Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Jon Elson
Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:56 -0500, you wrote: > > >> stepconf should write an inifile that enables "home all" if you have >> home switches for all axes. If you don't have home switches, or you >> have them for only some axes, then axis won't write an inifile that >> en

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
That's even better :-) Thanks Frank. Gaston Frank Tkalcevic wrote: >> My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. >> How can I change the default system at boot time? >> >> Gaston >> > > > I have mine set up so it default boots to the last one I selected. This > example is shown in the

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. > How can I change the default system at boot time? > > Gaston I have mine set up so it default boots to the last one I selected. This example is shown in the grub manual http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#savedefault ...

Re: [Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Sasa Vilic
I already have one. It's good, but it has problem, that you can not see, which reference voltage you have set. It happens than, that if operator set voltage too low, than usually after start, the torch hits table. Jim said to me, that they are building new one (digital), but unfortunately I can't w

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:54:27 -0600, you wrote: > > >On 27 Mar 2009 at 22:29, Steve Blackmore wrote: > >> >> I found the NO_FORCE_HOMING=1 in the wiki. > >it is in the manual... > >http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section Yea - I was looking in the "ho

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
Thanks Alexey Gaston Alexey Starikovskiy wrote: > Gaston Gagnon wrote: > >> My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. >> How can I change the default system at boot time? >> >> >> > You can't change it permanently at boot time. > You can select system each time at boot or you ca

Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Alexey Starikovskiy
Gaston Gagnon wrote: > My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. > How can I change the default system at boot time? > > You can't change it permanently at boot time. You can select system each time at boot or you can edit "default=0" value in /boot/grub/menu.lst in Ubuntu (with sudo). >

[Emc-users] Dual boot

2009-03-27 Thread Gaston Gagnon
My system has dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows. How can I change the default system at boot time? Gaston -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://l

Re: [Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Alan
Sasa, I would suggest using the Sound Logic THC. They have both a cabinet and rack mount unit. http://soundlogicus.com/Default.aspx I've heard of several other EMC2 users who really like it. I'll be going with one of these as soon as my table is ready too. Alan -Original Message- From:

[Emc-users] THC Systems for plasma?

2009-03-27 Thread Sasa Vilic
Does anyone know good and reliable THC system for plasma table? Thanks, Sasa Vilic -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/li

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
On 27 Mar 2009 at 22:29, Steve Blackmore wrote: > > I found the NO_FORCE_HOMING=1 in the wiki. it is in the manual... http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/devel/html//config_ini_config.html#sub:[TRAJ]-section > > I'm trying to get my head around how to make AXIS and EMC behave > like > I'm used

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Dave Engvall
On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Dave Engvall wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:01 -0700 >> From: Dave Engvall >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > us...@lists.sourceforge.net> >> S

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:56 -0500, you wrote: >stepconf should write an inifile that enables "home all" if you have >home switches for all axes. If you don't have home switches, or you >have them for only some axes, then axis won't write an inifile that >enables "home all". HI Jeff - on the sub

[Emc-users] SPI.comp

2009-03-27 Thread Lars Andersson
Hi list, Would "serial_dac.comp" be a good starting point for making a "SPI.comp" or do you recommend anything else to start from? Maybe there is something written already? If reasonable I would like to send more than one half bit per BASE thread click. I am talking to a PIC18F4520 so 8 bits at a

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Dave Engvall wrote: > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:01 -0700 > From: Dave Engvall > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal > > > On Mar 26, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Stephen Wille Pa

Re: [Emc-users] m5i20_pidtest.hal

2009-03-27 Thread Dave Engvall
On Mar 26, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > If a bare HAL setup won't do it, then it's unlikely that the full EMC > setup will either. (but you knew that) > > - Steve OK, I've regrouped and downloaded 2.3 pre-beta 2 as a deb from Matt's site, installed it and modified the hal

Re: [Emc-users] compile problem in lenny

2009-03-27 Thread Jeff Epler
You are missing various important prerequisites to build emc2. RTAI is the kernel with real-time extensions required by emc2 to control machinery. A user has contributed instructions on building it on our wiki: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Debian_Lenny_Compile_RTAI The same us

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
On 27 Mar 2009 at 0:31, Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:17:32 -0500, you wrote: > > >Did you get a "home all" button in emc2.2? "home all" and the > ctrl-home > >keystroke are only enabled when AXIS thinks that there's a homing > order > >defined in the inifile, and disabled ot

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread John Thornton
Thanks for catching that Steve. I now know what that is... should be a .png not a .jpg John On 27 Mar 2009 at 9:15, Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:15 -0600, you wrote: > > >It works fine on my 3 2.3 computers. I'd have to guess that you > don't have a homing > >sequence s

Re: [Emc-users] emc2.3.0beta2

2009-03-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:15 -0600, you wrote: >It works fine on my 3 2.3 computers. I'd have to guess that you don't have a >homing >sequence set... > >http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//config_ini_homing.html#r0_1_3 Hi John - sorted, thanks, but that html link has a missing picture here?

Re: [Emc-users] using a 5i20 for stepper motor control

2009-03-27 Thread Rob Jansen
Roger, > Eric, > Personally, I think the best way to cut insanely small segments is not to > generate them. Instead of doing a P0.1 on the machine side change your > tolerance > on the CAM side. I do a lot of contouring in using VisualMill and the size of > the G-code varies in direct relationshi

[Emc-users] compile problem in lenny

2009-03-27 Thread Hadi Aminzadeh
Hi dear, when I try to run configure ./configure --enable-run-in-place --enable-build-documentation --enable-simulator I revised this error - checking for glBegin in -lGL... no configure: error: Required GL library missing. Install it, or specify --disable-python t