Re: [Emc-users] blocks (here demux)

2014-09-22 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Andy . I was reading the man page of mux_generic component and I see : *mux-gen.**NN**.sel-bit**MMM* bit in (M=0..N) * mux-gen.**NN**.sel-int**MMM* unsigned in and you write in the previous message : mux_gen.0.sel0 mux_gen.0.sel1 What is the right semantic ? Alex On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at

Re: [Emc-users] Yahoo Mail is tossing about 90% of messages from this list into SPAM.

2014-09-18 Thread alex chiosso
Hi. I have the same problem with the mail of Gregg (I'm using a Google account) . This anomaly starts few weeks ago . Alex On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:51 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 September 2014 09:59, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: Gmail is doing the same thing

Re: [Emc-users] PC STRANGE BEHAVIOR DURING NC PROGRAM EXECUTION.

2014-09-13 Thread alex chiosso
to block processing speed. If I'm doing something wrong , please help me to understand . Alex On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 4:18 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 09/12/2014 12:03 PM, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Jon. Thank you for the replay . The part program is not so big (120 lines code

Re: [Emc-users] PC STRANGE BEHAVIOR DURING NC PROGRAM EXECUTION.

2014-09-13 Thread alex chiosso
, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 09/13/2014 02:56 AM, alex chiosso wrote: When I load or reload the NC program into Axis UI the interpreter is scanning the NC file and detecting also the internal (subroutine) calls to custom M1xx codes. But what I can see is that when NC program

Re: [Emc-users] Running high voltage DC spindle motor

2014-09-12 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Marius. My 1 cent opinion is to by a new DC spindle drive according to the motor specification . Nowadays this kind of drives are not too expensive . This kind of motor seems to be a sort of custom made for EMCO so you should also verify the old drive specifications and wiring diagram to be

Re: [Emc-users] Running high voltage DC spindle motor

2014-09-12 Thread alex chiosso
marius.alks...@gmail.com wrote: I think instead of buying some new DC spindle drive my customer would choose replacing this motor with simple AC motor and buying new 3-phase VFD. On 2014.09.12 10:00, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Marius. My 1 cent opinion is to by a new DC spindle drive according

[Emc-users] PC STRANGE BEHAVIOR DURING NC PROGRAM EXECUTION.

2014-09-12 Thread alex chiosso
Hi people. I'm testing some NC code on a simulation configuration 3 axis . I notice that during the NC program execution the pc is using the hard drive . As soon the program execution is stopped the hard drive is not used . I believed that the NC program is loaded into the RAM memory so during the

Re: [Emc-users] PC STRANGE BEHAVIOR DURING NC PROGRAM EXECUTION.

2014-09-12 Thread alex chiosso
to have a sort of latency. Can you explain me why only a part of the NC program is loaded (as you say only few K bytes), what is the bottle neck ? Regards Alex On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 09/12/2014 05:27 AM, alex chiosso wrote: Hi people

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-09 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Rene. I should be there so I hope to learn more about the EtherCAT application and EtherCAT---CanOpen interface. Regards Alex On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Rene Hopf reneh...@mac.com wrote: Hi, Have you decided on a date? Are the ABB robots still available? I will bring my AC Servo

Re: [Emc-users] gedit tools-external tools-new missing

2014-09-08 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Gene. I've found a small video on YouTube just for your needs. How to make a simple gcode with QCad and LinuxCNC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQRpKdKG46M (formerly EMC you know it of course). I hope this help. Regards Alex On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Churms, Cecil

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-09-07 Thread alex chiosso
Hi to all. Just to show an amazing sewing technology . Robot Sewing Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i4cfQGe8fY I do believe that in this case a synchronicity between robot axis and needle position is needed. Regards Alex On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 6:04 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-09-07 Thread alex chiosso
Another amazing sewing application . Robot sews car seats cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qwqxpcr2zA On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 11:20 AM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi to all. Just to show an amazing sewing technology . Robot Sewing Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Re: [Emc-users] Steppers losing position

2014-09-04 Thread alex chiosso
If the holes are deeper doesn't it means that the motor is making more steps and not less ? Is it possible that you have extra steps due to noises or bad connections PC --- BoB --- Gecko Drive ? Alex On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I

Re: [Emc-users] Steppers losing position

2014-09-04 Thread alex chiosso
As Gene is suggesting , here http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/16-stepconf-wizard/27293-solved-tuning-stepper-motor-with-gecko-201-driver?start=10 is a discussion on the forum regarding problems with steps and Gecko Drive . A question for you ... the router is brand new (I mean that you

Re: [Emc-users] Steppers losing position

2014-09-04 Thread alex chiosso
that the drift in is both directions. But the axis (motor) is always making more space than expected , isn't it ? Alex On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:29 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: As Gene is suggesting , here http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/16-stepconf-wizard/27293-solved-tuning

Re: [Emc-users] Steppers losing position

2014-09-04 Thread alex chiosso
viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: 2014-09-04 18:32 GMT+03:00 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com: Means that the drift in is both directions. But the axis (motor) is always making more space than expected , isn't it ? Yes, drift can be in any direction, but the change of direction happens only

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-29 Thread alex chiosso
...@hb9etc.ch wrote: Hi Alex! On 27.08.2014 22:04, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Philipp. Thank you so much for the very detailed informations . You are considering to move the needle as a spindle with the S parameter to define the rpm and the Exactly. Z axis position how is it derived from

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-29 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Gregg. Yes this device should be fast enough. The problem is how to integrate it with the current machanic structure. You have to consider also that the operator need the right space where to lay the fabric (i.e. the jacket). Regards Alex On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 5:29 PM, alex chiosso achio

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-28 Thread alex chiosso
axis movements ? How much is the distance between the fabric and the top needle position ? Alex On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: On 8/27/2014 11:44 AM, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Philipp . You point to the right direction. I need a full control over

[Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
Hi to all. A few years ago I made the electrical/electronic/software integration of such a kind of machine. An industrial grade sewing machine adapted/converted in the way to automatically sew labels on clothes (jackets mainly) with a programmable but fixed path . Programmable because the operator

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
and looper in open loop. Your G-code could be written to just stop X and Y when the needle is below the surface of the fabric. On 08/27/2014 10:21 AM, alex chiosso wrote: The application can appear trivial but it is not especially because of needle speed and sycronization between the needle

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
) Finish Loop Needle to max height Move X and/or Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAvQBLHMrw4 On 08/27/2014 10:58 AM, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Bari. Nice to know you. Have you experience with this particular application ? So for you closed loop positioning it's not needed

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
steps. Especially if you want to move really fast and have a variable load. Just a few thoughts. Regards, Philipp On 27.08.2014 18:55, alex chiosso wrote: Bari , thank you for your reply. How is working a sewing machine for me it is clear (I really did the application I described). I

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
machines, video below. Originally spindle speed was fully synced with xy velocity but was disabled due to mechanical problems (it won't saw on lower speeds). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopjsU7Q5V8 regards, Michael W dniu 27.08.2014 19:44, alex chiosso pisze: Hi Philipp . You point

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Michal. You are using 5i25 + 7i77 + 7i76 from Mesa . Well done ! On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:42 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Michal . Your application is really impressive !!! Are you using open o closed loop , stepper or servo motors ? For the program did you develop

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
27, 2014 at 9:00 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 August 2014 16:21, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to discuss with you what do you think about the conversion to LCNC. One very easy way (maybe too easy) would be to pass needle height through a lincurve

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Sewing/Embroidery/Quilting Machine

2014-08-27 Thread alex chiosso
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Philipp Burch p...@hb9etc.ch wrote: Hi Alex! On 27.08.2014 21:13, alex chiosso wrote: Hi Andy. You are always a good advisor . I'm not so trained on LCNC as you are. I never use the lincurve component so can you explain me what it is and how it works

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-08-11 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Christian . Let us know as soon as possible Regards Alex On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Christian Stöveken christian.stoeve...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 12:24 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Christian. 4-5 October is fine for me. Keep in touch

Re: [Emc-users] 2nd part

2014-08-05 Thread alex chiosso
? will it be something new thing in classic ladders in LCNC 2.6? thanks aram On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 2:39 AM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Aram. Go to this link https://sites.google.com/site/classicladder/ for a complete information on Classic Ladder stand alone version

Re: [Emc-users] 2nd part

2014-08-03 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Aram. Go to this link https://sites.google.com/site/classicladder/ for a complete information on Classic Ladder stand alone version (the original one). The site is the official supported by the French author Marc Le Douarain. I suggest to you to use Modbus RS485 or TCP/IP (that is a built in

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-07-29 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Christian. 4-5 October is fine for me. Keep in touch. Regards Alex Chiosso On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Christian Stöveken christian.stoeve...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: 2014-06-27 17:08 GMT+03:00 Christian

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-06-28 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Christian , happy to read about the Integrator Meeting 2014 planning . This time I want to be in Stuttgart to know smart people like you and the other LinuxCNC power users. I want to learn something interesting from real geeks . Keep in touch . Alex On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 4:08 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] Brake resistor question

2014-04-17 Thread alex chiosso
Hi , Viesturs. I found this documenthttp://www.cressall.com/brakingresistors/downloads/Calculating%20brake%20resistance.pdfthat may be useful . I do believe that 100W should be ok for a 500W motor . Of course the calculation is related to the energy that have to be dissipated during the braking

Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - G-Code Meta Compiler

2013-11-01 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Bertho . First of all I would say to you thank you . Your project seems to be useful especially for a general purpose LCNC application like material handling or non machine tool specific application. For example a palletizer or a cartesian robot for machine tool feeding. The best of all as

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany?

2013-10-18 Thread alex chiosso
, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/9/7 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com Hi Sven. Sorry to say I'm wrong. The first one is ok I made a mistake with the site reservation simulation. This option seems to be the best one for me. Thank you so much

Re: [Emc-users] [Invitation] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany, Stuttgart, 19.-20. October 2013

2013-10-18 Thread alex chiosso
As I understood from the wiki page the meeting date is October 19th and 20th 2013 or isn't it ? Alex On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Martin Schöneck c...@martinschoeneck.dewrote: Hi all, maybe I missed some information on this list, the wiki, or the pad, but does this meeting really

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany?

2013-09-07 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Christian . I would like to be to your nice workshop . The opportunity seems to be unique for European LinuxCNC users. Germany seem to be centre of the Europe !!! I'm trying to do my best to be present at the meeting . Can you list one or more possible accomodations close to your workshop ? I

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany?

2013-09-07 Thread alex chiosso
-neckarpark.jugendherberge-bw.de And this place (with nice reviews) is close too, about the same distance as the hostel. http://www.gaestehausstuttgart.de/ Regards, Sven 2013/9/7 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com Hi Christian . I would like to be to your nice workshop . The opportunity

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany?

2013-09-07 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Sven. Sorry to say I'm wrong. The first one is ok I made a mistake with the site reservation simulation. This option seems to be the best one for me. Thank you so much. Alex On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 6:25 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Sven. Thank you for your quick

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus TCP? Latency?

2013-09-02 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Anders. In case you did'nt look at this thishttp://www.ethercat.org/en/ethercat.html. I hope this help. Alex On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Anders Wallin anders.e.e.wal...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Anders. This is one link to the LinuxCNC wiki : EtherCAT LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus TCP? Latency?

2013-09-02 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Anders. Another link http://www.ethercat.org/pdf/english/ETG_Brochure_EN.pdf for you. Alex On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Anders Wallin anders.e.e.wal...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Anders. This is one link to the LinuxCNC wiki : EtherCAT LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus TCP? Latency?

2013-09-01 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Anders. For I/O control Modbus TCP/IP is quite a good solution . For motor control (closed loop system) it is not the right one. As you can imagine the matter is the protocol itself . Modbus TCP/IP it's not deterministic so the jitter can be unpredictable and maybe few and more milliseconds in

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus TCP? Latency?

2013-09-01 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Anders. This is one link to the LinuxCNC wiki : EtherCAT LinuxCNC Wikihttp://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?EtherCatDriver . Alex On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Anders Wallin anders.e.e.wal...@gmail.comwrote: Hi all, I'm thinking about various control data-acquisition systems I

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-05 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Viesturs. Did you already check the motor windings resistence/impedence ? Did the motor get any kind of torque ? On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote: 2013/7/5 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com Viesturs Lācis wrote: The drive is ok, motor is

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-05 Thread alex chiosso
a cable chain ? If yes are you sure that the cable fitting respect the manufacturer specifications ? On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 6:34 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Viesturs. Did you already check the motor windings resistence/impedence ? Did the motor get any kind of torque

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-05 Thread alex chiosso
First all the cable must be shielded. Secondary fot this kind of application you need at least flexible shielded cables. If you search for on google I am sure you will find many cable manufacturers for that kind. Il giorno 05/lug/2013 17:57, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com ha scritto:

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-05 Thread alex chiosso
/lug/2013 18:23, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com ha scritto: On 5 July 2013 18:12, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: First all the cable must be shielded. Secondary fot this kind of application you need at least flexible shielded cables. However, the problem here is nothing to do with lack

Re: [Emc-users] Minutes from the IRC meeting, 2013-06-29

2013-06-30 Thread alex chiosso
Hi people. First of all I'm agreed with Steve Blackmore . Yesterday I joined the IRC meeting and I don't know if there was a misunderstanding about the GMT time meeting but for the first 15-20 and maybe more minutes the discussion was a free chatting without any real concrete object . So I left

Re: [Emc-users] Minutes from the IRC meeting, 2013-06-29

2013-06-30 Thread alex chiosso
Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote: 2013/6/30 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com Yesterday I joined the IRC meeting and I don't know if there was a misunderstanding about the GMT time meeting but for the first 15-20 and maybe more minutes the discussion was a free chatting without any real

Re: [Emc-users] Meeting on IRC - NOW!!!

2013-06-29 Thread alex chiosso
Hi people. I'm logged in right now but I never use IRC What I have to do after the login ? Alex On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 #linuxcnc-meet on irc.freenode.net Web client via:

Re: [Emc-users] Meeting on IRC - NOW!!!

2013-06-29 Thread alex chiosso
Thanks Dave. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 2:31 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi people. I'm logged in right now but I never use IRC What I have to do after the login ? read... type when you

Re: [Emc-users] PID Best Practices

2013-06-27 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Charles. If I'm not wrong in HAL you can setup threads as you need. So I believe that perform the PID every 1ms is too fast and not needed for a relatively slow temperature control. Also because you have a 20ms reading temperature cycle. If you look at the HAL User Manual you will find the

Re: [Emc-users] Servo motor problem

2013-06-20 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Viestus. The fact that you reduced the P gain from 400 to 15 it's strange (it is a big change). Do you see any change after P gain modification (the noise frequency change) ? How is the mechanical coupling made ? Is there any backlash on the coupling ? If the motion is made by ball and nuts

Re: [Emc-users] Servo motor problem

2013-06-20 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Viestus. Another thing Do you see a change behavior if you increase the speed movement ? bigalex On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:52 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Viestus. The fact that you reduced the P gain from 400 to 15 it's strange (it is a big change). Do you see any

Re: [Emc-users] Servo motor problem

2013-06-20 Thread alex chiosso
Are you able to do the axis homing ? If yes can you perform an MDI movement to a position G01 F... X check if the gantry axis position read are the same and check if you have mechanical misalignment between them ? So repeat the movement to another position and re-check ? If you have noise

Re: [Emc-users] Servo motor problem

2013-06-20 Thread alex chiosso
Another thing check the ferror compared to the command . alex On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:10 PM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Are you able to do the axis homing ? If yes can you perform an MDI movement to a position G01 F... X check if the gantry axis position read

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone seen a failure like this?

2013-06-18 Thread alex chiosso
Hi people. Reading this mail I discovered Rockhopper python interface feature that honestly I have never heard before. First of all it seems to be very useful. It shows the hal file component connections graphically. Is this feature available independently from Rockhopper python interface ? I mean

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone seen a failure like this?

2013-06-18 Thread alex chiosso
. A schematic algorithm, like Ed is using in Eagle, would do a better job of not running lines on top of each other, etc. -Tom On Jun 18, 2013, at 3:41 AM, alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi people. Reading this mail I discovered Rockhopper python interface feature that honestly I have never

Re: [Emc-users] HAL Schematics: was Anyone seen a failure like this?

2013-06-18 Thread alex chiosso
Thanks Ed. Go ahead please. I know that list all the different components and modules and cards is a massive job to do. Your way seems to be very promising. Regards Alex On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Ed Nisley ed.08.nis...@pobox.com wrote: On 06/18/2013 03:41 AM, alex chiosso wrote

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Integrator meeting Germany?

2013-06-12 Thread alex chiosso
Hi people. I'm from Northern Italy and I would be happy to participate to a meeting in southern Germany (Munich or Landshut that for me is about 500/600km ). Of course during the weekend time. :-) Alex On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Maximilian H mhemc2nos...@googlemail.comwrote: Hello

Re: [Emc-users] gantry revisited

2013-05-24 Thread alex chiosso
Hi this is a very interesting discussion. A couple of days ago i went to an exhibitionhttp://www.sps-italia.net/en/inside.aspdedicated to the automation sector and I met an interesting small company http://www.promax.it/index_en.html that make CNC and motion controller with integrated PLC and they

Re: [Emc-users] gantry revisited

2013-05-24 Thread alex chiosso
Hi Dave . Maybe you are misunderstanding my message. This video shows how the company that is making the CNC hardware solution is integrating their hardware/software with that gantry machine (woodworking I think). The machine seem to work well but I don't know what specifc solution they did. They

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