So is there anyone who might be interested in helping with a driver? I just
need some pushing in the right direction....
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Keeton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
> So, am I correct in assuming that the card does not have to be there for
> hal
> to load the driver for the pins? Everything is in hal show as it should be
> except I don't have the card in......I take it we are probably going to
> have
> to write a driver here? I am not a C programmer but I'll try anything
> once.......
>
> Thanks Jeff,
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Epler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
>
>
>> On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 08:54:02AM -0400, Dave Keeton wrote:
>>> I reloaded the pci_8255 driver and commented out the ax. Now it shows 72
>>> i/o
>>> pins in hal show. I still had no luck seeing inputs change states. Just
>>> an
>>> update.
>>
>> The so-called "pci_8255" driver in emc is *only* for the futurlec card
>> with 3 8255 chips and a tiger-320 PCI bridge. It will not work without
>> modification on any other type of card. (and according to user reports,
>> not even that card works when any of the ports are set to input mode)
>>
>> Jeff
>>
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