Re: [Emc-users] Renishaw TP200 probes

2017-08-11 Thread kim
a probe to observe the signals it puts out. (I should have started a new thread, but I imagine this IR stuff will go nowhere.) Let's talk more about strain gauge probe design after you get to know your TP200 a little better. Kim Original Message Subject: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port not working

2012-01-15 Thread Kim Kirwan
me. I stopped looking at that point. Kim On 01/15/2012 04:21 AM, Bob von Knobloch wrote: > On 14/01/12 18:57, Kent A. Reed wrote: >> Bob: >> >> Maybe I'm misreading this but you seem to be saying that the parallel >> port works fine with EMC2 ("ptest.hal & pte

Re: [Emc-users] Downloading Release 2.5 (by torrent)

2012-04-03 Thread Kim Kirwan
For those who are interested in downloading the new ISO (not needed just to upgrade) a torrent link is available here: http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrent-details&id=58c3d84f5124725969bbbc24b1c8cad291ebbcb4 Please remember to help seed after you have downloaded. Thanks!

[Emc-users] Behavior of Touch-Off Dialog (and Tool Table Editor?)

2012-05-07 Thread Kim Kirwan
as "divide by", that's fine, then the math must be working and we can use plus and minus. If not, then perhaps some other unused character can be selected for this purpose, or maybe a new entry box is needed. I'll refrain from commenting on the specific implementation. A

Re: [Emc-users] AC Servo Motor

2012-05-09 Thread Kim Kirwan
gt; >> >> >> Dave >> > So there's no chance of using it for controlling an axis. Oh well, > Thank you. > Well, wait a minute. Wouldn't that make it a velocity drive? That would be the classic situation, closed-loop by position. Do you have the controller

Re: [Emc-users] beaglebone black capeless CNC configuration

2013-11-14 Thread kim galloway
The pwm can be used to control the speed of a spindle on a conventional cnc. Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:12:53 -0600 From: char...@steinkuehler.net To: m.f.cordoba...@gmail.com CC: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] beaglebone black capeless CNC configuration On 11/14/2013 9:

[Emc-users] EMC and HobbyCNC

2008-09-01 Thread Kim Mortensen
: Step Time: 2000 Step Space: 2000 Direction Hold: 2000 Direction Setup: 2000 But it seems that the settings are a tad too harsh for the board. Best Regards Kim Mortensen - Denmark. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the

Re: [Emc-users] EMC and HobbyCNC

2008-09-02 Thread Kim Mortensen
just flick the switch anyway, and it will idle all the axis at the same time... not that I think I need it any more... (-: Best Regards Kim Mortensen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of BRIAN GLACKIN Sent: 2. september 2008 19:45 To: Enhanc

[Emc-users] FW: EMC and HobbyCNC

2008-09-03 Thread Kim Mortensen
FYI -Original Message- From: Kim Mortensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3. september 2008 17:50 To: John Thornton Subject: RE: [Emc-users] EMC and HobbyCNC John, I dont have any pictures, so Ill just type it.. Assumptions: You have a "HobbyCNC PRO REV 1" board , a

Re: [Emc-users] EMC and HobbyCNC

2008-09-03 Thread Kim Mortensen
Cool, Nice to know that others have had same issues Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/9/3, Doug Goff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I used this post - > > http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=382237&postcount=1 > > to modify one of my systems. It completely e

Re: [Emc-users] Filleting the corners of a pocket

2008-09-09 Thread Kim Mortensen
Aaron, Does Sheetcam show these toolpaths, if not, have you set the G-code that tell the CNC to follow the exact toolpath, because it can round corners to maintain speed/acceleration in certain cases.. unledd you set the exact G-code... cant remember what the number is... Best Regards Kim

Re: [Emc-users] stepgen & pwmgen fixes

2008-09-22 Thread Kim Mortensen
Field Programable Gate Array. is a programmable chip. Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/9/22 Eric H. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sebastian, > > I am not sure what you mean by the FPGA register. Do you mean the interface > register between the driver and the m5i20, or the

[Emc-users] Touch probe functionality

2008-09-24 Thread Kim Mortensen
something EMC can do.. Best Regards Kim Mortensen- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a

Re: [Emc-users] Touch probe functionality

2008-09-24 Thread Kim Mortensen
ok thanks, It tells me that there is some special behavior needed.. Thanks for the code, ill try ti reverseingeneer (Your comments are not much help (-: ) Best Regards Kim Mortensen - Denmark. -Original Message- From: Andi Frommel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24. september 2008 21

Re: [Emc-users] Homing noise/ limit switch question?

2008-10-15 Thread Kim Mortensen
em... what worries me is that it stops and starts again.. if it would think it hit the limit switch, it would back off and return.. I dont think its niose... Best Regards Kim Mortensen www.fmx.dk -Original Message- From: Bryce Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15. oktober 2008

Re: [Emc-users] Engrave-11 Z test

2008-11-01 Thread Kim Mortensen
Would be interresting to know what your mechanical and electrical setup is like. leadscrew/reduction/motor/current/weight etc. Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/11/1 Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > John Domville wrote: > > Lawrence G > >Ok, I finally got around to

Re: [Emc-users] Hello World!!

2008-11-11 Thread Kim Mortensen
ng the output on the printer ports. Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/11/11 Ahmed Elghamrawi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Brothers and Sisters, > > We are a group of final year students in Cairo university, Egypt. Studying > electrical power and machines, our graduation project will be the >

Re: [Emc-users] RELEASED emc2.2.2.7

2008-11-12 Thread Kim Mortensen
Is there a way to gracefully upgrade the prevous version of EMC to the new one without wiping the configuration files, or is it nessesary to do backup of this data. Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/11/13 Alex Joni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Kent, > > > Yes, this link worked fine

Re: [Emc-users] RELEASED emc2.2.2.7

2008-11-13 Thread Kim Mortensen
Thanks Alex. 2008/11/13 Alex Joni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Kim, > > automatic updates you are getting (like 2.2.6 -> 2.2.7) don't need any > configuration changes or work. > Your config files are (and they should be) in your home folder: > /home/ The package updat

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity and Acceleration Interaction .

2008-11-18 Thread Kim Mortensen
To eliminate the questions about the direction pin timing, I resoldered the steppers so that the conf of EMC were not using inverted pins, not that it changed anything in my case.. but I may not have been suffering from the symptoms you describe. Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2008/11/18 BRIAN

Re: [Emc-users] anyone doing some laser cutting or engraving (Eric H. Johnson)

2009-04-23 Thread Kim Mortensen
there no high power solid state Lasers available? Best Regards Kim Mortensen 2009/4/23 Dirk > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Ádám Novák wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > We work with laser cutting and engraving machines, however we have not > > tried > > th

Re: [Emc-users] anyone doing some laser cutting or engraving (Eric H. Johnson)

2009-04-23 Thread Kim Mortensen
thanks.. 2009/4/23 Dirk > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Kim Mortensen wrote: > > > also interrested in laser cutting, is this affordable to purchase, and > what > > are the options for this (laser diodes, CO2 etc etc.). > > > > AFAIK, CO2 lasers are the wa

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper resistance

2009-06-28 Thread Kim Mortensen
The leads woing to the coild should definately read far less than 80kOhm.. imagine you just want 1 Amp in that coil, you would have to have the voltage on the leads of 80.000 volts.. It should be below 1 ohm I would assume. To accurately measure ohm at that magnitude, you do it by applywing a vol

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper resistance

2009-06-28 Thread Kim Mortensen
oh, you are reading the resistance between the coild, andnot on each coil lead.. My bad.. 2009/6/28 Peter C. Wallace > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009, Rainer Schmidt wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:21:17 -0400 > > From: Rainer Schmidt > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Can G code subs RECURSIVELY call themselves?

2011-03-14 Thread Kim Kirwan
ine nesting level is 10. Kim On 03/14/2011 09:47 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > I am thinking about making a turner's cube on a mill. > > It is an easy task, but for elegance, I would really like to write a > turner's cube subroutine that would call itself recursively. > &g

Re: [Emc-users] arc intersection question

2011-03-15 Thread Kim Kirwan
You probably want to find the arc center first. This should help: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=934&q=find+the+center+of+an+arc+from+two+points&aq=f&aqi=g4g-m4&aql=&oq= The first reference isn't bad. Once you have the center, then it's easier to check around the circ

Re: [Emc-users] arc intersection question

2011-03-15 Thread Kim Kirwan
Or, can you just let EMC check it for you? If you set the work envelope of your machine correctly, EMC will tell you if there are problems. "Program exceeds machine limits" "Program exceed machine (max/min) on axis (X/Y/Z/A/B/C/U/V/W)" " [ Run Anyway ] [ Cancel ] " And if you're using "

Re: [Emc-users] Bug in ClassicLadder modbus

2011-03-27 Thread Kim Kirwan
rrent releases fairly soon, please be patient. Thanks, Kim On 03/27/2011 11:44 AM, Les Newell wrote: > ClassicLadder had a bug in it's Modbus implementation if you read more > than 8 inputs or coils. The first input bit is not read correctly and > ends up with strange values. &g

Re: [Emc-users] losing position

2011-04-15 Thread Kim Kirwan
anyone can use it and/or improve it? Maybe have a configuration file for this halscope logger component? Just thinking out loud here, hope this is helpful. Kim On 04/15/2011 05:32 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> nothing is figured out yet >> > Ugh! Debugg

Re: [Emc-users] M-code into Classic Ladder

2011-04-28 Thread Kim Kirwan
Yes, I have done this. Try: script --> hal command --> CL input Sometimes in combination with: PyVCP input --> CL input And you might need the handy script-wait-for here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?CustomMcodesToHal Kim On 04/27/2011 01:51 PM, David Winter wrote: &

Re: [Emc-users] Help with CabinetPartsPro and Router

2011-05-03 Thread Kim Kirwan
EMC2 gcode isn't too different from Fanuc, maybe you could select Fanuc output as a test and see how it treats you? I'll bet it wouldn't take much more fiddling beyond that. Or maybe you can copy the existing Fanuc settings to new EMC2 settings and then fiddle with them freely?

Re: [Emc-users] Including files in g-code

2011-05-09 Thread Kim Kirwan
;] [#<_depth>] Filenames can only use lowercase a-z, underscore, and dash. Other details in the "O word" section of the user manual. Kim -- WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software Th

Re: [Emc-users] Including files in g-code

2011-05-09 Thread Kim Kirwan
On 05/09/2011 09:43 AM, Kim Kirwan wrote: >> On Sunday, May 08, 2011 08:46:11 PM Joel Jacobs did opine: >> >>> Hi, >>> Is this possible? I see a file called useful-subroutines.ngc im the >>> example directory and I'm wondering how to use it. I found i

[Emc-users] HeeksCAD "movable parts" feature tutorial on YouTube

2011-06-14 Thread Kim Kirwan
ol. I asked sliptonic if I could post it to the EMC2 user list and he said yes, so here it is. He also said he hasn't tried it, but he doesn't see why HeeksCAD couldn't have more than one movable group. gripperhandles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiTjvOVg5A T

Re: [Emc-users] Hall effect switches for limit / home switches

2011-06-14 Thread Kim Kirwan
o still have to *look* at them, though. ;) Kim On 06/13/2011 03:47 PM, Peter Loron wrote: > Hello, folks. > Can anybody comment on using hall effect switches on a > 3 axis mill for limit / home switches? Seems like they > would have some possible advantages over physical contact

Re: [Emc-users] estop switch question

2011-06-22 Thread Kim Kirwan
the motor, but if you want it to start again, you have to go back to the start button. Very safe. How much is the saw *with* the girl? Kim On 06/22/2011 11:31 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > I'm reviving an old band saw that someone donated to our hackspace. It > looks a bit like th

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 LiveCD torrent?

2011-06-24 Thread Kim Kirwan
ry lookup failed: no sources found Error : no sources found for torrent Kim On 06/24/2011 06:11 AM, Kyle Kerr wrote: > Please ignore the torrent file. Just use the most recently posted > magnet link. I am very new to sharin

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 LiveCD torrent?

2011-06-24 Thread Kim Kirwan
Yes, that's better, I can get the torrent file now. But it's marked private, so I don't think I can help seed? I'm showing a count of zero seeds, zero peers. I don't even see me there. On 06/24/2011 06:28 AM, Kyle Kerr wrote: > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM, K

Re: [Emc-users] ISO Torrent?

2011-06-27 Thread Kim Kirwan
x27;ll put it in the new docs. Kim On 06/27/2011 01:12 PM, Peter Loron wrote: > Hello, group! > > Question for all: Is there any interest in making the ISO available via > torrent? > > When I first went to get EMC2 a few weeks ago, I looked for a torrent. > Finding none a

Re: [Emc-users] Documentation in Spanish?

2011-07-06 Thread Kim Kirwan
se I would be happy to handle the git part of the job, if you don't want to. Thanks very much for wanting to help with this translation. Kim On 07/06/2011 06:43 PM, Oscar Chaides wrote: > > > Original Message > Subject: Documentation in Spanish? > Dat

Re: [Emc-users] Documentation in Spanish?

2011-07-06 Thread Kim Kirwan
n/emcinfo.pl?Git You can submit patches by email at first, and if the developers like your work, they'll set you up to use git directly. Well, that's about all I know, I hope this helps. Kim On 07/06/2011 08:29 PM, anson parker wrote: > new to the translation tools... am on osx - is the

Re: [Emc-users] M3/M4 and M5

2011-09-05 Thread Kim Kirwan
ere it should be. I don't recall what it does in the case of simple M3/M4 outputs to a pair of contactors, maybe that would cycle on (fwd/rev) as usual? Kim On 09/05/2011 05:08 PM, Chris Morley wrote: > > Ok I lied it was really easy. > Three line change > remove line 1761 i

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone wants to buy a NON-working Anca Fastgrind CNC T&C grinder really cheap?

2011-10-29 Thread Kim Kirwan
Hi Igor, I might be interested, depends on price, etc. Please let me know what you decide after power-up. Kim On 10/29/2011 11:42 AM, Igor Chudov wrote: > I have decided to hold on to it until I at least power it up and ascertain > its condition. > > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at

Re: [Emc-users] OT - email recommendations

2011-01-16 Thread Kim Kirwan
Applied all OS updates? Compacted all your mail folders? You might try deleting all your .msf files and let T-bird recreate them on startup. I hope someone else will be able to help you more, I'm really enjoying Thunderbird after having to use webmail for a long time. If you need help testing o

Re: [Emc-users] OT - email recommendations

2011-01-16 Thread Kim Kirwan
y splitting your mail up by year, or even by month if by year is still too big. Hope that helps. Kim On 01/16/2011 12:10 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > I have a HUGE number of emails stored in many folders going back to > 1997, and also have newsgroup folders for such as > rec.crafts.metalwor

Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2

2011-02-03 Thread Kim Kirwan
n a 4-porter) would be OK. I will help if I can. Let us know, please. Thanks, Kim On 02/03/2011 09:46 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello, gentlemen! > > I recall that ethernet as communication interface has been mentioned > here on this list, so I would like to ask anyone with experien

Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2

2011-02-05 Thread Kim Kirwan
you come, they will build it." This is a great discussion and I think it will eventually prove valuable, please continue, everyone, with your great contributions. Thanks, Kim > First of all I would like to thank everyone, who shared their thoughts. > As a result I did ano

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders x 2

2011-02-16 Thread Kim Kirwan
Yes, this can be done and Stuart (for one) has done it. See the wiki "Combining Two Feedback Devices On One Axis" http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Combining_Two_Feedback_Devices_On_One_Axis Thanks, Kim On 02/16/2011 03:21 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote: > I'