Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Emc

Keith Rumley wrote:

> > this at times on my system. I'm not sure what causes it but the gcode file
> > that I take from my windows will drop a few characters when I copy it to
> > my EMC machine. G0X10Y20 may now be G010Y20.
>
> I've had this happen twice. (2mb+ files.) Error from console was something
> similar to 'no G word on line'. When I popped it up in the editor, the line
> was blank. I think it was a stray CR from Windows, as the file had run
> without problem in simulation. (NCSentry).
>
> - Keith
>
> >From the help.txt file in /usr/loca/emc/:
> " If it's DOS format, it needs to be converted back
> to Unix format, which means the CR characters (decimal 13) need to be
> LF characters (decimal 10). This can be easily done at the Unix prompt
> using the 'tr' text replace program, e.g.,
>
> tr -d \\r < emc.run > new.run
>
> which deletes all return characters, leaving the newlines alone, and
> puts the result into new.run."

If you copy the files with FTP, make sure it sets the file type to ASCII, not
binary. This will help it come across properly.

Jon