On Sunday 10 August 2008, Jeff Epler wrote: >I'm pleased to announce the next release of the emc 2.2 series, emc >2.2.6. This version contains many bugfixes, a new unified >driver for the Mesa PCI and parport cards such as 5i20 and 7i33, and a >sample configuration for the Tormach PCNC 1100. > >The new packages are now available in the package repository. If you >have already installed an earlier 2.2.x version, this is available as an >update. If you are still using 2.1.7 but want to upgrade, instructions >are here: > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UpdatingTo2.2 > >CVS users can get this release by checking out the RELEASE_2_2_6 tag. >Tarballs will be available on sourceforge.net within the next 24 hours. > >Changes in this release: > > * fix hal_input manpage > * Fix FTBFS on hardy (texlive-extra-utils) > * (incompatible change) make debounce cfg= match the documentation > If you use a debounce component with multiple groups (e.g., cfg="3 3") > this must be changed to use commas instead of spaces: (e.g., cfg=3,3) > * hal_ax5214h: driver fixes from Dave Brink > * stepconf: fix spurious "application closed unexpectedly" messages > (for this and other stepconf bugfixes, re-run stepconf and re-save your > configuration file) > * stepconf: fix "following error" messages when the requested step rate > cannot be attained > * stepconf: fix "following error" messages due to insufficient "stepgen headroom" > * stepconf: if an exception is encountered, show it to the user in a message box. > * stepconf: fix non-working configuration if "Onscreen prompt for tool > change" was disabled > * stepconf: allow entry of step and direction timings up to 500000ns > * hal_ppmc: handle faster clock frequency for UPC 3.1 boards > * hal_ppmc: correctly return IO regions at exit > * software encoder counter: fix problem with negative velocity outputs > * Fix handling of G61/G64 after Machine Off (SF#2006736) > * new realtime component: gearchange. selects between two scale factors, > two min and max speed limits, and optionally reverses direction of spindle
This will be handy as my spindle is 2 speed, many thanks. > * new realtime component: invert - outputs the inverse of a float (1/x) > * new realtime component: ilowpass - scale and low-pass on integer values > to smooth jog wheel action Oh oh, time for me to get a box ordered and build that multi-axis jog pendant I've been threatening to do for about a year. > * added hostmot2 driver for 5i20 and 7i43 > * added sample configuration for the Tormach PCNC 1100 But I've been busy this summer, progress on the latest project can be seen at <http://gene.homelinux.net:85/Garage-pix> And I'm not done. I've had help with about 5% of that so far. Keeps me out of the bars don'tcha know. Thanks Jeff, and all. This stuff is amazing when I show it off to the neighborhood frogs. :) -- 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) Art is either plagiarism or revolution. -- Paul Gauguin -- 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) Today is the first day of the rest of your life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
