs to listen on
On 02/05/2015 10:18 AM, andy pugh wrote:
On 5 February 2015 at 18:10, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote:
Maybe?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000783.htm
it seems to be easy Mac-to-Mac, PC-to-PC or Linux to Linux..
Less so in a heterogenous network.
That's not so. There
Tom,
Hard to tell from the picture but I would make sure that ground is
properly connected in star configuration, i.e. there is only one
ground point [1] in the cabinet and the CNC machine. I suspect you get
some ground currents somewhere which possibly cause enough noise to mess
up your VFD.
On 3/31/19 8:07 AM, TJoseph Powderly wrote:
hi gene
maybe redesign to drive past the switch
like you can brush a wall mounted light switch by swiping your hand over
the wall surface
rather than punching it :-)
( try mounting so the direction of switch activation is 90 degress to the
joint motion
ing different solutions. Can you show me any proof that I am wrong?
Les
Many discussions on mailing lists end up nowhere because it's fruitless
to argue who's right and who's not. I just don't see a point about
pushing software written for one platform only if it's on unre
On 3/25/19 3:51 PM, andy pugh wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 22:18, Rafael Skodlar wrote:
PCs were NEVER intended to be used for CNC yet some of you out there use
it for that purpose.
That is the _entire_ raison d'etre of LinuxCNC.
Do you still use fax or pager by any chance ;-) I kept
were in the back with few on the top, all
enclosed in well ventilated box.
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On 3/25/19 8:39 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
Yes, you have to patch Kernels. I think this is the #1 weakness of
Linux CNC. It would be good to eliminate the need for a real-time Kernal.
Patching is not a weakness IMO. This is done all the time. FPGAs for
example would get loaded with "binary
pheric electric discharge that killed a lot of RS-232
circuits which I ended up replacing with 60mA loops in my career.
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ad that grew out from "Fusion 360"
is ConFusion. Now I wonder about their Eagle acquisition also. "2
schematic sheets, 2 signal layers, and an 80cm2 board area." PCB with
80cm2 only? Really?
Sorry, but Autodesk "embrace and extinguish" business model is not
Sorry Les,
but ...
On 3/23/19 1:37 PM, Les Newell wrote:
Hi Andy,
(Which is based on BSD, so a Linux port would be easy, if they chose
to do it)
Porting closed source code to Linux is very difficult to do. Windows
Is this a mailing list about LinuxCNC or windows crap?! I run "stock
On 2/18/19 5:00 PM, Greg Bentzinger via Emc-users wrote:
( Greg )
Every kid would love to ask for a pony, if they thought they could get it they
would ask for a unicorn. Reality however usually proves this to be impractical
to impossible.
Everything is changing today at a hyper accelerated
.
Anybody have a clue whats going on?
Thanks all;
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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On 2/23/19 7:29 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
On 2/20/2019 8:42 AM, Ken Strauss wrote:
-Original Message-
From: John Dammeyer [mailto:jo...@autoartisans.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:07 AM
To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] DIY CNC builder dilemma,
On 2/24/19 1:14 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
Lead solder is not yet banned in the US. But it is banned in almost all
the world. The US is not the biggest user of solder and few companies
want to make a US-only product so we get what is available on the world
market.But you can still find
t. Unplug all other
interfaces to eliminate their possible interference in troubleshooting
steps.
BIOS generates beeps or diodes indicate hardware errors in some cases.
Check MOBO manual.
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architecture for CNC use instead of failed political dreams
and techno scams.
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or other components in detail. Hint: ROS for
managing robots. Bluetooth could also be an option. This would allow for
one person to walk around and manage a set of CNC systems quickly.
Sorry it's so long.
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On 2/19/19 5:28 PM, John Dammeyer wrote:
I did find the actual supplier web site.
http://newker-cnc.com/index.php?l=3
Having some trouble downloading the English manual but these are the units
sold through Alibaba.
There you go, classic problem with made in china.
I'm not in any way saying
On 4/8/19 3:32 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote:
On 08.04.19 05:04, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Monday 08 April 2019 02:36:49 Erik Christiansen wrote:
...
And that requires html encoding, also high discouraged on most lists. And
usually skipped by this reader.
Nooo-, that'd be true if it were
rosystems) went down.
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of it; marketing, options development, advertising, support.
Looking for more details about your setup ;-)
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Hi Ron,
On 2020-01-20 12:10, R C wrote:
Hello Rafael,
First; As I said, I am setting up a test bed, not even a CNC, just to
work out how to make some combination of linux-cnc, stepper drivers and
stepper motors work.
Second; When I get it figured out, and I am sure I will, because this
Never expected that saddle on a cow comment would trigger so many
patties ;-)
LinuxCNC is not only about RT kernel as some threads seem to spin around
to no end. It seems that Chris understood my original post the best.
What he pointed out is use of modern technologies that makes it possible
help somebody remotely on the Linux(CNC)
side I would gladly help. In person I can only help in Silicon Valley
but here we don't have many machine shops anymore. I doubt we can count
those with LinuxCNC with fingers on one hand.
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On 2020-02-02 17:00, Jon Elson wrote:
On 02/02/2020 05:04 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
On 2020-02-01 20:46, Jon Elson wrote:
On 02/01/2020 08:35 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
I have been using linuxcnc 2.9.0~Pre0 from sources, run in place.
Until today, it has worked, mostly. Before today, about
On 2020-01-27 05:41, Eric Keller wrote:
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 11:52 PM Rafael Skodlar wrote:
LinuxCNC is not only about RT kernel as some threads seem to spin around
to no end. It seems that Chris understood my original post the best.
What he pointed out is use of modern technologies
for most if not all of your work.
It is a little like buying a harbor freight mini lathe and then your first
project is a working gas airplane engine.
Oh my, I won't be able to build a working gas engine. Little Greta told
the World that gas engines are forbidden now anyway.
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2.8/lib
/opt/linuxcnc-v2.8/man
/opt/linuxcnc-v2.8/log
Latest release would be:
/opt/linuxcnc -> link to /opt/linuxcnc-v2.8.
Your path to LinuxCNC binaries or scripts would always be
/opt/linuxcnc/bin etc.
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On 2020-02-15 01:05, Bari wrote:
On 2/15/20 1:42 AM, David Berndt wrote:
How did we get to the point where we decided that the goal is a
"relatively simple embedded system"? I for one am not looking to trade
off the current gui and it's features for what you describe.
It seems like a lot of
On 2020-01-19 16:50, R C wrote:
well, I just want to test a setup, it by no means is going to be a
permanent setup
So X-forwarding would work, and is easy
Ron
Running X-windows on CNC machines makes as much sense as mounting saddle
on a caw.
Based on my research LinuxCNC is undesirable
On 2020-01-21 11:31, bari wrote:
On 1/20/20 11:55 PM, Rafael Skodlar wrote:
That's fine. You can experiment with software/HW any way you want. I
was pointing out what makes sense and what not. You can try running
X-windows over PPP connection through 56k modem over the phone line if
you want
are now a challenge for me. My eyes have seen too many
small things and need magnification for small parts/print ;-)
Thanks to you guys there is hope for me to build something.
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John,
On 2020-04-05 21:24, John Dammeyer wrote:
Anyone ever run into this sort of thing with a G213V driver?
http://www.autoartisans.com/mill/G213V-Failure.jpg
This is typical for poor connection in environment with mechanical
vibrations as in CNC. Gecko driver itself has nothing to do with
I see this tread circling around the same issue as the one after I
posted my comments on this subject matter when I was exploring possible
options for new CNC machine.
On 2020-04-19 10:12, René Hopf via Emc-users wrote:
Hi,
For reasons I dont understand, many people prefer to use extremely
you are top posting and hide behind incomplete name
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On 2020-02-19 00:11, Robert Murphy wrote:
On 19/2/20 5:47 pm, Rafael Skodlar wrote:
. snip
examples of embedded system customization:
https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/OpenEmbedded
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenEmbedded
To naysayers; there's gold in those hills:
https
On 2020-04-02 07:13, R C wrote:
my 2 cnts;
I work in/with HPC, and run into that stuff all the time, and it is
unavoidable.
what stuff? It would be much easier to read old thread if related lines
were in related place.
Since HPCs run diskless, and boot in/from a network, we simply
On 2020-04-02 03:14, Przemek Klosowski wrote:
On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 1:51 AM Rafael Skodlar wrote:
Think about LinuxCNC and it's packages. Using Slackware method you could
try to use different version of LCNC to see if it's good for your CNC
setup. If the new version fails (breaks your tool
fdisk to delete and create new Linux partitions on it.
Check with
df -h
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n utilities mt and rmt were needed for files
manipulation! It's magic to watch tape reels spin one way or the other.
No silly G-code needed to spin reels or have the drive suck tape into
vacuum chambers ;-)
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Dave
Thanks for civilized email exchange and helpful link.
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s an emergency and the whole nation is in
kernel panic mode. Oh wait, we are.
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As soon as I saw Chris Albertson reply to Greg Bernard "Interesting GUI"
I knew what will happen because I posted somewhat similar message about
a year ago. Numerous attacks followed right away. The only surprise was
a size of the response this time so I decided to split from that thread.
to
bother with this kind of details IMO. Product design overkill kills it.
By the time you reinvent the wheel, you could make money to pay for the
components bought from fine advertisers in Digital Machinist magazine or
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Hi Ron,
Here is how I searched for what you are trying to do if I understand you
right.
CLI is the best way to manage software in my experience. I rarely use
GUI utility even in Kubuntu workstation.
As a root in my Kubuntu I have the following aliases:
alias acse='apt-cache search '
alias
y plan for this?
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on few gears like that. See
https://www.harmonicdrive.net/technology
I know that people play with 3D printed plastic ones for toys etc. but
that cannot replace metal.
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Hi Todd,
On 1/5/21 6:33 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote:
I've noticed what appears to be a lot of new development of new GUIs for
Linuxcnc lately. Here is an idea that I would love to see implemented in a new
GUI, but I do not have the programming skills to implement it. For our
production
On 12/12/20 1:41 PM, John Dammeyer wrote:
From: Nicklas SB Karlsson [mailto:nk@nksb.online]
To make a link to a file "ln -s filename filename", read manual page
"man ln", I always create the link in the wrong direction first time.
Oh gawd, that would mean using the command line. How
is not using LinuxCNC is saying something.
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Hi Thaddeus,
On 3/15/22 13:52, Thaddeus Waldner wrote:
Hi,
I would like to set up a linuxcnc vm box for simulation/training in my
classroom. What is the easiest way to do that and not have to mess with special
kernels?
I installed LinuxCNC in my Virtualbox a number of times. RT kernel
Robin,
On 3/6/22 11:19, Robin Szemeti via Emc-users wrote:
Have you succesfully got the USB3 adapter to work with the Pi? If so, what
make/model is it, I will happily purchase one if it is known to work. I
wasted an afternoon trying to get one I borrowed from one of my kids to
work on the Pi4
On 2/26/22 08:47, Les Newell wrote:
I'm a big fan of contact cleaner/lube such as deoxit for contact issues
and I have revived computers with it. However most of the failures I
No need for that in PCs. More harm than good. Clean contacts with alcohol.
experienced were motherboard death, with
On 2/26/22 09:11, Chris Albertson wrote:
Perhaps I'm just really unlucky when it comes to PC hardware stored in
damp conditions.
Could it be because you power the computers off. If they run 24x7 then
they stay warm, moisture and corrosion then never happen. I'm
trying to understand
://www.openhardware.io/
Modern PC motherboards and freaking parallel port are a total waste for
CNC (retrofit) in 202x! Using multicore CPUs with GBs of RAM to spin
stepper motors with obsolete G-code is nuts!
Good luck,
Rafael Skodlar
Exclusive Linux user and Open Source Software supporter since Feb 1994
, it would be good to have a machine to sort different kinds
of screws from a "collection box". US screws mixed with metric ones is a
total nightmare for me.
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