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I'll get the EMI power line filter tomorrow and hopefully have it all back up and running over the weekend. Will also go over all the grounding wires to make sure nothing has come off (what i'm thinking as this has slowly crept in).

Thanks for all your support and ideas to get me back on track.

@spumco,
what's your configuration? is it not XZ? and what is your eta on being up and running?

@susan-parker
how close are you to being up and running?

 
Hey everyone,

I am retrofitting a CNC Plasma Pipe Cutting with 6-axis. XYZABC. I am wondering what Kinematics module to use. I have encountered two types of pipe cutting machines.

1. The pipe is placed in a chuck and rotates the a-axis
2. Plasma torch head navigates around the pipe.

These to me are totally different calculations and I would assume would be handled by the CAM software? Would i just use genhexkins and the rest is just mapping each axis and joint?

What I am trying to understand is who is in control of the machine path, the CAM software or the linuxcnc kins module. 
I want to cut a line in the pipe at point x1=0 a1= 300deg to x2=100 a2=300deg, who calculates that trajectory?
 

I am - for an EMCO Compact-5 CNC Lathe, with 6-position Auto Tool Changer (3 + 3 tools).
I am still setting up the hardware, getting close though.
The 4-quadrant variable speed thyristor DC motor controller is built and tested. I am now working on mounting the box and fitting for the ATC controller. Then it's just the limit, home, and emergency stop switches.
My setup is based around using Probe Basic Lathe... especially being able to make parts using the conversational mode - which for me is a game-changer!

PCW wrote:

Does sound like an EMI issue.

Have you tried debouncing the limit switch signals?
 ( This can be done with the hal debounce component or with some
hardware, a hal parameter )

This seems the most likely problem and a simple solution. I did go through your Hal and ini files shared earlier and could not see anything obvious wrong.

I probably wouldn't add a max limit signal if I was sharing a single home/limit switch but I don't think that will make any difference. Are you using proximity sensors or switches? normally open or closed? if prox sensors, are they pnp or npn?

See if you can install a wifi dongle on your garage pc and get it on your network. Then you should be able to create a network share of your home folder you can reach from your main PC to configure and share Gcode files

Probably been over 10 years since i last tried Xenomai, and on one PC it was better than RTAI, but on all others (4 or 5 PC's) it was worse regarding latency, and on 2 it did not boot.
Not good memories, but that is all i have.

If those are the same files being called repeatedly, try VCP panel, pretty sure it can run MDI and gcode:
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/pyvcp.html
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/pyvcp-examples.html
in google

Any official ISO, and any official LinuxCNC deb/install has several included sims (simulators) that you can use on any PC, even without installing them, just boot from the USB stick and use for testing (and even run actual machines).

Moved to "driver boards".
I am pretty sure they are perfectly usable, but you should wait for someone with more authority to reply as i have never actually used any of those.
Thank you.

When did you download the ISO?
Can you download it again and give it another try?

RNJFAB wrote:

Couldn't find any spots showing voltage.

Strange, there is always, always some small readings of a few Volts, so i would venture a guess at measuring at the wrong places, although there are no right places, but still, one lead from DVM to electronic/control ground or zero, be it Mesa board and/or power supply "negative" side, the other on grounds on power supply, case if metal, wire shield, etc.
And you will have to find a DVM with memory or use a scope to check the mains voltage when the plasma triggers.

Does sound like an EMI issue.

Have you tried debouncing the limit switch signals?
 ( This can be done with the hal debounce component or with some
hardware, a hal parameter )

I am currently having the same problem. After it telling me what my key was everything else I did much the same as michaeln I kept getting conflict messages, could not examine sources, etc. I am new to this so where and how would I remedy my key issue.and I don't have the Synaptic option that I can find.