I have already done that, it moves one axis. At the moment, this doesn't seem very fun.
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Viesturs Lācis <[email protected]>wrote: > You could try a hm2-stepper sample config. Take 5i23.ini, change the > name of board to 5i25 and edit the config line to remove all the > loading firmware related things, but keep the number of stepgens, and > see, if it works. I think that for standard, trivial machine this > could be good starting point. > > Viesturs > > 2012/4/12 Erik Friesen <[email protected]>: > > After getting started, something seems funny. In the pncconf test > window, > > something is interfering with proper operation of the stepgen. It runs, > > but when it decides to stop, I have to back out of the window, and try > > again. When I run linuxcnc (2.6.0) when I try to move, it says joint 0 > > following error. I am not clear where to head in at here, I don't see > > anything to do with encoder setup anywhere. > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Peter C. Wallace <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Erik Friesen wrote: > >> > >> > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:33:05 -0400 > >> > From: Erik Friesen <[email protected]> > >> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > >> > <[email protected]> > >> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" < > [email protected] > >> > > >> > Subject: [Emc-users] Understanding the 5i25 > >> > > >> > I am beginning to get the mesa card going, but find this somewhat > >> > difficult. Some basic questions - > >> > > >> > I have the probx firmware. > >> > > >> > Can I specify which pins a particular hardware stepgen uses? > >> > >> > >> No, the pinout is hardwired into the configuration (the prob_rfx2.pin > file > >> shows the pinout) You can enable 0 through 8 stepgens via the drive > >> configuration line. Unused stepgens (or other output function pins like > PWM > >> pins) revert to GPIO if unused > >> > >> > >> > > >> > What is controlled by firmware, and what is controlled by hostmot? > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > >> > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > >> > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Emc-users mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > > >> > >> Peter Wallace > >> Mesa Electronics > >> > >> (\__/) > >> (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your > >> (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > >> Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > >> Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
