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2012-01-13 Thread Jeshua Lacock
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[Emc-users] CAM / G-code Generation

2012-03-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
a simple open source solution for generating G-code? If not open source, how about it at least run on Ubuntu 10.04? I appreciate all comments and suggestions! Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] CAM / G-code Generation

2012-03-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
is essentially what powers G-code creation in Heeks: http://opensourcedesigntools.blogspot.com/ Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- This SF email is sponsosred

Re: [Emc-users] CAM / G-code Generation

2012-03-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 21, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On Mar 21, 2012, at 11:50 , Jeshua Lacock wrote: Greetings, I have been trying to find a decent open source CAD and CAM solution. FreeCAD looks very promising and it appears that Dan Falck got opencamlib at least crudely

Re: [Emc-users] CAM / G-code Generation

2012-03-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
decent 3D CAM on Windows for a few hundred then? Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click

Re: [Emc-users] CAM / G-code Generation

2012-03-22 Thread Jeshua Lacock
with it. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure

[Emc-users] Max Jitter

2012-03-28 Thread Jeshua Lacock
Hi, I am not sure to use the 1.0ms or 25us figure. Can anyone shed some light on which jitter number I would use for the latency test? Thanks! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Max Jitter

2012-03-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
that one was for servos and the other for steppers. Thank you. Does anyone know of some known settings to try disabling in CMOS to possibly get lower numbers? My 1.0ms Max Jitter is under 9300, but if possible I would like to get it even lower. Thanks! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO

[Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
-3-fkmr0 Thanks! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: My new motherboard for EMC2 does not have a Parallel port on it - so I bought a PCI card for it in haste. Now it seems that I bought the wrong card for the job: Actually, perhaps I spoke too soon. On the box it states Add a dual voltage

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
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Re: [Emc-users] Max Jitter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
, but I have never used grub before. I assume I add isolcpus=1 to the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file - but I am not sure where to add it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
] Capabilities: access denied Kernel driver in use: parport_pc Kernel modules: parport_pc Sorry for being dense, but based on that, what address would I use for the base address in the stepper configuration? 0c050? Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/3/30 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: Actually, perhaps I spoke too soon. On the box it states Add a dual voltage high-speed parallel port (EPP/ECP) to your computer. EPP mode is needed only and exclusively for external fpga boards

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Adapter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 30, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/3/30 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: I guess that one of these c090, c080, c070, c060 or c020 is the port address, which should be specified in the HAL file (sorry, I am

Re: [Emc-users] Max Jitter

2012-03-30 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:59 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/3/30 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: And, that is very interesting! When I run the CPU hog, my max jitter goes down to about 1,000! Wow! How long did You run the latency test? Did You try to put some load to PC? I let it run

Re: [Emc-users] Max Jitter

2012-03-31 Thread Jeshua Lacock
has been successfully isolated? Also, would it make a difference what core is isolated? Should I try an other value besides 1? Thanks! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

[Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
connect to? It would be helpful if I had an idea what I am getting myself into. ;) Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/6 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: Is there anything I will need to order besides the Mesa's 4I30? How simple is it to wire up? I assume the encoder signals go to the Mesa? How are the Geckos wired? What does the parallel port

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
tell me if my 320's will be compatible with it set to support Gecko 540s? My guess is they are compatible, but I want to make sure first. Thanks! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
… As well as parport emulation, the 5i25 can connect to a variety of semi-smart cards, for a lot more IO and/or things like analogue spindle control for a VFD. Nice. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 8, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 7 Apr 2012, at 22:06, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: OK, so I just have to give them a list of how my parallel port pins are connected to my Gecko 320s then? Basically, yes, though there are a number of other folk who can make

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
?cPath=4products_id=30 Thanks for the tip Greg. Looks pretty interesting, but I would have to completely rewire just about everything. Still - looks like it is a viable option. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 8, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: On Sun, 8 Apr 2012, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:14:15 -0600 From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 2:03 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/9 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: On Apr 8, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/8 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: I was just thinking about the set up as I understand it (i.e. the Mesa card replacing my parallel

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 3:16 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/9 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: How is that possible? The encoders are connected to the Geckos, not through the parallel port…. I do not understand, what exactly is not clear to You :) AFAIK Gecko drives will need the encoder

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/9 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: On Apr 9, 2012, at 3:16 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/9 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: How is that possible? The encoders are connected to the Geckos, not through the parallel port

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 9 Apr 2012, at 11:20, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: I have two wires from my power source connected to the Geckos, two wires from the geckos to power the motor, the common wire, 5v and ground for the encoder, then encoder A/B going

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 9 Apr 2012, at 13:09, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: All I know is I only have enough pulse bandwidth to run my servos quite slow. I thought this was based on how fast my computer can send pulses to the Geckos. If the drive

[Emc-users] User Suggestions

2012-04-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
tools. Like rotate 90 degrees and scale. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa counter card?

2012-04-11 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:33 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I guess the problem is I don't know all the terminology. Yes, I guess that is correct. I assume the 'open-loop steppers or servos with LinuxCNC closing the loop' is the best setup? For instance, that would allow

[Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-11 Thread Jeshua Lacock
reason) by clipping from line 7 of my g-code file to the line I wanted to restart from, but something was not right (it was in the wrong position or something even though it was homed in the correct spot). Thanks for any suggestions! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http

Re: [Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-11 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I have no idea what happened - but I just walked past my machine, saw a dialog (didn't have time to read it) and my computer then shut itself off! Weird? Yikes, that shouldn't be happening! Thanks Jon. Yeah

Re: [Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-11 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:21 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 11 Apr 2012, at 21:49, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: Is there any way to restart from line 20,000? Maybe. You will need to jog to somewhere where a move as specified in that line will be safe, then set feed rate, start

Re: [Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 12, 2012, at 12:04 AM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 11 Apr 2012, at 22:31, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: G00 X2.1429 Y17.5769 Z-0.6793 Click on line 20001, and click Run from selected line? No, because that would leave the machine in G0 mode and you almost certainly want G1

Re: [Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 12, 2012, at 1:36 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/4/12 Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com: Thanks Andy, I think that would have worked perfectly had I marked my home on the piece. It seems that You do not have homing switches on the machine. LinuxCNC saves the offsets in coordinate

Re: [Emc-users] Restarting from line number

2012-04-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Apr 12, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Does anyone know how to tell what shut it off? I was poking around /var/log but there is an overwhelming number of lines to sift through, and I am not even sure what I should be looking for. If you know what time

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
~ That doesn't seem to work as well. Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
on Amazon, but I would like to be sure to get something that I know I can get working. Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 6, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I have never written to an EEPROM before, so I think I would rather order another card to spare the expense of small pci card. You don't have to know what you are doing, if you can get the config utility for that card

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 6, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Can anyone recommend some cards that are known to work with your or Kirk Wallace's utilities? Siig definitely work, although I have only used their PCI cards, not PCI-e. Older NetMos-containing cards mostly do NOT work, although supposedly

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
runs in Wine. The bad news is the utility doesn't see the PCI card. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-07 Thread Jeshua Lacock
utility. I now have a working FreeDOS boot CD. I ran the utility from FreeDOS and it doesn't see the card either. I am thinking I must have messed the card up by changing stuff with the EPP utilities I tried. :'( Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
-- Burning willn't be terminated until the length of tx data is over 10KB. OXSER BURN=1 TIME=10 -- Burning will be run for 10 minutes. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 8, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I just installed my new Siig card and I am not having much better luck so far. Launching LinuxCNC did not switch it to EPP mode. Here is what lspci reveals: 08:00.0 Parallel controller: Oxford Semiconductor Ltd

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 8, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I just installed my new Siig card and I am not having much better luck so far. Launching LinuxCNC did not switch it to EPP mode. I have tried your or Kirk Wallace's utilities yet because I want to make sure I know what

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-08 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 8, 2012, at 11:07 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Tue, 2012-05-08 at 22:26 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: ... snip Here is the dmesg: [8.519908] parport_pc :08:00.0: PCI INT A - GSI 18 (level, low) - IRQ 18 [8.520179] parport0: PC-style at 0xc030 (0xc020), irq 18, using

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 8, 2012, at 11:48 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Tue, 2012-05-08 at 23:33 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: ... snip Alas, I still get a fault: univstepdiags c030 bus io addr = c030 parport addr 0xc030 Segmentation fault LinuxCNC fails to start with the same message as before. Did

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 9, 2012, at 3:56 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 9 May 2012 07:37, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: OK! Now I will start testing it. Anyone have an idea what to look for? In other words what would cause LinuxCNC to crash from the USC? It isn't crashing, I suspect, so muchas

Re: [Emc-users] Setting EPP Mode

2012-05-09 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 9, 2012, at 4:10 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 9 May 2012 22:58, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: Aha! There is no port number specified. I added the port and it loads fine now, thank you! I wonder if the original card also works fine with the port address put in? I would guess

[Emc-users] Tuning Pico USC

2012-05-16 Thread Jeshua Lacock
://www.kelinginc.net/ServoMotors.html Before I wired up the USC, I was able to get the servo to dither and work normally. There are a ton of settings in the hal files, but I have no idea what might need tweaking. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer

Re: [Emc-users] Tuning Pico USC

2012-05-16 Thread Jeshua Lacock
P.S. The encoders are working for all axises in DRO mode. Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event

Re: [Emc-users] Tuning Pico USC

2012-05-16 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 16, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Greetings, I now mostly have my new Pico System's Universal Stepper Controller (USC) and Gecko Interface working with my Gecko 320 drives. When I first got it going, my X and Z drives jumped repeatedly until I turned

[Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-19 Thread Jeshua Lacock
to increase it any other way? Thanks for any suggestions! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all

Re: [Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-19 Thread Jeshua Lacock
and resolution so seems like a win win. In the meantime, I will try turning the gain POT down and the D up? Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual

Re: [Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-19 Thread Jeshua Lacock
the excessive response. Hi Steve, Thanks for the suggestions! But it is an older G320, and I currently have a fixed resolution on the encoder which is 1024 CPR. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-20 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 20, 2012, at 1:56 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Well lets just say the only thing that I am sure about is the drive is under-damped. ;) Tuning is proving to be insanely difficult for me, I guess mostly because I don't really have much of a clue what I am doing

Re: [Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 20, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Actually, I really have only been using open-loop mode. Since we had confusion here, open loop means LinuxCNC does not see movement when you move the motors. Hi Jon, That is correct. But as soon as I try closed loop

[Emc-users] Encoder Redundancy?

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
to detect this condition, but I wanted to see if anyone else has any thoughts on the subject. Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual

Re: [Emc-users] Increase Damping

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 21, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Putting these numbers in immediately made the drive stable - even in closed loop which is now what I am tuning. I was able to get the P up to 150. I can add some D, but it seems that it only makes the drive more jittery

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Redundancy?

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 23, 2012, at 1:36 AM, Lester Caine wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: I am guessing there is not an easy way to detect this condition, but I wanted to see if anyone else has any thoughts on the subject. I would have thought that if the motor turned more than 1/2 a turn or so

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Redundancy?

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
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Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Redundancy?

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
if more than about 20° of error between both theses are not perfect solution, but are quite simple. Hi Claude, Sounds great, thanks! Is there anyway you can show me a hal sample or point me in the right direction? I don't have much hal experience at all. Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Redundancy?

2012-05-23 Thread Jeshua Lacock
the DRO is working, then power on. Then when the machine is on, the HAL settings provided by Andy would detect if a encoder goes offline while running. Certainly not as ideal as a automated install and forget system in place, but not a overly painful startup process either. Best, Jeshua Lacock

[Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
suggestions? I wish I could see magnetic fields! Short of that, at times like this I wish I had a magnet implant like this guy that can feel magnetic fields: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/news/2006/06/71087?currentPage=all Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 4:50 AM, Jan de Kruyf wrote: did you twist the powerwires of the motor together to minimize stray magnetic fields from the cable? I did not know about that! I guess that will be my first cause of action…. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 5:44 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Saturday, May 26, 2012 07:12:02 AM Jeshua Lacock did opine: Greetings, I am now setting up my new X axis servo with an AMT 102 encoder. The motor is normally dithering between 0.0003 and 0.0006 inches. But every now

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Greetings, I am now setting up my new X axis servo with an AMT 102 encoder. The motor is normally dithering between 0.0003 and 0.0006 inches. But every now and then - for no obvious reason it jumps up to 0.02+ inches

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 2:16 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 26 May 2012 21:10, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: http://3DTOPO.com/CNC-enclosure.png Don't judge me too harshly, I was making sure everything works before I finish tiding things up! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 2:16 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 26 May 2012 21:10, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: http://3DTOPO.com/CNC-enclosure.png Don't judge me too harshly, I was making sure everything works before I finish tiding things up! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-26 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 26, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Sat, 2012-05-26 at 13:45 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: ... snip Interesting. So the pull down resistor would go on the encoder ground? No, between the encoder input terminal for each input having a problem to the ground associated

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-27 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 27, 2012, at 5:30 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 27 May 2012 05:16, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote: The drive is dithering at 0.0003 - 0.0006 with the worst spike now at 0.0012. ... One encoder pulse is 0.0003 on this axis. Would tuning the PID help with the spikes You could

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-27 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On May 27, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Jeshua Lacock wrote: Then, just to see what might happen, I cut the encoder ground connected to the encoder shield, and it looks like (preliminary speaking) it no longer faults out. This seems to indicate that the encoder shield

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-27 Thread Jeshua Lacock
directly to the FPGA or a buffer? Any hysteresis? Any pull ups? The Gecko encoder inputs go directly to a PNP base, maybe with a voltage divider? Any hysteresis? Pull ups? I suppose these questions are for Jon as I don't have a clue! Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Interference

2012-05-28 Thread Jeshua Lacock
kick in the butt! Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printer Mods?

2012-05-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
will share my plan of attack. The board already working with LinuxCNC sounds like it is the most ready to use, but on the downside it looks like I would have to have the board custom made for me. Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] OT: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-02 Thread Jeshua Lacock
://davedurant.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/ultimaker-faq-but-what-about-the-quality-of-prints/ The layers are more fine than fingerprints. For the most part the prints shown are just trinkets, but certainly high-qualuty useful parts could be printed just as well. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-03 Thread Jeshua Lacock
is shred it and feed in a grain hopper style feeder. If you prefer to mill HDPE, here is a cool instruct able showing how to make HDPE blocks: http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-Blocks-out-of-HDPE-milk-jugs/ Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Jeshua Lacock
using. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Jeshua Lacock
speeds and/or different material. That of course can come later. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Jeshua Lacock
much of a legal battle so far. The only incidents I am aware of is a handful of big companies have sent them cease and desist letters for things online at thingverse that were essentially 3D scans of copyrighted geometry. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com

[Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
here too! Thanks a Zillion! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-22 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Jan 22, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 01/21/2014 11:10 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: Greetings, I am the proud new owner of an Bolton Tools AT750 combination lathe and mill see here: http://3DTOPO.com/Bolton-AT750.jpg I am super impressed

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-22 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Jan 22, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Wednesday 22 January 2014 19:14:34 Jeshua Lacock did opine: Speaking of anti-backlash ballscrews, have you guys seen this printable: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:125529 That is a cute idea, but you likely have

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-22 Thread Jeshua Lacock
on my lathe has not been a problem as I just use the keyboard to move it. Nice! Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
recommend going about adding a 5th axis? I could live with 4 axes for now manually setting a 5th axis (e.g. tilt - but 5 would be ideal). As a side note I have opted to upgrade the ACME screws to a ballscrews as the first step. Thanks, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Jan 29, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 01/29/2014 04:04 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: they have a very affordable size 23 brushless motor, the KL23BLS115, good for 180 Oz-In (but that is a RUNNING rating, not a standstill rating). $52 without encoder. You can

Re: [Emc-users] Conversion Suggesions?

2014-01-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Jan 29, 2014, at 6:26 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: On 01/29/2014 04:35 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: I see. That would pretty much be a deal breaker as just the power supply alone for 5 axes would be $750. Could I use something else (not that I don't think its not worth it - I

Re: [Emc-users] next big thing

2014-02-06 Thread Jeshua Lacock
heads. Now I think LiunuxCNC would be a good candidate for a machine like that. ;) Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Managing the Performance of Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
of a set back for my schedule. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users

[Emc-users] Timing Belt Config

2009-11-10 Thread Jeshua Lacock
://OpenOSX.com/CNC-11.9.09/ Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial

Re: [Emc-users] Timing Belt Config

2009-11-10 Thread Jeshua Lacock
the EMC Live CD, and am quite happy. I can control the remote machine over VNC so it is pretty sweet. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal

Re: [Emc-users] Timing Belt Config

2009-11-11 Thread Jeshua Lacock
need 3980 to get a more accurate movement. That makes sense! Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting

Re: [Emc-users] new interface

2009-11-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
/ Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration

Re: [Emc-users] Timing Belt Config

2009-11-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
and measure the distance the belt moves.. Thanks again, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008

Re: [Emc-users] new interface

2009-11-12 Thread Jeshua Lacock
that support certain OpenGL extensions and such. Heck, even if only a single GPU was supported, and I needed the capabilities it offered, chances are I would go with it. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] Mister for small mill

2009-11-15 Thread Jeshua Lacock
. Or you could heat your shop with it. Here I am melting iron with vegetable oil: http://openosx.com/hotspring/foundry/melt-iron/melt-iron.html Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 on laptops

2009-11-18 Thread Jeshua Lacock
... Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design

Re: [Emc-users] How Exactly does a Mister Work

2009-11-21 Thread Jeshua Lacock
. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Programmer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design

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