It "should" work using 0,1 or 2 if not then you may need to enter the actual address
parport.0 refers to the first port configured in the hal file, if you had two ports they would be parport.0 and parport.1 > On 20 Dec 2019, at 5:43 pm, R C <cjv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok, so I don't use the "standard/typical" address? > > 0: 0x3bc 1: 0x378 2: 0x278 ? > > > So I would want to use lp1 for my lath and lp2 for my mill. From what I > understand I need to create two profiles, which is fine > > > I see stuff in Paxton-Patterson_Lathe.hal like > > net xdir => parport.0.pin-02-out > net xstep => parport.0.pin-03-out > net ydir => parport.0.pin-04-out > net ystep => parport.0.pin-05-out > net zdir => parport.0.pin-06-out > net zstep => parport.0.pin-07-out > net adir => parport.0.pin-08-out > net astep => parport.0.pin-09-out > > > I kinda have the impression, it should be partport.1 for the next parallel > port and port.2 for the last one? > > > > thanks, > > > Ron > > On 12/19/19 10:57 PM, Phillip Carter wrote: >> In the Base Information page you can select the number of parallel ports >> >> Then in the Parallel Port 1 page you can select the parallel port using the >> numbers 0,1 or 2 in the Parport BaseAddress entry >> >> Then in the Parallel Port 2 page you can select the parallel port using the >> numbers 0,1 or 2 in the entry that has no label in the bottom centre >> >> >> >>> On 20 Dec 2019, at 4:45 pm, R C <cjv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> >>> when I run stepconf, it creates a *.hal file. >>> >>> >>> It seems that the parallel port used in there by default is "parport0" (I >>> have 3 parallel ports, 0, 1 and 2). >>> >>> >>> can I create a config for a specific port? or di I manually need to edit >>> them? >>> >>> (I would like to have one machine on lp1/partport1 and the other on >>> lp2/partport2 and not use parport0) >>> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> >>> Ron >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
