Hi Marius, On 02/09/2014 08:46 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Mattieu > > Chris did confirm that there is a bug when you dont use the default > port. What happens if you use this line > > loadrt hm2_7i43 config="ioaddr=0x3bc firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT > num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " > Also, you must make sure that the parallel port is in EPP mode. It's not working with this line, the port is in EPP mode it's working well when I do stepconf.
Matthieu. > > On 2014-02-10 00:53, Matthieu Patou wrote: >> Marius, >> >> Well I have only one parallel port in this laptop and I want that the >> 7i43 that is connected to it to the port at the address 0x3BC. >> >> When I connect the same 7i43 to an atom based workstation it works well >> because the address of the port is 0x378. >> >> Matthieu. >> >> >> On 02/09/2014 12:32 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>> Matthieu >>> >>> The HAL file is correct. The PNCCONF utility will load the Mesa card >>> drivers as it does. >>> >>> What you are wanting to do is load an extra parallel port. This is not >>> the same as the 7i43 card but rather a parport. You should add to your >>> HAL file the following stuff. >>> >>> Have a look at this first >>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.4/html/hal_parallel_port.html >>> >>> loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out" >>> >>> setp parport.0.reset-time 5000 >>> >>> loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0 >>> >>> addf parport.0.read base-thread >>> >>> addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread >>> >>> addf parport.0.write base-thread >>> >>> addf parport.0.reset base-thread >>> >>> addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014-02-09 09:41, Matthieu Patou wrote: >>>> Hi Marius, >>>> >>>> See the attached file, I don't see anything related to loading the >>>> parport driver. >>>> It seems that the hm2_7i43 module is trying to use the default address. >>>> >>>> I get this on the dmesg >>>> hm2_7i43.0: board at (ioaddr=0x0378, ioaddr_hi=0x0778, epp_wide ON) >>>> not found! >>>> >>>> I suspect that I should change the line from: >>>> loadrt hm2_7i43 config="firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT num_encoders=0 >>>> num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " >>>> to >>>> loadrt hm2_7i43 config="ioaddr=0x3bc firmware=hm2/7i43-2/SVST4_4.BIT >>>> num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 " >>>> >>>> If it is the case then it's confirmed that PNCConf has a bug because >>>> it should generate this kind of configuration when a non default >>>> address is specified for the parallel port. >>>> >>>> Matthieu. >>>> On 02/05/2014 12:57 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>>>> See if the address that is used when the parport driver is loaded in the >>>>> HAL file is what you expected it to be. You can also post you HAL file >>>>> here so we can have look at that for you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2014-02-05 10:10, Matthieu Patou wrote: >>>>>> Hello All, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have an atom desktop with a partport at 0x378 and a 7i43 + 7i42 >>>>>> hooked >>>>>> to it and it's working well with LinuxCNC 2.5.3. >>>>>> On a thinkpad laptop I have a PCMCIA parport card at 0x3bc and when I >>>>>> try to run Axis, after configuring this laptop for the same card, I got >>>>>> errors about missing card at address 0x378 even though I configured it >>>>>> to 0x3BC. >>>>>> >>>>>> Did I miss something or is the port specified during PNCConf ignored ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Matthieu. >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> 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=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> 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=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
