Hi Folks, I am sorry, I was incorrect in my statement that you cannot enter an address for the port. The entry field is there to do it, it just does not have a label indicating that is what the input field is for. I am sorry for any confusion I may have created.
Joe ----- On Feb 1, 2019, at 12:36 PM, Joe Hildreth [email protected] wrote: > Hello all, > > I have been doing a series of tutorials for newbies to LinuxCNC. The current > one > I am working on is using stepconf. While using this software, you can select > if > you have one or two parallel ports installed in the machine. I have selected > two. > > The first parallel port dialog allows you to enter either an enumerated port > or > the address of the port in the field. All work as expected. > > The second parallel port dialog, allows you to select if the port will be used > as either input or output, but you cannot enter the hardware address of the > port. When the hal file is written, it assumes the next enumerated port in the > list for this second port. > > I am not a programmer, but it seems to me that I should have the ability to > add > the address of the port. > > The documentation for the second port reads, "You may specify the address as a > hexadecimal (often 0x378) or as Linux’s default port number (probably 1)." So > this looks like an oversight? > > I am putting the video tutorial on hold for now. Can this be fixed, or should > I > explain these details to the novice user. > > Any input would be appreciated. > > Regards, > > Joe Hildreth > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
