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Ok, so for the first test I will use a mesa card, since I don't want to mess with the original motor drives. However if we decide to use Linux CNC multiple machines may be converted, therefore the hassle implementing ethercat is valid. Am I right when looking for a PC that has a Intel nic and 8th gen i5? Is Linux CNC able to do collision detection of the machine gcode?

hey one idea for you that i have seen

Ecam.it which is another really good turning cam software in my opinion offers the software free for weekends.  

can you try a free trial without credit card or anything.  just so i can quickly try it?

cheers

Andrew

You did not give linuxcnc-ethercat version


github.com/linuxcnc-ethercat/ethercat/releases
github.com/linuxcnc-ethercat/linuxcnc-ethercat/releases

I made arm64 debs as well...

syncToRefClock="false" without a refClockSyncCycles means free mode, don't use with axis.

syncToRefClock is going away because it is confusing, use refClockSyncCycles=-1 if you want to test having the pi sync to the clock on the drives, in your case it does not seem to work, should be same as syncToRefClock="true" but test with latest version.

refClockSyncCycles="1" if your latency is decent is a good choice.

5 axis is certainly a bit off the beaten track. You might want to try on the linuxcnc discord server or on a forum that caters more to 5axis machining and CAM applications. I'm afraid I don't have any links for you though.

Here   you have a good example of the xml file for Beckhoff devices
Hi

quark wrote:

 If you know somebody who might be a fit or would be interested yourself, I would love to hear from you. 
 

Contact details?

tommylight wrote:

Not me, despite really needing the money, i never charge for any help here or when initiated from here, and i am of no use for Probe Basic, yet.
For other things related to LinuxCNC, i am here often and daily, so feel free to shoot questions here.
 

You're Mr. Helpful, Tommy - no sarcasm at all.

I suspect the OP has an issue with the Probe Basic ATC control scheme not meshing with their hardware.  Same thing I ran in to when I was setting up my mill - I don't have a 'dumb' on/off motor with geneva drive, so the ATC subroutines aren't gonna work.

I'm betting that as a business they would rather spend money to get things sorted than go back-and-forth over the forum for days/weeks.  Regardless of how awesome the forum members are, sometimes you just want to buy your way out of a jam.

Tinker wrote:

...but it just runs as soon as i enable it.

Does it run slowly or at full speed?
If the drive and motor are a set, do not try to tune them before making sure that is the issue, for this:
-disconnect the analog drive input from Mesa
-connect those two wires together
-power on the drive
-enable the drive
>>>does the motor turn slowly ?
-If yes = move on the drive is fine
-If no = first thing to check is Tacho wiring and brushes, then check motor brushes (if any).
>also check the commutator state for both, if there are signs of sparking on tacho = change tacho and check the drive output to tacho for whatever signal it should output. Rarely an issue, very rarely.
-Use compressed air to blow the brush holes and do not breathe near it
-And VERY important, return the brushes in the same hole you got them from, in the same direction and orientation.

I think i might have a drive issue, the encoder counts are working but it just runs as soon as i enable it. The drive for the 4th is from another machine and i thing i need to break my oscilliscope out and actually tune it per their directions. Im going to get that squared away and then start messing with the software side of it.
Thank you again for all your help!!!!

Looks OK, but i have not used it.
I did use PyCAM several years back, it was terribly slow to generate code but easy to use.
I wonder how fast is this at generating code...

Thank you, i can see some uses for it, personally.

Can we merge these two topics, seems way easier for users to find as the only variable is the CPU.
Or am i missing something?
Thank you, either way.

A short video tutorial would be really nice.
Thank you.

Parallel port, make the machine work, see if you can be content with what it can do, then decide if you want to upgrade.
Emco usually use parallel port, so the upgrade from parallel would be Mesa 7i92T and an IDC26 to DB25 cable, plug and play etc, etc.
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This is personal, so take this as you see fit, but i do not use RPI and probably never will, as 1. they are way to much fuss for everything, and 2. they are way more expensive than a good used laptop with touchscreen so when you add the screen and the other stuff needed it usually comes to twice more expensive than that laptop.
And that laptop will beat the living sh#t out of RPI for everything.
See Lenovo X1 Yoga, or Y370 or Y380, but beware that despite several of mine and other members here, yours might end up not usable, it is a risk, but for me definitely worth taking as i can find those from 120 to 220 Euro a piece in perfect condition.

forum.linuxcnc.org/10-advanced-configura...to-example-mesa-7i77
Skip to the part about wiring and tuning.