RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which version of EMC?

Dan,

I never saw a reply to your posting.

It is possible the directory is causing a problem. I am installed in
/usr/local/nist/emc on both machines and it works.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Falck [mailto:dfalck@...]
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 10:18 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
> Cc: emc@...
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which version of EMC?
>
>
> Tim,
> Ok, I set up:
>
> 1. freqmod.o in emc.ini
> 2. uncommented "period" again and set it to an unrealistically
> large number
> ie 1.00004
> 3. started it up and got this:
>
> emcsh.cc 321 emcStatus buffer not available (this came up 10 times)
>
> then:
>
> emcsh.cc 3794 can't establish communication with emc
>
> Could my directory structure have any effect on it? This program is under
> /usr/local/emc15Mar/emc
> since I have about 3 different versions going on this computer.
>
> I also tried increasing cycle time wherever I found it and it
> didn't help any.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
> At 09:27 AM 4/21/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dan,
> >
> >I also get that error message a couple of times and then the
> Tkemc interface
> >comes up. I have also tried it on a Pentium 133 and it does work if I set
> >the period sufficiently high. I had asked about this message and am told
> >that it is additional error reporting added in to troubleshoot.
> Previously
> >the interface would poll for this status buffer and not tell you
> it was not
> >found yet. The interface keeps looking for the buffer and once
> it is found
> >it will come up. Takes about 5 secs on my system (AMD K6 500).
> >
> >Tim
> >[Denver, CO]
>