Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
I'd like to see pin configurations added for the common Chinese BOBs and all in one driver boards. Right now there's 4 or 5 common ones that come with kits. Some of them likely have the same pin configurations. There's the green 6 axis one that is pretty bare bones with just step/dir outputs

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:13:29 -0600, you wrote: I'd like to see pin configurations added for the common Chinese BOBs and all in one driver boards. You cant really do that - as you can wire any axis to any of the output pins you like and any input to any input pin. Mach does stipulate that 1-9,

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 October 2013 05:37, Chris Morley chrisinnana...@hotmail.com wrote: Another (easier I think) way is to have the firmware repo just copy the XML file needed into the required folder. This feels like it should be moderately easy, but needs someone who has access to the Hostmot2 package

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread John Thornton
Silly question but why are the xml files not included in the livecd? JT On 10/8/2013 11:37 PM, Chris Morley wrote: From: bodge...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 12:59:40 +0100 To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards On 8 October 2013 11:37, John

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 October 2013 07:13, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: I'd like to see pin configurations added for the common Chinese BOBs and all in one driver boards. There are some presets for a few boards defined in line 68 et. seq. here:

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 October 2013 11:33, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Silly question but why are the xml files not included in the livecd? As far as I know no firmware for any third-party driver is included in the LiveCD. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-09 Thread John Thornton
The xml files would not be firmware or third-party drivers just something pncconf needs to function... JT On 10/9/2013 5:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 9 October 2013 11:33, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Silly question but why are the xml files not included in the livecd? As far as I

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-08 Thread John Thornton
I think the biggest problem a new user has is that the 5i25 is not in pncconf unless you run a script or something. The second thing is it might be a simpler interface without all the options that cover every possible thing. Don't get me wrong I think pncconf is an amazing tool and my hat is

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-08 Thread andy pugh
On 8 October 2013 11:37, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: What I don't understand is why the files need to be copied to have the 5i25 show up. I must be missing something as I thought the firmware was loaded into the 5i25. Pncconf uses XML files to describe the firmwares. These XML files

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-08 Thread John Thornton
That makes sense... JT On 10/8/2013 6:59 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 8 October 2013 11:37, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: What I don't understand is why the files need to be copied to have the 5i25 show up. I must be missing something as I thought the firmware was loaded into the 5i25.

Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards

2013-10-08 Thread Chris Morley
From: bodge...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 12:59:40 +0100 To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Configuration Wizards On 8 October 2013 11:37, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: What I don't understand is why the files need to be copied to have the 5i25