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did you also add the addf and loadrt lines?

I am working on a new var widget that writes the var value to the widget at startup and monitors and updates the var for any changes without the need for running a subroutine. still in testing and will be released in the next major update hopefully!

I use Intel I225 with ec_igc driver, but I also tested generic and seems ok, I plan to do more extensive testing on something worse, just to see how bad I can go before I hit any issue, to have an idea on how cheap a system I can make lol.

The newest PR has not been merged yet at this time, you can get the code from my repo, or wait a few weeks for Scott, he mentioned he was going out of town.

I really think now the code respects the ethercat standard as closely as possible, it might just be a matter of exposing some phasing paramets for picky applications, but visualiziotion with halscope and sync0shift gets you all the way there too, and you have two options to choose from syncToRefClock true or false, if your latency is decent I advise to keep it false, with a refClockSyncCycles of 2, or 10 if you can wait a bit before start moving.

are you changing back to manual or mdi mode and is the probing routine your running completing and changing back after being in auto mode?

that is setting the work offset, not the tool length offset. if you have a tool with a store tool length offset in the tool table, and you load the tool with its offset active, and then bring the tool tip down and press z zero at the mdi, this will set the work offset to that height plus the tool length offset amount. once you set it for one tool, anytime you load a different tool and go to zero it should move the tools tip to the same physical height as the initial tool.

this requires all of the tools to have been correctly measured.

It could be wiring (serial cable, missing FieldA or FieldB power on 7I84)
or hal file setup.

 

Thanks, with Version 2 it's working, but my 7i84 on the smart serial port didn't work. 
I put de 6-pin connector from the 7i96s to the 7i85 (middle position), so I think the wiring is correct.
What I have to do? Where is the fault?

 

Sure, post any questions and someone will help. If you use can English you will probably get more support outside of the French section of the forum but the browser make translation easy today!

Depending on the desktop you use, you should be able to disable the screensaver under power settings from the menu.

I was never able to figure out if it was the drive or the motors, I just kept getting weird results. I also know a guy who might need an Indramat drive and I already sent him a message.

That’s not the point of no return, it’s the point of no concern!
Getting rid of thw old sh** drivers is one of the best things you can do.
I love old machines and mechanics, but 1980s servo controllers and PCs can drive you crazy after 45 years.I retrofitted an old DECKEL FP3NC with LinuxCNC and new AC Servos a few years ago. It runs like charm.Today I would use EtherCAT Delta Servos and the cabinet would be about the size of a shoebox.

I did a similar thing a few years back, I used Clough42's Electronic lead screw project and made a few changes to the program to make this work for my needs. all I needed to do was mount an encoder and put a motor on one of my dividing heads. I have since taken apart the electronics as I needed them for other projects but I am now using the DR-DRO Raspberry Pi-based rotary controller for stuff like this. The DR-DRO is much more flexible to do crazy stuff on manual machines. I am thinking about doing the same setup on my mh800e that is retrofitted to linuxcnc

Oh man! I will definitely follow this project, it will be interesting to see the changes! when you trouble shot the indramat did you try switching the motors with there respective "channels" to see if it was a motor or drive issue? I guess it doesnt really matter now that the cabinet is empty haha. I know a guy that might need an indramat drive lol

I have had a bit more time to work on the machine now that I have put my tractor back together and it is out of the way, I have mostly been messing around with the gear shifting program. It is the one RotarySMP used, I have found that the program had been forked for a MH600e which is more similar to the setup that I have so that is what I am using now. I have been able to get the programs simulator to try to shift the gearbox but i havent figured out how to add the cam position switches to the logic so it doesnt know where it is going it just moves the cams.

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