you can loadusr an echo 5 > /proc/rtapi/debug early in the hal file... Regards, Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sebastian Kuzminsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Latest hostmot2 drivers for m5i20 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> While it got lost in the exchange of emails, I was really most concerned >> about >> the stepper motors not working, and figured the problem with the pwm >> might be >> related. If I set the power level to 50%, or almost any other non-zero >> value, my >> meter reads about 3.3 volts. I know that can't be right because at 3.3 >> volts or >> 98% duty cycle, the laser should be full on and it is at more like 10%. >> >> If I use the original m5i20 driver, the laser (pwm) responds correctly, >> so the >> wiring sure seems to be correct. > > Yep if m5i20 works and hm2_5i20 doesn't, that's pretty conclusive :-) > > I dont think the pwmgen and stepgen problems are related. > > >> BTW, what is the frequency of the PWM? The laser accepts 5-25Khz. > > Currently it's about 12 KHz, I think. > > Peter, does this sound right? It's a 5i20 so ClockHigh is 50 MHz; I set > PWMGen Master Rate DDS to 65535; therefore PWM Clock should be 50 MHz > too. I've hardcoded 12-bit PWM resolution for now (bottom two bits of > PWM Mode are 11) so PWM rate should be 50e6/2^12 = 12207 Hz. > > >> Here are the things posted to pastebin requested in the prior email: >> >> Show all: >> http://pastebin.com/m6ab8b073 > > Thanks, this really helps. It shows that the stepgen.enable pins are > set to FALSE, thus disabling the stepgen outputs. I added the .enable > pin fairly recently. Try adding them to your Xen and Yen nets. > > >> Dmesg: >> http://pastebin.com/m1478cde5 > > Again the hm2 log messages are all missing. EMC ini gurus, is there a > way to set the RTAPI debug level from an ini file? Or should I be using > RTAPI_MSG_ERROR for all my output? ;-) > > > -- > Sebastian Kuzminsky > Theo: "Julian? I haven't seen you in twenty years. You look good. > The picture the police have of you doesn't do you justice." > Julian: "What do the police know about justice?" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1672 - Release Date: 15.09.2008 09:21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
