[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
Got the scale and delta dimensions sorted, but my kinematics are strange. The example in the comments of the CRAMPS.linerdelta.ini says that a positive scale gives a counterclockwise motion to the tower steppers when looking at them from the end. Mine do that, but the example kossel machine appea

[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
Got the scale and delta dimensions sorted, but my kinematics are strange. The example in the comments of the CRAMPS.linerdelta.ini says that a positive scale gives a counterclockwise motion to the tower steppers when looking at them from the end. Mine do that, but the example kossel machine appea

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 4:01 PM, hector ice wrote: > > Thank you Robert for pointing it out, I was also doubtful of image so changed > and tried the steps. And installed xenomai patched kernel. > Also I have one query, How do i install user space xenomai with all the test > scripts.? apt-get install xenom

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
More specifically, the CRAMPS config section here: https://github.com/ilaro-org/machinekit/tree/master/configs/ARM/BeagleBone/CRAMPS On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 5:49:18 PM UTC-4, John Pickens wrote: > > Bas, > The link was in my first post, but not in this context, sorry. > > Here it is: > >

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
Bas, The link was in my first post, but not in this context, sorry. Here it is: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Filaro-org%2Fmachinekit%2Fwiki&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEsfmPEjVfgyEhhlyFBh-7yIHwX8g On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 5:12:10 PM UTC-4, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > > > >

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Bas de Bruijn
On 9/26/2016 11:08 PM, John Pickens wrote: Now, what are all those .ngc files for? no idea. It would be a good idea if you would provide a link :) -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message becau

[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
OK, Making progress. I copied Ilaro's CRAMPS.lineardelta.ini and .hal files, and got errors relating to gcodes. I looked further, and see a subdirectory of ilaro's called "delta" with a bunch of .ngc files with g and m code id's as their names. When I opened a few, they look like subroutines for

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread hector ice
On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 8:40:10 PM UTC+5:30, Robert Nelson wrote: > > > > > > > I have tried above command. But didnt worked. produced now version as > > output.. Result is as below. > > > > W: Failed to fetch > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/source/Sourc

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Bas de Bruijn
On 9/26/2016 9:52 PM, John Pickens wrote: After reading Brandon Heller's recommendation to ask for a sample configuration file setup, I'll go ahead and ask...Has anyone got a current configuration for Cramps with a Delta? This should be a recent one for a BeBoPr++ board, not CRAMPS. I've a

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread hector ice
On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 5:38:15 PM UTC+5:30, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > On 9/26/2016 12:20 AM, hector ice wrote: > > > > I have tried above command. But didnt worked. produced now version as > output.. > > Result is as below. > > > > W: Failed to fetch > > http://archive.ubu

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 1:54 PM, John Pickens wrote: > > @Brandon, having issues incorporating your GIT into the machinekit 2015-08-31 > release BBB/CRAMPS. The generic CRAMPS (Cartesian) startup will power into > Machinekit, but your CRAMPS and CRAMPS.lineardelta INI and HAL files all > error > out at t

[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
After reading Brandon Heller's recommendation to ask for a sample configuration file setup, I'll go ahead and ask...Has anyone got a current configuration for Cramps with a Delta? I just printed out three .ini and .hal files, First, the MendelMax Cramps example currently contained on the SD ca

[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
And just to confirm the problems I had with Brandon Heller's hal and ini files, here are some comments from his blog about Cramps and Lineardelta:\ I'm printing out hal and ini files and hitting Notepad++ to see what comes out. But at least I'll know that I wasn't the only one with this problem

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread Robert Nelson
> > > I have tried above command. But didnt worked. produced now version as > output.. Result is as below. > > W: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/source/Sources 404 > Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.161 80] > > W: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubunt

[Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
This is what I needed! Thanks, Bas. I'll work up a .hal and .ini file modified from the working armcramps example which comes loaded with the SD card release. Then I'll post it up here for review. Should happen this afternoon or early evening (East Coast US time.) On Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Bas de Bruijn
On 9/26/2016 2:52 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: On 9/26/2016 7:35 AM, John Pickens wrote: Charles, Again, thanks for the quick replies. Would I be better off just modifying the working ArmCramps .Hal and .Ini files? Maybe...it's been a while since I worked with a system using non-trivial k

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 7:35 AM, John Pickens wrote: > Charles, Again, thanks for the quick replies. > > Would I be better off just modifying the working ArmCramps .Hal and > .Ini files? Maybe...it's been a while since I worked with a system using non-trivial kinematics. Since you basically need to merge y

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread John Pickens
Charles, Again, thanks for the quick replies. Would I be better off just modifying the working ArmCramps .Hal and .Ini files? If I change the motion variable to lineardeltakins, will I just have to enter the deltar and effector rod lengths, or are there other required changes for lineardeltakins

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/25/2016 3:01 PM, hector ice wrote: > > Update:- I was trying with 2gb sd-card image from BBB official download site. > So > it was creating A 2g partition on the disk, so when i ran make menuconfig, it > was giving error as low space. But when i increased space via gparted, The > location

Re: [Machinekit] Re: installing the xenomai kernel on the BBB

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 12:20 AM, hector ice wrote: > > I have tried above command. But didnt worked. produced now version as > output.. > Result is as below. > > W: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/source/Sources 404 > Not > Found [IP: 91.189.88.161 80] All

Re: [Machinekit] Another new setup, motors not moving

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 2:11 AM, Jez Weston wrote: > > I think the physical wiring is ok, but I'm not certain how best to test this. > For instance, applying +24V to the digital inputs is detected in the Watch > function in the HAL configuration so the input side is fine. I'm not sure how > best to test t

Re: [Machinekit] Cramps Tool Length Switch/Sensor which IO

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/26/2016 5:21 AM, Mathias Giacomuzzi wrote: > Hello Charles, > > Thank´s for your reply. > Are they fast enough for the latch purpose? Or is there also any external IRQ > IO > which I map for the probe-input? > I am not sure how the motion.probe-input is captured but if this is only poor >

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Home Built Delta Printer With Machinekit Interface, Makerfaire NYC 2016 Exhibit #58459

2016-09-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/25/2016 10:18 PM, John Pickens wrote: > > I copied the example CRAMPS.lineardelta.hal and CRAMPS.lineardelta.ini from > the > Brandon Heller posts on this subject. > His was set up for a Rostock Mini, but I thought that would be close, and I'd > have to tweak the dimensions and stepper set

Re: [Machinekit] Cramps Tool Length Switch/Sensor which IO

2016-09-26 Thread Mathias Giacomuzzi
Hello Charles, Thank´s for your reply. Are they fast enough for the latch purpose? Or is there also any external IRQ IO which I map for the probe-input? I am not sure how the motion.probe-input is captured but if this is only poor polling isn´t that to inaccurate? thanks > > > Am Sonntag, 25

Re: [Machinekit] pyVCP RPM Meter

2016-09-26 Thread Sag ich Dir nich
so it loads without error now but if i command any rpm it says 0 rpm, maybe could be because i have no encoder mounted at the time Am Montag, 26. September 2016 10:25:32 UTC+2 schrieb Schooner: > > > On 26/09/16 09:11, schoo...@btinternet.com wrote: > > > On 25/09/16 20:55, Sag ich Dir nich wrot

Re: [Machinekit] pyVCP RPM Meter

2016-09-26 Thread Sag ich Dir nich
thanks i´ll try it Am Montag, 26. September 2016 10:25:32 UTC+2 schrieb Schooner: > > > On 26/09/16 09:11, schoo...@btinternet.com wrote: > > > On 25/09/16 20:55, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: > > > > *4.* then i created a new file in the machine directory and named it " > spindle_to_pyvcp.hal" in whic

Re: [Machinekit] pyVCP RPM Meter

2016-09-26 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 26/09/16 09:11, schoone...@btinternet.com wrote: On 25/09/16 20:55, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: 4. then i created a new file in the machine directory

Re: [Machinekit] pyVCP RPM Meter

2016-09-26 Thread schoone...@btinternet.com
On 25/09/16 20:55, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: 4. then i created a new file in the machine directory and named it "spindle_to_pyvcp.hal" in which i copied "net spindle-rpm-filtere

[Machinekit] Another new setup, motors not moving

2016-09-26 Thread Jez Weston
Hi All, I'm setting up a machine using machinekit -> BBB -> Furaday cape -> 4xLeadshine ACS606 -> Leadshine BLM57050 NEMA23 servomotors. I'm using the Furaday-stepgen configuration. So far I've got machinekit running and lo