Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
So here is what I have done.(Recommended by another user) The pci_8255 showed up in both components and functions but nothing in pins under Hal Configuration. So I commented it out and did this... In the m5i20_io.hal file - loadrt hal_ax5214h cfg=0x220_iiooiioo(Copied from demo_mazak) Now I show 56 I/O points in Hal Configuration and Hal Meter under pins.Does this mean it worked I assume? Do I have to modify the driver to get the remainder of the I/O points in pins? Do I need to go ahead and hook up a switch or led to confirm? Thanks, Dave - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 21:36 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: So I have installed the PCI-DIO-96 board in the computer.Ubuntu picked it up in the Device manager and called it by name.How do I go about loading the pci_8255 hal driver, What file do I modify in the config directory, How do I know if EMC2 sees the board and its I/O points? Dave If you look in the Integrator's Manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf chapter four indicates that the [HAL] section of the .ini file for the configuration you are running, has an entry(ies) called HALFILE =. These HALFILE ='s will list the .hal files that are part of the initialization for starting your configuration in EMC2. One of these files will have loadrt somedriver and_options in it. You will need a loadrt entry for your 8255, plus an entry to add the driver to a thread, something like addf somedriver name_of_thread. You can do a Find for addf in the manual to get more information. If you start EMC2 and if the driver loads properly, you should be able to start Halmeter and see the new Hal pins in the pin list. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
Make that 48 I/O points instead of 56 - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver So here is what I have done.(Recommended by another user) The pci_8255 showed up in both components and functions but nothing in pins under Hal Configuration. So I commented it out and did this... In the m5i20_io.hal file - loadrt hal_ax5214h cfg=0x220_iiooiioo(Copied from demo_mazak) Now I show 56 I/O points in Hal Configuration and Hal Meter under pins.Does this mean it worked I assume? Do I have to modify the driver to get the remainder of the I/O points in pins? Do I need to go ahead and hook up a switch or led to confirm? Thanks, Dave - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 21:36 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: So I have installed the PCI-DIO-96 board in the computer.Ubuntu picked it up in the Device manager and called it by name.How do I go about loading the pci_8255 hal driver, What file do I modify in the config directory, How do I know if EMC2 sees the board and its I/O points? Dave If you look in the Integrator's Manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf chapter four indicates that the [HAL] section of the .ini file for the configuration you are running, has an entry(ies) called HALFILE =. These HALFILE ='s will list the .hal files that are part of the initialization for starting your configuration in EMC2. One of these files will have loadrt somedriver and_options in it. You will need a loadrt entry for your 8255, plus an entry to add the driver to a thread, something like addf somedriver name_of_thread. You can do a Find for addf in the manual to get more information. If you start EMC2 and if the driver loads properly, you should be able to start Halmeter and see the new Hal pins in the pin list. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
Hi Dave. Fascinating experiment. The ax driver is intended for a 48 IO ISA card but I'd hook up a switch to one of the inputs and see if it changes in the HAL. If it does then we can look into that iioo config stuff and see if we can expand. I'd try the switch on several of the inputs. One for each set of 8 inputs. You need pull up or pull down resistors depending on the nature of your board. In my early experiments with this stuff I was able to lock up the PC while doing some of this stuff. Don't be surprised if your's does. Rayh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 09:08:23 -0400 Make that 48 I/O points instead of 56 - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver So here is what I have done.(Recommended by another user) The pci_8255 showed up in both components and functions but nothing in pins under Hal Configuration. So I commented it out and did this... In the m5i20_io.hal file - loadrt hal_ax5214h cfg=0x220_iiooiioo(Copied from demo_mazak) Now I show 56 I/O points in Hal Configuration and Hal Meter under pins.Does this mean it worked I assume? Do I have to modify the driver to get the remainder of the I/O points in pins? Do I need to go ahead and hook up a switch or led to confirm? Thanks, Dave - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 21:36 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: So I have installed the PCI-DIO-96 board in the computer.Ubuntu picked it up in the Device manager and called it by name.How do I go about loading the pci_8255 hal driver, What file do I modify in the config directory, How do I know if EMC2 sees the board and its I/O points? Dave If you look in the Integrator's Manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf chapter four indicates that the [HAL] section of the .ini file for the configuration you are running, has an entry(ies) called HALFILE =. These HALFILE ='s will list the .hal files that are part of the initialization for starting your configuration in EMC2. One of these files will have loadrt somedriver and_options in it. You will need a loadrt entry for your 8255, plus an entry to add the driver to a thread, something like addf somedriver name_of_thread. You can do a Find for addf in the manual to get more information. If you start EMC2 and if the driver loads properly, you should be able to start Halmeter and see the new Hal pins in the pin list. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2.
Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
Dave, that driver is for a 48 i/o thats all there is on the AX card ( 2 8255 chips) the Futurlec ( pci_8255) has 3 chips thus the diff in i/o points tomp - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
By default the outputs of the 8255 are pulled high by a 100K resistor. Jumper W1 will flip that. See pages 3-11,12 of the manual. Dave On May 3, 2008, at 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dave. Fascinating experiment. The ax driver is intended for a 48 IO ISA card but I'd hook up a switch to one of the inputs and see if it changes in the HAL. If it does then we can look into that iioo config stuff and see if we can expand. I'd try the switch on several of the inputs. One for each set of 8 inputs. You need pull up or pull down resistors depending on the nature of your board. In my early experiments with this stuff I was able to lock up the PC while doing some of this stuff. Don't be surprised if your's does. Rayh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 09:08:23 -0400 Make that 48 I/O points instead of 56 - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver So here is what I have done.(Recommended by another user) The pci_8255 showed up in both components and functions but nothing in pins under Hal Configuration. So I commented it out and did this... In the m5i20_io.hal file - loadrt hal_ax5214h cfg=0x220_iiooiioo(Copied from demo_mazak) Now I show 56 I/O points in Hal Configuration and Hal Meter under pins.Does this mean it worked I assume? Do I have to modify the driver to get the remainder of the I/O points in pins? Do I need to go ahead and hook up a switch or led to confirm? Thanks, Dave - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 21:36 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: So I have installed the PCI-DIO-96 board in the computer.Ubuntu picked it up in the Device manager and called it by name.How do I go about loading the pci_8255 hal driver, What file do I modify in the config directory, How do I know if EMC2 sees the board and its I/O points? Dave If you look in the Integrator's Manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf chapter four indicates that the [HAL] section of the .ini file for the configuration you are running, has an entry(ies) called HALFILE =. These HALFILE ='s will list the .hal files that are part of the initialization for starting your configuration in EMC2. One of these files will have loadrt somedriver and_options in it. You will need a loadrt entry for your 8255, plus an entry to add the driver to a thread, something like addf somedriver name_of_thread. You can do a Find for addf in the manual to get more information. If you start EMC2 and if the driver loads properly, you should be able to start Halmeter and see the new Hal pins in the pin list. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- --- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
[Emc-users] shifting gears
Gentlemen, I have the gear shift component working with a simulated machine. I have done a lot of shifting and testing on a simulated machine. It has not been vetted on a real machine. I expect it to work the first shot. Yeah right! :) When I load the shift component I see nan for the X position on the screen. Obviously, something is interfering with the axis. What should I look for? Maybe I need to rename a varialble or pin? thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Four Parallel ports
Hi, EMC2's parallel port driver will drive up to eight parallel ports. Cool. Lots of I/O. Is there a preferred layout for multiple cards? Should all my step and direction be on one and misc I/O on the others, or one axis with associated limits and whatnot on each card? Does it matter? The hard part is finding out the hardware addresses of the ports. Plug-n-Pray operating systems and the PCI bus have made things complicated. Do the ports show up when you run 'lspci' from the command line? Have not tried this yet, I did the test on my non-emc Ubuntu desktop, so I was just fooling about. Interesting is that Win XP crashed on these cards and Ubuntu worked fine. Dan - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: DA200 and DA180 Needed
I have a couple at work for DA200 I think with a rapid switch 200 holder... John On 3 May 2008 at 11:47, Kirk Wallace wrote: I am in the market for double angle collets and nuts. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) -- --- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com /javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] MPG Pendant
Here you go AramK. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Hooking_Up_A_MPG_Pendant John - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: DA200 and DA180 Needed
On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 17:04 -0600, John Thornton wrote: I have a couple at work for DA200 I think with a rapid switch 200 holder... John I am using NMTB 40 holders: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/6-1a.jpg Some of them don't have the nuts. I have no collets yet. I need an NMTB 40 shell (face) mill and JT holders or drill chucks too. Thanks. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] OT: DA200 and DA180 Needed
On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 18:43 -0600, John Thornton wrote: I'm using the 3/4 DA collet with the holder but if they work for you I'll send the others as I don't use them. It's just a couple. keep an eye on e bay for them. BTW the DA collets aren't real good... John The DA's generally are not good? I was thinking since I don't have a huge investment in tool holders yet, I should think about ER's or something else. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Crash Logs and System Management Interrupt.
Hi, My computer keeps crashing, as in hard lockup. Everything freezes and it never comes back until I reboot. I don't even have to be doing anything. The same system will run Ubuntu 7.10 no problem, but it sure does not like the EMC BDI install. When I run the latency test I see what looks a lot like the symptoms of the System Management Interrupt. Where or is there a log that would show or indicate what is happening at the time of the crash? Thanks, Dan - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop
I'd love to come to the workshop, hopefully transportation and funds will permit. If i can come, i will hopefully bring some of my axis servos and drives and maybe the VFD off of my machine, just to play with. if i actually have it running at that time i might not be able to, but i dont know. No way i could bring the whole machine, as it's roughly 4 tons. I'll also hopefully have a mesa card to be playin with On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I just received a call from Roland Friestad, the guy who puts together the CNC-Workshop each year. He has had a fairly severe heart attack. Got home from the hospital today and called me. He will try to get the web registration up in the next week and was wondering if we could help with some of the coordination. He plans to contact the other major players and want's to run the workshop in spite of the lateness of starting up the web site. He and his wife will get the site going and handle the registration. If you are one of those other folk and need to get ahold of him directly, post a note to me here -- rayhswan (at) yahoo.com and I'll get back to you asap with his new cell number. He'd like us to take the responsibility for all of the EMC side of things. There is the start of a wiki page at http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EMC_Fest_2008 If you'd update this page with info about when you will arrive and what equipment you'll bring along it would be a big help. Also if there are things that you are specifically interested in, put it in there as well and we'll try to get a class setup for your topics. There are other activities more directly connected with the workshop that he could use some help with. If someone is willing to assist with the scheduling of presentations I'll get you in contact with him. We could put a preliminary page or two on our wiki for his classrooms and times and then transfer info to him as things come in. If you can take the point on this let me know. It would probably also help if someone could serve as a focal point for the raffle. Twist arms for contributions and keep track of who gave what so that Roland has the info he needs during the event.Then that person(s) would need to keep all the stuff in one place once at the workshop and set it up. I'll plan to show up down there Thursday/Friday before and help arrange things. If a couple of you could do the same it would really help us, Roland, and Joe a lot. Thanks for your kind attention. Contact me if you need to contact Roland directly. Rayh - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver
I tried a switch and resistor as shown in the NI manual. I set all of the 48 pins to input before I did this in the hal file. Using hal show/watch I couldn't see any change in the pin status for all of the 48 pins. Could this be an address issue? the pci address for the DIO 96 is showing as ff0. My board doesn't have a jumper W1. The manual for it covers 3 different boards. It is my understanding that if the hardware is not there then the pins won't show at all in hal. Could this driver be somewhat different? If addressing is this issue how do determine what to put in the loadrt command? Thank you for your help, Dave - Original Message - From: Dave Engvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver By default the outputs of the 8255 are pulled high by a 100K resistor. Jumper W1 will flip that. See pages 3-11,12 of the manual. Dave On May 3, 2008, at 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dave. Fascinating experiment. The ax driver is intended for a 48 IO ISA card but I'd hook up a switch to one of the inputs and see if it changes in the HAL. If it does then we can look into that iioo config stuff and see if we can expand. I'd try the switch on several of the inputs. One for each set of 8 inputs. You need pull up or pull down resistors depending on the nature of your board. In my early experiments with this stuff I was able to lock up the PC while doing some of this stuff. Don't be surprised if your's does. Rayh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 09:08:23 -0400 Make that 48 I/O points instead of 56 - Original Message - From: Dave Keeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver So here is what I have done.(Recommended by another user) The pci_8255 showed up in both components and functions but nothing in pins under Hal Configuration. So I commented it out and did this... In the m5i20_io.hal file - loadrt hal_ax5214h cfg=0x220_iiooiioo(Copied from demo_mazak) Now I show 56 I/O points in Hal Configuration and Hal Meter under pins.Does this mean it worked I assume? Do I have to modify the driver to get the remainder of the I/O points in pins? Do I need to go ahead and hook up a switch or led to confirm? Thanks, Dave - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 8255 driver On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 21:36 -0400, Dave Keeton wrote: So I have installed the PCI-DIO-96 board in the computer.Ubuntu picked it up in the Device manager and called it by name.How do I go about loading the pci_8255 hal driver, What file do I modify in the config directory, How do I know if EMC2 sees the board and its I/O points? Dave If you look in the Integrator's Manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Integrator_Manual.pdf chapter four indicates that the [HAL] section of the .ini file for the configuration you are running, has an entry(ies) called HALFILE =. These HALFILE ='s will list the .hal files that are part of the initialization for starting your configuration in EMC2. One of these files will have loadrt somedriver and_options in it. You will need a loadrt entry for your 8255, plus an entry to add the driver to a thread, something like addf somedriver name_of_thread. You can do a Find for addf in the manual to get more information. If you start EMC2 and if the driver loads properly, you should be able to start Halmeter and see the new Hal pins in the pin list. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this
[Emc-users] minimal install
Gentlemen, I asked a question about Ubuntu, xorg and EMC a few weeks ago. I think I just found my answer. When EMC was running xorg was using up to 98% of the CPU. The computer was very slow and jumpy. The DELL desktop 1 gig processor w/ 512meg ram and the onboard video output with 4 meg of ram was painfully inadequate to run the latest update of Ubuntu and EMC. Using 'top' I would watch xorg slowly creep up to 95%-98% of cpu usage. Mouse, keyboard, and touchscreen response would be horrible. Today, I put a video card with 128 meg of ram. This helped the response considerably but the xorg cpu usage hovered around 70%. I put a card with 256 meg of ram. This helped a tremendous amount. The mouse, keyboard, touchscreen response is very crisp. The xorg cpu usage hovers around 12%. All you need to do is use a bigger hammer. It will finally work. It seems as if Ubuntu is taking more video resources with every update. Is there an image of a minimalist install? thanks Stuart - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
