John,
Your emails are arriving with a datestamp of 2004. Is your computer set
to the right year?
Andy
John Thornton wrote:
On 18 Apr 2009 at 21:44, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
Rob Jansen wrote:
this works - I thought that only worked on standard output lines -
not on
special function
Thanks Steve and John.
Andy
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
It has to be an input device supported by the Linux kernel. If the XBOX
controllers are, then they should work.
- Steve
John Thornton wrote:
AFAIK it has to be a PC gamepad not an Xbox one.
--
Andy
PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864
This looks interesting. Does it have to be that specific Logitech
gamepad or will a generic XBox (original) gamepad work?
Andy
John Thornton wrote:
I use the game pad and wrote an article on the steps I used to get it up and
running here.
Doug Goff wrote:
Andy,
The motor tool Gene was (probably) trying to recall is the Proxxon IB/E
Professional Rotary Tool. I'm using one on my smallest machine, and it
does a great job. Very nicely machined nose allows mounting, the motor
is fairly quiet (compared to the Porter-Cable
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Tuesday 25 November 2008, Doug Goff wrote:
Andy,
The motor tool Gene was (probably) trying to recall is the Proxxon IB/E
Professional Rotary Tool. I'm using one on my smallest machine, and it
does a great job. Very nicely machined nose allows mounting, the motor
is
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Monday 24 November 2008, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Saturday 22 November 2008, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Gene Heskett wrote:
30 IPM is an arbitrary value that I picked that I didn't feel
comfortable going above. If I knew I could run it faster I would, but
I'm
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Monday 24 November 2008, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Gene Heskett wrote:
There is, and I forgotten the name, a german maker of such goodies that is
very highly thought of, maybe someone will chime in with more details. I
believe its about the same diameter as the dremel
Stepconf allows you to create a machine with a space in the name.
However EMC won't let you select that configuration.
Andy
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Jon Elson wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi, I've been happily generating g-code files and cutting them with
AXIS. I'm using EMC2 pre-2.2 CVS HEAD. Yes, I know it's old but I have
everything working and I am reluctant to change it right now as I am
trying to get Christmas gifts made as quickly
Jon Elson wrote:
It is what your G-code is commanding, with the G0 moves. Prove it to
yourself by editing the G-code file to change all G0 to G1 and run again.
But, the proper fix is to give you some headroom. In your .ini file,
change MAX_VELOCITY in both the [TRAJ] section and in each
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Saturday 22 November 2008, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi, I've been happily generating g-code files and cutting them with
AXIS. I'm using EMC2 pre-2.2 CVS HEAD. Yes, I know it's old but I have
everything working and I am reluctant to change
Having been involved in the past with a low-end hardware business, I
echo Kent's thoughts. It's a horrible business to be in - slim profits
(if that) and lots of tech support.
I have a HobbyCNC board and I'm on the HobbyCNC list. The owner of that
business sells the boards unassembled to
Try importing the G-code into the free CamBam, select all segments and
use the join command.
Andy
Jim Fleig - CNC Services wrote:
Is anyone aware of a program that would receive G-code with very small line
segments (.002 long) and blend them together to form longer lines and or
arcs?
Hi, I've been happily generating g-code files and cutting them with
AXIS. I'm using EMC2 pre-2.2 CVS HEAD. Yes, I know it's old but I have
everything working and I am reluctant to change it right now as I am
trying to get Christmas gifts made as quickly as possible.
With a new g-code file I
Carl Helquist wrote:
On Nov 5, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Andrew Ayre wrote:
...Here in Ariz. there is no route to becoming a PE for many
engineering areas
You might want to spend some time at this web page:
http://www.btr.state.az.us/default.asp
May not apply to you if you work
I don't mean to take this OT, but I must note the term sales engineer.
It's depressing to see people use the title engineer when they likely
don't design and create systems or infrastructure, or operate a train.
Perhaps someday the title will be protected like lawyer and doctor
currently
EMC2 simply generates pulses. Each pulse rotates the shaft a specific
number of degrees. The direction signal controls which way the motor
turns. Typically there is a controller chip that handles this.
Some links:
http://www.imagesco.com/articles/picstepper/02.html
I would like to vote for this feature to be added as well. It's a bit of
a chore to keep loading a new g-code file for each tool just to cut one
piece.
Andy
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:55:56 -0500, you wrote:
emc (and so this is a limitation shared by all the GUIs, not
that when I was
testing my
parallel port. Then when I got my BOB with leds from CNC4PC testing was easy.
John
On 12 Aug 2008 at 9:24, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi, Is there an easy way of testing the parallel port without having
an oscilloscope? A friend's controller board started smoking (Z axis
Hi, Is there an easy way of testing the parallel port without having an
oscilloscope? A friend's controller board started smoking (Z axis driver
chip) and now none of the axis work. It's pretty easy to replace chips,
check solder joints, etc. but how to test the parallel port?
thanks, Andy
--
I am using CamBam and it's output seems to work fine with EMC2.
Andy
aaron Moore wrote:
Hi All
This is a thank you to everyone out there who has helped over the last few
months to get my little stepper powered router going. I
am finally getting some useful stuff done now, and I can do
://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 1:51 AM, Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Chris and Jon,
Because I've rebooted the PC twice since the problem, I no longer have
an Xorg log file for when the problem happened. So I'll wait
Thanks Frank.
What is the difference between centercutting regular, square and stub
types of end mills?
thanks, Andy
Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
Sorry for coming in late on this, but there are actually two Drill Bit
Cities - the other one is Drill Bit City II, at
, then I let EMC2 run some g-code over and over
again (no machine attached) and while I was out on errands it happened
again.
Running memtest86+ now.
Andy
Jon Elson wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
I have noticed that perhaps one time in five Linux will partially
shutdown during milling. It's a bit
Suppose I wish to cut a dome at and the edge of the dome I have to cut
0.5 below the surface of the wood. Do I use a end mill for roughing
then a ball nose for finishing, or just use a ball nose for the entire job?
thanks, Andy
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PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864
I have noticed that perhaps one time in five Linux will partially
shutdown during milling. It's a bit hard to describe but the Gnome
desktop is replaced with a text screen of what looks like the tail end
of the bootup sequence:
Operation [OK]
Another operation [OK]
Running startup scripts in
2008 at 11:17, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Suppose I wish to cut a dome at and the edge of the dome I have to cut
0.5 below the surface of the wood. Do I use a end mill for roughing
then a ball nose for finishing, or just use a ball nose for the entire
job?
--
Andy
PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864
Thanks Dean! I placed an order with them. I like the fact that they are
family owned and operated. Wish they had 10pc combo packs for end mills
though.
Andy
Dean Hedin wrote:
Andrew,
Since you are using a dremel then you will need to go with the tiny milling
bits.
Something like these:
Jon Elson wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm stuck. I have EMC2 running and my CNC
machine assembled and now it's time to try cutting. I want to focus on
wax and wood and start with some pine. I'm using a Dremel for the spindle.
I've been reading the CNC forums
Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm stuck. I have EMC2 running and my CNC
machine assembled and now it's time to try cutting. I want to focus on
wax and wood and start with some pine. I'm using a Dremel for the spindle.
I've been reading the CNC forums and various websites but I cannot
figure
I just posted a blog entry on how I configured EMC2 for my three stepper
CNC machine. OK, it's the most basic configuration, and I picked a
specific situation (200 steps per rev motors, 1/4 microstepping), but I
hope it will be useful to someone else as a starting point.
Hello, on this page:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?TroubleShooting
it describes running:
cd /usr/realtime*/testsuite/kern/latency; ./run
and checking for overruns. A friend is running this test on his PC and
it works fine. However if he then runs:
cd
Mike,
Assuming you are using steppers...
First you need to know how many threads per inch your lead screws are
for each axis. The manufacturer should be able to get you this info, or
perhaps Google. Each axis could be different.
Next you need to know how many steps per revolution for each
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Help Needed - Losing Steps
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:08:58 -0700
Update - I switched to 1/4
on your controller?
Is there a FAQ?
I'd like to try that.
Thanks,
Emory
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED
Jeff Epler wrote:
On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 07:18:08AM -0500, Jeff Epler wrote:
EMC 2.1.x is unlikely to work on Ubuntu 7.10. However, the development
version has been improved in various ways for compatability with newer
versions of Ubuntu.
On Ubuntu 7.10 the default amount of locked memory
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Help Needed - Losing Steps
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:46
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Help Needed - Losing Steps
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19
Hi,
I have a gantry style machine with three axis. The X and Y axis have the
same motor and the same nut and lead screw on each). I am testing the
machine using manually entered commands into AXIS such as:
G01 F80 X1
G01 F80 X0
When manipulating one axis at a time (no cutting, just
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi,
I have a gantry style machine with three axis. The X and Y axis have the
same motor and the same nut and lead screw on each). I am testing the
machine using manually entered commands into AXIS such as:
G01 F80 X1
G01 F80 X0
When
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: John Kasunich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Help Needed - Losing Steps
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:46:09 -0400
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi
Hi Rayh,
Can you tell me or point me to a website that describes the process for
measuring backlash? Thanks.
Andy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Doug. Thanks for the report. Good thoughts all.
You might look at www.McMaster.com and search for ball screws. Or
attempt to put the link
Thanks Jon for the explanation.
Andy
Jon Elson wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Hi Rayh,
Can you tell me or point me to a website that describes the process for
measuring backlash? Thanks.
Assuming the screws are mounted on a machine, you put a dial
indicator (preferably one that reads out
I haven't heard of any good stories using laptops. The parallel ports
seem to work on a lower voltage and laptops have a harder time
generating the pulses due to power saving, etc.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I would recommend using a desktop PC.
Andy
Marcin Jakubowski wrote:
Dear Group,
Can
I think it would be very cool if EMC2/Axis could be made to work on an
Asus eeepc. It doesn't have a parallel port, but perhaps one can be
added and the power management disabled? That thing is small and would
be ideal for a dedicated interface to a machine.
Andy
Glenn R. Edwards wrote:
Hi
I started down the path of building the Instructible you mentioned. I
even have the metal framework built. However unless you scavenge
everything, the costs will add up. For example, look up the cost of each
of the stepper driver chips mentioned in the instructible. Times that by
three (one
This is the combination I am using. See my blog for details including
video of EMC2 running on Ubuntu 7.10 controlling a 4-axis HobbyCNC
board: http://www.britishideas.com.
Andy
CRPE Solutions wrote:
I am planning to build a router and use Linux EMC software.
What about the compatibility
The first time the compiler comes across the function it doesn't know
the prototype, so it assumes that it returns an int. Then when it comes
across the function declaration it is different.
The type of a function is defined by the return type and the parameter
types which must always match
processes could be
off-loaded to free up resources for control type stuff? VNC and remote X
sessions burn up allot of processing and network bandwidth don't they?
On Fri, 2007-12-07 at 15:20 -0700, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Wouldn't it be easier to use remote desktop type functionality? For
example VNC
Wouldn't it be easier to use remote desktop type functionality? For
example VNC?
If the PC that connects to the CNC machine is headless I think there is
vnc4server, which only runs a desktop when you connect via VNC. Not 100%
sure and I haven't tried it.
Andy
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I would like
Wine and Virtual Machines are a bit different, although there is some
overlap.
Wine emulates a PC and allows you to run a single application by fooling
the application into thinking that Windows is there. As far as I know
Windows is not actually involved and no Windows license is needed.
Instead
Jon Elson wrote:
Peter Skerda wrote:
Dear Friends,
As a senior citizen I'm in need of some enlightment in this area. For
example I currently have a small CNC Sherline BDI - EMC machine mill.
Here's the situation as best I can input it. This is my first attempt at
cnc. Been trying to find
The idea of respins is that you can create multiple different versions
easily. So you could have a minimal version and a minimal with network
version for example.
Plus as long as you have network support in the respin, it is always
possible to use the repositories to install more software - just
Why not consider virtual machine programs like VirtualBox? It has a
Seemless mode which means Windows application can run in the Linux
desktop without needing the Windows desktop. I ran Solid Edge 2D like
this without a problem.
Andy
Jerry Jankura wrote:
Hi, Folks:
As I understand it, WINE
Still haven't built my machine yet, as it will be the last step after
solving the software and electronics problems. For the first time today
I generated my own g-code and loaded it into AXIS. With no steppers
connected I ran through the g-code.
I noticed that the AXIS animation of the machining
I don't think putting EMC2 in ROM would change much. The software can
still be misconfigured. Probably a significant part of the $4,000 is for
someone to provide support and make guarantees on performance and
uptime, and probably purchase liability insurance for their company.
Andy
[EMAIL
I can't find the site that told me this option should be disabled, so I
removed it from the instructions.
Andy
Jeff Epler wrote:
Hi. Thanks for documenting this process, it looks pretty similar to
what I've done.
I am curious why you chose this option:
Loadable module support Module
Try running emc from the terminal/prompt. It will give you more error
information. I'm not sure how you have it installed on your system but
try /usr/bin/emc.
Also:
ls -l /usr/bin | grep nml
will show you all the nml files in /usr/bin.
Andy
John Thornton wrote:
I think I screwed up the
I have posted the steps I used to install EMC2 CVS HEAD version on
Ubuntu 7.10. There may be mistakes in it, and redundancies, but it
appears to work - well, except it has to run as root to avoid halcmd
segfaulting.
If anyone has any comments or spots any mistakes I would love to hear
them.
I'll do that when I have more confidence my steps will work for other
people as well. :)
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Thanks!
One comment - you could put this on the EMC2 wiki ;)
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/
- Steve
Andrew Ayre wrote:
I have posted the steps I used to install EMC2
Sigh...can't seem to find it now - but I didn't guess at any of the
options, I know that for sure.
So, it isn't a requirement for EMC2 or RTAI?
Andy
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
I think it is force module unloading - I will double-check tomorrow.
Regardless
With the stock Gutsy kernel my NIC works fine. With any vanilla kernel
(with or without RTAI) my NIC does not work. By the time I realized this
and switched my NIC for a 9 year old one, I was so far along in the
source process that I wanted to finish it rather than switch to the debs.
So in
I think it is force module unloading - I will double-check tomorrow.
Regardless it was a recommendation from an EMC2 installation procedure
from elsewhere (Fedora perhaps?).
Andy
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Jeff Epler wrote:
Hi. Thanks for documenting this process, it looks pretty similar
Jeff,
Which version of Ubuntu will the live CD use?
Andy
Jeff Epler wrote:
I'm pleased to announce the first release of the EMC 2.2 series, EMC
2.2.0. After about a year of development, many new features are
available in this release. The documentation (particularly the HTML
kernel
latency test. If I am not then the RTAI test suite deletes /dev/rtf3 and
then complains that it is missing.
Andy
Original Message
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Problems Compiling/Running - Update
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:45:13 -0700
From: Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced
Thanks for the suggestion. I gave it a try:
./configure
make
sudo make install
I then ran the script to create the devices. Unfortunately halcmd help
still segfaults for a non-root user. Any ideas?
Andy
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Alex,
Sorry, yes, I ran all the commands
guessing I need to create the /dev devices and run
/etc/init.d/realtime start, right?
Andy
John Kasunich wrote:
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion. I gave it a try:
./configure
make
sudo make install
I then ran the script to create the devices. Unfortunately halcmd help
Segmentation fault
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop/emc2/emc2cvshead$
---
Andy
Alex Joni wrote:
for run-in-place you need scripts/realtime start
Regards,
Alex
- Original Message -
From: Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users
Alex,
Sorry, yes, I ran all the commands as root. Constantly typing in sudo
annoys me so I enable the root account. Old skool perhaps...
Andy
Alex Joni wrote:
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 12:18 -0700, Andrew Ayre wrote:
Another thought - does permissions need to be set on a file somewhere to
allow
Jeff,
Thanks - I will give that a try. I think a shared memory error was in
the mix.
I also need to manually create the application menu entries.
/usr/local/bin/emc is obvious. Are there any other executables that
users should be able to run from the menu?
Once I have this set up I will
CAN is indeed a maximum 1Mbps, however about 50% of that is overhead, so
the actual data bandwidth is more like a max of 500kbps. This is over a
distance of something like 40 meters.
CAN only defines the physical connection and message frame format. All
the bit stuffing, sync, acknowlegements and
I have narrowed the problem down to this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/local/bin/halcmd help
Segmentation fault
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su
Password:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/andy# /usr/local/bin/halcmd help
Use 'help command' for more details about each command
Available commands:
loadrt
Thanks. It seg faults at line 2350 in hal_lib.c:
static int init_hal_data(void)
{
/* has the block already been initialized? */
if (hal_data-version != 0) {
It appears that hal_data is NULL at this point. Here is the call stack:
hal/utils/halcmd_main.c:195 (main)
hal/utils/halcmd.c:109
Hi! For various reasons I have chosen to build my own kernel and compile
EMC2. I'm nearly there but stumbling at the last stage.
I have patched a vanilla 2.6.22 kernel with RTAI. My PC boot and runs
normally and I can execute all the RTAI scripts in the testsuite. I am
using Ubuntu 7.10.
I
Hi,
I am using kernel 2.6.22, RTAI 3.6-test1 and EMC 2.1.7 or the CVS HEAD.
During the EMC2 configuration phase it checks for Adeos, and it isn't
found. However the configuration script says that it was successful and
the application can be built.
Do I need to patch the kernel with Adeos? If so
Compiling/Running
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:22:20 -0700
From: Andrew Ayre [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: EMC List emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Hi! For various reasons I have chosen to build my own kernel and compile
EMC2. I'm nearly there but stumbling at the last stage.
I have patched a vanilla 2.6.22
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