Re: [Emc-users] Why does it not work?

[Charlie W. <cha...@co...>]

Thank you for your response.

Just was is the "ini file" and how do you find it?
I look in the EMC documentation but could find an answer.

Charlie
> Hi Charlie.
>
> It looks like emc thinks some limit switch someplace is telling the  
> machine not to move.  Probably the position displays are dark red  
> rather than yellow or dark green.  If that is the case, you should be  
> able to change the polarity of every limit variable in the ini file  
> and it should start.  If you still have problems, send me a copy of  
> the ini file that you are using.  There are some issues with trying to  
> run on laptops but I know of a few COMPAQs running emc okay.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
> Charlie White wrote:
>
>> I am using the EMC software on the CD that I purchased from SHERLINE  
>> to run an XYLOTEX three axis board. I made a cross over DB25 cable to  
>> connect my COMPAQ laptop to the board. I have check the cross over  
>> cable with the EMC documentation and with Jeff at XYLOTEX and feel  
>> the cross over cable is properly wired, at least there is no smoke.
>>
>> I am using the circle program from the SHERLINE documentation for  
>> EMC. With EMC in AUTO, BACKPLOT, and ESTOP RESET highlighted I click  
>> JOG X- or JOG X+, I get this error message:
>>
>> 1 - command (EMC_TASK_PLAN_RUN) cannot be executed until the machine  
>> is out of E-stop and turned on
>>
>> If I click the ESTOP RESET to deselect (grayed out), select MANUAL  
>> then click run I get this error message:
>>
>> 1 - command (EMC_AXIS_JOG) cannot be executed until the machine is  
>> out of E-stop and turned on
>>
>> The XYLOTEX board voltages are set to 3 and appears to function.
>>
>> What is going on?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Charlie White
>> San Diego
>
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