Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-13 Thread aaron Moore
- Original Message - From: Alan Condit [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:36:54 -0700 Aaron, Since you indicated that you are adding a second port you need both ports in your config

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-13 Thread Alan Condit
aaron Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Alan Thanks for reply. I am using steppers, so do I add my read and writes to the servo thread or the base thread? My .hal file still has all the original configuration lines in, which I know work... will it run once I make these changes or is

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 17:07 +, aaron Moore wrote: Alan Thanks for reply. I am using steppers, so do I add my read and writes to the servo thread or the base thread? The step (and direction) pulses that steppers or step/direction servo and stepper controllers use, need to be very fast,

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread aaron Moore
PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday2008June 11 Wednesday2008June 111:48:15 PM PDT To: EMC userslist emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Can some one tell me what I

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 06:11 +, aaron Moore wrote: Hi You guys are going to haveto hold my hand here I run lspci -v and I get.. :00:06.0 Parallel controller: Timedia Technology Co Ltd: Unknown device 7268 (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [ECP]) Subsystem: Timedia Technology Co Ltd:

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread aaron Moore
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:56:00 -0700 On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 06:11 +, aaron Moore wrote: Hi You guys are going to haveto hold my hand here I run lspci -v and I get.. :00:06.0 Parallel controller: Timedia

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 08:42 +, aaron Moore wrote: Thanks or very detailed reply. I will try it later today. One thing...I am using steppers, do I need to run the functions for the servo threads? Thanks again Aaron If you are going to use your parport to drive the step and direction

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread aaron Moore
Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:56:00 -0700 On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 06:11 +, aaron Moore wrote: Hi You guys are going to haveto hold my hand

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
aaron Moore wrote: Kirk I have added.. loadrt hal_parport cfg=0x9000 addf parport.0.read servo-thread addf parport.0.write servo-thread to my hal file (hopefully in the right places). Can I not configure the pins through the step config wizard? No, you can't use stepconf

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread Greg Michalski
This is where Stepconf can help the someone less versed in the config files though - you can make multiple machine setups and then go through the .hal and .ini files and marry the two together to get the results you want without really having to know the details of the hal and ini files. I

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-12 Thread Alan Condit
? Aaron - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:56:00 -0700 On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 06:11 +, aaron Moore wrote: Hi You guys

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Jack
hope that helps! -- Predictions Are Difficult.Especially When They Are About The Future Niels Bohr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of aaron Moore Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:48 PM To: EMC userslist Subject: [Emc-users] Installing

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Ed
aaron Moore wrote: Hi Can some one tell me what I need to do to install a second parallel port apart from physically plugging it into the computer or will it just 'plug and play' Thanks for any help in this. Aaron Check back in the archives to about the sixth (five days ago).

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Alan Condit
userslist emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\) emc- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Can some one tell me what I need to do to install a second parallel port apart from physically plugging it into the computer