Re: Unusually long pauses

No memory managers or anything else running. I'm booting straight
into DOS. Windows isn't even installed on this PC. It does dual
boot with EMC linux, but I'm booting into DOS.

Yes, the pauses seem repeatable. I'll try to grab some of the code
that is causing it tonight or tomorrow.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "turbulatordude"
<davemucha@j...> wrote:

> Very odd indeed.
>
> do you have any memory managers or other DOS stuff running ?
>
> you boot to DOS, not a Dow window ?
>
> it seems like you might be suffering from some software overhead
> problems. As T-CNC only needs a little memory it 'can' run in

lower

> ammounts, but when it comes to number crunching, it may be that the
> CPU is sharing too much with something else.
>
> Also, are the pauses repeatable ? if you can, post a section of

the

> code from _before_ the last good cut, continuning thru the cut

after

> the pause.
>
> Dave
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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "logiccooling"
> <logiccooling@y...> wrote:
> > My mill has been "pausing" for 3-7 seconds before some, but not

all

> > G02 and G03 curves while cutting. I'm wondering why this is
> > happening. At first I thought that it was a problem with the
> > programming of the NC file, but after carefully studying them by
> > hand, I have found no apparent reason that it should.
> >
> > A quick run-down of my computer:
> > PIII 850 with 512 MB RAM
> > Running DOS 6.2 and TurboCNC
> >
> > I'm running Camtronics 600 oz.-in. servo motors and Gecko G320s.
> > Using a 36V, 20A Iota Power Supply
> >
> > Does this sound like a hardware or a software problem? The NC
> files
> > appear to have no reason to pause, and the mill runs great with

G00

> > and G01 codes, but sometimes in code that has G02 and/or G03
> curves,
> > it has unusually long pauses, much longer than is needed to take

up

> > the backlash in the leadscrews. Is my computer not fast enough

to

> > run this? Do I need more "processing horsepower" to calculate

the

> > movement for curves quickly?