Re: EMC and Taig w/ MicroProto

BDI 4.49 is quite different than EMC2. The version of EMC on the BDI
distro is EMC at the lower levels, with some parts of EMC2 at the
higer levels. BDI development branched from EMC quite some time ago.
The configuration method and flexibility is drastically different
between the two. EMC2 is quite flexible in it's handling of hardware.
You can get more info www.linuxcnc.org.

~petev

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@...>
wrote:

>
> Erick wrote:
>
> > The main problem is I'm quite the novice with this. I had the mill
> > working with the software that came with it on an old DOS box I

had

> > but the machine died and I had no luck getting replacement parts

that

> > old. I thought I would give the EMC a try. So far I've gotten the

X

> > axis to move faintly but nothing more. It's frusterating to be so
> > close yet so far away.
> >
> >>I've got a box and the disks sitting next to mine, but have not

had time

> >>to run them up yet, it is still running Mach3 or DOS, but I want

to get

> >>the EMC2 stuff running as well.
> >>
> >>One thing you will need is to 'enable' the controller via pin 1

on the

> >>parallel port before the step and direction will work.
> >
> > I'll look through the software and see if I can find where to do

that.

>
> Well mine has worked out of the box!
> The BDI 4.49 had a problem with the network stuff, but the sherline
> setup is running the taig with only a problem that at full speed

the

> motors stall.
>
> So we probably need to consider Peter's comment. How old is your
> machine? The step and direction board came in 2003 according to my

info,

> so if the machine is older than that, then it will need converting.
>
> I' in the process of playing with the configuration files so that I

can

> sort out the speed problem and I'll post the 'Taig' set as soon as

I'm

> happy with them.
>
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