> Chris Morley wrote:
> > I may have missed notification of this..but is the hal_m5i20 driver removed
> > for 2.3?
>
> No, the hal_m5i20 driver has not been removed.
>
> A different driver with a similar name, hm2_5i20, has been removed
> because it has been supplanted by the hm2_pci driver.
Ok I talked to Big John about Hal_m5i20 driver write-up being removed from the
manual.
He seemed to think the hal_m5i20 driver was removed...hence my Email.
Maybe I confused him....
Thanks for confirming Jeff and Seb.
>
> Users of the m5i20 driver are totally unaffected by this change, and all
> old m5i20 configs will continue working without any config changes.
>
>
> > Personally (I use the hal_m5i20 driver) I find the hostmot2 documents a
> > little
> > sparse- for instance how are the servo and step driver pins distributed
> > across the three connectors.
> > It seems to me I will have to actually go load the driver in the computer
> > on my lathe before
> > I can figure out how to connect the HAL pins. Have I missed some docs?
>
> The hostmot2 docs do not contain pinout information because it does not
> exist. The hostmot2 driver does not have a particular pinout; the
> pinout comes from the firmware that the hostmot2 driver sends to the
> AnyIO board. Each firmware has different pinout, and there are many,
> many firmwares available.
>
> Each firmware *does* have its pinout described in a .PIN file, which is
> available in /usr/share/doc/emc2-firmware-mesa-$BOARD-hostmot2 (if you
> installed the firmware debian package), and it's in
> src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/firmware/$BOARD if you're compiling from
> the CVS source.
Ok thanks I will look at that.
Could this pinout description be added to the manual ?
>
>
> None the less, this pinout thing is a frequently asked question, and I'm
> open to suggestions on how to describe the situation more clearly in a
> place people are likely to find it.
>
I'll let you know if I think of anything in the future.
One thing I would suggest is writing up a Hostmot2 sample that would emulate
the original driver -I guess that is the 4 channel servo/8 step driver firmware
with the step drivers turned off? Does that end up being compatible with
the 7i33 servo driver ? again I would guess yes but....
_________________________________________________________________
So many new options, so little time. Windows Live Messenger.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA
-OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise
-Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation
-Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD
http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H
_______________________________________________
Emc-developers mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
