Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
My hostmot2-firmware-all is at current version. The contents of /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43* are: engr-d510@engr-d510-2:~$ ls /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43-4 SV8.BIT SVST4_12.BIT SVST4_4.BIT SVST4_6.BIT TPEN4_5.BIT SV8.xml SVST4_12.xml SVST4_4.xml SVST4_6.xml TPEN4_5.xml engr-d510@engr-d510-2:~$ ls /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 SVST4_12B.BIT SVST4_4B.BIT SVST4_4S.BIT SVST4_6B.BIT SVST4_6S.BIT Looking at the git source list (located at http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=hostmot2-firmware.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/master;hb=refs/heads/master) I see the additional configurations for 48 pin cards like 7I43: SVSS4_8, SVSSP4_6_7I46, SVST2_4_7I47, SVST4_12NA, SVST4_6NA, SVTP4_7I39, SVTW4_24_24, and SVUA8_4. It would appear that the build process is lagging the source development process. -- Ralph From: andy pugh [bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 2:31 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not install the compiled bit files. But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also the bit file source code. I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to get the 400K version bit files. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the Ubuntu software center (I added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you type in hostmot2 it will find the packages but it will not install them properly.But when I did the sudo apt-get install line via the terminal it worked? So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some reason. Dave -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
I didn't know about hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4, but it is up-to-date also. Still no extra bit files. I'm using stock 10.04. With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). I was hoping to avoid doing that. I have Xilinx 12 installed on another computer, which appears to have some problems generating bitfiles for the 7i43. -- Ralph ___ From: Dave Cole [linuxcncro...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:32 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not install the compiled bit files. But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also the bit file source code. I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to get the 400K version bit files. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the Ubuntu software center (I added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you type in hostmot2 it will find the packages but it will not install them properly.But when I did the sudo apt-get install line via the terminal it worked? So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some reason. Dave -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On 7 February 2014 16:49, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). I was hoping to avoid doing that. If Pete doesn't beat me to it I can probably find it (or build it) this evening. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Ralph Stirling wrote: Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 16:49:40 + From: Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware I didn't know about hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4, but it is up-to-date also. Still no extra bit files. I'm using stock 10.04. With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). I was hoping to avoid doing that. I have Xilinx 12 installed on another computer, which appears to have some problems generating bitfiles for the 7i43. -- Ralph V12 should be fine, but if you have a desired pinout or the 7I39 pinout is OK I can build it when I get a free moment sometime today ___ From: Dave Cole [linuxcncro...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:32 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not install the compiled bit files. But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also the bit file source code. I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to get the 400K version bit files. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the Ubuntu software center (I added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you type in hostmot2 it will find the packages but it will not install them properly.But when I did the sudo apt-get install line via the terminal it worked? So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some reason. Dave -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
I just realized I did successfully build a custom bitstream a couple of years ago (ST12), and reran make in that directory, with a successful outcome. So, with newly bolstered courage, I downloaded the current git snapshot, edited firmwares.txt to just compile the SVTP4_7I39, and almost had success. It made it through bitstream generation, but exited the first call to ghdl in pin.py with a 127 error. Is my bitstream good or bad? I may still take you up on your kind offer, Peter... Thanks again, -- Ralph From: Peter C. Wallace [p...@mesanet.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 9:01 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Ralph Stirling wrote: Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 16:49:40 + From: Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware I didn't know about hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4, but it is up-to-date also. Still no extra bit files. I'm using stock 10.04. With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). I was hoping to avoid doing that. I have Xilinx 12 installed on another computer, which appears to have some problems generating bitfiles for the 7i43. -- Ralph V12 should be fine, but if you have a desired pinout or the 7I39 pinout is OK I can build it when I get a free moment sometime today ___ From: Dave Cole [linuxcncro...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:32 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not install the compiled bit files. But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also the bit file source code. I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to get the 400K version bit files. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the Ubuntu software center (I added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you type in hostmot2 it will find the packages but it will not install them properly.But when I did the sudo apt-get install line via the terminal it worked? So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some reason. Dave -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
OK, I figured out I didn't have ghdl installed. Ghdl now has to be installed from source. I'm tempted to just use the bitstream without running it through ghdl, as the ghdl installation isn't going so good. As far as I can see ghdl is just a simulator. How essential are the ghdl steps in the pin.py script? Thanks again, -- Ralph From: Ralph Stirling Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 10:19 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: RE: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware I just realized I did successfully build a custom bitstream a couple of years ago (ST12), and reran make in that directory, with a successful outcome. So, with newly bolstered courage, I downloaded the current git snapshot, edited firmwares.txt to just compile the SVTP4_7I39, and almost had success. It made it through bitstream generation, but exited the first call to ghdl in pin.py with a 127 error. Is my bitstream good or bad? I may still take you up on your kind offer, Peter... Thanks again, -- Ralph From: Peter C. Wallace [p...@mesanet.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 9:01 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Ralph Stirling wrote: Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 16:49:40 + From: Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware I didn't know about hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4, but it is up-to-date also. Still no extra bit files. I'm using stock 10.04. With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). I was hoping to avoid doing that. I have Xilinx 12 installed on another computer, which appears to have some problems generating bitfiles for the 7i43. -- Ralph V12 should be fine, but if you have a desired pinout or the 7I39 pinout is OK I can build it when I get a free moment sometime today ___ From: Dave Cole [linuxcncro...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:32 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in the package. sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not install the compiled bit files. But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also the bit file source code. I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to get the 400K version bit files. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the Ubuntu software center (I added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you type in hostmot2 it will find the packages but it will not install them properly.But when I did the sudo apt-get install line via the terminal it worked? So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some reason. Dave -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your ()_() signature to help him gain world domination. -- Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On 7 February 2014 18:19, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: I just realized I did successfully build a custom bitstream a couple of years ago (ST12), and reran make in that directory, with a successful outcome. So, with newly bolstered courage, I downloaded the current git snapshot, edited firmwares.txt to just compile the SVTP4_7I39, and almost had success. It made it through bitstream generation, but exited the first call to ghdl in pin.py with a 127 error. Is my bitstream good or bad? I think it is probably good. (I just got the same result). I think it is the PIN and XML generation step that has failed. I don't think there is any risk in trying the firmware to see if it works. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
So far so good! My newly minted custom TPST3_6 loads without error. Now I need to test it all. Thanks Andy and Peter. -- Ralph From: andy pugh [bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 10:40 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 7 February 2014 18:19, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: I just realized I did successfully build a custom bitstream a couple of years ago (ST12), and reran make in that directory, with a successful outcome. So, with newly bolstered courage, I downloaded the current git snapshot, edited firmwares.txt to just compile the SVTP4_7I39, and almost had success. It made it through bitstream generation, but exited the first call to ghdl in pin.py with a 127 error. Is my bitstream good or bad? I think it is probably good. (I just got the same result). I think it is the PIN and XML generation step that has failed. I don't think there is any risk in trying the firmware to see if it works. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
Is there a stripped down version of the TPEN4_5 firmware for the Mesa 7I43-4 available, which does not generate the complement PWM signals (/A, /B, /C) for each axis? I would like to use those pins for Hall commutation inputs if I could. Thanks, -- Ralph -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
On 7 February 2014 00:01, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: Is there a stripped down version of the TPEN4_5 firmware for the Mesa 7I43-4 available, which does not generate the complement PWM signals (/A, /B, /C) for each axis? I would like to use those pins for Hall commutation inputs if I could. Does SVTP4_7i39 fit the bill? The 7i39 uses 3 channels of PWM and has 3 GPIO channels for the Hall sensors. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware
It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, or do I need to gear up to run the vhdl through the Xilinx tools? I'm having difficulty finding the official repository of hm2 firmware. I've found the source files, but not the pre-compiled ones. The Mesa .zip file doesn't have .bit's for SVTP4_7i39. Thanks again, -- Ralph From: andy pugh [bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 5:30 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware On 7 February 2014 00:01, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: Is there a stripped down version of the TPEN4_5 firmware for the Mesa 7I43-4 available, which does not generate the complement PWM signals (/A, /B, /C) for each axis? I would like to use those pins for Hall commutation inputs if I could. Does SVTP4_7i39 fit the bill? The 7i39 uses 3 channels of PWM and has 3 GPIO channels for the Hall sensors. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- 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=121051231iu=/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=121051231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
