Have you read the integrators manual? I thought it did a good job explaining how you can choose to configure your system.
The users manual is good if you are going to be a machine operator. If you are building a machine, you rise to the level of "integrator" and the integrator manual does a good job IMHO of explaining how and what threads you need, how modules in the hm2 firmware are accessed, pinouts determined, etc. It's dry, technical reading, but I didn't find anything in there that wasn't right, and with a few nights reading, I had a 7i43 / 7i47 system running. Not sure if this is the latest: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Erik Friesen <[email protected]> wrote: > I have some basic understanding of linking. My frustration more lies in > understanding the basic concepts behind what needs to get loaded, and why, > which isn't really explained anywhere. Gene H. sort of hit the nail on the > head. For example, why do I need to loadrt motion-command-handler on one, > but not with software stepping? (Only an example) If I was to search to > figure this out, where would I begin? > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On 4/12/2012 10:06 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: >> > I don't mind writing my own, its just that details are so sketchy and I >> > don't know where to get information. I am blindly kludging around trying >> > to get a grasp on basics here. >> > >> >> There is a learning curve to all of this. Do you know what hal pins >> and signals are ? How to link pins together in hal? >> How to set a hal pin or signal value? How to use halscope and halmeter >> (super handy software tools)? >> If not, you should go back and read some of the manual sections, >> otherwise not much of this will make sense. >> Once you understand basically how the hal layer works, all of this will >> make a lot more sense. >> If you just try and cut and paste things, it won't work. >> There is a lot of documentation on the LinuxCNC.org website and it is >> very well done. >> >> Dave >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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
