Re: [Machinekit] Configuring a 10Khz charge pump for a G540 gecko using BeagleBone Black running machinekit

2017-02-01 Thread Tom M
... (Are any of you guys come out for the makerfaire that's happening in chicago? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-faire-chicago-town-hall-tickets-31268285283 On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: > On 02/01/2017 10:46 AM, Tom M wrote: &

[Machinekit] Problems starting up machinekit on BBB black with fresh install of beaglebone black using Atrix Laptop.

2017-02-19 Thread Tom M
I just loaded the latest machinekit image from here. http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#BBW. 2FBBB_.28All_Revs.29_Machinekit I get the error message" could not request pin 21 on devicepintctrl-single A little googling pops me up to

[Machinekit] Re: Problems starting up machinekit on BBB black with fresh install of beaglebone black using Atrix Laptop.

2017-02-19 Thread Tom M
The strange thing is that anstrom seems to have the same boot error but it seems to be able to handle it (more or less) On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Tom M <saku...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just loaded the latest machinekit image from here. > ht

Re: [Machinekit] Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-02-12 Thread Tom M
repeat next year. Alexander where do you live? On Feb 11, 2017 3:42 PM, "Charles Steinkuehler" <char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: On 2/10/2017 5:20 PM, Tom M wrote: > Charles , The is going to be a full maker faire in Chicago in 10 > weeks. I'm planning on being there with

Re: [Machinekit] Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-02-10 Thread Tom M
Charles , The is going to be a full maker faire in Chicago in 10 weeks. I'm planning on being there with a MPCNC and my wedgie Delta both running machinekit kit {I hope) Dale Dougherty and company is looking for speakers. I feel like a blue belt at machinekit and I'm a uncomfortable giving a

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-02-10 Thread Tom M
Ah... Sorry about that.. http://makerfaire.com/chicago/ April 22 - 23 On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Daren Schwenke wrote: > That date was absent from the list. I was assuming this was intentional > to not make people choose. > I had planned on attending the faire,

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Gauging interest for Machinekit Meeting early 2017 in WI,USA

2017-02-10 Thread Tom M
Oh..I read your email to fast.. I don't think so.. I was at the Make Town Hall meeting at pumping station one last Tuesday where they where talking about this. Make has been wanting to do a full Makerfaire in Chicago put they never could find a venue that really worked for them. I got the

Re: [Machinekit] Rfid, Mtconnect and Machinkit.

2016-08-31 Thread Tom M
I think I may have found it... This link looks like it has possibilities. Hopefully I can find a little time to look at it this weekend. https://github.com/mtconnect/cppagent/issues/31 On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 12:17:53 PM UTC-5, Tom M wrote: > > Not so much an question of if bu

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

2016-09-02 Thread Tom M
Maker, I destroyed my only working print head 10pm > the night before. > Machined a new one over-night and assembled it on-site > <https://hackaday.io/project/3729-arcus-3d-m1-full-color-filament-printer/log/40417-sleep-deprivation> > . > > > On Thursday, September 1, 2016

Re: [Machinekit] Rfid, Mtconnect and Machinkit.

2016-08-31 Thread Tom M
, "John Morris" <j...@zultron.com> wrote: > > > On 08/30/2016 10:07 PM, Tom M wrote: > >> >> I plan to use machinekit for our cnc mill at the space. I was thinking >> it would be a fun learning experience to get a MTconnect client going to >&g

[Machinekit] Rfid, Mtconnect and Machinkit.

2016-08-30 Thread Tom M
I've been plugging along on my home project of using MPCNC (mostly printed cnc on a cramps boards) and not quite at the end of the tunnel but I'm getting there. The makerspace I belong to (workshop88) is starting up a CNC build club and we have a line on a nice small cnc that has drivers,

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Looking for Hal/Ini file for BBB, Rosetta Bone, and Gecko G540 with MachineKit

2016-10-11 Thread Tom M
and it appears to be glade/Python. I was debating if I should copy the code and just refactor it to handle a BBB or start from scratch with QT Python c/c++. Any thoughts? On Oct 11, 2016 10:48 AM, "Charles Steinkuehler" <char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: > On 10/9/2016 4

[Machinekit] Machinekit at the Midwest reprap festival [and Axis keyboard Jog Delay on bbb]

2017-03-26 Thread Tom M
I was at the Midwest Reprap festival on Saturday and I all I have to say is that it was frickin awesome. (Kid in a candy store doesn't come close to describing it) It's grown and now occupies two buildings. There where more than a 1000 people in attendance. Lots of new cleaver innovation

Re: [Machinekit] Machinekit at the Midwest reprap festival [and Axis keyboard Jog Delay on bbb]

2017-03-26 Thread Tom M
ble to make > it up there this year. :( > > On 3/26/2017 5:17 PM, Tom M wrote: > > > > I just want to get rid of the jog delay and have the display to be a bit > more > > zippy. > > Switch from the 3D preview tab to the DRO tab and your jogging > response w

[Machinekit] ANNOUNCE: Machinekit Meetup April 29/30, Madison/WI

2017-03-16 Thread Tom M
I don't know how if this will affect the Machinekit meetup but I just got word that makerfaire Chicago has been postponed. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Example Gantry Configs

2017-04-02 Thread Tom M
Hi Charles, I'm getting ready to bite the bullet and give up on gantrykins and switch over to this method for my dual gantry MPCNC/Cramps setup. One thing that I'm a little fuzzy on is syncing the limit switches. I understand the trick/feature you developed; that both switches need to close

[Machinekit] CRAMPS stepping motor for E1 can't move

2017-07-02 Thread Tom M
Did you have success? -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[Machinekit] CRAMPS stepping motor for E1 can't move

2017-06-25 Thread Tom M
Are you sure the polulo driver is OK? -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Example Gantry Configs

2017-09-19 Thread Tom M
Well, I'm doing my happy dance.. My current issue is I didn't have my xenable signal tied into my enable, powerup and led on my cramps board... (Thanks for the hints but not the answer) Now I'm getting dangerous since I'm starting to think I almost know what I'm doing... I'm able to jog and

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Example Gantry Configs

2017-09-18 Thread Tom M
I'm in the process of changing my Mostly Printed CNC MPCNC from gantrykins to trivialkin with Charles's gantry solution. The MPCNC is somewhat unique in that it has a dual gantry solution. I setup a git repo where I have my perfectly working gantrykin solution (less limit switches) a branch

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Example Gantry Configs

2017-10-16 Thread Tom M
I finally got my homing and deracking tuned for my dual gantry MPCNC. Here's a video: https://youtu.be/FRT0teFvGy8 (Thanks Charles, for your wonderful work) On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 7:16:20 PM UTC-5, Tom M wrote: > > Well the Milwaukee Makerfaire is done, I had my MPCNC r

[Machinekit] Machinekit at the Milwaukee Maker Fair.

2017-09-10 Thread Tom M
Hey Guy's, If anyone is going to be at the Milwaukee Maker Faire feel free to stop by and say hi. https://milwaukee.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/275/ Daren Schewenke is going to be there as well. https://milwaukee.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/277/ Tom -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog:

[Machinekit] Z tool height setting probe and automation for MPCNC using machinekit and pymachinetalk

2017-10-01 Thread Tom M
My apologies in advance about this long brain-dump. I've been making good progress and having a lot of fun auto-homing using Charles' HAL gantry component for my dual gantry

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Z tool height setting probe and automation for MPCNC using machinekit and pymachinetalk

2017-10-02 Thread Tom M
e your own G code program and remap to custom M > instruction ( note the video is done Linuxcnc but I think it will work on > machine kit) > > > On Sunday, 1 October 2017 20:26:26 UTC+2, Tom M wrote: >> >> My apologies in advance about this long brain-dump. >> I

[Machinekit] Recommended configuration

2018-03-07 Thread Tom M
Hi I have my MPCNC running very nicely using a cramps board. Here is link to my config. https://github.com/Workshop88/MPCNC What kind of leadscrew are you using on the z? -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Recommended configuration

2018-03-08 Thread Tom M
dnesday, 7 March 2018 16:51:47 UTC-8, Tom M wrote: > > Hi I have my MPCNC running very nicely using a cramps board. > Here is link to my config. > https://github.com/Workshop88/MPCNC > > What kind of leadscrew are you using on the z? > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: ht

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Configuring a 10Khz charge pump for a G540 gecko using BeagleBone Black running machinekit

2018-03-23 Thread Tom M
n looking all over the > place on how to get a parallel port out of it. > > On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 12:10:49 AM UTC-6, Tom M wrote: >> >> >> We almost almost finished configuring our cnc build at the makerspace I >> belong to. >> >> Since the G540

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Example Gantry Configs

2019-03-28 Thread Tom M
t;> the splashscreen and then never load the AXIS gui. I am very new to Linux >>> CNC, so any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 9:55:21 PM UTC-4, Tom M wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I finally got m

[Machinekit] Re: Looking for a solid model for a cramps board

2019-05-07 Thread Tom M
Thanks... Looks great. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[Machinekit] Looking for a solid model for a cramps board

2019-05-04 Thread Tom M
I was looking for a solid model for a cramps board to design an enclosure around. Any chance someone has one? Tom -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [Machinekit] BeagleBone with Cramps X stepper vibrates but does not move

2020-03-15 Thread Tom M
Are the steppers the same between the x and the z? Have you adjusted the pots on the drivers? Are they the same drivers? Are you sure you have the cables wired correctly? Is voltage, motors etc... Spec'd to the load? I don't know your skill level. I hope this does't come across as Captain

[Machinekit] Machinekit + Ros for Scorbot Er-3

2020-05-03 Thread Tom M
Hi Guys, Members of our hackerspace Workshop 88 have acquired 3 Scorbot Er-3 with controllers.We've tested them out and the bot's who we've named Huey, Dewey and Louie all seem to be working well. We'd like to use Ros on those bots, but the issue is how to get