#emc | Logs for 2011-11-16

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[00:00:12] <andypugh> Is it being detected?
[00:00:23] <PCW> Resolver yes, I need to check the sserial counter thing
[00:00:48] <andypugh> Did you link 1 to 3 and 2 to 4 on the enable plug?
[00:00:58] <PCW> Is the 8I20 jumpered for 5V CAT6 power or field power?
[00:01:09] <PCW> (if you have no green LEDS)
[00:01:34] <emcrules_d510> yes i jumpered the enables as you described. how can i tell if it's beind detected?
[00:01:45] <emcrules_d510> jumpered for feild power
[00:02:05] <PCW> Do you have field power?
[00:02:59] <emcrules_d510> sorry i thought the manual read that it would use the bus power to generate the 5V
[00:03:32] <PCW> you need the green ISO PWR led before anything is going to happen
[00:03:34] <PCW> so if you dont have 24V field power, jumper for 5V cable power
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[00:03:48] <PCW> (8-36V field power I think)
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[00:04:02] <emcrules_d510> it's alive
[00:06:01] <emcrules_d510> ok HV on = yellow Fault=red Iso PWR = green LV = yellow PWR = green
[00:09:01] <PCW> OK so thats a start (what is you HV?)
[00:09:21] <emcrules_d510> 165VDC
[00:09:42] <emcrules_d510> DC bus from another servo drive
[00:10:00] <PCW> OK that should start if the cable is right (some people have used xover cables)
[00:10:27] <emcrules_d510> What is jumper W3 for?
[00:11:43] <PCW> Unused option on the PIC used for power supply drive
[00:12:33] <andypugh> emcrules_d510: A slow-flashing green is what you want to see
[00:13:27] <emcrules_d510> [ 3090.949652] hm2_5i23.0: initialized AnyIO board at 0000:05:00.0
[00:13:27] <emcrules_d510> [ 3091.720500] hm2_5i23.0: dropping AnyIO board at 0000:05:00.0
[00:13:35] <PCW> and the red fault light out
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[00:16:32] <emcrules_d510> PCW: Checked the cable it's straight thru
[00:17:10] <andypugh> emcrules_d510: Enable?
[00:17:59] <andypugh> And what are you doing to test it? Command line? What commands?
[00:18:40] <emcrules_d510> andypugh: just trying to launch emc
[00:18:58] <andypugh> From the menu?
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[00:19:05] <emcrules_d510> terminal
[00:19:14] <andypugh> Any messages at all?
[00:19:50] <andypugh> You could try halrun then source <that file I gave you>
[00:20:03] <emcrules_d510> same one 8i20.hal:28: Pin 'hm2_5i23.0.8i20.0.7.angle' does not exist
[00:20:31] <emcrules_d510> im using you config as it stands
[00:20:35] <andypugh> It probably means that that pin does not exist
[00:21:07] <andypugh> It is quite likely that what I sent you wasn't a config, just a HAL file.
[00:21:19] <andypugh> halrun
[00:21:28] <andypugh> loadrt hostmot2
[00:22:08] <andypugh> loadrt hm2_pci config="firmware=hm2/5i23/svss_8_8.bit"
[00:22:10] <andypugh> show pin
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[00:23:55] <emcrules_d510> you sent the ini as well and i updated it with the svss8_8.bit firmware call
[00:26:58] <emcrules_d510> andypugh:http://pastebin.com/8Y4Y4hnM
[00:28:55] <andypugh> emcrules_d510: fresh pull of v2.5?
[00:29:14] <andypugh> Any flickering of green lights on startup?
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[00:29:35] <andypugh> I would initially guess that the 7i44 is in the wrong header.
[00:29:47] <emcrules_d510> 2.5 was a fresh pull as of last night
[00:29:57] <andypugh> does dmesg show any smart serial lines?
[00:31:39] <emcrules_d510> dmesg shows all the pins on P4 as IOport
[00:36:16] <andypugh> You could try putting the sserial_port_0=00000000 back in?
[00:40:04] <PCW> Andy the counter stuff does not appear to work (it seems to increment and decrement by ~65536)
[00:41:12] <emcrules_d510> andypugh: how do i kill or unload hm2_pci
[00:41:36] <andypugh> Is it stuck?
[00:41:54] <andypugh> halrun -U might do it
[00:42:24] <andypugh> PCW: how many bits of counter?
[00:43:28] <PCW> Im not sure probably 16
[00:43:45] <andypugh> It worked in testing :-(
[00:44:16] <andypugh> Though I only used 4 and 5 bit counters, incrementing and decrementing by 1
[00:47:32] <PCW> A bi directional 16 bit counter can count 16384 counts between samples without ambiguity (thats that business of lookin and the MSB and NMSB)
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[00:48:27] <andypugh> I have it wrapping if the delta is more than half a full count.
[00:49:33] <PCW> I dont think that works for bidirectional counters
[00:50:35] <andypugh> Well, there is the problem that I have no idea what data comes in on the register.
[00:50:50] <andypugh> What do you mean by a "bidirectional counter"?
[00:51:25] <PCW> A counter that can count up or down
[00:51:39] <andypugh> My assumption was an N-bit value that either incremented or decremented by "a bit" between reads.
[00:52:27] <andypugh> So, it wraps at +/- max counts, rather than at zero?
[00:52:44] <andypugh> I assumed a wrap at zero, I think.
[00:52:44] <PCW> No by a bit but by may counts
[00:54:21] <PCW> well it does its just a binary number. if its at 0 and counts down one you get 0xFF for example (= -1 in twos compelment)
[00:54:58] <andypugh> If it was 8 bits, what would happen at -128?
[00:55:19] <PCW> Nothing
[00:56:03] <andypugh> Not a wrap to +127?
[00:56:12] <PCW> well it would go from -128 to plus 127
[00:56:31] <PCW> assuminmg you treated it as 2s complement
[00:57:21] <andypugh> OK, I will look at it tomorrow. Perhaps my code broke when I moved it from the test case to the driver.
[00:58:14] <andypugh> But it's a signed number? I think that is where I have been going wrong.
[00:58:30] <emcrules_d510> andypugh:http://pastebin.com/r2CjSY5R
[00:58:37] <andypugh> (I will need to sign-extend it)
[00:59:43] <PCW> If you are going to promote to larger number than first step is to sign extend (at least I think so)
[01:01:52] <andypugh> it needs to be sign-extended to be treated as a signed number.
[01:02:19] <andypugh> Or the arithmetic just breaks
[01:02:46] <andypugh> (and I need to condier up-versioning the Hostmot2 driver)
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[01:03:28] <andypugh> emcrules_d510: That doesn't look like the latest emc2.
[01:03:37] <PCW> Well the resolver stuff works, I have yet to test the index logic
[01:04:29] <emcrules_d510> andypugh: it loads up as 2.5.0-pre2 i only installed git on this pc last night and pulled
[01:04:54] <andypugh> You have a fresh pull of 2.5, I assume you have compiled it, but did you . ./emc-environment?
[01:05:12] <emcrules_d510> yes every time i open up terminal
[01:05:38] <emcrules_d510> what about symlink
[01:06:48] <andypugh> You did compile?
[01:07:09] <emcrules_d510> yes
[01:07:11] <andypugh> And you used the emc-environment in /emc2-dev/scripts?
[01:07:28] <andypugh> (Just checking)
[01:07:40] <emcrules_d510> ah shit wrong dir
[01:07:55] <andypugh> That was from memory, let me check...
[01:08:41] <emcrules_d510> oh no from /emc2-dev dir so i should of been ok
[01:09:37] <emcrules_d510> just ran it again and i get the once per shell message
[01:09:55] <andypugh> if you man hostmot2, does it say sserial_port_0=000000 ?
[01:11:24] <emcrules_d510> in the man page?
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[01:11:28] <andypugh> Yes
[01:12:01] <emcrules_d510> nope
[01:12:38] <andypugh> in the emc2-dev directory, what does git branch say?
[01:13:00] <emcrules_d510> also i do not have a 5i23 dir in emc2-dev only a firmware dir for the 7i43
[01:13:19] <andypugh> Ignore that
[01:13:24] <emcrules_d510> master
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[01:14:20] <andypugh> I am puzzled, master has supported 8i20 for a long time
[01:14:53] <andypugh> But then, that wouldn't say 2.5_pre
[01:15:03] <andypugh> (I don't think)
[01:15:27] <andypugh> master is 2.6
[01:16:37] <andypugh> It might have been easier to get the precompiled binary from the buildbot, you know.
[01:18:04] <emcrules_d510> sorry i don't instructions on the wikki?
[01:18:52] <andypugh> Anyway, if you use whatever syntax the man page says, you should be able to get the 8i20 to wake up. Perhaps num_sserials=8 ?
[01:19:43] <andypugh> With the previous syntax, the sserial cards were disabled by default.
[01:21:27] <andypugh> buildbot is section 1.4 here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2
[01:22:32] <andypugh> But then you are likely to end up with more confusing system
[01:22:42] <emcrules_d510> thanks andy
[01:23:38] <andypugh> If you do what the man page says (regardless of version) it ought to work.
[01:23:53] <andypugh> But I need to log off now.
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[01:36:09] <emcrules_d510> ha eureeka got it
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[04:22:44] <danimal_laptop> yawn
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[04:48:29] <mrsun> gah sucks that linear components are so expensive :/
[04:49:57] <mrsun> need to build a mill for wood also, might have to do that first to get stuff made to make some money :P
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[04:53:20] <danimal_laptop> what comes first. the chicken or the egg :)
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[04:59:30] <mrsun> yeah, have to fix the micromill so ic an make parts for the bigger wood mill :P
[04:59:37] <mrsun> so i guess the egg has to come first
[05:06:43] <danimal_laptop> eventually you can make a huge mill
[05:07:11] <danimal_laptop> but you'll have to make 40 progressively bigger mills in the process
[05:07:30] <danimal_laptop> evolution of mill
[05:09:58] <mrsun> =)
[05:10:48] <mrsun> the one for wood is actualy for the things im gonna take over after my father, alot of very repetetive steps in making it so it needs some automasation while at the same time keeping the hand work....
[05:11:14] <mrsun> sucks that stuff has to be so repetetive all the time :P
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[05:37:25] <ssi> ASME B1.1 is pissing me off!
[05:37:29] <ssi> just had to get that out there :D
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[05:43:18] <sparrW> Where is your favorite place to buy toothed/timing belts and pulleys?
[05:44:13] <ssi> mcmaster.com
[05:47:03] <danimal_laptop> i usually buy local, but mcmaster works
[05:51:51] <ssi> I don't know of any local vendors... I'm sure they exist, but I haven't found them
[05:51:56] <ssi> plus mcmaster is local to me :D
[05:52:03] <ssi> next day shipping on everything, same day sometimes
[05:52:23] <ssi> they're not the cheapest, but they've got awesome customer service and typically have what I need
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[06:09:10] <ssi> ok what the holy hell does this mean
[06:09:14] <ssi> "For Class 3B, a cipher is added to yield four decimal place"
[06:15:38] <ssi> it looks like they mean that the 3B tolerance is rounded to three places but called out as four
[06:15:46] <ssi> for min minor diameter
[06:21:17] <ssi> up to 109 out of 222 threads calculating within spec :D
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[13:49:56] <MattyMatt> sparrW http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/products.htm is also good range and better prices than McM afaics
[13:50:45] <MattyMatt> ooh, it's quiet in here today. is everyone making chips?
[13:51:16] * MattyMatt waiting for PU to dry
[13:54:47] <jdhNC> you have wet plutonium?
[13:56:37] <Valen> if its dry its no fun at all
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[14:12:37] * JT-Shop prefers better quality to cheap prices
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[14:17:53] <MattyMatt> JT-Shop: I happen to know that sparrW is building a reprap :) no need for toppest quality
[14:18:28] <MattyMatt> the ones I make in delrin are preferred to the self-printed variety
[14:19:47] <MattyMatt> PU varnish is to waterproof my plywood mill, so I can start working metals with coolant
[14:20:37] <MattyMatt> including Pu
[14:21:25] <jdhNC> keep your Pu First Aid kit (aka, axe) nearby for contamination issues.
[14:21:57] <MattyMatt> I have a 16" table saw. that can perform high amputations quick enough
[14:22:50] <MattyMatt> and it'll give nice even stumps
[14:23:02] * MattyMatt gotta make a crosscut sled
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[14:24:59] <MattyMatt> that thing still makes me nervous
[14:25:54] <MattyMatt> which is probably a good thing. can't be too casual about 16" of whirling death
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[15:41:18] <FinboySlick> A2Sheds: Thoughts on this one? http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D945GSEJT/D945GSEJT-overview.htm
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[15:46:47] <psha> FinboySlick: if you want atom - take a look at d510mo
[15:47:40] <A2Sheds> FinboySlick: dunno, never used it, I don't care for Intel's EFI agenda, lack of BIOS docs and antitrust violations. D510 is what lots of devs here have used successfully.
[15:48:39] <FinboySlick> A2Sheds: Oh, didn't notice EFI, I saw 945GS and figured it'd be okay.
[15:49:02] <A2Sheds> I didn't notice if that board has EFI or not
[15:49:46] <FinboySlick> psha: It's what I've been looking for, but 510 are very hard to find. I find more N270 which seems similar but with less cache and slower FSB.
[15:53:27] <A2Sheds> interesting .hal has: loadrt hal_paraport cfg="0x0278 out" , yet my BIOS has EPP set to 378 and it works
[15:53:35] <JT-Shop> seems the 510 has been replaced with the D525BOX motherboard and has the parallel port brought out
[15:54:10] <FinboySlick> JT-Shop: If they changed the chipset, all bets are off though.
[15:54:39] <psha> FinboySlick: you may try single core (410) or later revision chip (425/525)
[15:54:42] <A2Sheds> I'm trying pncconf and it doesn't let me change the setting for EPP to 378
[15:54:51] <psha> but *25 boards are a bit worse
[15:54:55] <FinboySlick> psha: I have a 425 here (and a 525)
[15:55:20] <JT-Shop> I wasn't betting :P
[15:56:13] * FinboySlick remembers that scene in 'Snatch' where "all bets are off". Sol and Vince... Ace bookie robbers.
[15:56:44] <A2Sheds> "anything to declare?"
[15:57:48] <FinboySlick> "before ze-germans get here"
[15:58:08] <FinboySlick> That's it, I'm watching it tonight
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[16:00:12] <A2Sheds> I change my BIOS setting for EPP to 0x0278 and EMC crashes.... have to check the dmesg
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[16:07:26] <pcw_home> AFAICR the 525 BIOS is totally broken as far as setting PP modes goes...
[16:07:37] <pcw_home> (and reporting them)
[16:09:25] <pcw_home> reminds me of some early Taiwanese BIOs code comments:
[16:09:26] <pcw_home> "This here for some reason"
[16:11:46] <JT-Shop> we have something like that in the manuals too "Put text here"
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[16:15:45] <A2Sheds> and yet they won't share BIOS docs without a Orange cover NDA that takes 2-8 months to process
[16:16:24] <A2Sheds> if you can get you Intel support people to figure out how to apply for it
[16:18:30] <A2Sheds> most of the time the BIOS is just rolled out using a graphical tool with check boxes for hardware used and how it's wired and the modules you want to include, they rarely touch BIOS source
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[16:19:37] <A2Sheds> that would explain the broken PP modes unless intel actually has a broken ip block in that chipset
[16:20:04] <A2Sheds> but they usually cover that up with a BIOS workaround
[16:23:07] <danimal_laptop> i better run to frys and grab a d510 before they're gone
[16:26:25] <pcw_home> I think its and external PP chip just a broken BIOS
[16:26:46] <psha> FinboySlick: *25 are bad for you?
[16:27:04] <A2Sheds> ah, which superIO do they use?
[16:27:32] <FinboySlick> psha: This one looks okay, the only problem I have with it is that it's not mine :P
[16:27:35] <danimal_laptop> hi JT-Shop
[16:27:56] <psha> pcw_home: while you are here... are 7i70 and 7i76 supported in 2.5?
[16:28:00] <psha> andy was working on them?
[16:28:28] <FinboySlick> psha: Since I'm going to buy one, I'd kind of like an upgrade in terms of performance.
[16:28:54] <psha> FinboySlick: *25 is better then *10 which are better then N270 :)
[16:29:14] <FinboySlick> psha: By performance I mean jitter.
[16:30:07] <A2Sheds> d510mo uses a Winbond W83627TGH-I super IO for PP
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[16:31:47] <FinboySlick> I'm very likely to get a mesa card for io anyway. The little 34 port half-height would be great.
[16:31:52] <A2Sheds> Winbond W83627TGH-I super IO tests fine with coreboot so it must be a crappy BIOS of they did something wrong with the PCB, hard to imagine though
[16:32:05] <A2Sheds> of/or
[16:32:43] <JT-Shop> Hi Dan
[16:33:14] <JT-Shop> psha: I have the 5i25 7i76 combo running on 2.5
[16:33:47] <psha> JT-Shop: thx
[16:33:49] <danimal_laptop> got the shop all cleaned and ready for the new mill
[16:34:18] <JT-Shop> cool, mine is still a mess
[16:34:50] <danimal_laptop> so is mine, but it's clean for my standards
[16:35:04] <A2Sheds> psha: is that the order based on least latency jitter? *25 -Best , *10, N270 -worst
[16:35:23] <psha> A2Sheds: no, 25 jitter is worse then 10
[16:36:03] <FinboySlick> Is 270 better than 25?
[16:36:28] <A2Sheds> ok, BEST- *10, *25, N270 - WORST
[16:36:43] <FinboySlick> Heh, okay.
[16:37:50] <danimal_laptop> http://www.frys.com/product/6147609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
[16:38:00] <danimal_laptop> they usually have them in stock at my local store
[16:38:15] <psha> A2Sheds: probably, but i'm not confident in *25 vs 270
[16:38:39] <danimal_laptop> if someone in the states wants, i can grab one for them
[16:38:45] <JT-Shop> in laymans terms what is the problem with the 525?
[16:39:45] <FinboySlick> And along with JT-Shop, is the problem really the CPU or more its interaction with the chipset?
[16:41:45] <pcw_home> psha: yes 7I70 and 7I76 are supported in 2.5 now
[16:44:19] <pcw_home> JT-Shop: I dont think there is an actual problem now but for EPP devices (Pluto, 7I43, Pico)
[16:44:21] <pcw_home> the BIOS neither sets the mode correctly or reports them correctly (this was fixed by a work-around, I think in 2.4.6)
[16:48:46] <A2Sheds> heh, my Core 2 Duo + i945 board uses the same winbond superIO
[16:49:03] <A2Sheds> that explains the PP strangeness
[16:50:29] <A2Sheds> the thing is we can tell Intel how to fix it but they won't
[16:50:49] <JT-Shop> pcw_home: thanks, I remember now that you reminded me :/
[16:56:22] <psha> pcw_home: thanks, guys on russian forum were wondering
[16:58:51] <A2Sheds> if anyone has or has a chance to test latency on any of the AMD APU (Fusion) boards it would be handy
[16:59:41] <A2Sheds> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157273 or similar
[16:59:48] <pcw_home> The good thing is that Andys driver supports all the new (and future) SSERIAL cards now
[17:00:39] <A2Sheds> the we can replace the BIOS with coreboot and have full control over the chipset registers
[17:01:35] <pcw_home> But it has no real-time I/O (well Ethernet)
[17:02:52] <psha> A2Sheds: i've tested amd phenom with 880(?) chipset and it was nice
[17:03:01] <psha> so my bet is that fusion apus are good too
[17:03:31] <psha> however there would problem with video drivers
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[17:03:41] <A2Sheds> psha: yes, I have Phenom-II's on 7xx and 8xx, I jusy haven't gotten around to Fusion yet
[17:04:22] <A2Sheds> psha: what driver problems with the GPU? with Ubuntu?
[17:10:13] <A2Sheds> I'm not sure how latency will be if the onchip GPU is used
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[17:17:51] <JT-Shop> yea! the internet is back to it's normal slow speed :)
[17:18:28] <danimal_laptop> ha
[17:18:49] <danimal_laptop> sweet
[17:19:08] <danimal_laptop> the mill gets delivered this weekend!
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[17:19:39] <danimal_laptop> i think i'm gunna work on drywalling that wall before it comes
[17:19:48] <skunkworks> It sucks that my parents have faster internet than I do at home..
[17:20:25] <danimal_laptop> skunkworks: luckily mine's pretty fast, i can usually get at least 1mb/s
[17:21:17] <skunkworks> mB or mb?
[17:21:42] <danimal_laptop> dont know the difference lol
[17:21:43] <skunkworks> I have 1mb/sec at home. It is at the lower limit of anyting streaming..
[17:22:30] <danimal_laptop> i stream netflix pretty easily, but then again so does my phone
[17:23:31] <danimal_laptop> wow i got 20mb/sec on a speed test
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[17:23:50] <danimal_laptop> i was just basing the 1mb/s by what i see on downloads
[17:24:24] <JT-Shop> it sucks that 90% of the earth had faster internet than me
[17:24:44] <danimal_laptop> 20.93Mbps downloads and 4.82Mbps uploads
[17:25:01] <JT-Shop> 1-1 for me
[17:25:02] <danimal_laptop> JT-Shop: well, you have land, we have internet.
[17:25:12] <danimal_laptop> what would you rather have?
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[17:25:29] <JT-Shop> you have a valid point
[17:25:35] <A2Sheds> did you test that with an obscure speedtest or with speedtest.net or similar?
[17:25:47] <danimal_laptop> speedtest.net
[17:26:05] <JT-Shop> http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
[17:26:06] <A2Sheds> heh, your actual is probably 20% of that
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[17:27:41] <A2Sheds> I test using a large file off a server with multiple 10GBether connections directly to level3
[17:27:49] <danimal_laptop> JT-Shop: 21.76Mbps download, and 5.67Mbps uploads from that link
[17:28:02] <JT-Shop> cool
[17:28:05] <syyl> hr
[17:28:09] <syyl> 2,4mb/s
[17:28:15] <syyl> not that fast ;)
[17:28:22] <A2Sheds> I'll see 10-20mbit/sec from the speedtest sites and only 4-5mb/s from my sever
[17:28:29] <syyl> and up 0,5...
[17:29:00] <danimal_laptop> youch
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[17:29:24] <danimal_laptop> i dont really care, i just stream pandora or netflix, and check email
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[17:29:34] <danimal_laptop> as long as it works for that, i'm happy
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[17:31:07] <A2Sheds> sure, it's just that carriers tend to play games with bandwidth on popular speedtest sites
[17:38:32] <JT-Shop> anyone ever used a Darex V390
[17:39:19] <JT-Shop> bbl
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[18:02:59] <skunkworks> http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=50962&highlight=emc2
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[18:20:47] <FinboySlick> psha: You tested any 550?
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[18:33:35] <psha> 550? no
[18:34:30] <FinboySlick> psha: I just found one, I'll tell you how it goes ;)
[18:34:45] <psha> you'd better post results on forum/emc-user mailing list
[18:34:56] <psha> so others will be able to found them
[18:35:13] <FinboySlick> psha: Yeah. So far they're very much like the 425
[18:35:57] <FinboySlick> psha: Probably doesn't help that I'm running off of USB huh?
[18:37:00] <psha> livecd image on usb stick?
[18:37:08] <FinboySlick> psha: Yes.
[18:37:22] <FinboySlick> Apparently is not very fond of glxgears.
[18:37:23] <psha> it's ok
[18:37:34] <FinboySlick> That made it jump to 16k.
[18:37:43] <psha> but you should check both with reading something from it and without disk activity
[18:37:54] <psha> sometimes usb subsystem affects latency
[18:41:03] <FinboySlick> I managed to beat it badly enough to make it jump to 28.2k.
[18:47:02] <Danimal_garage> 3 rolls of insulation and 6 sheets of drywall...
[18:47:40] <Danimal_garage> that should do it.
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[18:54:33] <demacus> hello people. i swapped my emc pc for a newer one which sadly lacks of network support on kernel 2.6.32. now ill make a fresh setup and would love to know if emc will run with 3.0 kernel with rt patch (available at kernel.org). someone has something up and running?
[18:58:25] <JT-Shop> http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,18/id,14877/lang,english/#14877
[18:59:28] <Tom_itx> swampeast Mo back up to it's slow self?
[18:59:35] <JT-Shop> yea
[19:00:03] <Tom_itx> couldn't be worse than savannah
[19:00:16] <Tom_itx> i swear snails move faster
[19:01:03] <JT-Shop> better than my old dialup :)
[19:03:42] <cradek> demacus: no idea, we haven't heard of anyone trying it.
[19:04:02] <cradek> demacus: (and I suspect you could save yourself many hours of work by plugging in a supported network card)
[19:04:21] <JT-Shop> cradek: what kind of touch screen are you using?
[19:04:32] <cradek> JT-Shop: I have 3 in use, all different
[19:05:30] <demacus> cradek: thx, but now i wanna know, i think im gonna try it and report later
[19:05:35] <cradek> all name brand, though. I think they are all either microtouch or elographics brand
[19:05:42] <JT-Shop> ok, thanks
[19:05:55] <cradek> demacus: you mean rtai patch, right?
[19:06:53] <demacus> cradek on kernel.org its called rt - for my understanding this is rtai on >3.0
[19:06:54] <cradek> JT-Shop: the one on jr is usb, I think the other two are serial (older)
[19:07:31] <JT-Shop> cradek: thanks, a guy on the forum was asking.
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[19:08:16] <cradek> JT-Shop: the only one I've had bad luck was a cheap import I bought new (a small car touchscreen thing) and it failed after 5 minutes of use. complete garbage.
[19:09:51] <JT-Shop> I try and stay away from cheap imports for that very reason...
[19:13:28] <cradek> JT-Shop: the last one (Elo) I found at goodwill for $20
[19:13:45] <JT-Shop> what a find!
[19:14:10] <cradek> yeah, looks like going price is 300-500 on ebay, youch
[19:14:26] <cradek> still, that's better than a $99 import and heartache
[19:14:55] <bpuk> Evening all, got the spindle encoder and my toolchanger working happily now. The only thing left to figure out is getting the home switches to work. Anyone had any luck connecting 2 wire namur prox's up (to a ti37TA)?
[19:15:53] <cradek> JT-Shop: I bet something like http://www.ebay.com/itm/200674451242 will be very likely to work. very fair price too.
[19:17:39] <JT-Shop> lots of options with that one "It has Serial, USB, and VGA connectivity."
[19:17:50] <cradek> "intellitouch" is surface acoustic wave technology, the screen is glass not plastic
[19:19:06] <cradek> full model number shown in the photos so your guy can do his research first
[19:19:16] <JT-Shop> yea
[19:20:15] * JT-Shop grumbles at pay pal who says I can't spend anymore money without giving them my bank account number :/
[19:20:34] <Tom_itx> give them somebody else's
[19:20:41] <Loetmichel> hrhr
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[19:26:09] <JT-Shop> they verify it by depositing a small amount and you have to tell them how much was deposited
[19:26:29] <Tom_itx> i was gonna use this one but the lcd behind it is cracked: http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/SBC/lcd_newtouchscreen.jpg
[19:26:42] <Tom_itx> http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/SBC/lcd_spot.jpg
[19:26:49] <Tom_itx> still works but not very useful
[19:27:10] <Tom_itx> the touch pad part is brand new as i had a spare sent with it
[19:27:38] <Tom_itx> all in that box full of PC104's i got
[19:30:50] <Tom_itx> it's not really big enough for emc i don't think
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[19:33:40] <FinboySlick> Ooooh! I just found a D945GCLF2 in Canada :)
[19:33:44] <mrwhiteman> hello
[19:39:20] <mrwhiteman> i have bought a very old heavyduty millmachine, it was retrofited by the last owner that was using mach, the machine has 3 ac servo motor for axis, and there are 3 variable frequency drivers for these motors,two yaskawa and one mitsubishi, i think the drivers have rs485 to control them, i don't use windows since many years, so i must get them working with emc2, is it possible with this kind of motors? I think that the vfd's have a simu
[19:40:33] <JT-Shop> will the drives take a velocity 10vdc +- signal?
[19:40:50] <JT-Shop> do the axis have encoder feedback?
[19:41:00] <mrwhiteman> mmmm
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[19:42:28] <mrwhiteman> www.two-way.com.tw/pdf/mitsubishi/MRJ2S.pdf
[19:42:38] <mrwhiteman> this is one driver
[19:43:39] <mrwhiteman> it has 130000 ppr in the encoders
[19:45:32] <mrwhiteman> i see in the datasheet that it has: pulsetrain,analog,dio,rs422
[19:46:06] <mrwhiteman> but don't know how the analog options works
[19:47:07] <mrwhiteman> which of these funcions is supported in emc2 out of the box?
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[19:48:32] <mrwhiteman> JT-Shop: is the analog options the velocity 10vdc +- signal you wrote?
[19:49:06] <Danimal_garage> JT-Shop: just installed those garage door seals
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[19:50:58] <mrwhiteman> my idea was to control the machine with a pci-fpga board like mesa, but i have just seen that the vfd's were included, so i don't know if i can use them
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[19:55:59] <mrwhiteman> andypugh: if i use the hostmot with sinusoidal output as you made, what power stage can i put to a brushless motor?
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[19:57:02] <andypugh> I don't know the exhaustive list, but the 7i39 and 8i20 both work.
[19:57:07] <JT-Shop> mrwhiteman: yea
[19:57:18] <JT-Shop> Dan cool!
[19:57:24] <JT-Shop> can you tell the difference?
[19:58:09] <danimal_laptop> JT-Shop: not sure yet, i'm going to try milling something in a second so i can hear
[19:58:55] <mrwhiteman> andypugh: is the fpga/pci option better than control with other options(like rs422) commercial vfd's for the brushless motors?
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[20:00:01] <danimal_laptop> JT-Shop: i got the drywall and insulation for the last wall in the shop. i wanted to do it before the mill comes this week
[20:00:06] <JT-Shop> yuk a smart drive
[20:00:29] <danimal_laptop> i went with 5/8" drywall, not sure if it'll help with the sound or not
[20:00:55] <JT-Shop> yep it will be denser than the 1/2" and ring less
[20:01:17] <danimal_laptop> now i get to take down a bunch of shelving and conduit and air piping to put the drywall up :(
[20:01:28] <andypugh> mrwhiteman: Don't mistake me for an expert. But you will probably find that the FPGA + dumb drive combinaiton is cheaper, and gives you more control.
[20:01:33] <danimal_laptop> cool, it was almost the same price so i figured why not
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[20:02:05] <JT-Shop> I think I'll have a beer now and avoid the rush when I get back from taking the MIL to the doctor :/
[20:02:16] <Danimal_garage> MIL?
[20:02:29] <syyl_ws> i hate machining wood :D
[20:02:29] <Danimal_garage> the old lady?
[20:02:49] <Danimal_garage> syyl_ws: ugh, me too. such a mess
[20:02:55] <jdhNC> old lady's old lady
[20:03:02] <syyl_ws> and it has a grain
[20:03:23] <Danimal_garage> ah mother in law
[20:03:47] <jdhNC> or (old lady)^2
[20:03:48] <andypugh> I love wood, but with hand-tools.
[20:04:05] <Danimal_garage> ha
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[20:07:42] <syyl_ws> i love wood in a campfire...
[20:08:19] <syyl_ws> time to get a big plate of pu-foam for cast-models...
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[20:15:36] <bjam68> Hi All, Can someone help me to set the correct step time/step space values for SMC44-D stepper drivers? The driver is based on lm18245T chip.
[20:17:41] <andypugh> bjam68: Try 5000 for step length, that's normally enough. Stepconf generally sets space length to zero and uses "Reset" so it doesn't matter
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[20:19:13] <bjam68> andypugh: thanks, so I assume there is no big mistake when I leave the default values proposed for the "Other" driver in Stepconf..?
[20:19:46] <andypugh> No, it will probably just work.
[20:19:59] <JT-Shop> jdhNC: got that right :)\
[20:21:27] <bjam68> andypugh: Next question would be: what is the special case when it's necessary to change these default values?
[20:22:17] <andypugh> When you want very fast pulses, and your motors can handle it, or if you have especially slow drives, maybe?
[20:24:20] <bjam68> andypugh: OK , so it's generally could be a good idea to play a bit with this for the better performance, but normally should work out of box..
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[20:25:33] <andypugh> Well, if you can use shorter pulses, and you are using Reset, and you have a short base-thread execution period, then a shorter pulse length can give the CPU more time for other tasks.
[20:25:47] <andypugh> But that is a bit if a corner-case
[20:29:26] <bjam68> andypugh: what do you mean by "using Reset"?
[20:32:14] <andypugh> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/hal_drivers.html#r1_1_6
[20:37:42] <bjam68> andy: Thanks!
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[21:46:01] <Danimal_garage> JT-5i25: JT-Shop: would you like me to take a look at that grinder for you? i'm going down there this week. he's flakey wit hthe pics for some reason
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[21:58:06] <JT-Shop> Danimal_garage: yes, please do I trust your judgement
[21:58:42] <JT-Shop> bbl
[21:58:55] <Danimal_garage> i'll take pics for ya.
[22:06:39] <emcrules_d510> andypugh: any more doc updates on bldc?
[22:07:47] <andypugh> No, sorry.
[22:08:05] <andypugh> But it's all fairly self-explanatory (chortle)
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[22:08:45] <emcrules_d510> basically use bldc to send current and phase angle to drive.
[22:09:02] <andypugh> Yes, in whatever format you need.
[22:10:45] <emcrules_d510> what are the init pins for?
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[22:19:00] <andypugh> Homing, if you don't have any absolute reference
[22:19:53] <andypugh> Depending on the mode, it will either stepper the motor to index, or home it magnetically.
[22:20:18] <andypugh> But having Hall sensors is best. (or a resolver, or fanuc sensors)
[22:21:00] <emcrules_d510> how do you tie the halls to bldc?
[22:21:09] <andypugh> In HAL?
[22:21:19] <emcrules_d510> i dont see input pins for that
[22:21:33] <andypugh> What config string?
[22:21:55] <emcrules_d510> for the bldc?
[22:21:58] <andypugh> you only see Hall pins with a "h"
[22:22:29] <andypugh> It's a rather polymorphic component
[22:22:56] <andypugh> What's your hardware?
[22:22:59] <emcrules_d510> i dont see any pin on the bldc component that woul lead me to connect my hall signal to in hal
[22:23:26] <andypugh> Where do you not see the pins?
[22:23:43] <emcrules_d510> so you call it with certian parms on loadup and i would get the pins i need
[22:23:49] <emcrules_d510> hal config
[22:24:19] <andypugh> Unless you had a "h" in the bldc string, you won't see the Hall pins
[22:24:44] <andypugh> What hardware do you have?
[22:24:50] <emcrules_d510> ah i see it now!! what are all the config options?
[22:25:09] <andypugh> man bldc
[22:25:28] <emcrules_d510> terminal told me ther was no man page
[22:26:00] <andypugh> Worked for me..
[22:26:53] <andypugh> Alternatively: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/2.5/html/man/man9/bldc.9.html
[22:27:32] <emcrules_d510> got it thanks
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[22:45:42] <syyl> damn wood :D
[22:45:44] <syyl> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24396704/2011-11-16_21-56-03_455.jpg
[22:45:55] <syyl> this is going to be cast in aluminum at saturday :D
[22:46:53] <Danimal_garage> sweet!
[22:47:04] <Danimal_garage> what is it?
[22:47:17] <syyl> the mounting bracket for the spindle encoder on my mill
[22:47:32] <syyl> a bit over-engineered ;)
[22:48:01] <Danimal_garage> very nice
[22:48:10] <Danimal_garage> no such thing
[22:48:21] <Danimal_garage> we'll call it well engineered
[22:49:10] <syyl> ;)
[22:50:08] <A2Sheds> are you going to anodize the wood grain into it to fool people?
[22:51:12] <syyl> hr, now it will be fillered and sanded, so i get a clean mold
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[23:00:57] <andypugh> You need to paint it red too :-)
[23:01:34] <andypugh> And why not cast-iron rather than aluminium?
[23:02:26] <andypugh> Actually, thinking about it, for a spindle encoder, you could just use the wood :-)
[23:02:37] <Danimal_garage> what;s the melting point for iron vs aluminum?
[23:02:52] <Danimal_garage> guess i could look that up...
[23:02:54] <andypugh> Aluminium is about 600, iron 1500
[23:02:59] <Danimal_garage> c?
[23:03:02] <andypugh> (That's C)
[23:03:11] <Danimal_garage> sweet, i can use my kiln
[23:03:36] <andypugh> You need a bit of superheat for casting.
[23:03:40] <Danimal_garage> i'll make some servo mounts :)
[23:03:49] <Danimal_garage> superheat?
[23:06:20] <andypugh> Heat above the melting point
[23:07:01] <andypugh> http://www.gizmology.net/stovetop.htm suggests cent coins as a handy and cheap source of zinc...
[23:07:26] <Danimal_garage> how much above?
[23:07:47] <Danimal_garage> my kiln will probably hit 1600c
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[23:10:08] <andypugh> That's enough for bronze
[23:10:19] <andypugh> Might even get you iron.
[23:10:39] <andypugh> You want 100C extra, not loads.
[23:10:52] <Danimal_garage> sweet
[23:11:08] <andypugh> mrwhiteman was talking about using a microwave earlier: http://www.cientificosaficionados.com/fundicion%20microondas/fundicion%20microondas.html
[23:12:25] <andypugh> Checking, 1500 is about the pouring point for cast iron, it melts at 1200, so you should be able to do iron castings too.
[23:13:52] <Danimal_garage> sweet
[23:14:00] <Danimal_garage> i got a bunch of iron
[23:15:57] <Danimal_garage> not sure what to melt it in though lol
[23:22:02] <syyl> andypugh, because my friend cant melt CI ;)
[23:22:11] <syyl> only aluminum so far
[23:22:41] <syyl> and models for aluminum are painted green
[23:22:42] <syyl> :D
[23:23:13] <syyl> at least, the modelmaker who showed us how to do thinks, told that to us..
[23:27:00] <andypugh> Danimal_garage: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SALAMANDER-CRUCIBLE-A-1-SUPER-CLAY-GRAPHITE-MELTING-/200620744197
[23:27:08] <Tom_itx> don't spill it down you pant leg
[23:28:06] <syyl> real men cast in shorts ;)
[23:28:39] <Tom_itx> do you wax the wood before you stick it in the sand?
[23:28:58] <syyl> nope
[23:29:03] <syyl> we use powder
[23:29:06] <Danimal_garage> andypugh: sweet!
[23:29:14] <Danimal_garage> thanks
[23:29:31] <syyl> uhm *looks up the word*, its talc powder
[23:29:38] <Tom_itx> baby powder
[23:29:52] <andypugh> Danimal_garage: You might want to do some research on crucible to material compatibility. The chemistry gets interesting.
[23:30:03] <syyl> yeah, works also
[23:30:28] <Danimal_garage> will do, thanks
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[23:32:23] <Tom_itx> syyl do a side by side wood/alum pic after it's done
[23:32:29] <syyl> will do :)
[23:32:50] <syyl> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24396704/03%20Einformen.jpg
[23:32:53] <Tom_itx> got a pic of your heater?
[23:32:56] <syyl> apprentice and master ;)
[23:33:33] <syyl> (i'm the apprentice ;) )
[23:33:38] <Tom_itx> dad?
[23:34:14] <Tom_itx> or are you the one with your hands in your pockets :)
[23:34:24] <syyl> i'm the one with glasses :D
[23:34:49] <syyl> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24396704/nick-7.jpg
[23:34:51] <syyl> the oven
[23:34:57] <syyl> nothing special
[23:35:25] <syyl> made out of a small barrel, fireproof cement and a blower from a car
[23:35:31] <syyl> fired by charcoal
[23:35:37] <Tom_itx> nice
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[23:36:45] <syyl> in the evening..when all the casting is done
[23:36:48] <syyl> a beer ;)
[23:36:48] <syyl> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24396704/nick-15.jpg
[23:39:31] <syyl> always fun there...
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[23:44:40] <JT-Shop> Danimal_garage: thanks
[23:46:00] <Danimal_garage> first piece of drywall hung
[23:46:06] <Danimal_garage> no prob
[23:46:07] <JT-Shop> nice!
[23:46:11] <JT-Shop> screws?
[23:46:24] <Danimal_garage> yea
[23:46:49] <Danimal_garage> i'm up to the point where i have to rip down panneling and shelving :(
[23:46:51] <JT-Shop> that's the only way anymore and so much easier to tweak it in a bit
[23:46:57] <JT-Shop> yuk
[23:47:13] <Danimal_garage> yea
[23:47:43] <Danimal_garage> conduit and air lines too :(
[23:47:53] <JT-Shop> I think after drinking wine with the neighbor for a couple of hours I should limit my activities to the band saw tonight
[23:48:12] <Tom_itx> roll out the cannon for a hoot
[23:48:15] <JT-Shop> you can't slip it behind the conduit and air lines
[23:48:18] <Danimal_garage> please, that never stopped me
[23:48:22] <Valen> because bandsaws are safe after drinking ;-P
[23:48:34] <JT-Shop> t00 dark to see
[23:48:46] <JT-Shop> at least slower to cut you
[23:48:51] <Danimal_garage> JT-5i25: possibly, but i think i want to put some of it behind the drywall
[23:49:15] <JT-Shop> I should log off over there
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[23:49:46] <syyl> Oo
[23:49:56] <Tom_itx> he unplugged the whole county
[23:50:11] <JT-Shop> time to cut some more ballista parts out
[23:50:20] <syyl> :)
[23:50:31] <syyl> watch your fingers :D
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[23:50:53] <JT-Shop> on the band saw :)
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