Re: BDI-TNG installed and working

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "j.guenther" <j.guenther@v...> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I have BDI-TNG installed and working on my shop computer. It is a

Pentium

> 266 with 64MB ram, CD, floppy and 3.3GB hard disk. It is not

configured

> with networking or a printer. Everything seems to be working fine

and I am

> able to make parts with it.
>
> I just saved off my emc.ini file to floppy along with all my part

files

> before I did the install. After completing the installation of

BDI-TNG I

> copied my emc.ini file to /usr/local/EMC/emc.ini and changed it to

use

> freqmod.o instead of steppermod.o along with uncommenting the PERIOD
> parameter. It could probably still stand some tuning to get better
> performance but it is working and that is what is important. Motion

is I

> think better than with BDI-TNG but I cannot be real sure of that.
>
> My milling machine is a Sherline 5400 with 85oz/in motors on all

three axis

> so I am not trying for extreme feed rates, only what I need to make

parts on

> this size of machine. I now need to start configuring EMC for the

4th axis

> since I will be getting a CNC ready Sherline rotary table for my

birthday at

> the end of this month.
>
> John Guenther
> 'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
> Sterling, Virginia

Way to go !! Add some mem and change your ini file to reflect this and
you will see a big improvement with speed.

Frank