Hi Bob,
Could you have a mixed-case problem?
I'll paste some lines from your files below:
> net Xstep <= stepgen.0.step
vs.
> net xstep => parport.0.pin-03-out
and
> net Xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
vs.
> net xdir => parport.0.pin-02-out
Y and Z step/dir are the same.
I stopped looking at that point.
Kim
On 01/15/2012 04:21 AM, Bob von Knobloch wrote:
> On 14/01/12 18:57, Kent A. Reed wrote:
>> Bob:
>>
>> Maybe I'm misreading this but you seem to be saying that the parallel
>> port works fine with EMC2 ("ptest.hal & ptest.xml work fine").
>>
>> If that is so, then the problem lies in your (new) configuration. You
>> can nail this diagnosis by loading Halscope and looking at the signals
>> you are sending to the parport. If they do toggle as you run G-Code then
>> I don't understand what's going on. If they don't, you have some
>> detective work to do in your hal and ini files.
>
> Hi Kent,
>
> Halscope shows that there is no signal on the parport pin, but that
> zstep (and stepgen) are producing output.
> This seems to mean that my hal is wrong.
> There have been some syntactical changes between my somewhat dated
> original and the newest EMC2, maybe I have translated wrongly.
> I have read the manuals and tried to see what is wrong, but cannot :-(
>
> Maybe some kind soul could cast a quick eye over the following and say
> "What kind of idiot wrote this then?" - or similar maybe with a pointer
> to what is wrong.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
>
> ###############################################################################
> Here is the hal section of my ini:
> ###############################################################################
> # Hardware Abstraction Layer section
> ###############################################################################
> [HAL]
>
> # The run script first uses halcmd to execute any HALFILE
> # files, and then to execute any individual HALCMD commands.
> #
>
> # list of hal config files to run through halcmd
> #+ files are executed in the order in which they appear
> HALFILE = core_stepper.hal
> #HALFILE = xylotex_pinout.hal
> HALFILE = OptimumBF20L.hal
>
> #- list of halcmd commands to execute
> # commands are executed in the order in which they appear
> #HALCMD = save neta
>
> ###############################################################################
>
> Here is my core_stepper.hal:
>
> # core HAL config file for steppers
>
> # first load the core RT modules that will be needed
> # kinematics
> loadrt trivkins
> # motion controller, get name and thread periods from ini file
> loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT base_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]BASE_PERIOD
> servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD num_joints=[TRAJ]AXES
> # stepper module, three step generators, all three using step/dir
> loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0
>
> # hook functions to base thread (high speed thread for step generation)
> addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread
>
> # hook functions to servo thread
> addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread
> addf motion-command-handler servo-thread
> addf motion-controller servo-thread
> addf stepgen.update-freq servo-thread
>
> # connect position commands from motion module to step generator
> net Xpos-cmd axis.0.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.0.position-cmd
> net Ypos-cmd axis.1.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.1.position-cmd
> net Zpos-cmd axis.2.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.2.position-cmd
>
> # connect position feedback from step generators
> # to motion module
> net Xpos-fb stepgen.0.position-fb => axis.0.motor-pos-fb
> net Ypos-fb stepgen.1.position-fb => axis.1.motor-pos-fb
> net Zpos-fb stepgen.2.position-fb => axis.2.motor-pos-fb
>
> # connect enable signals for step generators
> net Xen axis.0.amp-enable-out => stepgen.0.enable
> net Yen axis.1.amp-enable-out => stepgen.1.enable
> net Zen axis.2.amp-enable-out => stepgen.2.enable
>
> # connect signals to step pulse generator outputs
> net Xstep <= stepgen.0.step
> net Xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
> net Ystep <= stepgen.1.step
> net Ydir <= stepgen.1.dir
> net Zstep <= stepgen.2.step
> net Zdir <= stepgen.2.dir
>
> # set stepgen module scaling - get values from ini file
> setp stepgen.0.position-scale [AXIS_0]SCALE
> setp stepgen.1.position-scale [AXIS_1]SCALE
> setp stepgen.2.position-scale [AXIS_2]SCALE
>
> # set stepgen module accel limits - get values from ini file
> setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [AXIS_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
> setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [AXIS_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
> setp stepgen.2.maxaccel [AXIS_2]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
>
> ###############################################################################
>
> Here is my OptimumBF20L.hal
>
> loadrt probe_parport
> loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378"
> setp parport.0.reset-time 5000
>
> addf parport.0.read base-thread
> addf parport.0.write base-thread
> addf parport.0.reset base-thread
>
> net spindle-cw <= motion.spindle-forward
> net coolant-mist <= iocontrol.0.coolant-mist
>
> setp parport.0.pin-01-out-invert 1
> net spindle-cw => parport.0.pin-01-out
> net xdir => parport.0.pin-02-out
> net xstep => parport.0.pin-03-out
> setp parport.0.pin-03-out-reset 1
> net ydir => parport.0.pin-04-out
> net ystep => parport.0.pin-05-out
> setp parport.0.pin-05-out-reset 1
> setp parport.0.pin-06-out-invert 1
> net zdir => parport.0.pin-06-out
> net zstep => parport.0.pin-07-out
> setp parport.0.pin-07-out-reset 1
> setp parport.0.pin-14-out-invert 1
> net coolant-mist => parport.0.pin-14-out
>
> #net estop-ext <= parport.0.pin-10-in-not
> net estop-ext <= parport.0.pin-10-in
> net min-home-x <= parport.0.pin-11-in-not
> net max-home-y <= parport.0.pin-12-in-not
> net max-home-z <= parport.0.pin-13-in-not
>
> setp stepgen.0.position-scale [AXIS_0]SCALE
> setp stepgen.0.steplen 1
> setp stepgen.0.stepspace 0
> setp stepgen.0.dirhold 35000
> setp stepgen.0.dirsetup 35000
> setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [AXIS_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
> net min-home-x => axis.0.home-sw-in
> net min-home-x => axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in
>
> setp stepgen.1.position-scale [AXIS_1]SCALE
> setp stepgen.1.steplen 1
> setp stepgen.1.stepspace 0
> setp stepgen.1.dirhold 35000
> setp stepgen.1.dirsetup 35000
> setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [AXIS_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
> net max-home-y => axis.1.home-sw-in
> net max-home-y => axis.1.pos-lim-sw-in
>
> setp stepgen.2.position-scale [AXIS_2]SCALE
> setp stepgen.2.steplen 1
> setp stepgen.2.stepspace 0
> setp stepgen.2.dirhold 35000
> setp stepgen.2.dirsetup 35000
> setp stepgen.2.maxaccel [AXIS_2]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
> net max-home-z => axis.2.home-sw-in
> net max-home-z => axis.2.pos-lim-sw-in
>
> net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
> net estop-ext => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in
>
> loadusr -W hal_manualtoolchange
> net tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-change => hal_manualtoolchange.change
> net tool-changed iocontrol.0.tool-changed <= hal_manualtoolchange.changed
> net tool-number iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number => hal_manualtoolchange.number
> net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare =>
> iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
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