(Alex, note that I'm copying this thread to the emc-users mailing list, for to seed the search engines.)
Alex Hunt wrote: > I'm trying to set up an EMC2 configuration using stepper motors. I have the > 5i20 card in my computer and it loads up the default config ok - so I know > the hardware is functional. The default (Hostmot-4, right?) is for servos, > so that doesn't help me. I think that's right, the m5i20 driver does servo control only, not step generation. Hostmot2 and the hm2_pci driver can do stepgen on the 5i20. Matt Shaver is running a stepper-based machine with the 5i20 and he's reporting success, so I'm confident we can get you up and running. > Basically, I looking for some newbie instructions for how to get Hostmot2 up > and running. I was working with the Ubuntu package for EMC2 for a while, > but now I have emc2-trunk installed as run-in-place so I can experiment. I > am totally lost: ~/configs/hostmot2 does not seem to be a complete > configuration. Can you help? Well, I can try, and possibly others here on emc-users can help too. I dont actually have a CNC machine, and I've never written a complete machine configuration. The best place to start is with the existing documentation. Since you're on trunk, check this out: <http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/> I suggest you read the following fine manuals: Introduction to EMC2 Basic Configuration EMC2's interface to HAL the entire HAL section the hostmot2.9 manpage Then when your all cross-eyed from all that reading, read the sample stepper configs in configs/stepper in your Trunk sandbox, and the sample hostmot2 configs in configs/hostmot2. > (oh, I guess I should mention that I'm trying to achieve GPIO synchronized > with the motion of a gantry - in case you want to talk me out of this > path...) What exactly are you trying to achieve? It may or may not be doable, within a given limit of synchronization. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
