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[01:08:29] <CIA-48> EMC: 03chris * rb7bc9daddccc 10/cia: testing cia from git
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[01:32:19] <CIA-48> EMC: 03chris * r7a2c71e40739 10/VERSION: mark version specially
[01:35:18] <cradek> is it really true that you can't find a certain commit by id in gitweb?
[01:51:34] <jepler> cradek: I think you can form the URL but I don't think there's a way to create the link using the gitweb search functionality
[01:52:27] <jepler> http://emc2.timeguy.com/gitweb?p=emc2-experimental.git;a=commit;hb=b7bc9daddccc "testing cia from git"
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[15:02:50] <skunkworks_> http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,11267.0.html
[15:34:51] <jepler> ahaha
[15:34:51] <jepler> http://www.machsupport.com/MachCustomizeWiki/index.php?title=Rs274ngc.h
[15:34:57] <jepler> #define ISNT !=
[15:35:51] <cradek> #define SET_TO =
[15:35:53] <cradek> I love it
[15:36:10] <cradek> * cradek waves at his old friend, the emc1 code
[15:47:08] <skunkworks_> heh
[15:48:31] <cradek> it was so otherworldly
[15:49:09] <skunkworks_> I thought this was interesting
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69469&page=2
[15:49:33] <skunkworks_> no floating point math - if jon is right
[15:50:42] <skunkworks_> come a long way - huh :)
[15:51:03] <skunkworks_> I am still tempted to buy some of those servos.
[15:52:25] <cradek> well I have played with git merges and rebases, and I think I'm getting comfortable with it
[15:52:38] <cradek> still trying to fight my way through jeff's three documentation URLs
[15:53:09] <cradek> what servos?
[15:54:11] <jepler> I assume he means those itty bitty servos I got
[15:58:23] <skunkworks_> yes
[16:00:13] <cradek> yeah, those are neat
[16:01:28] <jepler> with any luck, Chris is just about done designing me motor mount variations
[16:01:52] <jepler> I'll get the encoder cables wednesday, then I can make up a connector for the mesa servo boards
[16:02:33] <cradek> haha, I've only drawn about 5 variants so far, I'm just starting
[16:03:19] <cradek> jepler: if we end up with a version that takes a 1/4 ID bearing, I've got a ton of them
[16:03:48] <cradek> jepler: the big expense will be the flex couplers at $20+ each
[16:03:49] <jepler> those are the size of the bearings that the far-end of the screws sit in, too
[16:04:08] <cradek> I wish I had a feel for how it would work without them.
[16:04:13] <jepler> I still haven't measured the ODs of those
[16:04:34] <cradek> whatever mine are might be different anyway.
[16:04:44] <jepler> yeah
[16:04:50] <jepler> Is there a common OD for each ID?
[16:05:04] <cradek> I don't know
[16:05:16] <jepler> I assume a typical OD is way under 1"
[16:05:25] <jepler> 1/2 or 5/8 maybe?
[16:05:40] <cradek> the ones I have may be 1" OD
[16:05:51] <jepler> that is too big, the hole circle for the motors is 1"
[16:06:04] <cradek> hm.
[16:07:33] <skunkworks_> your thinking belt reduction?
[16:07:43] <cradek> hey the clamp-on couplings would work well on dowel pins
[16:07:53] <cradek> skunkworks_: hoping for direct drive.
[16:08:04] <skunkworks_> oh - cool
[16:08:20] <cradek> but we don't have a good feel for whether it would work ok.
[16:08:48] <jepler> skunkworks_: if you press on the end of the shaft, there's a fair bit of motion. chris wants to fix that by having a thrust bearing
[16:09:41] <skunkworks_> neat. usually they have a spring behind the bearing race to take up slack (flat spring) I would think your steppers where the same way
[16:10:28] <cradek> there's some feeling of spring, but not much at all
[16:11:00] <cradek> jepler: how many inch-pounds are the motors?
[16:11:06] <jepler> cradek: approximately zero
[16:12:06] <cradek> I'm looking at the flexible shaft couplings. they give a "peak torque" which I bet means "they will bust if you go over this"
[16:12:21] <jepler> 4 lb-in stall, .625 lb-in continuous
[16:12:22] <cradek> I was wondering how stout these would have to be to "probably" not break no matter what you do
[16:12:29] <cradek> whoah
[16:13:22] <cradek> ok, so the ones rated 12-16-28-42-67-84, which are the choices with 1/4 on one end, would be ok.
[16:13:40] <jepler> I know that the first 3 numbers are chest, waist, hips. what are the others?
[16:13:59] <jepler> (I like big couplings and I cannot lie)
[16:14:14] <cradek> there are six couplers with 1/4" on one end; those are the inch-lb ratings for all six models.
[16:14:29] <cradek> what's the motor shaft diameter again?
[16:14:57] <jepler> I think we decided this datasheet says they are within the range .1561 - .1564
[16:15:14] <cradek> = 5/32
[16:15:14] <jepler> .1565 = 5/32
[16:16:53] <jepler> incidentally, enco has 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 OD for 1/4 ID ball bearings
[16:17:04] <cradek> http://www.mcmaster.com/#6208k131/=288r8u
[16:17:27] <cradek> hm, 1" length 1" OD
[16:17:41] <cradek> 1" OD is a problem with the 1" bolt circle too
[16:17:59] <jepler> yeah, hm
[16:18:18] <cradek> next one down is 3/4 OD
[16:18:18] <jepler> or else we're gonna end up with two plates or something
[16:19:25] <jepler> the threaded holes are #6. What OD spacers do you end up with #6 screws? Does that leave enough room with a 3/4 OD coupling?
[16:20:57] <jepler> mcmaster has 1/4" OD
[16:21:13] <jepler> (smallest OD)
[16:21:26] <jepler> so you need a coupling less than 3/4 for them to not touch
[16:22:06] <jepler> there's a 5/8, 6208K3
[16:22:59] <cradek> 12 oz-in "peak" is getting down into the worry category for me
[16:23:15] <cradek> (I've seen these things break a few times)
[16:23:31] <cradek> but 12 >> 4 I suppose
[16:23:49] <cradek> I'm thinking about the moving-full-speed-crash-into-something-hard case though
[16:24:00] <jepler> the stall current is 9A and the drivers will be operating with a 3A current limit
[16:24:08] <jepler> so I don't think I can hit 4 lb-in anyway
[16:24:33] <cradek> yeah but you've got something with at least a little mass spinning pretty fast
[16:25:51] <jepler> I see what you mean
[16:26:45] <jepler> if we start with a cheap rigid coupler instead of a flex coupler, what's the downside? have I damaged the motor in the meantime, before I decide it's a bad idea?
[16:30:11] <skunkworks_> some people have had motor shafts actually break if the alignment isn't perfect.
[16:31:43] <cradek> yeah in this case, I bet the weakest part by far will be the motor shaft, and it might flex.
[16:36:33] <skunkworks_> Have you measure the shaft? the ad says 3.5mm-7/64
[16:36:44] <skunkworks_> measured
[16:37:28] <skunkworks_> heh that comes out to 2 different sizes .137 and .109
[16:39:11] <SWPadnos> maybe it's 3.5mm minus 7/64 = 0.028 :)
[16:39:26] <jepler> pretty sure I mic'd it and it came out 5/32
[16:43:16] <jepler> of course, I can barely read micrometers and calipers
[16:43:38] <jepler> skunkworks_: huh, their stock is up to 53
[16:46:23] <skunkworks_> I saw that ;)
[16:47:55] <skunkworks_> jepler:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58546&highlight=snapped+shaft
[16:48:31] <jepler> "oh snap"
[16:53:21] <cradek> "If you get the bellows type, I would suggest the stainless version over the aluminum type, which are really only suited for encoder loads."
[16:54:48] <cradek> hmm.
[16:55:16] <jepler> mcmaster's "high precision bellows shaft couplings" have peak torques as low as 0.7 lb-in .. they also cost a bundle
[16:55:51] <BJT-Work> this is the coupling I used on the plasma cutter from the nema 23 stepper to the Z axis shaft 6208K168
[16:56:12] <jepler> busted any of them yet?
[16:56:17] <BJT-Work> kinda pricey but works well
[16:56:19] <BJT-Work> nope
[16:56:44] <BJT-Work> I used them to connect both sides of the Y gantry too
[16:57:09] <BJT-Work> peak torque of 156 in lbs
[16:57:27] <BJT-Work> nema 23 double stack motors
[16:57:54] <jepler> lbs? or ozs?
[16:58:37] <BJT-Work> in-lbs.
[16:59:26] <BJT-Work> the coupling torque that is
[17:02:19] <BJT-Work> you can see one in this picture
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/johnplctech/Plasma%20Cutter/?action=view¤t=Plasma012.jpg
[17:02:51] <BJT-Work> these did not work
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/johnplctech/Plasma%20Cutter/?action=view¤t=Plasma004.jpg
[17:04:33] <skunkworks_> I don't understand why those are so popular (love joy style)
[17:04:43] <BJT-Work> cheap!
[17:05:01] <skunkworks_> they work great for coupling pumps and such - but servo/steppers
[17:05:04] <skunkworks_> ?
[17:05:20] <jepler> bbl, lunch
[17:12:30] <alex_joni> skunkworks_: we have such on the smaller servos on the bots
[17:12:38] <alex_joni> they work without issues
[17:42:23] <SWPadnos> thanks for noticing
[17:43:22] <alex_joni> skunkworks_: yeah
[17:43:30] <alex_joni> like in BJT's picture
[17:44:56] <alex_joni> we have both this kind:
http://www.supermechengineer.net/encoder.jpg
[17:45:11] <alex_joni> and this:
http://www.tantexcorp.com/products_limg/20090225203629.gif
[18:18:02] <jepler> this is the style that cradek is suggesting to me :
http://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/115/gfx/large/6208kp1l.gif
[18:28:36] <skunkworks_> jepler: neat - should work great.
[18:31:05] <skunkworks_> are you going to have to bore them out to fit - or do they have the sizes you need?
[18:44:54] <skunkworks_> jepler: how much was shipping on the servos you got?
[18:45:42] <jepler> skunkworks_: let me check
[18:50:46] <jepler> skunkworks_: looks like $10 on 4 motors
[18:51:06] <skunkworks_> wow - very nice.
[18:51:29] <jepler> UPS ground
[18:56:24] <jepler> cradek: hm, mcmaster has no pulleys with 5/32 bore size that I can find
[18:58:24] <skunkworks_> do they have any with 1/8 holes?
[19:00:10] <jepler> you're thinking to bore it out? yeah, they do
[19:01:08] <skunkworks_> yes
[19:01:26] <skunkworks_> chris has the technology ;)
[19:02:46] <cradek> I'm not at all sure I have the technology to bore a deep 5/32 hole
[19:02:50] <cradek> more skill than technology
[19:03:19] <skunkworks_> wait - I thought you fixed clocks and such ;)
[19:03:55] <jepler> .563 depth
[19:08:53] <skunkworks_> http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=317-5616&PMPXNO=19499014&PARTPG=INLMK32
[19:12:50] <skunkworks_> I am sure there are less expensive ones.
[19:13:10] <cradek> skunkworks_: no holes on a watch are 1/2" deep...
[19:14:12] <skunkworks_> after seeing you guys bore out a holder on your little lathe at the last cncfest - I don't think you would have a problem.
[19:15:32] <skunkworks_> or make one out of drill rod
[19:15:56] <jepler> the whole pulley? I think I want a timing belt type, that's hard to make on a lathe
[19:16:26] <skunkworks_> I ment the boring tool.
[19:16:38] <jepler> oh duh
[19:17:22] <jepler> Notes: [2] Peak values are theoretical and supplied for reference only
[19:21:10] <skunkworks_> heh
[19:24:25] <mozmck> hey skunkworks
[19:25:03] <skunkworks_> Hello
[19:25:33] <mozmck> how is your servo drive coming? your are sam from the fest right?
[19:25:36] <jepler> cradek: I see that I was wrong about there being a separate manpage about things to configure with 'git config'
[19:26:05] <skunkworks_> mozmck: yes :) are you the texan?
[19:26:17] <mozmck> :) yes
[19:27:07] <skunkworks_> I have not touched the servo drive since I got back. (busy building a garage atm)
[19:28:11] <skunkworks_> I almost started working on the kerney and trecker but got side tracked putting a air compressor togather. (it was in the way_
[19:28:13] <skunkworks_> )
[19:29:07] <mozmck> I see. I need to fix up a good compressor too. I have an old 2 stage that I think will work if I work on it a little.
[19:29:18] <skunkworks_> http://www.electronicsam.com/images/KandT/DSCCurrent.JPG
[19:29:25] <skunkworks_> it is actually in this picture also
[19:30:25] <mozmck> Are you going to run the k&t with your servo drive?
[19:30:33] <skunkworks_> yes
[19:31:11] <mozmck> that should be interesting.
[19:31:18] <skunkworks_> yes ;)
[19:32:15] <mozmck> cradek: did you get a chance to look at my second Makefile patch?
[19:32:52] <jepler> cradek: git config --global allg "log --stat"
[19:32:57] <jepler> err
[19:33:04] <jepler> git config --global alias.lg "log --stat"
[19:33:11] <jepler> then you can 'git lg' and get --stat specified by default
[19:35:21] <jepler> cradek:
http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/Aliases
[19:36:24] <cradek> thanks
[19:36:39] <cradek> I guess they don't want the equivalent of .cvsrc because it might break scripts that use these commands.
[19:36:39] <jepler> it looks like you can't automatically add flags to a builtin command, you have to choose and remember to use a different command name
[19:39:17] <cradek> skunkworks_: that tool is good for a $20 "snap" noise
[19:39:45] <skunkworks_> Heh - only if your not careful. ;)
[19:42:36] <skunkworks_> monday must be mach monday for me.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82753
[19:43:11] <skunkworks_> I like the last post.
[19:43:14] <cradek> mozmck: I see it on the list now. It definitely looks right to me...
[19:43:59] <mozmck> ok. I spent another 15 minutes sat night and figured that out.
[19:44:21] <cradek> you stayed awake later than me then...
[19:46:01] <mozmck> not much. looks like everything else runs fine here.
[19:46:36] <cradek> ok I will get it committed for you, and thanks again
[19:47:10] <micges> http://imagebin.ca/view/mW9Z7mh.html
[19:48:39] <micges> how can it be?
[19:49:25] <alex_joni> is it homed?
[19:49:43] <alex_joni> micges: I assume you want to show that you jogged outside the machine limits
[19:49:44] <micges> http://imagebin.ca/view/SesmPKk7.html
[19:49:50] <micges> yes
[19:50:18] <micges> it's homed
[19:50:58] <micges> I bet that isn't allowed
[19:51:33] <micges> it shows message that limit are exceeded but allow jog further
[19:54:41] <cradek> micges: can you say how to reproduce this problem?
[19:55:52] <micges> run trunk sim_mm
[19:55:56] <micges> home all
[19:56:05] <micges> ang jog in -x direction
[19:56:06] <micges> thats all
[19:56:27] <jepler> happens in configs/sim?
[19:56:41] <micges> yes
[19:57:23] <SWPadnos> interesting. I can jog to -254.00 mm
[19:57:56] <jepler> it stops at -40 inches for me
[19:58:28] <jepler> that looks like it lines up with the working volume
[19:58:38] <alex_joni> MIN_LIMIT = -254
[19:58:44] <SWPadnos> Y stops at -254.00 as well, which is within the volume
[19:59:27] <alex_joni> X & Y are -254 .. 254 mm
[19:59:29] <SWPadnos> ok, interesting
[19:59:31] <jepler> -40 is my inifile minimum
[19:59:35] <jepler> inches here
[19:59:35] <alex_joni> Z is -50.8 .. 101.6
[19:59:38] <jepler> sim/axis.ini
[19:59:41] <micges> ok letme rip again
[19:59:43] <jepler> F1 F2 ctrl-home hold left arrow
[19:59:45] <alex_joni> jepler: he said axis_mm.ini
[19:59:53] <SWPadnos> it looks wrong in the perspective view, but it's correct if I look at a Z plane view
[19:59:59] <jepler> oh, I missed "mm"
[20:00:25] <SWPadnos> ah, and that's because Z is not at the bottom of the work volume
[20:01:07] <jepler> yes, sim/axis_mm.ini also works just fine. same keystrokes
[20:01:48] <SWPadnos> yep. it's working as expected here
[20:01:57] <micges> maybe bugs shows only on dapper ? ;)
[20:02:07] <jepler> dapper here
[20:02:11] <SWPadnos> I was testing on Jaunty, so could be :)
[20:02:14] <SWPadnos> nope
[20:02:42] <jepler> now, I haven't updated recently..
[20:02:57] <SWPadnos> I have - in the last couple of days
[20:03:13] <micges> I was messing with Exceed soft limit messages, ant on all my rips I suddenly can jog past soft limits
[20:03:21] <SWPadnos> though the version I'm testing with is 2.3.0_~beta1
[20:03:32] <jepler> that's a silly version to test
[20:03:33] <cradek> oh, so you broke it :-)
[20:03:59] <micges> but I have 2 clean installs to test
[20:04:00] <SWPadnos> I'm with cradek on this one :)
[20:04:14] <micges> and screens are from there
[20:04:20] <alex_joni> * alex_joni fires up a fresh dapper
[20:05:07] <jepler> I did cvs up, make, and run; it's still OK here
[20:05:40] <micges> heh ok
[20:05:48] <micges> I'm gonna trace it
[20:06:30] <cradek> micges: about your comment on the helix_length code: that code you copied is right, the theta is wrong
[20:06:48] <cradek> the problem is earlier
[20:07:23] <micges> cradek: let me look
[20:07:33] <cradek> er, circle.angle
[20:08:28] <cradek> it decides to do the full circle instead of the small arc
[20:08:54] <micges> I saw that angle is sometimes different
[20:09:06] <micges> it is 6
[20:09:07] <cradek> notice the DTG is 2 * pi * I word
[20:09:14] <micges> then 7
[20:09:25] <micges> suddenly 15
[20:09:51] <micges> to all: jogging works correnct in 2.2.9
[20:09:54] <cradek> I expect that it's 2pi + a little
[20:10:08] <cradek> 7 or 15 would surprise me
[20:10:45] <micges> maybe all params are connected somehow so then strange numbers
[20:13:56] <micges> cradek: so the problem is in pmCircleInit() ?
[20:14:26] <micges> maybe some overflow with 10^10 numbers ?
[20:18:36] <alex_joni> micges: jogging works fine here
[20:18:50] <alex_joni> dapper, with just updated 2.4.0~pre
[20:21:34] <micges> ok I found it
[20:21:39] <micges> Issuing EMC_TRAJ_SET_TELEOP_VECTOR -- (+231,+84, +25,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,)
[20:21:39] <micges> Issuing EMC_TRAJ_SET_TELEOP_VECTOR -- (+231,+84, +26,0.000000,30.383333,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,)
[20:21:39] <micges> I
[20:21:52] <micges> those messages I get while jogging
[20:22:18] <alex_joni> with sim_mm ?
[20:22:33] <micges> yes
[20:23:25] <micges> those I get on 2.2 and they are correct: Issuing EMC_AXIS_JOG -- (+124,+24, +13, +1,30.383333,)
[20:23:27] <alex_joni> I only get jog/abort
[20:24:46] <alex_joni> are you sure you're not running some other kins maybe?
[20:27:52] <micges> searching
[20:29:21] <micges> ok found it, hidden file .axisrc was accidently copied and executed on axis run :|
[20:36:11] <micges> good night all
[20:47:31] <alex_joni> good night all
[20:48:01] <jepler> I wonder what you can write in axisrc to evade soft limits
[20:48:20] <jepler> soft limits are supposed to be enforced in task
[20:50:43] <alex_joni> jepler: right, but if it manages to send TELEOP jog messages, then task will probably do the wrong thing
[20:51:13] <alex_joni> teleop messages aren't checked against axis limits iirc
[20:51:17] <jepler> I see
[20:51:22] <alex_joni> they should be checked against joint limits
[20:51:56] <alex_joni> anyways.. g'night
[20:55:48] <jepler> see you alex_joni
[22:37:36] <CIA-48> EMC: 03cradek 07TRUNK * 10emc2/src/Makefile: two more fixes for "make install", thanks Moses McKnight
