I just noticed github is the preferred way to share files so here's the url for the hal and ini files
https://github.com/nalui333/cnc_stuff Thanks again. On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 6:54:34 PM UTC-4, ziggy wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I've bounced around the forums etc a bit. I'm trying to get my machinekit > -> BBB -> Xylotex DB25 cape -> parallel port cable -> gecko g540 -> 3 x > nema 23 motor moving. > > This is just an electronics software test before mounting and calibrating > etc. > > I've disabled the fourth axis in the Xylotex.hal and ini files (which i've > attached ). > > Any help to pin point what i might have missed would be great. > > Things i've done: > * tested pin connectivity on the db25 cable for each pin with a > multimeter, no open circuits detected and the pins are one to one which i > assume is the straightthrough kind > * tested gecko with the 48V power supply that comes with the kit from > automation technologies the motors are powered and humming (not sure if > that's a good or bad thing) > * hal configuration tool/plugin on axis shows pulses/signals being > generated on emcmot.xx for both pos and vel cmd pins for all three axes. > Same for the motor.xx.command pins > * I can software jog etc but nothing moves the motors > * i have the pin 1 and pin 10 of the xylotex bbb cape connected per my > understanding of the instructions on xylotex website to have a normally > closed connection between the two > * I also have the typical estop connection wired for the gecko (tested > and working. > * tested all db9 connections to make sure they are wired according to > geckos docs as well. > > > Let me know if there's any other information I'm missing that might help. > All and any help is greatly appreciated. > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
