Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

2011-02-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
That's not problem of friction at all!. The worst you have is 'sticky' axis. That means you need a lot more power to start to move axis and when already moving the required power is a way smaller. And if that ratio is big then tuning PID is near imposible. You can have low static error or low (or

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, Compensating for friction

2011-02-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
S, Igor Chudov piše: On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:16 AM, Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com wrote: That's not problem of friction at all!. The worst you have is 'sticky' axis. That means you need a lot more power to start to move axis and when already moving the required power is a way smaller.

Re: [Emc-users] Is there a way to automatic start EMC2.4.x with Axis in full screen mode on power up?

2011-10-28 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dne 28.10.2011 7:42, piše Andrew: 2011/10/28 Don Stanleydstanley1...@gmail.com Hi All; As clever as EMC2 is I was wonder if it could start with Axis in full Screen? It is not a show stopper, just a convenience. Don, Look here

Re: [Emc-users] Simple homing question

2011-11-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dne 3.11.2011 7:21, piše Tom Easterday: On Nov 2, 2011, at 5:50 PM, Jon Elson wrote: On 11/02/2011 12:07 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: Pleas tell me how you home an axis with 2 joints to an index pulse? The way commercial machines like big gantry boring mills do it is they have a swivel joint in

Re: [Emc-users] Simple homing question

2011-11-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Scenario for Homming... 1. Wire both home switch (assume NC) in series and send motor to home and leave motor in just tripped position. 2. Rewire home switches to have both of them readable in port. 3. If both are oppened then machine is in exact position so nothing is needed. 3a. if one

Re: [Emc-users] Dust-proof case?

2011-11-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dne 4.11.2011 17:32, piše Viesturs Lācis: 2011/11/4 Les Newellles.new...@fastmail.co.uk: In general wood dust does not affect computers that much. I have seen machines with piles of dust inside, still working fine day in day out. Heat is an issue so do as much as possible to keep it cool.

Re: [Emc-users] Dust-proof case?

2011-11-05 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... I think the 1'st thing is to check what is wrong. Not to do something to eliminate problem but not know what problem it is. So far I know. If EMC doesn't crash then motherboard isn't problem (CPU/RAM/ROM/S,N bridges...) so try to check where is problem. It can be somewhere betwen CPU

Re: [Emc-users] Dust-proof case?

2011-11-05 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dne 5.11.2011 14:09, piše Viesturs Lācis: 2011/11/5 Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com: Hello... I think the 1'st thing is to check what is wrong. Not to do something to eliminate problem but not know what problem it is. Yes, that is exactly my question - is there anything I can do to

Re: [Emc-users] Dust-proof case?

2011-11-06 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dne 5.11.2011 18:30, piše Kirk Wallace: On Sat, 2011-11-05 at 14:09 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2011/11/5 Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com: Hello... I think the 1'st thing is to check what is wrong. Not to do something to eliminate problem but not know what problem it is. Yes, that is

[Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-02 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... I wrote same question on linuxcnc forum bit got no replies. Maybe is just wrong place to ask. So here is again problem. Hello.. I write hole center probe subroutine and works nice if it's called from main program. in test.ngc I have ;--- ohcenter call

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/3/3 Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 08:28:17PM +0100, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Hello.. I write hole center probe subroutine and works nice if it's called from main program. in test.ngc I have ;--- ohcenter call M02

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-03 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
, instead run git-am --skip. sla...@emc2-laptop:~/emc2-dev$ Jeff Epler pravi: On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 08:28:17PM +0100, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Hello.. I write hole center probe subroutine and works nice if it's called from main program. in test.ngc I have

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Jan de Kruyf pravi: This is a feature of git. Git wants strict white space, but somehow the patch generation does not always give strict whitespace The solution for me is to extract the patch from the mail and apply it manually with patch -l or --ignore-whitespace. (see the patch

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
at 10:44 AM, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: Probably is best way to wait. As I have already some changes in stepgen.c (latest by Jeff) and machine is working now. As experiences I'm new to linux. But I'm moderatly familiar with windows and proff for assembly in 8051 type

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-gcode throughput

2010-03-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Rudy du Preez pravi: I have a general question about the throughput of EMC2 and what determines it. I friend is using nurb modeling to describe the shapes that he has to mill in soft material. So far he has had disappointing results using EMC2 in that the processing of the large gcode files

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: 2010/3/4 Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com mailto:gene.hesk...@gmail.com On Thursday 04 March 2010, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Hello... Again I can't aply that patch Here is console output sla...@emc2-laptop:~$ cd emc2-dev sla

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-04 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Jeff Epler pravi: Which version of emc are you testing with? This behavior is buggy in 2.3, but in v2.4_branch and master there's a change that is intended to improve or fix this problem: commit 314f3aa2d90e5ec1f7840166f3e0ad11a9fbc0a6 Author: Jeff Epler jep...@unpythonic.net Date: Wed

Re: [Emc-users] Strange MDI.

2010-03-06 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/3/5 Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com Jeff Epler pravi: Which version of emc are you testing with? This behavior is buggy in 2.3, but in v2.4_branch and master there's a change that is intended to improve or fix this problem: commit 314f3aa2d90e5ec1f7840166f3e0ad11a9fbc0a6

[Emc-users] Stupid idea?

2010-03-08 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... Few days ago I post wabcam idea onto linuxcnc forum. http://tinyurl.com/ye3tcgo As there are no answer I just wonder what's wrong. Can be that I just post on wrong place... Can be that idea is so stupid... Can be that nobody want that... Can be Slavko.

Re: [Emc-users] Stupid idea?

2010-03-08 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/3/8 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com As far as a feature finding camera, for most of us normal edge finding works well enough. I haven't even tried probing yet, let alone video feature finding. I do think it would be a great feature to have, and it would be great if you would

[Emc-users] G28 Homing

2010-03-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... I have (dumb) question. How to home all axis in the end of program? If I execute home all button in jog screen (axis) then all is ok. Z axis does homing and after that simultaneous X and Y. That's is just what I want. But If I execute G28 (should be same as home ?!?) then all axes

[Emc-users] EPP interface

2010-03-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello I have one parallel port on my laptop computer. Here is no way to put another one. So I just wonder if someone was already try to use-make EPP port expander. As I study that there we need just few logic gates - no need for microcontrollers or programable logic. We can get easy 16 output

Re: [Emc-users] EPP interface

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 14 March 2010 19:49, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: I have one parallel port on my laptop computer. Here is no way to put another one. So I just wonder if someone was already try to use-make EPP port expander. The Mesa 7i43 does so much more than

Re: [Emc-users] G28 Homing

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
rng3 pravi: Hello, Depending on the version of EMC you are using you could just create a small ngc file with the moves you want. Suppose you called it gohome. Place this file in the directory called for in your .INI file. gohome.ngc ogohome sub G28 Z0 G28 X0Y0 ogohome endsub M2 Now

Re: [Emc-users] G28 Homing

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
rng3 pravi: G28 is a complex move by itself. If you just want to send Z somewhere first and then XY somewhere after that on version 2.5.0~pre I use... ogohome sub G53 G0 Z0 G53 G0 X0Y0 ogohome endsub M2 I have used this in a file and as a MDI command ogohome call Rick G Very

[Emc-users] Aligning job/PCB

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... As I'm new in emc world I have problems with new software. Frequently I make some PCB boards for my (hobby) prototypes. As boards are done with toner transfer method the etched board is scaled and of course rotated as there are no align pins. I have Old machine with custom software

Re: [Emc-users] G28 Homing

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 15 March 2010 14:52, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: But the hcenter still doesn't work if called from MDI (work ok if called from main program) Something is still wrong in MDI and ocall oh Center sub Out of interest, does it work if they have

Re: [Emc-users] G28 Homing

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Andy Pugh pravi: On 15 March 2010 14:52, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: But the hcenter still doesn't work if called from MDI (work ok if called from main program) Something is still wrong in MDI and ocall oh Center sub Out

[Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... Is there any way to enable jog when main program is paused? Mean when I pause program or M1 or M6 is executed. ... and how to touch off z axis after tool change? I need to manualy change tool and that's change depth too. so I need to repeat touch off after every toolchange. Spliting

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
just what you have requested. I use it. Leslie Newel provided a modified version of the manual tool change script. The thread name was Using MDI during a Program. This was in June of 2009. If You can't track it down. I will dig it out of my Machine. Hubert Slavko Kocjancic wrote

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/3/15 Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com I think the one solution to the inability to jog during a pause is to use the run from here function. Stop the program. Jog about, change tools, reset offsets, and then do a run from here. Haven't tried it, but it has been brought up as a solution.

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: Yes, I have done that many times.. If you are using a cam program to generate the G code I have found it is very easy to split operations at a tool change.. But then I guess the ease of doing that may depend upon what cam software you were using also ... I'm really not a

Re: [Emc-users] change to system file

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Binh Hoang pravi: Hi! can you help me??? How to change some contents in system file? for example, I want to change a application in file tkemc.tcl in usr/share/emc/tcl. but, after change the application, I never save that file. Change permisson to be read/write

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hubert Bahr pravi: I am sorry I don't have a link available at this time but check the archives. There is a manual tool change routine that provides just what you have requested. I use it. Leslie Newel provided a modified version of the manual tool change script. The thread name was

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/17898/match= .. Just little different name but I got it. Just can't run it. I get error and can't proceed. Seems that NML_FILE cause problem. For now I happily run my cnc without NML_FILE. When I change I got error

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: - Original Message - From: Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange Alex Joni pravi: http

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Leslie Newell pravi: While my 'jog during tool change' code mostly works it is not foolproof. I wrote it quickly to get around the problem but it was never properly tested or finished. I can't find it here. Steve, you probably have the most up to date version. Les Alex Joni send the

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
idea to have this option enabled/disabled in ini file. (some machine need that and other can be crashed) Slavko Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Alex Joni pravi: - Original Message - From: Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: - what is allowed during a pause? everything? only jogging? some MDI? all g-codes? running subprograms? My first thought was jog-only, but then I realised you need to be able to touch-off. And possibly switch to a different tool (MDI) or run an automated measure

[Emc-users] Logging coordinates.

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... Does someone know for beter way to log some coordinates? I try with MDI but it's very slow work. Anybody have some clevre way? I try like this F5 (LOGOPEN,coordinates) F3 Jog to correct position F5 G30.1 (LOG,X#5181 Y#5182) F3 Jog to next position F5 G30.1 (LOG,X#5181 Y#5182) F3

Re: [Emc-users] Logging coordinates.

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
I will try teach-in as in this option I use webcam instead probe. So G38 are useless. Slavko. 2010/3/16 Stephen Wille Padnos spad...@sover.net Andy Pugh wrote: On 16 March 2010 14:13, Slavko Kocjancicesla...@gmail.com wrote: Does someone know for beter way to log some coordinates? You

Re: [Emc-users] Logging coordinates.

2010-03-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: There is a script teach-in.py somewhere in the source of emc2, it should do what you want. Regards, Alex Exactly right think. Works perfect. Just one tuoght. How to make shortcut on desktop to point to teach-in? To run proper I must type all that thing into terminal. cd

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-17 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Gene Heskett pravi: On Tuesday 16 March 2010, Jon Elson wrote: Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Somewhere somebody write that 90% users have ATC. Maybe 90% of commercial CNC machining centers have ATC, I SERIOUSLY doubt 90% of EMC2 users have it. Even the monster EMC2-controlled

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-17 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Frank Tkalcevic pravi: I see that a commercial Z axis preset gauge is A$275 down here, so a DIY alternative is attractive. (And it's advertised with LED lamp, but no mention of an electrical output socket, so maybe no use, anyway.) I have one of those

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-17 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/3/17 Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com On Wednesday 17 March 2010, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Frank Tkalcevic pravi: I see that a commercial Z axis preset gauge is A$275 down here, so a DIY alternative is attractive. (And it's advertised with LED lamp, but no mention of an electrical

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-17 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Gene Heskett pravi: On Wednesday 17 March 2010, Ian W. Wright wrote: If you use 0.4mm drill and have little to high feedrate then this is recipy to broke that drill. I regularly use 0.2mm drills and sometimes even down to 0.1 - and that's carbide drills drilling

Re: [Emc-users] EMC and automation

2010-03-18 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: On 3/17/2010 5:23 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 15 March 2010 19:47, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: As usual, there are a number of ways to do this within EMC2. If you just want to use digital I/O, look at the custom Mcodes. Also look at the Gcodes that allow you to wait

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-18 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Steve Blackmore pravi: I started a wiki page on this topic, hopefully everyone who has a saying about it will contribute to it [1] http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?ManualWhilePaused Done ;) Steve Blackmore -- Should be simple and not disturbing user's that don't need

Re: [Emc-users] Jog under PAUSE / tool cnange

2010-03-19 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Gene Heskett pravi: On Wednesday 17 March 2010, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: 2010/3/17 Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com On Wednesday 17 March 2010, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Frank Tkalcevic pravi: I see that a commercial Z axis preset gauge is A$275 down here, so

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging inaccuracies

2010-03-25 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Mark Wendt (Contractor) pravi: At .001, sometimes I'd get no movement (I'd here stepper motor noise but no movement on the dial indicator), other times I'd get a half-thou, This can be only mechanical then... Check backlash and endplay of nut... check coupler too.. If motor make step

Re: [Emc-users] Jogging inaccuracies

2010-03-25 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Mark Wendt (Contractor) pravi: At 08:43 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: Mark Wendt (Contractor) pravi: At .001, sometimes I'd get no movement (I'd here stepper motor noise but no movement on the dial indicator), other times I'd get a half-thou, This can be only mechanical

Re: [Emc-users] I wanna Go Home :-)

2010-03-26 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello steve... If you have precise enought home switch then make sense to align home at the reference pin for holding PCB. You can have home switch on any location for XY. For Z normaly the home is as far as possible from table. (Z+). My friend (machinist) say's that my home position is

Re: [Emc-users] Any ideas on how to achieve independent axis motion in GCode

2010-03-26 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 26 March 2010 01:57, Flying Electron Inc sa...@flyingelectron.com wrote: Is it possible to send the Y axis off on a very long rapid while doing coordinated motion with 2 other axises while the Y is travelling? Simple way is to split Y movment. So after

Re: [Emc-users] Random Direction Changes

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
darcys...@gmail.com pravi: Hi all, I am experiencing some odd direction changes on a home-brew CNC machine that I have on loan. The machine was apparently purchased off ebay, and all the settings I dug out from data sheets for the driver chips and motors. X and Y are working well, but

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Sven Wesley pravi: I have a strange behaviour on a machine. I have a breakout board (Rutex components), when the EMC2-computer starts the mill motor will start right away. When I start EMC2, it stops. The odd thing is, when I exit EMC2 the motor will stay off. I have tested both active high

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Sven Wesley pravi: 2010/3/30 Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com Sven Wesley pravi: I have a strange behaviour on a machine. I have a breakout board (Rutex components), when the EMC2-computer starts the mill motor will start right away. When I start EMC2, it stops

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Sven Wesley pravi: 2010/3/30 Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com Sven Wesley pravi: I have a strange behaviour on a machine. I have a breakout board (Rutex components), when the EMC2-computer starts the mill motor will start right away. When I

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 30 March 2010 12:41, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure I'm following you, it sounds like your solution is a relay that controls a relay, and then the problem remains?.. He is using a charge pump which energises the relays only when there is

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 30 March 2010 13:58, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: as I'm use that charge pump signal with another and gate (hardware gate as in that time I didn't realize that I can do that in software) There is even a HAL component specifically for E-Stop latching

Re: [Emc-users] Access to Gcode

2010-03-30 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Bernhard Kubicek pravi: basically, they are called on command line level, and output some gcode on the standard output stream, if I understand correctly. There is also a second idea of having a filter menu, that gives calls individual programs with one parameter, i.e. the file name of the

Re: [Emc-users] Mill is running when EMC isn't started.

2010-03-31 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Sven Wesley pravi: 2010/3/31 Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net Simple answer - Don't power on the machine and drives until you have the computer up and running. Order should be PC on Machine on and vice versa on shutting down Machine off PC off. Steve Blackmore --

[Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-07 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... I just wonder how to measure if stepper lost steps and come to idea to use home switch. But I have no idea how to implement this. The idea is simple: 1'st home the machine 2'nd make test moves 3'rd rehome machine In rehoming the EMC just need to read position before setting new home

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-07 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/4/7 dave dengv...@charter.net The accuracy of that system depends on how good your home switch is. I've always used a dial indicator against the spindle for that type of measurement. Same concept but easier since you don't have to home. Dave The accuracy should be good enought. I

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-07 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/4/7 Alex Joni alex.j...@robcon.ro On 4/7/2010 5:59 PM, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Hello... I just wonder how to measure if stepper lost steps and come to idea to use home switch. But I have no idea how to implement this. The idea is simple: 1'st home the machine 2'nd make test moves

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-08 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: In my experience with steppers that are running on the edge (mechanically or electrically), they almost never lose steps the same amount in both directions. Best thing I can think of doing is to put a 1 dial indicator on the questionable axis, write a test program or better

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-08 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Jan de Kruyf pravi: Oh boy am I truly glad I am not a statistic! So the solution to the statistical dilemma is to put a mark on the shaft and bearing housing. Since we know how many mm the table moves per steppermotorrevolution we travel a multiple of that distance And the stepper shaft

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-08 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: I just wonder why every time I post something here got feedback (that's not good, just use this and .., you don't need that.. etc etc...) and near none gave solution? You asked for a way to test your axis, and got 3 solutions: Maybe that is the problem. I didn't

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: is great, everybody should be thankfull for others work, and obviously work together and not against each other. I agree.. Bernhard, I really appreciate your efforts at the filtering.. and the interaction with the other developers, Epler, Alex, Cradek, SWPadnos.and

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 9 April 2010 08:28, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: I do have more wishes for EMC functionality but a lot of them public doesn't need it. But thing's as webcam or home repport I think the public want just doesn't aware the benifit's of it. I can see

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: I agree that the homing report could be a valuable thing.I think you are assuming there is no support for a homing report, but I didn't notice anyone asking if anyone thought it was a good idea or not. Sometimes noise will get on Servo encoder cables also and cause

Re: [Emc-users] pin configuration for diy xyz stepper controller

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: ie, assuming that Pin 11 is the all limits and all homes pin then set it to be the combined pin for the X axis and then edit the hal file to combine all the axes on one pin. Something like: net all-homes-and-limits parport.0.pin-11-in-not = axis.0.home-sw-in

Re: [Emc-users] couple of questions

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Chris Reynolds pravi: I've been using EMC2 now for a while and I really like it. I just have a couple of questions. A lot of the parts I'm making require tool changes, and what I've found is that it would be really nice to have the program run a section, then pause so I can jog the machine,

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 9 April 2010 16:41, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: After that I start Camera window. I right click camera window and select always on top and move that window over AXIS preview place. (just fit inside) After that I start Learn.py and make that window always

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Jon Elson pravi: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation. Just that. Before writing that

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Dave pravi: On 4/9/2010 12:04 PM, Jon Elson wrote: The problem with the homing report is the destruction of data. When the home position is found, the machine position count is set to zero (or whatever the HOME_OFFSET value is). So, the old home position is destroyed by that operation.

Re: [Emc-users] Homming error

2010-04-09 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Roland Jollivet pravi: You could implement a similar function using a contrived method, that is not part of the G28 command or other homing function. Basically you would have a subroutine to deliberately move the machine to the home switches and write the x,y,z values to file as the switches

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 to Compact Flash

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Евгений Александрович pravi: I had to build EMC on Puppy linux to be able start EMC 2 from CF, USB Flash, DOM and another modules. I use Puppy because that OS work in RAM and write on disk only when I shutdown PC. Also I am looking for tinycore linux, but it is very difficult to start EMC

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Hello... I have strange motion when hit [esc] key for stop. When I hit ESC the machine should stop. But doesn't. The spindle is stopped but XY is still moving in some strange direction. (Doesn't continue move to the program path). After aprox 10cm of movment

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Slavko Kocjancic pravi: Hello... I have strange motion when hit [esc] key for stop. When I hit ESC the machine should stop. But doesn't. The spindle is stopped but XY is still moving in some strange direction. (Doesn't continue move to the program path). After

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP - AXIS File size?!?

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
As far I digging into that problem seems that nothing is wrong with code. And nothing is wrong with machine too. Just seems to be problem with AXIS. If I split that long file into two parts the problem dissapear. I was try with more different files. Does AXIS have some limits on filesize?!?

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 14 April 2010 13:14, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: Here are HAL and INI. ... seems that this is problem with AXIS handling longer files. net enLatchA or2.0.in0 or2.0.out and2.0.in0 net enLatchB or2.0.in1 motion.motion-enabled net chPumpA and2.0.in1

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 14 April 2010 13:14, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: Here are HAL and INI. ... seems that this is problem with AXIS handling longer files. net enLatchA or2.0.in0 or2.0.out and2.0.in0 net enLatchB or2.0.in1 motion.motion-enabled net

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/4/14 Michał Geszkiewicz mic...@wp.pl Slavko Kocjancic pisze: Here are HAL and INI. ... seems that this is problem with AXIS handling longer files. Hi Slavko I've reproduced this issue in latest development branch. Stay tuned for bugfix and until fixing it I would recommend using

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-14 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/4/14 Alex Joni alex.j...@robcon.ro You can also use a custom type stepgen on 2.3.5.. But that involves taking the stepgen source from 2.5~pre (or at least applying the same change) and compiling it on 2.3.5 Regards, Alex As far as I know the custom stepgen is the only missing in

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: As far as I know the custom stepgen is the only missing in 2.3.5 btw the 2.3.4 was preloaded in live cd. how to compile 2.3.5 and to overwrite 2.3.4. I already have two version with run in place mode. .. and 2.3.4 was totaly unussable for me. There are as usually a

Re: [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP

2010-04-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: As far as I know the custom stepgen is the only missing in 2.3.5 btw the 2.3.4 was preloaded in live cd. how to compile 2.3.5 and to overwrite 2.3.4. I already have two version with run in place mode. .. and 2.3.4 was totaly unussable for me. There are as usually a

[Emc-users] ESTOP latch

2010-04-15 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... Does estop latch works in emc2 2.3.5? I try to load it in my hal file #this works loadrt estop_latch count=1 #when I add addf estop-latch servo-thread #or when I add addf estop_latch servo-thread the emc crashes Slavko.

Re: [Emc-users] ESTOP latch

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Alex Joni pravi: Try starting from a terminal, and check for the error message. Alternatively look in dmesg for errors. Regards, Alex On 4/15/2010 4:47 PM, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: Hello... Does estop latch works in emc2 2.3.5? I try to load it in my hal file #this works loadrt

Re: [Emc-users] ESTOP latch BUG - Solved

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Slavko Kocjancic pravi: The next problem is that latch itself doesn't do right job! The watchdog is active if input's are ok and latch not trigered. Ie I watch with hallmeter the output pin from estop latch. It does right thing. ie if ok.in and fault.in are correct and reset signal applied

[Emc-users] Unhome on ESTOP

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... I looking for solution how to unhome machine if Estop button is pressed. If I pressed ESTOP the power to the motor's are killed. So when I relase estop and engage power the position on display is wrong. I find best solution is to flag axis as unhomed to force rehoming. Just can't find

Re: [Emc-users] Unhome on ESTOP

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Michał Geszkiewicz pravi: You should use VOLATILE_HOME ini file option to make it work. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html , section 2.2.9.1 Regards, Michael Doesn't work. I use 2.3.5 now as 2.5.0~pre has danger bug (machine uncontrolled move when

Re: [Emc-users] Unhome on ESTOP

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Michał Geszkiewicz pravi: You should use VOLATILE_HOME ini file option to make it work. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html , section 2.2.9.1 Regards, Michael btw.. I want to unhome only for estop not regular stop.

Re: [Emc-users] Unhome on ESTOP

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 16 April 2010 09:30, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: I find best solution is to flag axis as unhomed to force rehoming. Just can't find right pin where to connect estop button to clear homed flag. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html

[Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Hello... Now I'm totaly lost. What version to use? Is there safe version? The story.. I hit (expensive) bug in 2.5.0~pre check [Emc-users] Tool Crash when STOP So I go back to 2.3.5 and recompile with latest stepgen.c Now another thing doesn't work see [Emc-users] Unhome on ESTOP Someone

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
I just enter git diff and got as I see teh estop latch should be working now sla...@emc2:~/emc2-git$ git diff diff --git a/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp b/src/hal/c index 2a1e0dd..390a639 100644 --- a/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp +++ b/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp @@ -22,7

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
just paste incomplete text here is all sla...@emc2:~/emc2-git$ git diff diff --git a/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp b/src/hal/c index 2a1e0dd..390a639 100644 --- a/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp +++ b/src/hal/components/estop_latch.comp @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ FUNCTION(_) {

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: (Note that I am not a developer, nor do I speak for the developers) As I understand it, 2.4 is now frozen, there will be no new features added, just bugfixes prior to release. Probably you have right here. Look on the bright side, if you used one of the closed-source

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
Andy Pugh pravi: On 16 April 2010 11:50, Slavko Kocjancic esla...@gmail.com wrote: Now I'm totaly lost. What version to use? Is there safe version? 2.3.5 is the Safe released version, but as you have found it lacks some features. It does seem that you have a knack for needing

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
I downloaded from scratch the 2.5~pre master Seems that move when stop problem is solved. The estop_latch stil doesn't work as should. Here is patch I made (only one line changed in source) and don't know how to post it. sla...@emc2:~/emc2-git$ git diff diff --git

Re: [Emc-users] User to demanding. (Or just lost?)

2010-04-16 Thread Slavko Kocjancic
2010/4/16 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com Slavko Kocjancic wrote: I just enter git diff and got as I see teh estop latch should be working now Can you describe what you have changed in estop-latch and what the side effects are? I use estop-latch with all my products. The watchdog

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