On Thu, 18 Sep 2014, p...@wpnet.us wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:56:32 -0500 > From: p...@wpnet.us > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help... > > Ok, new information. It seems spindle operation is being disabled due to > complaints about "unexpected real time delay", without any visible notation > in LinuxCNC that anything has been disabled due to an error (poor form). > > To summarize the setup: > > The PC is one I built a year and a half ago, though I put in a new SSD dirve > for this retasking of the PC. The PC is 100% dedicated to the lathe. > > It's based on an ASUS F1A55-M LX Plus R2 motherboard, with an AMD A8-3850 > CPU (4 core, 2.9 GHz) and 4GB of ram. I put a basic cheap video card in it > since I'd read that the onboard graphics were often a problem, but this > "unexpected realtime delay" seems to exist with either graphics adapter. > > The install was from a USB thumb drive with the latest hybrid ISO image, > installing LinuxCNC 2.6.3 with all it's defaults. I didn't have the PC on > the 'net when I did the install as I had to make a long cable to connect it, > but I did do the available updates and upgrades later and they had no effect > on this issue. > > Output in syslog: >
A couple things: 1. A real time delay will not disable anything (well unless it longer than a watchdog timeout period, this was not) 2. You have real time issues with your hardware (~289 usec latency at least one time). This should be fixed before proceeding http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?back=TroubleShooting 3. At one time on board video was suspect but this is not neccesarily the case anymore Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
