Try this: go to your directory with all G code functions etc (program_prefix).
Then: ( echo '#!/bin/bash' echo 'echo date > /tmp/M156' ) > M156 chmod 755 M156 then call M156 from EMC2 Then look at file /tmp/M156 On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mike Cinquino <mcinqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I am having a problem getting a custom M101 to work. I building a > custom tool changer and I am controlling it with an arduino board. I need to > send a BCD signal over a spare parallel port. I have a C program that > accomplishes this and I can make it work by running it from a terminal. I do > however need to run it with sudo. Because of this I also tried a bash script > that called the C program and got the same result (no response). Both work > from the command line. I get no errors from EMC2. The spare port is not > used by EMC2. It is actually the port on the mother board. My machine is > running off a PCI parallel port card. The files are also in the appropriate > directory. > > I have entered a echo command in the bash script that is shown when I run it > from the command prompt. When run from EMC2 should it appear in a terminal > window? > > I realize I could use classic ladder to accomplish this as well but I don't > see why this is not working? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Mike > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
