On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 22:05 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip > I haven't even gotten that far, this is trying to use axis to enable it > and 'spin' it by issueing the pwm and dir sigs. I don't have the outputs of > Steve's card even connected to the spindle controller card yet, I'm at the > point of trying to get the card to actually recognize that its supposed to do > something, like run the relays etc. But there is nothing coming out of the > pwm pin on the parport but a nice, solid at 50 mv, logic zero.
I made a shot in the dark suggestion, sorry. I reread your first post. You have pwmgen.0.pwm connected to parport.0.pin-16-out, but Halmeter shows FALSE for both pins. I assume you had an RPM high enough for Halmeter to catch at least some of the pulses. Did you get anything from Halmeter for pwmgen.0.enable, pwmgen.0.value? I am guessing you have motion.spindle-speed-out connected to scale.X and then pwmgen.0.value, motion.spindle.on connected to pwmgen.0.enable and motion.spindle.forward and reverse connected to parport.0.pin-xx-out pins? > I assume you meant the gcode S'number' command? Yes. > I'm printing the hal manual right now. It might have a clue or 7, if I can > recognize it when it bites me on the ankle. :) > > This is something that I configured the last time I ran stepconf, so > theoretically, all I should have to do is hook it up and go unless theres a > bug in stepconf or I have some duff hardware. These are pins that have not > been previously utilized. > > Side note, this is a reversable motor and controller, and I was surprised to > see that there isn't any provision for reversing it in axis. In manual mode, I think there should be a spindle feature on the screen with a CW icon, Stop, CCW icon, + and - buttons. I believe AXIS checks the configuration and shows only the buttons that are configured. Maybe by seeing if the .ini file(s) have a line with motion.spindle.forward, motion.spindle.reverse, etc. present or connected. F9, F10 should do CW and CCW also? Or do you mean reversing the signal settings? > And I have used > it in reverse a few times when sharpening a bit with a diamond wheel. > However, with the A axis working so I can rotate the bit I'm sharpening > accurately, I shouldn't have to do that any more. My brain is tapping out. Good luck. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
