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[00:00:12] <tom3p> you can put html style comments in pyvcp xml files (eg <!-- begin cluster of analog widgets --> ... <!-- end cluster of analog widgets --> ) handy on longish files when using the spartan formatting allowed by tk.
[00:01:27] <Goslowjimbo> I just looked up chapter 5 on the integrator manual. It mentions latencies of 100,000 as being bad, and 20,000 to 50,000 as being a bit slow.
[00:01:54] <andypugh> Aye, my system runs at <7000
[00:02:37] <Goslowjimbo> When I closed GLXgears, the latency went well over 100,000. I don't know if that's from hitting the hard drive, or what.
[00:02:38] <archivist_emc> the one Im retrofitting at the moment is 12000
[00:03:23] <archivist_emc> 100000 is about the worst ive heard of
[00:03:44] <tom3p> any sim that loads a hal will likely have a 'loadrt' in it, that means it loads realtime. i just looked at a couple sims, and they did that. (stepper/sim-pinout.hal ... )
[00:03:50] <andypugh> I got 120,000 with the SMI problem. This doesn't sound like that.
[00:06:21] <tom3p> big screen update from a large hole just appearing ( glxgears went away ) = big data xfer(bitblit) , and you saw big latency.. maybe low mem? maybe video not well suited to rt?
[00:07:01] <tom3p> test with glxgears and test with hd thrashing
[00:08:00] <Goslowjimbo> I don't have a lot of money in this computer. I liked it because it was one of those fanless ones - an 800 Mhz. Via. It's got 1Mb memory.
[00:08:44] <andypugh> 1 _M_B?
[00:09:11] <Goslowjimbo> Sorry, 1 Gb.
[00:09:37] <andypugh> That should be fine
[00:12:23] <andypugh> I think I have 1GB
[00:13:05] <tom3p> 512 would be no problem, but try glxgears and hd thrashing, try to duplicate the bad thing
[00:13:23] <Simonious> hmm.. lots to learn, the family calls - but I'll be back with more questions, maybe not today, but I'll be back.
[00:13:34] <tom3p> good luck
[00:14:12] <lilalinux> lilalinux is now known as lilalinux_away
[00:17:16] <Goslowjimbo> I've got a song playing in Utube, GLXgears running, and the latency running the buffering is so bad, it sounds terrible, but the latency is 30,000 and 48,000
[00:18:46] <andypugh> 50,000 is actually bearable, I have heard
[00:20:13] <andypugh> You can still run a stepper at a couple of thousand rpm at that latency.
[00:20:53] <andypugh> You probably wouldn't want to try to track a high-count encoder in software though.
[00:21:32] <Goslowjimbo> I've already killed my browser since the sound was untenable. That didn't change the latency.
[00:22:32] <andypugh> Is there any periodicity to the latency? Is it a regular spike?
[00:23:34] <Goslowjimbo> Not that I've seen. It's stayed at 30 and 48 for quite a while now.
[00:24:08] <Goslowjimbo> I could try to kill gears again, if you want to see what that does.
[00:24:31] <tom3p> bang! aaaaaargh!
[00:24:45] <andypugh> I'd try running with it as it is, and see if you have problems.
[00:27:35] <Goslowjimbo> I just tried to run EMC2 demo step sim with GLXgears running, and it gave me latencies over 9,000,000 and crashed.
[00:28:16] <andypugh> I think that's a record!
[00:29:11] <Goslowjimbo> Actually, it was demo_step_cl.
[00:29:15] <andypugh> Though I am not entirely sure that you can run EMC and the latency tester at the same time?
[00:29:47] <Goslowjimbo> They tell you not to in the manual. I guess now we know why.
[00:30:53] <MarkusBec> MarkusBec is now known as MarkusBec_away
[00:32:18] <andypugh> Aha! I get a latency of 52,522,080 on this machine. However that is running under VMWare on my Mac. :-)
[00:33:31] <andypugh> I suspect that a virtual machine is not a good realtime target...
[00:34:06] <Goslowjimbo> yeah, probably not.
[00:34:58] <Goslowjimbo> So much for holding a record.
[00:35:39] <Goslowjimbo> I can get it to run without the latency test, but still have the grayed out boxes.
[00:38:32] <Goslowjimbo> Oh, I also get the unexpected realtime delay message when I start up.
[00:41:45] <ries> Goslowjimbo: when that delay happend, did you have any fans going on? In my case this was a issue.. and sounds like SMI problems
[00:41:55] <ries> * ries is just dropping in
[00:42:13] <Goslowjimbo> No, I'm sure of that one. THis is a fanless Via computer.
[00:42:48] <ries> then is must be a other management interrupt... I think, I am far from a guru though... I had issues on my laptop, can you repeat the latencies?
[00:43:29] <Goslowjimbo> Sure, what circumstance do you want?
[00:43:54] <ries> if you can repeat it, try running setsmi before you do the tests... then check if you have these high latencies again
[00:44:26] <Goslowjimbo> OK
[00:45:28] <Goslowjimbo> Do I have to be in a certain directory to run setsmi?
[00:46:38] <jackc> Goslowjimbo: things that start with ./ or a path are for a directory, just words will run from paths set in your env vars
[00:46:45] <jackc> Goslowjimbo: so the short answer is no
[00:50:53] <Goslowjimbo> Do I just run setsmi in terminal?
[00:51:21] <jackc> i havent personally used it, but given ries's wording i'd say thats a good plan
[00:51:42] <ries> Goslowjimbo: sorry, I was reading something
[00:51:52] <ries> no, you don't have to run it somehwere, just type setsmi
[00:52:24] <ries> and yes, you run it from a terminal as root... if you have the ubunty CD I 'think' it's just about runing sudo setsmi
[00:53:11] <Goslowjimbo> It says command not found.
[00:54:00] <Goslowjimbo> I am using the hardy CD.
[00:58:12] <ries> Goslowjimbo: try (with tab completion) /usr/realti<tab>/bin7setsmi
[00:58:21] <ries> at ztab> hit the tab key :)
[00:58:52] <ries> I am not sure if setsmi is in hardy .... but let me look up what versoin that is :) I only have a bit of experience with ubuntu 8.x
[00:59:45] <ries> Ahhh yes.. hardy is 8.x, I never remember these names Ubuntu is using
[01:03:52] <ries> Goslowjimbo: found anything?
[01:04:13] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin$ sudo /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin/setsmi
[01:04:13] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin/setsmi: 6: rtai-config: not found
[01:04:13] <Goslowjimbo> cannot find rtai-config (hint: make sure it's in the path; usual location: $PREFIX/bin)
[01:07:23] <Goslowjimbo> and
[01:07:28] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:/$ sudo /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai//bin/setsmi
[01:07:28] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai//bin/setsmi: 6: rtai-config: not found
[01:07:28] <Goslowjimbo> cannot find rtai-config (hint: make sure it's in the path; usual location: $PREFIX/bin)
[01:07:28] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:/$
[01:14:30] <Goslowjimbo> rtai-config is in /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin. Isn't that where it's supposed to be?
[01:16:10] <jackc> echo $PREFIX
[01:16:41] <Goslowjimbo> Oh, it comes up blank.
[01:17:38] <jackc> export PREFIX=/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/
[01:17:44] <jackc> depending on shell, iirc
[01:18:58] <Goslowjimbo> That changed PREFIX, but setsmi still can't find it.
[01:20:51] <jackc> hmm
[01:21:01] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ export PREFIX=/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/
[01:21:01] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ sudo /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai//bin/setsmi
[01:21:01] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai//bin/setsmi: 6: rtai-config: not found
[01:21:01] <Goslowjimbo> cannot find rtai-config (hint: make sure it's in the path; usual location: $PREFIX/bin)
[01:21:01] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ echo $PREFIX
[01:21:02] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/
[01:21:04] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$
[01:32:29] <Goslowjimbo> I looked up my PATH. It's not in there. I'm quitting for dinner now. Will retry tomorrow (hopefully). THanks for the help.
[02:06:48] <ries> Ooo yeaaa I remember.... you need to add /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin to your path, or else it won't work...
[02:31:14] <ries_> ries_ is now known as ries
[03:43:40] <tom3p> wow after several years of using iPaqs, i finally got a keyboard for it. it SO much nicer than a pointed stick with the on screen kbd :)
[03:58:24] <cnc_valen> trying to get this coolant pump to work
[03:58:53] <cnc_valen> but I cant for the life of me work out what the gpio pin is called
[03:59:11] <cnc_valen> net FloodOn iocontrol.0.coolant-flood => hm2_5i23.0.gpio.01
[03:59:23] <cnc_valen> gives me hm2-servo.hal:216: pin 'hm2_5i23.0.gpio.01' does not exist
[03:59:35] <cnc_valen> how do i find what the pins are called?
[03:59:46] <cnc_valen> hm2_5i23.0.gpio.P3.041.out is another style
[03:59:52] <cnc_valen> (which doesn't work
[04:00:55] <cnc_valen> any ideas?
[04:07:03] <pcw_home> halmeter?
[04:07:36] <cnc_valen> might doit
[04:09:25] <cnc_valen> that looks like the stuff
[04:11:58] <kevinh_> hello
[04:18:12] <tom3p> cnc_valen: in emc , open the 'hal configuration' panel to see names of every pin signal & function
[04:18:25] <tom3p> kevinh_ hello
[04:19:59] <tom3p> in pyvcp the 'scale' widget is munged, the example in the integrator manual shows it. the min_ and max_ are rerversed, and that make the use of the initval impossible (always out of bounds)
[04:20:36] <SWPadnos> or halcmd show pin "5i23*gpio*"
[04:20:50] <tom3p> try to make a scale with 100 at top and -100 at bottom, and initval at -33, cant, the thumb will always be at 100
[04:21:16] <tom3p> cuz te 'top' is called min_ and the bot is called max_
[04:27:06] <tom3p> i swapped the from_ and to_ in the def for the scale and it seems to be correct now ( max 20 min-.4 initval 0 puts thumb correct on widget at startup )
[04:28:27] <tom3p> hmmm gota test horz version westerners will be comfortable with top = max & rt = max,,, bot = min, left = min
[04:31:34] <tom3p> ok that was the problem: designer allowed it to be vert or horz but didnt look close at vert ( i didnt look close at horz ). it needs diff logic for min & max when vert vs horz.
[04:36:26] <danimal_garage> w00t got my vfd on my manual mill. now i dont need my rotary phase converter for anything but my surface grinder
[04:45:03] <tom3p> danimal_garage: you've built a whole machine shop in the last couple weeks. damn!
[04:45:24] <danimal_garage> ha
[04:45:32] <danimal_garage> taken me a bit longer than that
[04:45:53] <danimal_garage> i started collecting equipment last april
[04:46:48] <danimal_garage> now i'm out of room lol
[04:52:57] <tom3p> i got a patched pyvcp_widgets.py that makes correct scale widgets now. anybody want one ?
http://pastebin.ca/1761149
[04:58:58] <danimal_garage> what is it for?
[04:59:09] <danimal_garage> spindle speeds and whatnot?
[05:18:14] <tom3p> for me, a voltage applied for testing and a position limit when in velocity mode
[05:19:14] <danimal_garage> cool
[05:19:58] <tom3p> there's a second patch in there for a 'spinbox' widget, it wasnt updating correctly when the user directly edited it. now its fixed. it uses 'enter' as a 'validator'
[05:20:26] <tom3p> not as much fun as working on machines, coding is boring
[05:25:45] <danimal_garage> yea, but working on a greasy old machine sucks too
[05:26:27] <danimal_garage> i just crawled out from behind my cnc mill, i'm in the middle of putting the braking unit and braking resistor on for my spindle's VFD
[05:26:56] <danimal_garage> my friggin knees are killing me from trying to fit back there and drill & tap holes
[05:28:50] <danimal_garage> shop is coming together though... got some pegboard hung today so i can organize my tools i use on the mills. Also got a fan in my VFD and power supply enclosure for the lathe so i can close the door now, which means i can put my welder in it's place
[05:29:59] <danimal_garage> got a new hoffman enclosure for my mill's pc and stepper drives too
[05:31:23] <danimal_garage> made a plate today so i can use my horizontal bandsaw as a vertical saw as well
[05:32:13] <danimal_garage> and once i get my brakeing resistors hooked up, i can eat dinner and have a beer so i can go to bed
[05:32:27] <danimal_garage> it's 9:30pm now
[05:33:01] <GonMD> thats not late
[05:33:14] <GonMD> staying up till 4am working on a trig math app for cnc machines is late
[05:36:04] <danimal_garage> it's late for doing manual labor
[05:36:33] <danimal_garage> ive been up till midnight everyday for a while now working on shop related stuff
[05:36:47] <danimal_garage> and i start around 8am
[05:36:52] <GonMD> true
[05:37:23] <GonMD> my usual morning wakeup time as of late has been 10:30
[05:37:32] <danimal_garage> i got alot to do before i reopen
[05:37:51] <danimal_garage> lol my dogs would flip if i slept till 10:30
[05:38:00] <danimal_garage> they wake me up around 7
[05:54:57] <cnc_valen> still trying to get this io pin to work
[05:55:21] <cnc_valen> axis is seeing it
[05:55:41] <cnc_valen> and it seems to be showing up in halconfiguratioon
[05:55:59] <cnc_valen> but a meter on the output wires they all read 3.3v
[05:56:34] <cnc_valen> is there something you need to do to tell it that something is anoutput?
[05:56:46] <danimal_garage> yes
[05:56:54] <cnc_valen> net FloodOn iocontrol.0.coolant-flood => hm2_5i23.0.gpio.043.out net MistOn iocontrol.0.coolant-mist => hm2_5i23.0.gpio.045.out
[05:56:59] <danimal_garage> what are you trying to do?
[05:57:11] <cnc_valen> i have those two lines in hm-servo.hal
[05:57:24] <cnc_valen> turn a coolant pump on
[05:57:44] <cnc_valen> I can see an input working at pin 39
[05:57:52] <cnc_valen> but no outputs
[05:58:00] <SWPadnos> setp hm2_5i23.0.gpio.043.is_output 1
[05:58:05] <SWPadnos> same with 045
[05:58:14] <danimal_garage> ah SWPadnos beat me to it
[05:58:25] <danimal_garage> damn my chicket pecking
[05:58:35] <SWPadnos> drag nad drop,baby :)
[05:58:36] <danimal_garage> chicken*
[05:58:37] <SWPadnos> and
[05:58:47] <SWPadnos> (would have been faster on Linux, with the middle-click-paste thing)
[05:58:49] <danimal_garage> i'm on a windows box
[05:58:52] <Jymmm> drop baby? ouch
[05:58:55] <SWPadnos> me too
[05:59:09] <SWPadnos> select in scroll buffer, drag to edit buffer
[05:59:12] <danimal_garage> i punch babies myself. much more effective than dropping
[05:59:22] <SWPadnos> nighty night
[05:59:26] <danimal_garage> night
[05:59:28] <Jymmm> SWPadnos:
[05:59:31] <Jymmm> wait
[05:59:35] <Jymmm> hold on
[05:59:38] <Jymmm> yo
[05:59:38] <SWPadnos> but - sleep
[05:59:49] <danimal_garage> valen, are you using a 7i37?
[05:59:50] <Jymmm> SWPadnos: Just wanted to say g'night =)
[05:59:53] <cnc_valen> why are these things not in a manual somewhere?
[05:59:54] <SWPadnos> pissant
[05:59:57] <cnc_valen> 5i23
[06:00:01] <danimal_garage> they are valen
[06:00:01] <Jymmm> SWPadnos: love you too!
[06:00:09] <cnc_valen> danimal which one?
[06:00:12] <SWPadnos> it is in the manual, and also in the sample configs
[06:00:14] <danimal_garage> but it's hard for it to all soak in
[06:00:29] <cnc_valen> I am using the sample configs
[06:00:30] <SWPadnos> night Jymmm
[06:00:38] <Jymmm> =)
[06:00:40] <danimal_garage> i read the manual like 80 times before anything soaked in
[06:00:48] <cnc_valen> the manual seems to have lots of info on making low pass filters
[06:01:01] <cnc_valen> a little light on something like say turning a pin on
[06:01:10] <danimal_garage> but i'm not a programmer type, i'm a machinist
[06:01:23] <danimal_garage> are you reading the integrator's manual?
[06:01:49] <cnc_valen> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/
[06:01:58] <cnc_valen> reading through hal there
[06:02:08] <danimal_garage> oj
[06:02:10] <danimal_garage> oh
[06:02:17] <danimal_garage> i just use the integrator's manual
[06:02:19] <cnc_valen> its all pretty words and nicley formatted, but nothing actually usefull
[06:02:28] <cnc_valen> might have more in it
[06:02:53] <cnc_valen> wheres that?
[06:03:35] <danimal_garage> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl
[06:03:45] <danimal_garage> the wiki is where i get most of my info
[06:04:14] <danimal_garage> the integrator's manual is in the wiki
[06:04:35] <danimal_garage> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf
[06:04:53] <cnc_valen> I'll have a look at it
[06:05:03] <cnc_valen> meantime my relays are clicking thanks guys
[06:05:30] <danimal_garage> are you using any sort of breakout board?
[06:05:46] <danimal_garage> how are you connecting to the 5i23?
[06:06:21] <cnc_valen> yeah with a 7i37
[06:06:34] <danimal_garage> you may have to invert the output
[06:06:34] <cnc_valen> my outputs are inverted however
[06:06:45] <danimal_garage> yep
[06:06:47] <cnc_valen> yeah
[06:06:48] <danimal_garage> mine too
[06:06:54] <cnc_valen> any pointers?
[06:07:35] <danimal_garage> well with any of the pins you use from the mesa boards, you need that same thing that SWPadnos posted
[06:07:45] <cnc_valen> which one?
[06:07:57] <danimal_garage> but for inputs, it is output 0
[06:08:22] <cnc_valen> oh so hm2_5i23.0.gpio.043.is_output 1 should be hm2_5i23.0.gpio.043.is_output 0
[06:08:39] <danimal_garage> yes, for inputs
[06:08:55] <cnc_valen> its outputs I'm looking for
[06:09:07] <danimal_garage> yea, well for future reference
[06:09:12] <cnc_valen> when I start emc the coolant pump relay turns on
[06:09:28] <danimal_garage> you need to invert it then
[06:09:37] <cnc_valen> yeah how do i do that?
[06:10:23] <danimal_garage> setp hm2_5i23.0.gpio.043.invert_output true
[06:10:36] <cnc_valen> ahh cool
[06:10:49] <danimal_garage> you have to have that line, plus the line that SWPadnos gave you
[06:11:03] <cnc_valen> yeah
[06:11:04] <danimal_garage> those are the parameters for that pin
[06:11:22] <cnc_valen> do you happen to know off the top of your head what the spindle on pin is/
[06:11:24] <cnc_valen> ?
[06:11:34] <danimal_garage> the parameters will be in the hal section of the ini
[06:11:36] <danimal_garage> yes
[06:11:43] <cnc_valen> could you tell me?
[06:11:45] <cnc_valen> ;-P
[06:11:56] <danimal_garage> there's a couple you can use... do you have reverse as well as forward?
[06:12:28] <cnc_valen> it does but thats manual
[06:12:38] <cnc_valen> so just power on and off at the moment will do
[06:12:44] <danimal_garage> ok give me a sec
[06:15:25] <danimal_garage> net SpindleOn hm2_5i23.0.gpio.xxx.in_not halui.spindle.start
[06:15:32] <danimal_garage> opps sorry
[06:15:54] <danimal_garage> thats wrong, hold on
[06:17:43] <danimal_garage> <danimal_garage> net SpindleOn => motion.spindle-on => hm2_5i23.0.gpio.xxx.out
[06:17:59] <cnc_valen> motion.spindle-on
[06:18:06] <cnc_valen> heh snap
[06:18:34] <danimal_garage> the signal (SpindleOn) can be anything you want, as long as it isnt used already
[06:18:58] <danimal_garage> you know how all that works?
[06:19:01] <cnc_valen> yeah
[06:19:08] <danimal_garage> ok
[06:19:15] <cnc_valen> its the little magic bits that i have problems
[06:19:17] <cnc_valen> with
[06:19:22] <danimal_garage> ah
[06:19:42] <danimal_garage> yea, you need the parameters to tell it what the pin does
[06:19:57] <danimal_garage> i'm just learning this stuff myself
[06:20:23] <cnc_valen> just about to plug spindle into relay
[06:20:28] <danimal_garage> cool
[06:20:32] <cnc_valen> if i go away its because the smoke came out
[06:20:40] <danimal_garage> haha
[06:20:51] <cnc_valen> coolant pump works
[06:21:00] <danimal_garage> cool
[06:21:03] <cnc_valen> know off hand the gcode for flood and spindle on?
[06:21:16] <danimal_garage> m8 for coolant on
[06:21:21] <danimal_garage> m9 for off
[06:21:27] <danimal_garage> m3 for spindle on
[06:21:31] <danimal_garage> m5 for off
[06:22:01] <danimal_garage> you should have little buttons in axis now for the spindle and coolant
[06:22:01] <cnc_valen> ok testing
[06:22:19] <cnc_valen> yeah i was going to try wit mdi forthe coolnessnext
[06:24:00] <cnc_valen> M8/9 works, 3 and 5 dont seem to
[06:25:39] <cnc_valen> ahh need to set spindle speed
[06:26:16] <danimal_garage> yea forgot to tell you that
[06:26:24] <danimal_garage> sxxx
[06:26:36] <danimal_garage> s300 for 300rpm
[06:26:58] <danimal_garage> i usually put it in the same line as the m3
[06:27:08] <danimal_garage> s300m3
[06:27:26] <cnc_valen> that got it
[06:27:39] <cnc_valen> sweet thanks man
[06:27:41] <danimal_garage> cool
[06:27:46] <danimal_garage> no prob
[06:27:52] <cnc_valen> one virtual beer on the hu
[06:27:55] <cnc_valen> house
[06:27:57] <danimal_garage> haha
[06:28:08] <danimal_garage> thanks
[06:28:25] <cnc_valen> dad's here, got a link to your machine and your site?
[06:28:52] <danimal_garage> sure hold on
[06:29:17] <danimal_garage> http://homebrewedcomponents.wordpress.com/
[06:29:33] <danimal_garage> got some pictures down there somewhhere of some of my machines
[06:30:27] <danimal_garage> http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v20/danielwilcox/hardinge/
[06:30:35] <danimal_garage> there's my hardinge i just finished
[06:31:44] <danimal_garage> some old pictures of my shizuoka, it's a bit different now:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v20/danielwilcox/shizuoka/
[06:32:17] <cnc_valen> shiny
[06:32:38] <danimal_garage> actually most of the shizuoka pictures are with the original bandit control
[06:32:54] <danimal_garage> thanks, not too shiny now, everything is pretty well used lol
[06:33:36] <cnc_valen> lol
[06:34:04] <cnc_valen> hows your servo conversion going?
[06:34:53] <danimal_garage> didnt end up doing it
[06:35:02] <danimal_garage> got the steppers running better
[06:38:26] <danimal_garage> holy crap, just got my braking unit hooked up
[06:38:52] <danimal_garage> it stops the spindle dead from 4000rpm's in like no time at all
[06:41:14] <danimal_garage> thats insane
[06:43:10] <cnc_valen> i'd imagine it gets a touch warm
[06:43:43] <cnc_valen> anyway I
[06:43:50] <cnc_valen> 'd better get goinh
[06:43:55] <cnc_valen> running late as it is
[06:44:02] <cnc_valen> thanks for the help
[06:53:07] <danimal_garage> ha i started and stopped this thing a bunch of times and i cant feel any heat from the braking resistors
[08:50:40] <Jymmm> alex_joni:
[09:20:49] <numen> hi
[09:21:36] <numen> how could i add a gamepad to emc2 for controlling axis? so that i can use a gamepad with analog sticks vor controlling the speed while manual moving, ist that possible?
[09:22:44] <lilalinux_away> lilalinux_away is now known as lilalinux
[09:27:33] <pjm> numen there is an article about using game-pads to jog axis, in the linuxcnc wiki
[09:29:42] <numen> yes, ive read
[09:30:19] <numen> but i have not seen, that is possible, to use the analog parts uf the joypad for controller direction and speed of the axis together
[09:30:54] <micges_work1> it's possible
[09:31:48] <numen> so i could use an logitech rumplepad2 wireless controller, for controlling the mill?
[09:33:04] <micges_work1> you must connct it like it is said on wiki
[09:33:05] <numen> micges_work1 do you know, where i could find en example config file?
[09:33:18] <micges_work1> nope
[09:33:24] <numen> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Using_A_Joypad_To_Move_Your_CNC_Machine
[09:33:29] <numen> micges_work1 this one?
[09:33:30] <micges_work1> micges_work1 is now known as micges
[09:33:57] <micges> yes
[09:34:46] <Valen> danimal got the coolant pump and spindle working on mah mill
[09:34:49] <Valen> tis spiffy
[09:35:01] <numen> but there isnt wrote something, about using the analog sticks vor controlling speed and direction of the axis together
[09:50:00] <micges> try to connect it as it is on page first
[09:53:53] <numen> i have to buy one for at work
[09:54:08] <numen> and i should not buy one, which does not work^^
[09:56:00] <Valen> I'll have to play with that afain
[09:56:02] <Valen> again
[09:56:14] <Valen> i'm lightly baked, my typing is slurred lol
[10:51:59] <MarkusBec_away> MarkusBec_away is now known as MarkusBec
[12:51:54] <jthornton> :/ my 8.04 computer won't boot up
[15:41:55] <steves_logging> steves_logging is now known as steve_stallings
[16:08:47] <steve_stallings> steve_stallings is now known as steves_logging
[16:13:57] <Danimal> jthornton: that sucks, hardware or software related?
[16:27:52] <tomp> tomp is now known as tom3p
[17:27:01] <Danimal> video of my shizuoka's spindle decel after braking resistors and the braking module:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z6Dkx8YeI
[17:27:20] <Danimal> dont mind the chips, it's a hard worker
[17:27:47] <eric_unterhausen> nice
[17:27:51] <Danimal> i dont think i'll have a problem rigid tapping now :)
[17:27:54] <Danimal> thanks
[17:28:39] <cradek> your problem will be if your Z axis can't accel to keep up - you might have to turn the spindle down a bit
[17:32:23] <Danimal> yea, i wont be tapping at 4000rpm
[17:32:34] <cradek> more like 400
[17:32:49] <Danimal> hopefully 1000
[17:32:53] <Danimal> ish
[17:33:02] <lilalinux> lilalinux is now known as lilalinux_away
[17:33:06] <Danimal> 5mm taps
[17:33:42] <Danimal> i have millions of the same hole to tap, thru holes in aluminum
[17:33:46] <lilalinux_away> lilalinux_away is now known as lilalinux
[17:33:51] <Danimal> gotta go as fast as i can
[17:34:09] <toastydeath> form taps
[17:34:15] <toastydeath> just to throw my two cents in
[17:34:22] <Danimal> yea maybe
[17:34:26] <cradek> for thru holes I think spiral point are better than form
[17:34:36] <cradek> for blind holes, no competition, use form if you can
[17:34:47] <Danimal> i'll experiment
[17:35:00] <cradek> yep for thousands you can experiment a bit :-)
[17:35:07] <toastydeath> I guess with 400 rpm it doesn't matter much
[17:35:25] <toastydeath> I was tapping a bunch of holes at a couple grand and form taps held up better
[17:35:58] <Danimal> when i get rid of the varidrive on the spindle, it should accel and decel much better
[17:36:26] <Danimal> the varidrive on a shizuoka is fairly substantial in weight
[17:36:38] <Danimal> i had it off when i transported the machine
[17:36:53] <bill2or3> is that the same machine @ buildyouridea, by chance?
[17:37:03] <Danimal> i dunno
[17:37:09] <Danimal> got a link?
[17:37:21] <bill2or3> http://www.buildyouridea.com/cnc/Shizuoka/Shizuoka.html
[17:37:23] <cradek> toastydeath: do they hold up 2-3x as long? (as I think they're 2-3x as expensive)
[17:37:26] <SWPadnos> I hope you got a braking resistor that's meant for 100% duty cycle
[17:37:36] <cradek> toastydeath: I've only used form taps a tiny bit
[17:37:39] <toastydeath> i have not had a tap break on me yet
[17:37:44] <toastydeath> in form tapping alum
[17:37:47] <SWPadnos> they're usually undersized, since you usually don't brake a lot
[17:38:12] <Danimal> SWPadnos: i got 2.2kw resistors
[17:38:20] <Danimal> 2 of them
[17:38:22] <toastydeath> i'd say they last orders of magnitude longer at much higher surface speeds
[17:38:29] <SWPadnos> ok, with suitable thermal mounting those should be fine
[17:38:45] <Danimal> SWPadnos: they dont even get warm
[17:39:01] <Danimal> no noticable temp change
[17:39:05] <SWPadnos> have you done a test with 1000 reversals or so?
[17:39:24] <Danimal> bill2or3: similar machine, but i have an an-s, which is a bit bigger
[17:39:33] <SWPadnos> full speed, reverse to full speed (or at least expected tapping speed), repeat
[17:39:41] <bill2or3> ahh.
[17:39:42] <cradek> for thousands of holes maybe you just want to use a tapmatic?
[17:39:51] <SWPadnos> yeah, no kidding :)
[17:39:53] <Danimal> SWPadnos: probably 25-30, from 4000rpm
[17:40:11] <skunkworks_> bill2or3: that guy is using mach... ;)
[17:40:12] <SWPadnos> your power feed will thank you if you use a tapmatic
[17:40:18] <cradek> you'd have to sacrifice 5 or 6 taps to get the speeds set right... :-)
[17:40:19] <bill2or3> loser.
[17:40:49] <Danimal> tapmatics are no fun
[17:41:02] <cradek> true, and they're a big pain, but they're fast
[17:41:21] <Danimal> true
[17:41:23] <toastydeath> why can't you tap at 4000 rpm
[17:41:28] <toastydeath> if you have rigid tapping
[17:41:33] <eric_unterhausen> seems like the tapmatic has a limited number of cycles in it
[17:41:52] <Danimal> regardless, i wanted faster braking for toolchanges, etc
[17:42:37] <eric_unterhausen> how many parts do you have on the machine at once anyway?
[17:43:12] <Danimal> 16, 3 holes each
[17:43:23] <Danimal> SWPadnos: the resistors i got:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/danielwilcox/DSCN0746.jpg
[17:43:40] <SWPadnos> big! :)
[17:43:48] <Danimal> a little lol
[17:43:54] <Danimal> the price was right though
[17:44:01] <SWPadnos> yeah
[17:44:11] <Danimal> same as a stove burner
[17:44:13] <SWPadnos> there was an eBay store that had that kind of stuff, but I think he's gone
[17:44:17] <eric_unterhausen> wow
[17:44:35] <SWPadnos> hdb electronics. I think I got 4 220W resistors for about $11 (total)
[17:44:42] <Danimal> nice
[17:44:52] <Danimal> i paid 20 for both of these
[17:46:26] <Danimal> SWPadnos: i got the braking unit that is for my vfd as well, the manual said with that and a 1200watt resistor, i can have 100% braking torque
[17:46:32] <cradek> dang, I need me one of those
[17:46:45] <Danimal> they got more!
[17:46:48] <cradek> or maybe two
[17:46:55] <Danimal> got them from the surplus yard
[17:47:06] <Danimal> i can grab some when i get your vfd today
[17:47:18] <cradek> slick
[18:10:22] <Danimal> hmm maybe i'll get my toolchanger working this weekend
[18:10:28] <Danimal> on the mill
[18:11:17] <Danimal> i wouldnt know what to do with myself if i didnt have to change tools manually
[18:22:09] <lilalinux> lilalinux is now known as lilalinux_away
[19:00:37] <jthornton> Danimal I hardware I think
[19:01:08] <danimal_garage> didnt that box work fine with windows?
[19:01:44] <jthornton> yes, it won't power up now so I'm going to try another power supply
[19:02:04] <danimal_garage> maybe the 5i20?
[19:03:05] <jthornton> no, the computer that I do the dev docs on
[19:03:21] <danimal_garage> ah
[19:03:31] <jthornton> brb gotta go tig weld a couple of parts
[19:38:21] <robh_> a quick rigid tapping video i did, if any one is intrested doing M3 holes in Alli -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6p1-h5Rlv4
[19:39:08] <cradek> beautiful
[19:39:44] <cradek> what's the acceleration on that machine? it seems very high
[19:41:06] <robh_> for the axes
[19:41:35] <cradek> I can tell you have spindle-at-speed feedback hooked up - it gets to the next hole so fast it has to wait for the spindle to finish spinning up
[19:41:40] <robh_> 2000 i think i have it set on xyz
[19:42:05] <robh_> yea i had to, other wise u get down to part and start machinig before ur upto 6K
[19:42:05] <cradek> = 80 ips2, very nice.
[19:42:21] <robh_> ur JR is that quick isnt it cradek ?
[19:43:38] <robh_> im waiting for spindle encoder module for VFD to come hoping i can spin spindle up sharper then, has brake resistor on
[19:43:39] <cradek> yes it will do 80, but I turned it down to 30 because I didn't like how the floor shakes
[19:43:56] <lilalinux_away> lilalinux_away is now known as lilalinux
[19:43:57] <cradek> I don't think I have much floor thickness
[19:44:13] <robh_> yea if u do small moves but mine is on a good solid floor on its pads so u dont notice it at all
[19:44:52] <robh_> have you tryed putting it on any of them sound padds, or even on just some bits of ply?
[19:45:27] <robh_> i did reigid at 2K but did not gain anythink as spend too long waiting on spindle
[19:46:03] <robh_> as only 10mm or so of thread in them parts so coming out was awaste plenty quick enuth at 1500rpm
[19:46:36] <cradek> no, it's right on the floor, seems like it would crush anything else :-)
[19:47:23] <robh_> i find they are very well spread on weight on the jacking screws
[20:00:13] <geo01005> Anybody know of a way to find out if someone has a patent on a particular technology?
[20:00:57] <cradek> patent lawyers do this research all the time
[20:01:19] <geo01005> I know I can search the online patents and all, but I'm not confident that I been able to find all the terms that this technology could use.
[20:01:39] <geo01005> http://www.oemdynamics.com/
[20:02:16] <geo01005> The patent number on that web page has nothing to do with the linear harmonic drive.
[20:02:33] <geo01005> They say that other patents are in progress, but it has said that for years now.
[20:03:13] <tarzan> belt drive?
[20:03:38] <geo01005> It could be that their patent is still being reviewed... but for like 4 years?
[20:03:58] <geo01005> It is more than just a belt drive, it is a gear reducing belt drive.
[20:04:21] <geo01005> I'm very interested in the technology for cnc/automation applications.
[20:04:24] <lilalinux> lilalinux is now known as lilalinux_away
[20:04:54] <geo01005> However, the cost of animatics components are out of sight.
[20:08:15] <ds3> patents seems to take forever
[20:13:58] <alex_joni> http://juve.ro/blog/projects/radio
[20:23:29] <micges> alex_joni: finshed project?
[20:24:01] <alex_joni> micges: for now yeah
[20:24:53] <micges> cool
[20:25:43] <micges> today I've run ja3 gantry on my machine
[20:25:55] <micges> 10m/min without any problems
[20:26:19] <alex_joni> sounds great ;)
[20:26:39] <cradek> is that two motors on one axis?
[20:26:44] <micges> yes
[20:26:51] <cradek> how do you home them?
[20:27:10] <micges> both at time, why?
[20:27:30] <cradek> you just use homing sequence so they move approximately together?
[20:27:36] <alex_joni> micges: that's one of the things people ae asking about gantries
[20:27:48] <micges> yes
[20:27:50] <alex_joni> s/ae/are/
[20:28:26] <cradek> interesting - that's pretty simple
[20:28:31] <micges> after mounting home switches I've measured skew after homing wothout any HOME_OFFSET and properly set those values
[20:28:40] <micges> that's all
[20:28:51] <cradek> neat
[20:30:27] <micges> but one important thing: both joints must be the same or there must be very precisely measured scales on both
[20:32:36] <cradek> certainly
[20:39:29] <alex_joni> Jymmm:
http://juve.ro/blog/projects/radio
[20:40:59] <cradek> neat
[20:43:37] <LawrenceG> alex_joni, nice job on the internet radio
[20:49:49] <alex_joni> thx
[20:54:34] <Danimal> robh_:very nice
[20:54:48] <alex_joni> could have used a CNC on the panels.. ;)
[20:55:40] <Danimal> robh_:very nice
[20:55:48] <Danimal> opps
[20:55:58] <Danimal> alex_joni: also very nice
[20:56:06] <jt-plasma> alex_joni: cool
[20:56:27] <lilalinux_away> lilalinux_away is now known as lilalinux
[20:56:50] <Danimal> jt-plasma: did you see my vid of my mill spindle with the braking resistors added?
[20:57:03] <jt-plasma> no, I missed it
[20:57:14] <Danimal> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z6Dkx8YeI
[20:57:29] <Danimal> 4000rpm, 120hz
[20:57:47] <jt-plasma> I'll have to wait till this download is finished to watch :(
[20:57:51] <jt-plasma> cool
[20:58:08] <alex_joni> looks great
[20:58:10] <Danimal> stops it pretty quick now
[20:58:14] <Danimal> thanks
[20:58:21] <Danimal> dont mind the mess :)
[20:58:39] <alex_joni> what mess? :P
[20:59:16] <Danimal> yea, that's not the real mess lol
[21:00:59] <Danimal> notice i dont pan out
[21:01:14] <archivist_emc> :)
[21:01:14] <alex_joni> heh
[21:01:18] <archivist_emc> mess rules
[21:01:34] <Danimal> mess equals money
[21:01:53] <Danimal> or scrap lol
[21:02:41] <Danimal> i cant wait to mount the resistor for my lathe
[21:06:04] <jt-plasma> danimal that thing is slinging chips now :)
[21:06:59] <Danimal> the mill?
[21:07:42] <Danimal> yea, she's been running since like may
[21:08:07] <Danimal> admittedly mostly half-assed till recently
[21:08:38] <Danimal> starting to get somewhat legit
[21:20:23] <andypugh> Does anyone know what would cause a BLDC motor to simply oscillate rather than rotate when connected to the drive?
[21:20:57] <SWPadnos> a bad sensor or driver would probably do that
[21:20:58] <andypugh> The drive wants a TTL compatible 60 degree signal.
[21:21:40] <andypugh> I don't know what the motor is, but it seems to output 0 or 5v from the halls as it turns, and the phases have continuity
[21:23:38] <andypugh> I have two motors and 3 drives, and have tried the permutations.
[21:23:55] <andypugh> I am wondering if there is a fundamental incompatibility.
[21:24:05] <SWPadnos> ah, different models
[21:24:52] <andypugh> Yes, I should have said. Motors from eBay in Thailand, drives from eBay in California, forming an unholy starcrossed union in Basildon, UK
[21:28:10] <danimal_garage> anything from California is bound to be f'ed up :)
[21:28:15] <danimal_garage> just look at me
[21:30:36] <andypugh> I think it might be the relationship between the phases and the hall sensors that is wrong, but I am not sure how to check what it should be.
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[21:31:21] <danimal_garage> reverse them?
[21:32:05] <andypugh> There are 3 motor wires and 3 Hall sensor wires, so there are quite a few options.
[21:32:20] <jackc> 6
[21:33:16] <andypugh> I have tried swapping two Halls, and switching start, ie 123, 132, 231, 312
[21:33:29] <danimal_garage> are the hall sensors able to sense direction?
[21:33:46] <andypugh> No, just TTL outputs.
[21:34:06] <danimal_garage> well then they have +,-, and signa, right?
[21:34:14] <danimal_garage> signal*
[21:34:41] <andypugh> I guess I have little to lose by trying all the options, but I think it is more than 6, at least 16, possibly 25 I think
[21:34:50] <andypugh> Yes.
[21:35:08] <andypugh> I am happy that + and - are right.
[21:35:47] <danimal_garage> does signal ground to - everytime it senses?
[21:36:50] <danimal_garage> i dont see how you can really get the hall wrong unless you have + or - incorrect
[21:36:53] <andypugh> I don't really understand the question. I am wondering if the drive wants negative logic and the motor is positive, or vice-versa though.
[21:37:31] <danimal_garage> yea
[21:37:52] <andypugh> It is a question of whether H-A, H-B, H-C on the drive are Hall 1, Hall 2, Hall 3 on the motor in that order or not.
[21:38:17] <danimal_garage> oh i gotcha
[21:38:47] <danimal_garage> sorry, i know how hall sensors work, however i havent dealt with servos that dont use a tach
[21:39:16] <andypugh> The sensors are just for controlling the commutation.
[21:39:32] <danimal_garage> yea i figured it just replaces the tach
[21:39:48] <andypugh> No, it replaces the commutator :-)
[21:40:19] <archivist_emc> is it like a stepper, "swap till it works" ..with the obvious disclaimer :)
[21:40:43] <andypugh> Possibly, though that cost me a few drivers when I was setting up the steppers.
[21:42:00] <jt-plasma> dang them Weihenstephaner Original beer is good :)
[21:42:09] <andypugh> I think I am going to connect the phases to one motor, and the halls to another, and draw a table of what hall inputs produce what phase voltages.
[21:43:22] <andypugh> (I am concerned that not having a motor connected might upset the driver)
[21:43:57] <Danimal> can you hook the halls to your mesa bourd for testing and watch the scope?
[21:44:39] <andypugh> I have a real scope, so I will use that.
[21:44:53] <Danimal> oooh la ti da
[21:44:56] <Danimal> lol
[21:46:08] <andypugh> Did I gloat about how cute the scope is? It's a little Tektronix storage scope from abiut 1984, with onscreen menus drawn in vector graphics. Must have cost a fortune new, and it can hide under a sheet of Letter size paper.
[21:46:33] <Danimal> nice, you were looking for one for a while, right?
[21:47:01] <andypugh> Yeah, eventually I went to the shop, and saw it looking tiny and technical, and was sold.
[21:47:09] <Danimal> cool
[21:47:18] <Danimal> always good to find stuff locally
[21:47:51] <andypugh> It wasn't local, I took half a day off work and drove 200+ miles. (A full lap of the M25 round London, in fact)
[21:48:04] <Danimal> oh ouch
[21:48:27] <andypugh> Wasn't too bad, I took the laptop, logged data from the car and used work fuel :-)
[21:48:36] <Danimal> ha
[21:49:01] <archivist_emc> research!
[21:49:19] <Danimal> i just realized i've slowly converted myself to second shift
[21:49:54] <andypugh> I am drifting later and later to work, nobody has commented yet.
[21:50:22] <Danimal> yea, i still havent gotten any work done yet
[21:50:28] <Danimal> and it's 2pm
[21:50:39] <Danimal> but i work till midnight usually
[21:50:59] <andypugh> I had an 0830 meeting today though, and felt hung-over till 11am. Which considering I last drank alcohol last saturday is not good.
[21:51:17] <Danimal> just means it was a good saturday
[21:51:44] <andypugh> Nah, it just means I am not meant to be out of bed until well after daylight happens.
[21:51:56] <Danimal> ha
[21:52:46] <andypugh> OK, time to plot phase relationships.
[21:53:18] <alex_joni> http://failblog.org/2010/01/22/friday-rewind-chair-fail/
[21:54:51] <Danimal> ha
[21:55:42] <micges> hehe
[21:58:00] <Goslowjimbo> Can't get setsmi to work. : jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ sudo $PREFIX/bin/setsmi
[21:58:00] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin/setsmi: 6: rtai-config: not found
[21:58:00] <Goslowjimbo> cannot find rtai-config (hint: make sure it's in the path; usual location: $PREFIX/bin)
[21:58:01] <Danimal> when your chair fails on national television, you know it's time for Jenny Craig
[21:58:31] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ echo $PREFIX
[21:58:31] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai
[21:58:53] <Goslowjimbo> jsr@jsr-emc2:~$ echo $PATH
[21:58:53] <Goslowjimbo> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai/bin:/usr/realtime-2.6.24-16-rtai
[22:00:10] <Goslowjimbo> I edited $PATH myself. export PATH=....... DOn't know if that is the right way to do it, but it looks like the right answer.
[22:04:51] <Goslowjimbo> I'm not so sure it's SMI anyway. I can't get the latency above 31,000 today.
[22:32:55] <Goslowjimbo> I always get the unexpected time delay warning when I bring up demo_step_cl. I wonder if that's why classic ladder controls are grayed out?
[22:33:17] <SWPadnos> shouldn't be related
[22:33:53] <Goslowjimbo> I would expect them to get refreshed when I minimize them and bring them back, but the controls are still grayed out.
[22:34:19] <SWPadnos> that means they're disabled, and minimizing/maximizing doesn't change that
[22:34:59] <Goslowjimbo> You can enable them separately?
[22:35:58] <tom3p> alex_joni: nice job on the radio, i've been looking for a case, and wanted an old radio
http://tinyurl.com/yzlgv8v
[22:36:19] <SWPadnos> Goslowjimbo, what classic ladder controls are you talking about?
[22:36:32] <SWPadnos> the menu item(s) in AXIS, or some of the controls in the CL window?
[22:36:44] <SWPadnos> if it's controls in the CL window, which ones are grayed out?
[22:38:24] <Goslowjimbo> everything on the section display and sections manager. Just the labels and mix, min and close buttons are visible.
[22:39:07] <SWPadnos> what version of emc2?
[22:39:58] <Goslowjimbo> How do I find the version?
[22:40:14] <SWPadnos> in the axis help menu
[22:40:19] <SWPadnos> or possibly in the axis title bar
[22:40:49] <Goslowjimbo> 2.3.4. It's in the help menu on this one.
[22:41:24] <SWPadnos> ok
[22:44:16] <Goslowjimbo> This has the TkEMC display rather than axis, and it looks fine.
[22:44:31] <SWPadnos> not an issue
[22:44:32] <Goslowjimbo> max=mix
[22:44:56] <SWPadnos> so, are you trying to edit the ladder? is that why you want to see the controls un-grayed?
[22:45:59] <Goslowjimbo> Well, for one, I was trying to see what the action of the Estop button was so I could figure out whether I needed to have Estop on or Estop off.
[22:46:31] <Goslowjimbo> THat means I need to scroll in the ladder logic.
[22:46:43] <SWPadnos> oh - you can't scroll either?
[22:47:04] <SWPadnos> what happens if you make the window larger?
[22:47:25] <Goslowjimbo> The bigger picture is I have a mill with several mesa boards out at the barn that behaved like this when I used this computer.
[22:47:45] <Goslowjimbo> I do want to do a lot of editing and testing with cl out there.
[22:48:40] <Goslowjimbo> I can't find the scroll button.
[22:48:56] <SWPadnos> if there's no scroll bar on the right side, then you're looking at the whole ladder
[22:49:33] <Goslowjimbo> Wow. I just kept searching for the scroll button. When I finally clicked on it, all of the controls came back.
[22:50:06] <SWPadnos> I think you may have to click in the ladder display to (kind of) select something, which may bring the controls to life
[22:50:38] <Goslowjimbo> Strange. It doesn't work that way on my other computer.
[22:51:16] <tom3p> "it" ???
[22:51:24] <Goslowjimbo> Now there's a message "GUI reloaded with existing ladder program"
[22:53:03] <Goslowjimbo> EMC comes up displaying the cl program screens without controls: new, load, editor, etc.
[22:54:27] <Goslowjimbo> SWP: I don't get the reload when maximizing.
[22:54:28] <SWPadnos> the realtime ladder module is the one that actually executes the ladder
[22:54:41] <SWPadnos> that can't change while the RT module is loaded
[22:54:45] <SWPadnos> (AFAIK)
[22:55:08] <SWPadnos> all the controls in the window title bar are not owned by the program, they're owned by the window manager
[22:55:33] <SWPadnos> so when you click on the title bar (or the border) to resize, the program doesn't even know about it
[22:55:47] <SWPadnos> (it does get a resize event, but that's not the same as a user click)
[22:55:56] <SWPadnos> so click in the window and see if the controls get enabled
[22:57:18] <jthornton> hmm, a new power supply does not fix it, a new (different) video card does not fix it... hard drive runs a bit but no signal out to the monitor
[22:57:43] <SWPadnos> jthornton, does it beep and try to boot, or does it appear dead?
[22:57:45] <jthornton> reseated mem chips
[22:58:05] <SWPadnos> take them out entirely and see if you get the pitiful bleating of a PC with no memory
[22:58:13] <jthornton> power light comes on and sometimes it beeps
[22:58:15] <jthornton> ok
[22:58:31] <SWPadnos> also, disconnect the hard drive and other storage devices
[22:58:39] <jthornton> beeeeeep, beeeeeep
[22:58:42] <SWPadnos> no need to have those plugged in at this stage
[22:58:48] <danimal_garage> processor?
[22:58:52] <SWPadnos> ok, that's good. how many RAM modules are there?
[22:59:02] <jthornton> 2
[22:59:11] <SWPadnos> put one of them back in
[22:59:16] <SWPadnos> and see what happens
[22:59:16] <jthornton> ok
[23:00:05] <jthornton> fans come on, hd light flickers a bit
[23:00:14] <SWPadnos> no beep of satisfaction?
[23:00:24] <jthornton> more hd activity
[23:00:25] <Goslowjimbo> I clicked in the window where editor is. The editor came up, but the editor is all grayed out also, and the section display doesn't appear to get reloaded.
[23:00:28] <jthornton> no beep at all
[23:00:40] <tom3p> http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
[23:00:45] <SWPadnos> interesting. does it usually beep when you boot up?
[23:00:46] <andypugh> I think I have figured out why my BLDC motors don't work.
[23:00:56] <jthornton> hd led is flickering
[23:00:56] <andypugh> http://www.todocontrol.com/index1.html is the motor (with commutation pattern)
[23:01:03] <jthornton> I can't remember
[23:01:05] <jthornton> I think so
[23:01:23] <SWPadnos> I'd expect one short-ish blip after the memory sizing/test
[23:01:23] <andypugh> http://www.bodine-electric.com/Motorgram/Asp/ViewArticle.asp?Context=/motorgram/200903/handbook.htm&Section=Engineer's%20Notebook
[23:01:34] <jthornton> nothing
[23:01:35] <andypugh> Shows the motor commutation pattern
[23:01:44] <jthornton> swap mem chips?
[23:01:44] <SWPadnos> ok, remove that module and put in the other one instead
[23:01:47] <SWPadnos> yes :)
[23:02:25] <andypugh> It looks like I get the same pattern, as long as I invert the B-channel hall sensor.
[23:02:42] <tom3p> make sure to not confuse the 2 memories now ( one is suspect of killing bus or p/s )
[23:03:16] <jthornton> same, after a few seconds the hd led starts to flicker but the keyboard lights never come on
[23:03:28] <jthornton> usually the num lock is on...
[23:03:42] <SWPadnos> hmmm. it's possible that you need to have two modules in that machine (strange, but possible)
[23:04:04] <SWPadnos> you may be able to try using a different DIMM socket
[23:04:12] <SWPadnos> it's possible the socket is bad or dirty
[23:04:30] <SWPadnos> bbl
[23:04:44] <jthornton> ok, thanks
[23:07:10] <tom3p> ami or phoenix bios?
[23:08:12] <danimal_garage> can you even get to bios, or does it not even try to boot at all?
[23:10:20] <tom3p> it beeps, i was trying to find out which bios, then how many beeps ( with no cards, no mem, no kbd, no maus )
[23:12:59] <andypugh> Is it likely that Bodine would use a quad NOR gate as a wierd sort of input buffer?
[23:13:54] <tom3p> like a line driver?
[23:13:58] <andypugh> The published commutation table for their gear does not match that for the driver chip on the board. The driver chip on the board does match what my motors do,
[23:15:36] <andypugh> OK, time to buzz out that 4001 chip immediately next to the hall inputs.
[23:15:38] <archivist_emc> may be used as a negative logic and
[23:16:11] <andypugh> Yes, I need to draw up some truth tables.
[23:17:22] <andypugh> But 010 on the halls gives no output at all. (hence the motor stops). Bodine have 000 and 111 as a valid input in their docs (and, indeed, there is motor power when the halls are unplugged)
[23:18:45] <andypugh> I need to look at what happens if I swap that chip for an AND or XOR or something :-)
[23:19:10] <andypugh> What is CMOS logic output?
[23:19:25] <andypugh> I have only ever really played withTTL
[23:20:15] <archivist_emc> its closer to the rails iirc, but has a wader vcc range
[23:22:18] <tom3p> input hi 3.5/5V lo 0-1.5V outputs on the rails
[23:23:01] <tom3p> whats Vdd on your chip?
[23:23:09] <andypugh> I am about to find out...
[23:23:34] <dmess> hi all
[23:30:42] <tom3p> could be 5 to 15V=, keeps the same ratios
[23:30:46] <tom3p> bbl
[23:35:50] <jthornton> danimal_garage: it does not boot up at all
[23:45:41] <andypugh> It's 5V Vcc
[23:46:21] <andypugh> But I am not at all clear how it is hooked up to the sensors, if at all. There are seris capacitors and they always confuse me.
