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[00:00:22] <FinboySlick> JT-Shop: I'm not there yet. Just curious about the types of results most people get here.
[00:00:34] <JT-Shop> depends on the latency
[00:00:51] <JT-Shop> just a sec and I'll run it
[00:02:32] <JT-Shop> for a good computer latency of 10,000 the step frequency can be 40,000 Hz
[00:02:54] <JT-Shop> 20,000ns latency gives you about 28,000 Hz
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[00:06:10] <FinboySlick> First result sounds pretty sweet. I hope I can hit that.
[00:06:28] <FinboySlick> Anyway, back to this pump exploration. I'm eager to get to the computer stuff.
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[00:13:49] <AC-130H> how good is this Tooling U online school?
[00:15:34] <JT-Shop> never heard of it but that don't mean nothing
[00:15:40] <JT-Shop> what is it?
[00:16:41] <AC-130H> http://www.toolingu.com/default.aspx <-- has courses in stuff like machining, welding, workholding, et al
[00:17:05] <AC-130H> my concern is... ok, you take those classes, but what about memory retention if you do not have access to the tools?
[00:18:53] <JT-Shop> yea, if your not going to use it in practice everyday...
[00:19:14] <AC-130H> i could see using that with OJT
[00:19:17] <JT-Shop> me all I have to do is take a nap and I'm in a new world :/
[00:19:38] <JT-Shop> yea, OJT plus that would make it sink in better
[00:20:16] <JT-Shop> it's kinda like programming, I never could learn any of it till I had something I needed to get done then I learned python
[00:20:41] <AC-130H> was gonna go out talk to some machine shops here yesterday but i had a migraine headache... damn this weather
[00:20:55] <FinboySlick> JT-Shop: Nice choice of language. Python is such an elegant thing.
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[00:21:52] <JT-Shop> I did a bunch of the simple g code generators on the wiki while building my plasma cutter
[00:22:05] <AC-130H> ya?
[00:22:06] <AC-130H> nice
[00:22:25] <AC-130H> i thought i saw something about a blender-to-gcode generator
[00:22:44] <AC-130H> not too sure, because blender3d is not cad/cam optimized
[00:23:10] <JT-Shop> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators
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[00:24:29] <AC-130H> hmm... arc buddy would prolly help me visualize i,j,x codes
[00:25:01] <JT-Shop> yea, that is what I did that for... now I just need the coordinates and I'm good
[00:25:20] <JT-Shop> I would guess at it then run Arc Buddy to see my mistakes
[00:26:06] <JT-Shop> people keep adding to that page... that's cool
[00:26:15] <AC-130H> *nod*
[00:26:36] <AC-130H> oh, tooling U also teaches g-code in the cnc milling section
[00:26:44] <JT-Shop> I do most ops on the lathe with ngcgui now
[00:27:00] <AC-130H> lathe uses X and C axes?
[00:27:08] <JT-Shop> X Z
[00:27:15] <AC-130H> ok
[00:27:27] <AC-130H> i knew it didnt use one of the axes that a mill does, typically
[00:28:10] <JT-Shop> and you have to lay on the floor and look at the ceiling to make sense of arcs or cutter offset :)
[00:29:03] <JT-Shop> if you take a mill and twist it 90Β° CW and lay it over to the left you have a lathe
[00:29:24] <JT-Shop> then Y+ is on the floor looking up
[00:33:55] <AC-130H> yeah, was wondering how to view the axes on a lathe
[00:34:24] <AC-130H> X would be going sideways in relation to Y?
[00:37:10] <JT-Shop> X goes away from you and Z goes left and right
[00:38:17] <AC-130H> ok, and y goes into/out of the headstock?
[00:40:41] <JT-Shop> the imaginary Y goes from the floor to the ceiling
[00:40:58] <AC-130H> ok
[00:41:07] <AC-130H> and the x is into/out of toolstock?
[00:45:29] <JT-Shop> X moves perpendicular to the spindle
[00:45:40] <JT-Shop> Z is parallel to the spindle
[00:46:55] <AC-130H> OH ok... i was viewing myself laying down on the floor with my body parallel to the ways, i gotcha now
[00:47:28] <AC-130H> gotta view myself laying down perpendicular to the ways
[00:47:34] <JT-Shop> that is where have to be to get the arc direction and tool offset correct
[00:48:56] <JT-Shop> The direction (CW, CCW) is as viewed from the positive end of the axis about which the rotation occours.
[00:49:34] <JT-Shop> When the XZ-plane is selected the positive end of Y is on the floor
[01:01:27] * JT-Shop calls it a night
[01:01:38] <AC-130H> take care
[01:01:58] <JT-Shop> thanks, you too
[01:02:16] <AC-130H> yeah. i try my best these days.
[01:03:18] * JT-Shop listens to a little Joe Walsh before heading inside
[01:08:23] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop
[01:08:46] <Tom_itx> what enables your pendant when you use it over the buttons on the screen?
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[02:21:04] <FinboySlick> I think the rapture got one of my screws. It fell to the floor and vanished.
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[04:40:26] <FinboySlick> Eesh, I'm getting dismal jitter on both PCs I have available.
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[05:11:27] <bzzzz> haha
[05:11:32] <bzzzz> raptured screw
[05:14:38] <FinboySlick> bzzzz: I still haven't found it.
[05:16:48] <FinboySlick> EMC obviously requires low jitter for step generation... But what if my only computer with good jitter figures has very poor CPU performance? Which aspect would suffer then?
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[06:05:09] <Valen> hmm perhaps i glossed over this rapture thing too soon
[06:05:18] <Valen> i forgot god only lives in america
[06:05:30] <Valen> hah, only the USA will get raptured
[06:05:34] <Valen> no international shipping
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[11:11:07] <jthornton> Tom_itx: I have speed buttons on my pendant and unless they are pressed the joy sticks do nothing
[11:15:17] <Jymmm> you guys ever do any heavy gauge sheet metal work?
[11:15:54] <jthornton> describe "heavy gauge"
[11:16:15] <Jymmm> .050"
[11:16:28] <Jymmm> maybe a bit thicker
[11:19:05] <Jymmm> jthornton: .050" maybe a bit thicker
[11:19:47] <jthornton> yea, I think I normally use 26 gauge for light weight stuff
[11:20:29] <Jymmm> jthornton: you ever do anything with lots of details/complex bends, tabs, and such?
[11:20:47] <jthornton> yea sometimes
[11:21:11] <Jymmm> jthornton: I'm wanting to basiclly make a PC Case (sorta) and wondering what I'm in for.
[11:21:12] <jthornton> that looks to be about 18 gauge
[11:21:31] <jthornton> you have a sheet metal box brake?
[11:21:45] <Jymmm> I have nothing but a drill press
[11:22:15] <jthornton> your in for lots of fun trying to bend it then
[11:22:51] <Jymmm> lol, maybe I could use aluminum sheet instead
[11:23:12] <archivist> no, send a drawing to a company get them to make
[11:25:05] <jthornton> here is what you need to bend 18 gauge
http://www.grizzly.com/products/48-Pan-Box-Brake-12-Ga-/G0542
[11:26:01] <Jymmm> Hmmm, acrylic is looking more and more interesting =)
[11:26:03] <jthornton> it takes two guys to bend 48" wide 12 gauge on it... I know
[11:26:51] <Jymmm> oh joy
[11:27:41] <jthornton> I usually only use 14 gauge for boxes and covers I make with it
[11:28:46] <Jymmm> Yeah, ok. So scratch sheet metal off the list =)
[11:28:58] <jthornton> I also have this one for light stuff
http://www.grizzly.com/products/48-Pan-Box-Brake-12-Ga-/G0542
[11:30:07] <jthornton> LOL I never could figure out where the back gauge went till I looked at that picture
[11:32:57] <jthornton> Jymmm: what the heck are you making?
[11:33:27] <Jymmm> jthornton: A 6-8 bay NAS box
[11:35:02] <archivist> just use flat sheet and angle for corners, no bending needed
[11:35:45] <jthornton> do you have a table saw Jymmm
[11:35:58] <Jymmm> small, but yes
[11:36:20] <Jymmm> s/small/portable/
[11:36:26] <jthornton> you can cut aluminum sheet on it
[11:36:44] <jthornton> or plastic and like archivist says use angles for the corners
[11:37:03] <Jymmm> Yeah, I've done aluminum on it before.
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[11:46:43] <Jymmm> thanks!
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[11:47:08] <anonimasu> mrsunshine_: probably not unless you make a very deep one
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[12:39:39] <Gensor> Yo! What is the optimal sensor count per axis
[12:40:50] <micges> Gensor: you mean limits count?
[12:41:20] <Gensor> limits, home, etc
[12:42:20] <micges> if you have 2 limits, one is home/limit second is only limit and emc2 disallow you to travel by jog beyond hard limit switches
[12:42:45] <micges> (if you hit any by accident)
[12:43:05] <Gensor> two sensors then?
[12:43:56] <micges> Gensor: what are you trying to do?
[12:45:46] <Gensor> just trying to understand general scope before getting into the details on a grantry of some type
[12:46:21] <jthornton> you can have 1, 2 or 3 switches per axis if you want
[12:46:37] <micges> with gantry at least two per gantry axes
[12:46:43] <anonimasu> 3 is sane
[12:46:48] <anonimasu> one home switch and 2 limit switches
[12:46:57] <jthornton> one for each joint?
[12:47:08] <anonimasu> the heard ones is in case you get a runaway axis
[12:47:18] <micges> with gantry at least two per gantry joint*
[12:47:35] <anonimasu> the hard ones should turn off your drives..
[12:47:36] <jthornton> yea, I keep saying axis when I mean joint
[12:47:47] <anonimasu> so in case your encoder breaks or the wire to it you wont get runaway
[12:47:51] <anonimasu> (on a servo)
[12:48:01] <micges> and must be some hal error checking avoiding skewing of joints
[12:48:03] <Gensor> when I hear hard limit switch, I hear redundancy?
[12:48:15] <jthornton> micges: I forget is there a way to home a gantry other than homing each joint?
[12:48:16] <anonimasu> yes, you have soft limits that gets set after homing
[12:48:44] <anonimasu> that limits travel, but if something breaks and you get runaway you need something to save your machine frame
[12:48:48] <anonimasu> "hard" ones
[12:48:57] <micges> (this is must be for gantry with not so rigid construction)
[12:49:08] <anonimasu> huh?
[12:49:11] <anonimasu> no, it's general for any machine
[12:49:18] <anonimasu> with decently sized motors
[12:49:25] <anonimasu> if you crash a axis stuff breaks generally...
[12:49:33] <Gensor> anon: 5 sensors then
[12:50:01] <anonimasu> I guess for a gantry machine with dual drive like 6 sensors
[12:50:14] <anonimasu> 2 home sensors and 4 limits
[12:50:38] <anonimasu> tho, maybe one home and 4 limits would work
[12:50:43] <anonimasu> I dont know how you sync your gantry when you home it
[12:50:44] <Gensor> 2 home sensors for one joint with two screws?
[12:50:54] <anonimasu> how else will you sync the gantry?
[12:51:02] <anonimasu> so it dosent skew?
[12:51:05] <micges> jthornton: with gantry you can only home two gantry joints at once, there is no other way
[12:51:37] <jthornton> so you have to be in world mode to home the gantry if you have home switches
[12:52:00] <anonimasu> I can see it done with one swtich if you are sure your gantry isnt skewed enough to move the index pulse location(if you have servos)
[12:52:10] <micges> homing is only in joint mode
[12:52:20] <anonimasu> but still that relies on the fact that that's identical between axes..
[12:52:22] <anonimasu> brb
[12:52:46] <Gensor> a picture is worth a million words
[12:52:49] <jthornton> so you have to set the home sequence for both joints the same?
[12:53:03] <micges> jthornton: yes
[12:53:17] <jthornton> ok thanks
[12:54:08] <jthornton> just trying to get some knowledge on gantries... the manual is a bit frugal when it comes to gantries
[12:55:18] <micges> jthornton: gantry configs is better in ja3 but my lasts test with gantry on servos showed that it's need some coding
[12:55:47] <jthornton> if one side trips the switch before the other side what happens?
[12:56:35] <micges> its homed
[12:57:14] <micges> very important for gantries is to set initial home switches positions before first homing
[12:57:43] <micges> so they reach home switches on very simmilar time
[12:57:49] <jthornton> so the two joints just home independent of each other but at the same time?
[12:57:56] <micges> yes
[12:58:03] <jthornton> ah ok
[12:58:15] <syyl_> and the home switches should be positioned that the gantry is square when homed
[12:58:21] <micges> and balancing of home offset you remove eventually skeweing of machine
[12:58:23] <syyl_> not bend in some way
[12:59:00] <jthornton> that makes sense
[12:59:13] <jthornton> not perfect but workable
[12:59:14] <micges> syyl_: yes, and fine tuning of skewing is on home offset of one of joints
[13:02:27] <Gensor> second attempt, long axis of gantry with two screws/linear rails, you feel optimal setup is two limits and one home sensor per linear rail?
[13:04:48] <syyl_> limit switches are in my eyes optional
[13:05:12] <micges> on gantry limit switches is must be
[13:05:28] <syyl_> even our datron machines at work only have one home switch per side of the gantry
[13:07:02] <Gensor> micges: thanks, and the rigidity thing makes total sense for a gantry, and am glad to hear EMC can manage two servos on same axis without tearing itself apart
[13:07:40] <micges> I agree that some machine don't need limit switches becouse they're slow etc
[13:08:27] <syyl_> ok, thats a point
[13:08:32] <syyl_> the datron moves only 10m/min
[13:09:09] <micges> we've builded 6 machines with gantry emc2 on ja3 configs
[13:09:29] <Gensor> for emc to manage two servos without tearing itself apart, does it need encoder will hall support
[13:10:07] <pcw_home> If you can afford linear absolute encoders you dont need home switches either :-)
[13:10:09] <micges> some was quite speed (18m/min) and without limits it was very effective table destroy :)
[13:10:21] <syyl_> hr
[13:10:32] <syyl_> just dive, if something arkward happens :D
[13:10:51] <anonimasu> indeed that's why hard limits are a must :)
[13:11:03] <micges> absolute encoders needs emc2 support
[13:11:26] <anonimasu> hm.. should be possible to use endat or something with hostmot2
[13:12:03] <Gensor> micges Anon, thanks! any chance in sharing some pics of your gantrys?
[13:12:39] <pcw_home> SSI is supported in firmware and I have preliminary BISS firmware to try (sensor mode only for now)
[13:14:21] <jthornton> micges: does this sound correct to you?
http://pastebin.ca/2066842
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[13:15:03] <anonimasu> I dont have one :)
[13:15:09] <anonimasu> just logic thinking about them
[13:15:39] <Gensor> pcw: can you put that in layman's terms?
[13:15:41] <micges> jthornton: its ok
[13:16:25] <jthornton> ok, I created two basic stepper gantry configs as the one there now is really a plasma config with lots of extra junk
[13:18:33] <pcw_home> Just that there is support for two types of absolute encoders in HostMot2 (but no driver or EMC support yet)
[13:18:33] <micges> Gensor: last gantry 2.5m x 4.5m
http://micges.wrzuta.pl/obraz/62LFENY7FDu/p4140214
[13:18:34] <pcw_home> Homing is different (or absent) with absolute encoders
[13:19:13] <Gensor> kinda small...
[13:20:05] <Gensor> what are you machining with that?
[13:21:06] <micges> http://micges.wrzuta.pl/film/1p5qsE6fDU8/cnc2
[13:22:32] <Gensor> micges: you and your team have some skill....
[13:23:55] <micges> thanks
[13:24:15] <micges> I think we use about 60% of emc2 full capabilities ;)
[13:24:35] <micges> regarding XYZ machines
[13:25:41] <Gensor> what was pcw saying earlier with the SSI and BISS
[13:27:01] <Gensor> maybe the new code that does not need limit switches if you have absolute encoders
[13:28:52] <jthornton> micges: are you using GladeVCP in that video?
[13:28:59] <Gensor> Im still looking for a good gantry plan for a 4x4ft or so
[13:29:28] <jthornton> what type of machine?
[13:31:54] <Gensor> router and or plasma
[13:32:22] <jthornton> pretty different requirements for those two
[13:32:44] <jthornton> plasma can be light and fast as there is no side loads
[13:32:56] <micges> jthornton: yes part of modified gladevcp
[13:33:06] <jthornton> cool
[13:33:39] <micges> I wanted to create gui from scratch but didn't have time for this
[13:33:50] <jthornton> Gensor: this is my plasma table I built
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/johnplctech/Plasma%20Cutter/
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[13:38:53] <Gensor> jt: how is it working?
[13:44:33] <Tom_itx> any idea on a step driver what a "/H F" signal would be for?
[13:45:53] <Tom_itx> pfft
[13:45:54] <Tom_itx> Half Full step
[13:46:52] <Gensor> where are these parameters used
[13:47:33] <Tom_itx> it's on an ancient stepper driver for a sherline mill
[13:49:58] <Tom_itx> i'm trying to figure out where all the signals go on this thing and if they are used
[13:50:39] <Gensor> recommend taking some pictures and putting them on photobucket and ask during a peak period on here
[13:50:40] <Tom_itx> there are "PARK" signals for each axis that go low only during a step pulse stream
[13:51:06] <Gensor> pictures of labes and cable ends etc
[13:51:09] <Tom_itx> i've hooked it to my la
[13:51:17] <Tom_itx> and figured out most of the stuff
[13:51:25] <Gensor> You could also post on a cnc forum
[13:51:52] <Tom_itx> i'm not even sure if the park signal is wired up
[13:51:53] <Gensor> do both and I am sure you will get all the info you need
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[13:52:35] <Tom_itx> meh, i'll give it some time. i just started tracing signals last night
[13:54:34] <Tom_itx> ok, the "/H F" isn't even wired up
[13:54:37] <JT-Shop> Gensor: it can go up to 500IPM but I cap it at 450IPM
[13:55:17] <Tom_itx> which is odd. you'd think they would tie it one way or the other but it's left floating
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[13:55:28] <Gensor> jt-shop = jthornton ?
[13:56:24] <Tom_itx> ja
[13:57:09] <Gensor> jt: would you do it differently next time? was cost a major influence?
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[14:49:27] <JT-Shop> Gensor: I would put the bigger belts on the Y axis and use linear rails of some sort
[14:50:36] <JT-Shop> hmm, less than an hour to mow all the trails on this little 9 acres
[14:51:31] <JT-Shop> the 80/20 sliding blocks will get dirty and start to chatter... then I have to clean them
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[14:52:09] <JT-Shop> I don't use it 8h x 5d so it is only a minor annoyance to me
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[15:11:34] <FinboySlick> The emc livecd doesn't load the nvidia binary blob, does it?
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[15:14:43] <FinboySlick> I get very good jitter figures for about 5 seconds, something kills them, then (if I reset), they go back to being good for another 5 seconds. I figure something (perhaps power management) kills performance but I'm not entirely sure where to look first.
[15:20:25] <JT-Shop> are you using a laptop?
[15:21:45] <FinboySlick> The laptop did something similar, yes. But I moved to an AMD based desktop. Didn't really expect the laptop to give a good score but i figured I'd test anyway.
[15:23:08] <FinboySlick> If it weren't for that, jitter would keep below 5000.
[15:23:38] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop, is it like a corn maze?
[15:24:00] <JT-Shop> ?
[15:24:10] <Tom_itx> your mowed trails
[15:24:46] <mrsunshine_> anonimasu, true, and its right under the column plate so the plate will strengthen it up also right there =)
[15:24:52] <JT-Shop> well kinda trails through the woods with a few acre sized open areas
[15:25:33] <JT-Shop> FinboySlick:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?FixingSMIIssues
[15:25:37] <Tom_itx> ok, i think i've figured out enough signals that i won't blow it up when i hook it up
[15:25:45] <JT-Shop> :)
[15:25:52] <Tom_itx> gonna go get a paper then try it
[15:26:02] <FinboySlick> JT-Shop: On it... Thanks :)
[15:26:29] <Tom_itx> well, i actually did have it hooked up once but got no output
[15:26:40] <Tom_itx> i blame the enable signal
[15:27:39] <Tom_itx> they have signals from the step generator that aren't used and lines on the stepper driver that you would think would go to them but are tied to gnd or not used at all
[15:28:22] <Tom_itx> and the half/full step pin is left floating
[15:36:21] <JT-Shop> crazy
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[15:44:30] <Tom_itx> well, you never assume anything i've found out
[15:45:28] <Tom_itx> i'm sure the gecko drivers would have been easier to wire up
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[15:58:38] <JT-Shop> yea, they are pretty easy
[15:59:03] <Tom_itx> i plan to get some soon i hope
[15:59:23] <Tom_itx> but i wanted to test this and get it goin for now
[16:00:45] <JT-Shop> give the gallery a while to load on this page
http://gnipsel.com/shop/hardinge/hardinge.xhtml
[16:00:54] <JT-Shop> then you can see my MPG setup
[16:01:03] <JT-Shop> my connection is real slow today
[16:01:26] <Tom_itx> well i'm not far behind it
[16:01:31] <Tom_itx> physically :)
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[16:03:51] <Tom_itx> oh i have that already
[16:04:28] <jthornton> new stuff on page in a few minutes give it a refresh
[16:04:51] <jthornton> ok
[16:05:02] <Tom_itx> you took out the or2 mux stuff though
[16:05:26] <Tom_itx> you said you weren't using it
[16:05:37] <jthornton> right
[16:05:53] <jthornton> sometimes I forget to clean up stuff not used :/
[16:06:13] <jthornton> can you see the CHNC Gallery link
[16:07:18] <FinboySlick> Could one get decent stepgen using gpio?
[16:07:42] <FinboySlick> I have a pretty powerful little board here with loads of gpio, might be worth experimenting with.
[16:07:44] <Tom_itx> i'm gonna get a snapshot of the mesa stepper signal so i can compare it with the exhisting one
[16:07:44] <Tom_itx> the current one is ~6΅s pulse with a 1.51ms period
[16:07:44] <Tom_itx> at what figures to be 660hz
[16:07:44] <Tom_itx> yes
[16:07:44] <Tom_itx> part of it anyway
[16:07:54] <Tom_itx> i'm gonna reset my router. this connection is crap today
[16:07:55] <Tom_itx> brb
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[16:09:48] <Tom_shop> i can see the first 2 pics
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[16:11:35] <Tom_itx> i need to add another axis to mine since your's is a lathe
[16:12:45] <Tom_itx> instead of using more io i'd like to figure out how to use binary and switch them that way
[16:13:28] <Tom_itx> 00 x, 01 y, 10 z, 11 A
[16:13:41] <Tom_itx> i'm not using A yet though
[16:14:28] <Tom_itx> i'm sure it's easy to do or at least doable but i'm not there yet
[16:14:29] <archivist> you want all at the same time for coordinated movement
[16:15:00] <Tom_itx> no, it's for the axis selector switch on the pendant
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[16:15:30] <Tom_itx> instead of using 4 io, i'd rather use 2
[16:16:57] <archivist> Im too used to a real machine with handles, I would want to move more than one axis at a time
[16:17:52] <Tom_itx> that could be set up with the same scheme
[16:18:03] <Tom_itx> the idea is to use fewer io to get there
[16:19:11] <Tom_itx> oh, JT-Shop i see what you did on your CHNC page
[16:19:34] <Tom_itx> you block copied code again and didn't delete unused code
[16:21:36] <Tom_itx> start and pause program buttons would be nice too
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[16:27:44] <IchGuckLive> hi all
[16:28:12] <IchGuckLive> JT-Shop: ?
[16:29:37] <IchGuckLive> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Converting_Tools#Gerber_eagleBottemTEXT_to_EMC2
[16:29:47] <IchGuckLive> i finished the wiki today
[16:30:20] <IchGuckLive> also made a video for the use ->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKMT6y1WnWU
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[17:02:43] <elmo401> nice vid :)
[17:03:29] <IchGuckLive> B)
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[17:41:05] <JT-Shop> I'm up now IchGuckLive
[17:41:39] <Tom_shop> stupid irc
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[17:54:28] <IchGuckLive> JT-Shop: did you see the wiki and the vidio ?
[17:55:33] <FinboySlick> Heh, all the computers I have have nvidia cards.
[17:55:47] <FinboySlick> Thankfully, I think I have an old Matrox G200 somewhere around here.
[17:56:04] <IchGuckLive> JT-Shop:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Converting_Tools#Gerber_eagleBottemTEXT_to_EMC2
[17:59:31] <JT-Shop> cool
[18:00:02] <Tom_itx> mkay
[18:00:06] <Tom_itx> steppers work
[18:01:09] <JT-Shop> neat!
[18:01:29] <Tom_itx> they sound alot better than they did before
[18:01:39] <Tom_itx> although it's just sitting here on the bench
[18:02:31] * JT-Shop gets out the sawsall and cuts a hole in the wall :)
[18:02:55] <Tom_itx> you and your obsession with cutting holes
[18:06:00] <Tom_itx> feedrate seems to be off on mdi commands though
[18:06:05] <IchGuckLive> im working on the Mill pendant
[18:06:26] <Tom_itx> i enter a G0 x1 F10 and get the same result as a G0 x1 F40
[18:08:45] <Tom_itx> apparently mdi doesn't override the manual feed setting
[18:08:57] <Tom_itx> which was set to max i think
[18:11:56] <JT-Shop> it should go at f10
[18:12:03] <Tom_itx> it didn't
[18:12:51] <JT-Shop> g1 not g0
[18:12:57] <JT-Shop> g0 is rapid
[18:13:13] <Tom_itx> aarg
[18:13:15] <Tom_itx> :D
[18:13:29] <Tom_itx> i knew that too
[18:16:19] <JT-Shop> I was half way out side when it hit me that you typed G0 and I had to come back in...
[18:16:37] <Tom_itx> you stare at a screen too long things happen
[18:18:03] <Tom_itx> so far with no load it seems to be keeping up and i'm at F220 so far
[18:18:08] <Tom_itx> ipm
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[18:18:29] <Tom_itx> that'll change under load i know
[18:19:08] <Tom_itx> 300
[18:22:32] <IchGuckLive> what do you @all think pin 1 of a connector GND or 5V
[18:22:44] <IchGuckLive> is there iinternational rule ?
[18:23:26] <Tom_itx> nope
[18:23:44] <Tom_itx> the only rule is to make them reversable
[18:23:59] <Tom_itx> in case some idiot plugs it in backwards
[18:25:29] <IchGuckLive> plug is codet
[18:25:56] <Tom_itx> well thar ya go then
[18:28:21] <IchGuckLive> router 1 brigh yes got it
[18:35:24] <IchGuckLive> by
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[19:01:31] <cncbasher> anyone know how to save a value from a comp , on shutdown and retrive on start up
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[19:03:04] <mrsunshine_> ahh one water protection cover for the steppers done, two to go :P
[19:03:13] <mrsunshine_> tho ripped the o-ring to threads as i forgot to remove it
[19:04:56] <JT-Shop> cncbasher: what are you trying to do?
[19:07:14] <micges> cncbasher: it's possible only from userspace comps
[19:08:07] <micges> userspace comps can be simple python programs
[19:10:20] <delinquentme> so im working on this stepper ramping function:
http://bit.ly/kEKEKm and i've got a few questions on setting up the equations ... it seems to me that the entirety of eq2 should be in the denominator of eq7 .. is this correct?
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[19:12:16] <cncbasher> wanting to save the tool position when exiting emc and restore it on open
[19:12:43] <cncbasher> either that or index the turret to position 1 as part of the homing sequence
[19:13:32] <cncbasher> i'll send you an email in a min
[19:14:34] <JT-Shop> my VMC is that way the tool turret homes when the axis homes
[19:15:32] <JT-Shop> on the CHNC if tool one is loaded I just press the T1 button and it "sees" that the tool 1 station is up and does nothing other that notify EMC that tool 1 is loaded
[19:15:50] <JT-Shop> that part is in the ladder
[19:16:41] <cncbasher> ok
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[19:16:52] <cncbasher> sent you email
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[19:20:40] <JT-Shop> busy little comp
[19:21:22] <JT-Shop> I had to laugh at his comment "makes no sense to have more than one of these components running - only one ATC" I'm guessing he has not seen a dual turret lathe :)
[19:21:32] <cncbasher> haha
[19:21:34] <cncbasher> yea
[19:21:45] <cncbasher> and dual spindle
[19:22:42] <archivist> only dual....some of the old Wickmans had a few more iirc
[19:23:08] <cncbasher> oh never seen one of them , must be a nightmare
[19:25:29] <toastydeath> multispindle lathes
[19:25:33] <toastydeath> 6-10 spindles
[19:26:15] <archivist> http://www.wickman-group.com/multi-spindle-machines/wickman-6-1.shtml
[19:26:27] <toastydeath> yep
[19:26:47] <toastydeath> two spindle is an odd setup, 6 is usually the point where having multispindle autos starts to make sense
[19:27:02] <toastydeath> davenports run five, though
[19:32:33] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop, did you see those old gridley pics i posted the other day?
[19:33:17] <Tom_itx> all cam driven
[19:36:18] <Tom_itx> are davenport cnc now or still mechanical
[19:36:31] <JT-Shop> yes, they looked real busy inside
[19:36:36] <Tom_itx> big
[19:37:04] <Tom_itx> all the slides come in at once so you'd better be right
[19:37:14] <toastydeath> most multispindles are still mechanical
[19:37:31] <toastydeath> there's little reason to make them cnc except in some very specific edge cases
[19:37:49] <Tom_itx> the 800 series i ran had 2 stations with brakes for cross drill and tap functions
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[19:39:17] <Tom_itx> the shop had a room full of those, another of brown & sharp and a third full of davenports
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[19:40:19] <tom3p> has anyone tried the vismach Rudy De Preez put on the wiki? its just like a knee-Z Bridgeport with a trunnion on the table.
[19:41:16] <tom3p> it was disconcerting to see the A tilted, the C rotatated, and a G1 X50 command causing the tool to trace the path still square to the translated workpiece
[19:41:37] <Tom_itx> heh
[19:41:41] <tom3p> thats the new kins tho for XYZAC
[19:42:53] <tom3p> once the kins packs that much into the CNC, you really need fancy CAD CAM and visulatization tools
[19:43:27] <Tom_itx> and hope it knows what you meant
[19:44:23] <tom3p> the ex-ex-mayor of Chicago " dont do what I said, do what I meant!"
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[20:40:10] <UukGoblin> hi
[20:40:53] <UukGoblin> it says on the About page that emc2 "can simultaneously move up to 9 axes and supports a variety of interfaces." - but I've no idea how to set up more than 3 - is there any guide / doc / anything about more than 3 axes?
[20:44:21] <HazardX> is there any kind of test interface that will graphically display the current levels of parallel port pins?
[20:45:21] <awallin> there is a prallel port tester here
http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal_pyvcp_examples.html
[20:45:48] <awallin> it's quite straightforward to show the state of the pport with pyvcp LEDs in AXIS if that is what you want
[20:47:55] <HazardX> mmmm, maybe, I'll check it out
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[21:59:15] <Tom_itx> HazardX a logic analizer
[21:59:37] <Tom_itx> an led
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[22:19:03] <Tom_itx> http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/temp/parport/parport.mp4
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[23:37:00] <laidback01> hey folks, how goes it?
[23:37:25] <laidback01> I just loaded up the latest version of EMC from the downloads - well, latest ubuntu release with the EMC upgrades I guess.
[23:38:14] <laidback01> anyway, my machine is OK at best, jitter is 33542 on the servo thread and 8711 on the base thread. Is there anything wrong with the numbers being so far apart like that?
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