On Sunday 06 April 2008, Geert De Pecker wrote: >Hi All, > >Due to some health problems, I didn't power up my emc box the last 2 >months and when I did last week, ubuntu wanted to install an update >which I accepted. Maybe stupid of me ... > >When I started emc, the X didn't respond anymore and the Y and Z behaved >very erratically. Movement of these two is very unsmooth and it seems >the motor receives > >My config is a cnc4pc breakout board and a recent xylotex 4 axis board. > >I checked the pulses with the scope and they seem to be very short. > >As I don't recall how it was before, I can't compare. > >Basically, my question is if anybody knows that there has been changes >in either ubuntu or in emc during the last 4 to 5 months that could >explain this?
Possibly. >Could also be the xylotex board, but don't know how measure this one. It's possible that there could be a backward incompatibility with some drivers and some mods to the stepgen area that nearly double the speeds attainable. You might want to run 'stepconf' and generate a new set of ini & hal files. It is pretty good at configuring the hardware well enough to get you started with its new abilities. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Rule of Life #1 -- Never get separated from your luggage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
