Re: some of the strange problems with EMC [asimtec]

Hi group

I am runing EMC with default startup code as G21
I have seen that if you use emc with default startup code as G21
and exit the program then it cant store and recall the work offsets
correctly.
for examle if workoffsets were x=-1 y=-1 z=-1 (all in mm)
when you exit and reopen emc then work ofssets are set to
x=-25.4 y=-25.4 z=-25.4

And sometimes i have noticed when you run program using G54 then
all the three axes start to travel towards an unknow position to
touch there hard limits. i think this may be due to the problem with
workoffsets storage problem.

There is another troubles if EMC is used in metric (mm) units (that
is if your default startup code is G21 or you enter G21 from MDI)
the SetCordinates dialog box found in scripts menu doesnt works.


i would suggest people to please set the default startup code to
G21 in ini and experiment with EMC to check these bugs of the
software.

No doubt EMC has lot of good features that are unmacthable to many
commercially available programs. In my country most people use metric
system (mm). If these problems are fixed then i think it will build
lot of confidence in people using them

regards

Asim



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Asim Khan" <asimtec@y...>
wrote:

> Thanks Ray and Jon for replying to my post about "G54,G55"
>
> I have noticed (many times) that sometimes when you run a program

and

> then you run another program next time (without closing and re
> running) the interpreter runs this second program with a Feed value
> which was being used in the last program. Although this second
> program has the command for feed (for example F500).
>
> Also I've noticed that sometimes G28 homes the axes at very slow

feeds

> although the feed in program is much higher.
>
> Sometimes when you run a program and interpreter encounters for
> example "g01 x5 y10" and axis starts moving to some very strange
> positions mostly towards hardware limits!
>
> Another problem i've seen is that EMC displays old error message.

Like

> if you had +ve limit on x axis once, and you get get -limit on y

axis

> then EMC displays the old message that "+Ve limit on x-axis".
> It seems as if the message boxes being displayed in EMC lag by on

Old

> message.
>
> I am using BDI-EMC version 2.16 and I had tried the previous

versions

> also but all had these problem. I am using Servo2Go 8 axis Card.

and

> my display program is tkEMC.
>
> Please suggest what might be wrong?
>
> regards
>
> asim
>
> [asimtec]