Hi Matthieu My next suggestion would have been to see if the port works but you have done that now. I suggest that you email Peter Wallace at Mesa directly. He might be able to help better.
On 2014-02-10 08:36, Matthieu Patou wrote: > Hi Marius, > > On 02/09/2014 08:46 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> Mattieu >> >> Chris did confirm that there is a bug when you dont use the default >> port. What happens if you use this line >> >> loadrt hm2_7i43 config="ioaddr=0x3bc firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT >> num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " >> Also, you must make sure that the parallel port is in EPP mode. > It's not working with this line, the port is in EPP mode it's working > well when I do stepconf. > > Matthieu. >> On 2014-02-10 00:53, Matthieu Patou wrote: >>> Marius, >>> >>> Well I have only one parallel port in this laptop and I want that the >>> 7i43 that is connected to it to the port at the address 0x3BC. >>> >>> When I connect the same 7i43 to an atom based workstation it works well >>> because the address of the port is 0x378. >>> >>> Matthieu. >>> >>> >>> On 02/09/2014 12:32 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>>> Matthieu >>>> >>>> The HAL file is correct. The PNCCONF utility will load the Mesa card >>>> drivers as it does. >>>> >>>> What you are wanting to do is load an extra parallel port. This is not >>>> the same as the 7i43 card but rather a parport. You should add to your >>>> HAL file the following stuff. >>>> >>>> Have a look at this first >>>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.4/html/hal_parallel_port.html >>>> >>>> loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out" >>>> >>>> setp parport.0.reset-time 5000 >>>> >>>> loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0 >>>> >>>> addf parport.0.read base-thread >>>> >>>> addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread >>>> >>>> addf parport.0.write base-thread >>>> >>>> addf parport.0.reset base-thread >>>> >>>> addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2014-02-09 09:41, Matthieu Patou wrote: >>>>> Hi Marius, >>>>> >>>>> See the attached file, I don't see anything related to loading the >>>>> parport driver. >>>>> It seems that the hm2_7i43 module is trying to use the default address. >>>>> >>>>> I get this on the dmesg >>>>> hm2_7i43.0: board at (ioaddr=0x0378, ioaddr_hi=0x0778, epp_wide ON) >>>>> not found! >>>>> >>>>> I suspect that I should change the line from: >>>>> loadrt hm2_7i43 config="firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT num_encoders=0 >>>>> num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " >>>>> to >>>>> loadrt hm2_7i43 config="ioaddr=0x3bc firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT >>>>> num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " >>>>> >>>>> If it is the case then it's confirmed that PNCConf has a bug because >>>>> it should generate this kind of configuration when a non default >>>>> address is specified for the parallel port. >>>>> >>>>> Matthieu. >>>>> On 02/05/2014 12:57 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>>>>> See if the address that is used when the parport driver is loaded in the >>>>>> HAL file is what you expected it to be. You can also post you HAL file >>>>>> here so we can have look at that for you. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2014-02-05 10:10, Matthieu Patou wrote: >>>>>>> Hello All, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have an atom desktop with a partport at 0x378 and a 7i43 + 7i42 >>>>>>> hooked >>>>>>> to it and it's working well with LinuxCNC 2.5.3. >>>>>>> On a thinkpad laptop I have a PCMCIA parport card at 0x3bc and when I >>>>>>> try to run Axis, after configuring this laptop for the same card, I got >>>>>>> errors about missing card at address 0x378 even though I configured it >>>>>>> to 0x3BC. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did I miss something or is the port specified during PNCConf ignored ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Matthieu. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications >>>>>>> Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. >>>>>>> Read the Whitepaper. >>>>>>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>>>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications >>>>> Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. >>>>> Read the Whitepaper. >>>>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications >>> Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. >>> Read the Whitepaper. >>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Regards /Groete Marius D. 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