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[00:00:58] <Mr_Mayhem> It has to be satisfying to see an old machine become alive again.
[00:01:42] <CHNCguy> it is, very much so
[00:01:46] <Mr_Mayhem> A lot of machines like that have some real history.
[00:01:49] <CHNCguy> Im a young guy too :D
[00:02:01] <Mr_Mayhem> Heh, the machine is older than you.
[00:02:11] <CHNCguy> my machines were made in the 80's same time I was born lol
[00:03:17] <Mr_Mayhem> Yeah. Did you ever page through one of those 1960's machine shop how to kind of black and white books? Those guys were so clever. Badass.
[00:04:01] <Mr_Mayhem> I had found a website with tons of that, but I forgot it.
[00:05:33] <Mr_Mayhem> Old school metal shop kind of stuff. They made their jigs for their jigs.
[00:05:45] <Mr_Mayhem> And so on, hehe.
[00:06:46] <Mr_Mayhem> You said you have leadshine drives. Are you happy with that brand?
[00:08:12] <CHNCguy> ya those books are awedsome
[00:08:44] <CHNCguy> I like them, have not used them on my chnc yet, I will in a week or so an see how the fair :D
[00:09:52] <Mr_Mayhem> The tormach mill uses them, 3 phase ones in lieu of servos, because more torque down low rpm.
[00:10:29] <Mr_Mayhem> More torque than servos at low rpm.
[00:10:50] <CHNCguy> yup, thats why I got them
[00:10:53] <Mr_Mayhem> I forget if they have encoders and feedback or not.
[00:11:03] <CHNCguy> mine do
[00:11:10] <CHNCguy> and autocorrect just like servos
[00:11:38] <Mr_Mayhem> Wow, so you get to figure out the servo loop tuning process. I so want to play with that.
[00:12:01] <Mr_Mayhem> I guess its the best of both worlds.
[00:14:20] <CHNCguy> I think it is, the software auto tunes
[00:14:27] <CHNCguy> ;D
[00:14:48] <MacGalempsy> have you had luck with autotune?
[00:16:00] <CHNCguy> for my hybrid steppers/servos?
[00:16:25] <Mr_Mayhem> Don't you still have to put them on the machine first?
[00:16:40] <CHNCguy> mine come already tuned out of the box
[00:17:13] <Mr_Mayhem> Are they the kind where the control is built into the end of the motor, or external boxes?
[00:17:15] <CHNCguy> I can hook it up to the machine and then fine tune them, but I don't it will be necessary, my travel on my machines are kinda small
[00:17:33] <CHNCguy> external drive
[00:17:48] <CHNCguy> I would not want the drive to be on the machine...
[00:18:14] <Mr_Mayhem> I see, coolant and flying chips, etc.?
[00:18:43] <CHNCguy> yup, and operators/people LOL
[00:19:52] <Mr_Mayhem> So the dynamic differences of loaded or not does not affect the tuning parameters much?
[00:20:12] <Mr_Mayhem> They just come pre-tuned? Or maybe have to redo it?
[00:20:43] <CHNCguy> well, the inertia of the motor is importantfor tuning
[00:21:11] <CHNCguy> and final tune could be done, but thats the main point that needs to be tune IMHO
[00:21:52] <CHNCguy> but I don't think I will need to final tune it
[00:21:55] <CHNCguy> we will see ;D
[00:24:21] <CHNCguy> so where u at mayhem? Im in floida ;)
[00:24:44] <Mr_Mayhem> I was in florida, now las vegas, nv.
[00:24:57] <Mr_Mayhem> I did Orlando area for a while.
[00:25:01] <CHNCguy> Thats where we moved from lol
[00:25:05] <Mr_Mayhem> hehe
[00:25:11] <CHNCguy> nice
[00:25:14] <Mr_Mayhem> I hear a lot of that.
[00:25:27] <Mr_Mayhem> The two vacation cities.
[00:26:28] <CHNCguy> yup ;)
[00:26:30] <Mr_Mayhem> I figure some day I will see who is around doing cnc stuff. For now I am just getting the cnc thing going so I can cut speaker parts.
[00:27:05] <CHNCguy> cool, so just hobby for ya?
[00:27:17] <Mr_Mayhem> I have an electronics/software background, not machine stuff.
[00:27:40] <Mr_Mayhem> Yes and no. I want to make it my main thing, but now is just a hobby.
[00:27:52] <CHNCguy> haha, im an RN, soon to be Nurse Practitioner LOL
[00:28:17] <Mr_Mayhem> Hehe, now that is some role dynamic range.
[00:28:33] <CHNCguy> useto be EE
[00:28:44] <Mr_Mayhem> Those folks make money. General or specialised?
[00:28:52] <CHNCguy> Psych NP
[00:29:04] <CHNCguy> I like drug and detox
[00:29:05] <Mr_Mayhem> Wow, I have a best friend who does that.
[00:29:33] <Mr_Mayhem> She tells me often of her daily happenings.
[00:29:40] <CHNCguy> haha, ya its fun :)
[00:29:47] <CHNCguy> Crazy, but fun
[00:30:10] <Mr_Mayhem> Lots of drama. Like when they get put in to the hospital, but walk out and everyone is searching for them....
[00:30:15] <Mr_Mayhem> hehe
[00:30:39] <CHNCguy> haha ya been there haha
[00:31:30] <Mr_Mayhem> I heard some folks doing tele-medicine via video link. That sounded like maybe less stress, but the pay is usually tied to being there and running a daily thing.
[00:32:13] <CHNCguy> ya insurance companies are crazy, so many stipulations for reimbursement
[00:33:14] <CHNCguy> I would really like to design and market my own cnc lathe
[00:33:27] <Mr_Mayhem> Nevada just allowed nurse practicioners to run their own practice without needing a supervising doctor. They feel liberated. The doctors are like, yeah, good luck with that idea.
[00:33:50] <Mr_Mayhem> There are so many mills out there, but maybe not so many lathes in the diy/hobby world.
[00:34:27] <CHNCguy> Ya, I want a MD to cover my ass, if I wanted to be a doc I would have gone to med school LOL
[00:34:42] <CHNCguy> I like working with someone who knows more, (supposedly)
[00:35:11] <Mr_Mayhem> Often the doc is the greater idiot, and it's the nurse who knows their shit.
[00:35:32] <CHNCguy> I second that statement....
[00:36:26] <Mr_Mayhem> The schooling emphasis creates that difference. Different focus.
[00:37:00] <CHNCguy> true
[00:37:14] <Mr_Mayhem> So what kind of lathe do you think the market needs?
[00:37:25] <CHNCguy> so ur mill got a tool changer?
[00:38:23] <Mr_Mayhem> No, but it could for like $8000.00. For that I could buy like 5 of the original machine. There are 80mm spindles with toolchanger head.
[00:39:06] <Mr_Mayhem> But they are crazy expensive. and I would lose precious z height, of which I have only 60mm.
[00:39:32] <CHNCguy> wow thats not alot :S
[00:39:41] <Mr_Mayhem> It an entry level router mill.
[00:40:02] <CHNCguy> gotta start somewhere :D
[00:40:09] <Mr_Mayhem> The real value I suppose is that I learned all the basics on it.
[00:40:16] <Mr_Mayhem> yeah.
[00:40:57] <CHNCguy> true true
[00:41:09] <Mr_Mayhem> I have to go for a bit, nice chat.
[00:41:12] <CHNCguy> well im off to bed, see ya later mayhem and the linuxcnc crew
[00:41:16] <CHNCguy> night man
[01:26:19] <Loetmichel> mornin'
[02:02:43] <Deejay> moin
[02:03:01] <Deejay> hi uw
[02:03:29] <uw> moin Deejay
[02:03:32] <uw> moin Loetmichel
[02:03:42] <uw> kalt again
[02:03:48] <Deejay> hi Loetmichel :)
[11:14:57] <IchGuckLive> hi all
[11:44:12] <cradek> matt! how are you?
[11:44:35] <mshaver> hey Chris! I'm OK, just looking for PCW...
[11:46:31] <cradek> just say his name and he often appears
[11:46:53] <mshaver> He just replied to an IM :)
[11:48:05] <cradek> magic
[11:48:31] <mshaver> He really is sometimes!
[11:51:08] <skunkworks> meeting him in person - I can 'really' say he is AI...
[11:51:24] <skunkworks> heh
[11:51:25] <cradek> I'm finally convinced he's probably not a robot
[11:51:30] <skunkworks> *can't
[11:52:06] <mshaver> He looked fairly real to me, though I didn't examine him that closely :)
[11:57:56] <cradek> and it's never occurred to me until now that it's weird to be surprised that I see him on irc so often, because every time I see him on irc I'm also on irc.
[12:04:54] <jdh> I'm always on IRC ( via screen(1) )
[13:01:57] <jdh> hate to keep asking, but perhaps someone will be lurking.
[13:02:09] <jdh> Anyone have a chinese 3020 or 3040 router?
[13:02:29] <jdh> or a white ink tattoo
[13:02:54] <IchGuckLive> jdh: naibhor shop ownes a 3020
[13:03:39] <IchGuckLive> http://www.ebay.de/itm/CNC-3020-Router-Engraver-Drilling-Milling-machine-Neu-/280680085334
[13:03:52] <jdh> IchGuckLive: close enough. Is it suitable for non-tiny-pitch PCB?
[13:04:10] <IchGuckLive> offcause
[13:04:28] <IchGuckLive> but why not going to build a better one yourself
[13:04:41] <jdh> because it's already built
[13:05:05] <jdh> I assume they have the normal chinese tb6550 drivers?
[13:06:08] <kengu> it might be easier to buy a ready made chinese one than to try source all the parts and build
[13:07:59] <jdh> yeah
[13:08:15] <jdh> though, I do have spare electronics
[13:19:52] <archivist> do you have a mill though
[13:23:28] <jdh> I have a mill and lathe
[13:23:32] <jdh> and a router
[13:23:43] <jdh> but, the router is kind of Z sucky
[13:23:49] <archivist> you can use one of those rather than get new
[13:24:02] <archivist> fix the problem !
[13:24:35] <jdh> yeah, I think it has picked up some lash issues also. It is made with HDPE nuts and acme screws
[13:24:39] <archivist> some just bolt on a fast spindle assy instead of the usual
[13:25:50] <archivist> putting the money into fixing the current toys can be better than buying a new "no better" thing
[13:25:51] <jdh> http://tinyurl.com/m6ysbrl <- My slots have issues.
[13:27:14] <archivist> I replaced one axis on my mill recently, not too difficult
[13:27:53] <IchGuckLive> im off bye
[13:28:06] <jdh> my current router is very slow. I was hoping the 3020 would be speedier
[13:28:10] <archivist> jdh, do you have a rotary axis?
[13:28:40] <jdh> nope
[13:29:19] <archivist> you can hide all your backlash issues to make encoder wheels with a rotary with unidirectional g code
[13:31:46] <jdh> the wheel was just an example. My initial goal for a cnc machine was to make PC boards
[13:32:11] <jdh> which I've come to understand is not a great method, but I would still like to do so.
[13:34:07] <archivist> you need ballscrews or proper backlash control for high resolution work
[13:34:32] <archivist> sprung nuts can be enough for that sort of light work
[13:34:50] <jdh> fixing my current router with better bearings, screws, nuts would be prohibitive.
[13:45:31] <Jymmm> Tom_itx got your Smart Car right here... YEOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZc2wD0F_GI
[13:54:03] <ries> Slowly getting somewhere :
http://skitch.rvantwisk.nl/~rvt/bmk/tmp/Main-20131217-143715.jpg
[14:25:44] <skunkworks> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUajH5BCOUQ&feature=youtu.be
[14:30:38] <asah> anyone with mesa hardware using smartserial devices with 5i23?
[14:31:19] <ries> skunkworks: Second version is speedy gonzales mode? :D
[14:31:28] <skunkworks> yes :)
[14:31:56] <ries> skunkworks: so, the difference is that the controller doesn't come to a halt anymore?
[14:32:25] <skunkworks> instead of 1 segment look ahead - it is 40
[14:32:32] <ries> Ooo nice
[14:33:35] <mshaver> Can anyone offer advice on optimizing keyboard jogging? If I hold down an arrow key for a long time, there is a long delay before the key up event is recognized. Ideas?
[14:36:12] <ries> skunkworks: the planner isn't used when using a A axis (indexer), right?
[14:36:43] <ries> mshaver: I never exprienced that myself, but I can imagine that the RTAI takes to many resources from the UI?
[14:36:52] <asah> hey skunkworks. =) how goes?
[14:37:16] <asah> can I steal your configs?
[14:38:58] <skunkworks> configs?
[14:39:01] <asah> I have the IO on my maho hooked up! now going to get the servo +-10v hooked up
[14:39:09] <asah> your linuxcnc config
[14:39:26] <asah> you also did the gearbox setup .comp right?
[14:39:28] <skunkworks> ries, the planner is always used.
[14:39:56] <skunkworks> oh - Hi asah!
[14:40:23] <skunkworks> I don't have them with me - but I could get them tonight and put them up on my site
[14:40:52] <asah> that would be wonderful.
[14:42:27] <skunkworks> asah, pcw_home is the owner of mesa - is is good at answering questions also
[14:42:48] <asah> yes indeed. I am already bugging peter over email. =)
[14:50:58] <skunkworks> asah,
http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/testing/config/
[14:51:08] <skunkworks> I think that is the latest comp...
[14:51:12] <asah> nice, thanks!
[14:51:29] <skunkworks> don't be too hard on me.. It was my first realtime componant :)
[14:51:33] <asah> this is not a maho though.
[14:51:39] <skunkworks> no
[14:51:44] <asah> this is the machine from the video
[14:51:46] <asah> right
[14:52:08] <skunkworks> correct. you might try to contact nick
[14:52:16] <asah> meuller?
[14:52:18] <skunkworks> yes
[14:52:27] <asah> does he hangout here?
[14:52:31] <asah> or email best?
[14:52:42] <skunkworks> I have not seen him on here
[14:52:43] <skunkworks> yes
[14:52:45] <skunkworks> email
[14:52:46] <asah> his was only 4 speed, but it would certainly get me going.
[14:52:55] <andypugh> asah I have a 5i23, and use sserial.
[14:52:58] <asah> if you have it, could you pm it to me?
[14:53:07] <skunkworks> sorry - no..
[14:53:18] <skunkworks> (I don't have it - you could try through the forum...)
[14:53:31] <asah> hello andy, your posts are quite enlightening.
[14:53:34] <Tom_itx> what is the 5i23?
[14:53:37] <andypugh> I have auto gear detection on my mill. It's working well.
[14:53:38] <asah> good to meet you.
[14:54:14] <asah> cool. I am not quite at the changer level yet. still getting the basics up.
[14:54:46] <andypugh> http://linuxcnc.org/dapper/index.php/english/forum/47-hal-examples/27071-automatic-spindle-gear-detection
[14:55:19] <asah> I have my smartserial io cards hooked up (7i70 and 7i71) and working on getting my 7I83 servo out card going
[14:55:50] <skunkworks> I was always going to have the K&T check the spindle encoder vs the spindle motor encoder and check to make sure it was in the right gear - but we have had 0 missed shifts so far
[14:56:20] <Tom_itx> don't fix it if it ain't broke
[14:57:25] <asah> andypugh: cool. the shifter on my maho is a bit complex, ill be pretty happy when I have it just shifting to each of the gears. your auto solution looks like a nice way to go on top of that though... bookmarking for later.
[14:57:48] <asah> I am looking for example ini files using smart serial devices
[14:58:21] <asah> that I can use as a launchingboard.
[14:58:25] <andypugh> I don't think I touch the INI with my configs.
[14:58:46] <andypugh> It all ends up in HAL.
[14:59:09] <Tom_itx> i don't think you do either
[14:59:30] <andypugh> What you can do is connect everything up, then run some command-line HAL to figure out what pins you have.
[14:59:35] <Tom_itx> asah do you have a board that supports sserial?
[14:59:45] <Tom_itx> ^^ what he said
[14:59:54] <Tom_itx> halcmd show pin
[14:59:55] <asah> yes I do
[15:00:04] <Tom_itx> will get you goin
[15:00:11] <andypugh> halrun // loadrt hostmot2
[15:00:16] <andypugh> loadrt hm2_pci
[15:00:18] <asah> ok. ill play with that. it will all autoconfigure? =)
[15:00:19] <andypugh> show pin
[15:00:26] <Tom_itx> yes
[15:00:57] <Tom_itx> the sserial io just shows up once it's connected
[15:01:03] <skunkworks> asah,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0rVbVixMw8
[15:01:08] <andypugh> The hardware will auto-conf. You need to decide how to connect the pins.
[15:01:35] <andypugh> You might want to conside loadrt hostmot use_serial_numbers=1
[15:01:56] <asah> I am seeing encoder ins and stepgen outs.
[15:02:34] <asah> 4 channels of pwm etc. those are all defaults for hostmot2 right?
[15:02:42] <asah> I don't have any encoder ins for instance.
[15:02:48] <andypugh> If that is all you see then it probably means that the sserial boards are not powered.
[15:03:21] <asah> ok.
[15:06:40] <andypugh> You probably just need to set jumpers for cable power in a few places, and supply 5V to the 7i44 (if you are using a 7i44)
[15:17:11] <asah> pretty sure its setup right.
[15:17:33] <asah> cable power on the 7i44, field power on the 7i70 etc.
[15:19:24] <andypugh> So, the 7i44 is powered from the 5i23, and the 7i70 is powered separately?
[15:19:33] <asah> yes
[15:20:38] <andypugh> I think my stuff is all the other way round, wit the 5V feed to the 7i44 powering the serial peripherals via the cables. (I suspect that doesn't work with a 7i70)
[15:21:12] <asah> I wish the 7i44 had some leds on it.
[15:21:32] <asah> I setup the debug flags on loadrt hostmot2 and see sserial 0
[15:21:35] <asah> so none are found.
[15:21:42] <andypugh> Is the 7i70 in "operate" mode on the jumpers?
[15:22:04] <asah> need to give it a firmware though.
[15:22:06] <asah> looking...
[15:23:34] <andypugh> 7i70 shouldn't need firmware.
[15:25:55] <asah> yes, 7i70 is in OP mode
[15:27:20] <PCW> if its got 5V and field power (and is connected to a sserial port) it should just work
[15:27:46] <PCW> what LEDs are on on the 7I70
[15:28:43] <asah> cr33, cr9
[15:29:21] <asah> sorry, cr36 c68
[15:29:36] <PCW> yellow and red?
[15:29:37] <asah> sorry again... cr36 cr8
[15:29:44] <asah> yes
[15:30:18] <PCW> OK thats right (with no comms)
[15:30:47] <PCW> what is the hostmot2 config line in your hal file
[15:31:26] <asah> hi peter... =)
[15:31:51] <asah> I tried with no config line
[15:32:12] <asah> then just loaded the firmware for SVST4_8.BIT
[15:32:13] <PCW> needs one
[15:32:37] <andypugh> I have been using the 5i25 too much
[15:32:42] <andypugh> You need :
[15:32:49] <andypugh> loadrt hostmot2
[15:33:17] <andypugh> loadrt hm2_pci config="firmware=SVST4_8.BIT"
[15:33:43] <andypugh> Except, SVST4_8.BIT has no smart-serial modules, and that is probably the issue.
[15:33:44] <asah> still get sserial: 0
[15:33:48] <asah> ok.
[15:33:54] <PCW> 1. needs firmware with sserial that matches your 7I44
[15:33:56] <PCW> 2. needs a sserial config line (my experience is that it does not work without this)
[15:33:57] <asah> is there a known one that does?
[15:34:25] <asah> known firmware that is.
[15:34:38] <asah> I could use the Fabs one we hacked on a few months back.
[15:34:42] <PCW> the one you had with fanuc did
[15:35:19] <PCW> what actually do you want on the config?
[15:35:57] <asah> this is the setup I emailed you about.
[15:36:29] <andypugh> I have one for 7i44 + 7i49 + 2 x 7i39. I doubt you want that one really though :-)
[15:36:32] <asah> I am still no pro with linuxcnc, so I am unsure which components get configured where, what needs to be pushed into firmware, vs configured later"
[15:36:55] <asah> andy, that one is close to what I need actually.
[15:37:51] <asah> basically I want to use the 7i70 and 7i71 for IO. and the 7i83 for servo +- control
[15:37:53] <andypugh> You need to load a firmware into the 5i23 (from the loadrt hm2_pci line) which puts the right things on the right headers. (though you can generally plug the harware to suit the firmware, rather than the other way round)
[15:37:55] <asah> 10V control
[15:40:19] <asah> PCW, I tried that firmware and now I can see sserial devices.
[15:40:23] <asah> had to move cables around
[15:40:24] <PCW> using a 7I83 (sserial +- 10V servo interface) means that you need at least sserial ports if you
[15:40:26] <PCW> want them connected to a 7I44, and you want encoders that will be a SVSS config of some type depending
[15:40:27] <PCW> on the encoder daughtercard
[15:40:53] <PCW> Yeah you need sserial firmware for sserial devices :-)
[15:41:04] <asah> yeah yeah.
[15:41:24] <Tom_itx> andypugh did you see my bitfile builder page?
[15:41:26] <asah> hard to know if it is missing in the firmware or if it is because of my devs not plugged in etc.
[15:41:58] <asah> PCW: yes I want them connected to a 7i44, I just bought the encoder card you recced.
[15:41:59] <andypugh> I have an SVSS6_8 here, does that sound right?
[15:41:59] <andypugh> Tom_itx: No, I didn't.
[15:42:11] <Tom_itx> http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/emc/xilinx/xilinx14_install_index.php
[15:42:18] <Tom_itx> you should have a crack at one
[15:42:26] <asah> so I show a single sserial device.
[15:42:31] <Tom_itx> see if the directions work
[15:42:40] <asah> SSerial 1:
[15:43:11] <andypugh> Looks handy. What I think might be useful would be a simple web page that lets you configure the required pinout, then emails you the requested bifile when done. :-)
[15:43:31] <Tom_itx> heh
[15:43:44] <andypugh> I have built a few bitfiles with the tools in the LinuxCNC version fo Hostmot2
[15:43:44] <asah> only sees the 7i71, not the 7170.
[15:43:59] <asah> probably cause the FABS.BIT is hacked,
[15:44:44] <PCW> maybe wrong channel?
[15:45:11] <PCW> ISTR that 4 channels were Fabs and 4 were sserial
[15:45:35] <alex_joni> PCW: hi
[15:46:06] <asah> PCW your memory is better than mine!
[15:46:17] <PCW> I kind of wish that the driver would list the sserial pins (even if unused)
[15:46:34] <PCW> Hi alex_joni
[15:47:59] <asah> aha!
[15:48:16] <asah> yes, you are right peter, the bottom half were sserial
[15:48:21] <flughafen> how many of you guys have sound-damping cases around your mills?
[15:48:22] <asah> now I see two of the devices.
[15:48:25] <asah> in and out
[15:48:35] <asah> 7i70 and 7i71
[15:48:44] <asah> is there even a driver for the 7i83?
[15:50:08] <asah> nevermind me... I don't think I have 7i83 powered correctly.
[15:53:16] <andypugh> flughafen: Not me, I need the space to work round it more than the quiet
[15:53:35] <flughafen> that is something to think about too
[15:53:51] <PCW> they all have the same driver
[15:54:05] <asah> powered up and showing up!
[15:54:09] <asah> alright... nice progress.
[15:54:21] <flughafen> i have no power in the garage, so I'd have to have a machine in my apartment, but I live in germany where they are kind of crazy about noise levels, I got a complaint just on saturday at 7pm because I used a drill machine for 30 seconds
[15:54:46] <flughafen> so i migh thave to put the mill purchase off till I move
[16:30:18] <Deejay> gn8
[16:32:21] <ries> gents, I just found this gcode 'the net' : N2480 G02 X55.794 Y30. I0. J-.794 F0.
[16:32:31] <ries> That would not be valid, right because it has zero feedrate
[16:32:40] <ries> Or does F0. has special meaning?
[16:49:29] <cradek> an arc with F=0 would be an error in linuxcnc
[16:56:04] <asah> why do my hostmot2 pins say DIR IN when they are analog outs?
[16:57:39] <asah> seems to work ok
[16:58:40] <JT-Shop> something is draining the battery down on my GL1800. I disconnected the negative wire from the battery and connected my Fluke 77 to 300ma input then connected to the negative terminal and the ground wire
[16:58:51] <ries> cradek: yup, thought so already.
[16:58:54] <JT-Shop> the meter read 3.25, is that 3 ma
[16:59:08] <JT-Shop> I've never measured ma on the meter :(
[16:59:51] <asah> seems like the 7i83 does not put out voltage on the enable pins when its hi?
[17:00:49] <asah> enable seems to shut the voltage on and off on the corresponding analog out pin, but it doesn't seem to be changing the pin voltage (of the enable pin)
[17:02:22] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop any radio etc on standby?
[17:02:44] <Tom_itx> that's barely enough current to light an led
[17:08:42] <andypugh> asah: I think you need to view the "enable" outputs as switches.
[17:09:00] <andypugh> They allow current to pass when on.
[17:10:31] <andypugh> So, a typical connection would be +5V to the high side of the drive opto, then - side of drive opto to ENA0+ then ENA0- to ground.
[17:11:47] <andypugh> This is an advantageous scheme, as it means that the enable outputs are fully isolated.
[17:12:14] <andypugh> "Six uncommitted OPTO coupler outputs are available for drive enable use. The ENA outputs are floating switches so can be used for active high and active low drive enables. Output rating of the switches is 50 mA max at 100VDC max . Note that the enable outputs are polarized and can be damaged with reverse polarity. For active high drive enables. ENAN+ should go to the appropriate positive power supply and ENAN- to the driv
[17:12:14] <andypugh> enable input. The drive enables also control the analog out. When a channel is disabled, its cooresponding analog output is forced to 0V."
[17:14:15] <JT-Shop> Tom_itx, no. infact I just put a new battery in the bike because I thought the 09 battery was shot
[17:15:30] <Tom_itx> water get in something causing a drain?
[17:17:41] <JT-Shop> I don't think so Honda uses some really good connectors
[17:17:57] <Tom_itx> that's not much current
[17:18:05] <Tom_itx> it could be almost anything
[17:18:06] <asah> got it. that makes sense
[17:28:10] <andypugh> JT-Shop: Alarm?
[17:28:20] <andypugh> Clock?
[17:28:38] <andypugh> Alarm Clock?
[17:28:42] <Tom_itx> it's only 3ma
[17:29:12] <Tom_itx> that would take a while to drain a batter
[17:29:13] <Tom_itx> y
[17:33:39] <JT-Shop> andypugh, everything should be shut down with a max current draw of 120ma IIRC
[17:46:55] <PCW> asah: HALsignal directions can be confusing, the analog outputs are HAL inputs (driven by a HAL output like the PID output pin)
