This is where Stepconf can help the someone less versed in the config files though - you can make multiple machine setups and then go through the .hal and .ini files and marry the two together to get the results you want without really having to know the details of the hal and ini files.
I created my benchtop mill setup with stepconf on the motherboard parport, then when I wanted to add a second port I made another mill configuration that only had the items I wanted (the limits and other sensors, a few output controls) and then just took those pin assignments and changed the parport.0 to parport.1 and pasted into my benchtop config file - saved a lot of time and guessing. The hardest part was getting the addresses correct for two ports - I think for my card I have 3 addresses loaded but it only creates 2 ports - I forget where I got that hint from but the card needed 2 addresses to fully address everything. When I go home tonight maybe I can remember to offload a copy of my config file and post the header to give you some help. Greg Michalski www.distinctperspectives.com >>Kirk >>I have added.. >>loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x9000 >>addf parport.0.read servo-thread >>addf parport.0.write servo-thread >>to my hal file (hopefully in the right places). Can I not configure the >pins through the step config wizard? >> >> >No, you can't use stepconf to configure this. Stepconf is intended to >make it easy to set up simple machines, or to provide a starting point >for more complex machines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
