Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:43:59 -0600 (CST) From: kqt4a...@gmail.com 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] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 19 December 2014 12:21:17 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine And Gene did reply: I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. Short of asking PCW, which you will anyway, the best docs I've found are in the Integrators manual, a pdf you can get the wiki.linuxcnc.org. They are quite concise, but a repeat read of that section will often answer a question that will come up. Thanks, I will see if I can find what I need in them. The latest Pncconf has a probrfx2 option that should make a decent hal file You will probably have to flash the 5i25 with the prob_rfx2 firmware -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/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. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:21:17 -0600 (CST) From: kqt4a...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. The first thing is to see if theres standard configuration that matches the pinout of your 4 axis stepper board. Take a look at the pinout files for these standard parallel port compatible 5i25 configurations: 5i25_dmmbob1x2.pin 5i25_g540x2.pin 5i25_mx3660x2.pin 5i25_prob_rfx2.pin 5i25_r990x2.pin (they dont have to be an exact match, encoders and PWMs can be disabled, allowing the pins to be used as inputs or outputs but you want the step/dir pins to be correct) These files are part of Mesa's 5I25 firmware distribution in http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i25.zip -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/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. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:21:17 -0600 (CST)
From: kqt4a...@gmail.com
Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4
axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board.
Can you point me to a how to doc.
The first thing is to see if theres standard configuration that matches the
pinout of your 4 axis stepper board. Take a look at the pinout files for these
standard parallel port compatible 5i25 configurations:
5i25_dmmbob1x2.pin
5i25_g540x2.pin
5i25_mx3660x2.pin
5i25_prob_rfx2.pin
5i25_r990x2.pin
(they dont have to be an exact match, encoders and PWMs can be disabled,
allowing the pins to be used as inputs or outputs but you want the step/dir
pins to be correct)
These files are part of Mesa's 5I25 firmware distribution in
http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i25.zip
The board I have is the Probotix PBX-RF RF Isolated CNC Breakout Board.
The 5i25_prob_rfx2.pin looks close. I attached my stepconf file. I do not
know if we are allowed to post with attachments.?xml version=1.0 ?
stepconf
property name=ahomepos type=int value=0/
property name=ahomesw type=int value=0/
property name=ahomevel type=float value=0.05/
property name=alatchdir type=int value=0/
property name=aleadscrew type=int value=8/
property name=amaxacc type=int value=1200/
property name=amaxlim type=int value=/
property name=amaxvel type=int value=360/
property name=amicrostep type=int value=2/
property name=aminlim type=int value=-/
property name=apulleyden type=int value=1/
property name=apulleynum type=int value=1/
property name=ascale type=int value=0/
property name=asteprev type=int value=200/
property name=axes type=int value=0/
property name=classicladder type=bool value=True/
property name=createshortcut type=bool value=False/
property name=createsymlink type=bool value=False/
property name=customhal type=bool value=False/
property name=digitsin type=float value=15.0/
property name=digitsout type=float value=15.0/
property name=dirhold type=float value=200.0/
property name=dirsetup type=float value=200.0/
property name=drivertype type=string value=xylotex/
property name=floatsin type=float value=10.0/
property name=floatsout type=float value=10.0/
property name=halui type=bool value=True/
property name=ioaddr type=string value=0x378/
property name=ioaddr2 type=string value=Enter Address/
property name=ioaddr3 type=string value=Enter Address/
property name=ladderconnect type=bool value=True/
property name=ladderhaltype type=int value=0/
property name=laddername type=string value=custom.clp/
property name=latency type=float value=2.0/
property name=machinename type=string value=FireballCNCV90/
property name=manualtoolchange type=bool value=True/
property name=md5sums type=eval
value=[('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/README',
'2d8911382944ec2052b1716aee6c8f96'),
('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/FireballCNCV90.ini',
'8b8f9eca9c0967ffb91a117d583f89e4'),
('/home/rray/emc2/configs/FireballCNCV90/FireballCNCV90.hal',
'dd3d094b88935f440df80bb0e1881b19')]/
property name=modbus type=bool value=False/
property name=number_pports type=int value=1/
property name=period type=int value=25000/
property name=pin1 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin10 type=string value=both-home-x/
property name=pin10inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin11 type=string value=both-home-y/
property name=pin11inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin12 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin12inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin13 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin13inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin14 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin14inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin15 type=string value=unused-input/
property name=pin15inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin16 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin16inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin17 type=string value=unused-output/
property name=pin17inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin1inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin2 type=string value=xstep/
property name=pin2inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin3 type=string value=xdir/
property name=pin3inv type=bool value=True/
property name=pin4 type=string value=ystep/
property name=pin4inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin5 type=string value=ydir/
property name=pin5inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin6 type=string value=zstep/
property name=pin6inv type=bool value=False/
property name=pin7 type=string value=zdir/
property name=pin7inv
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Friday 19 December 2014 12:21:17 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine And Gene did reply: I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. Short of asking PCW, which you will anyway, the best docs I've found are in the Integrators manual, a pdf you can get the wiki.linuxcnc.org. They are quite concise, but a repeat read of that section will often answer a question that will come up. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] how to setup 5i25 as parallel card
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 19 December 2014 12:21:17 kqt4a...@gmail.com did opine And Gene did reply: I have been using using just the motherboard parallel port to drive my 4 axis stepper board. I now want to use a 5i25 to drive the stepper board. Can you point me to a how to doc. Short of asking PCW, which you will anyway, the best docs I've found are in the Integrators manual, a pdf you can get the wiki.linuxcnc.org. They are quite concise, but a repeat read of that section will often answer a question that will come up. Thanks, I will see if I can find what I need in them. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
