Well, it sounds like I will be pulling the computer back up to the house to get the newer revision. I was just saying it was disabled because of the commented out lines. Thanks for the help from both of you. (And the fellows on IRC)
BTW, I checked in on IRC several times last night, and my computer said I was the only one on. Is this true, or did I have another problem? > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:34:22 -0700 > From: p...@mesanet.com > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 typed versus scripted commands > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:16:20 -0600 > > From: Sebastian Kuzminsky <s...@highlab.com> > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 typed versus scripted commands > > > > Peter C. Wallace wrote: > >> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, James Reed wrote: > >> > >>> I just checked. Watchdog is disabled (commented out) > >> > >> The part that sets the watchdog timeout? > >> > >> Thats what needs to be commented out to disable the watchdog > > > > This is unfortunately not true. There is currently no way to disable > > the watchdog via the hostmot2 driver, so it's always on and biting > > people who dont pet it. Sorry! > > I was just going on my understanding of the hardware, if the timeout register > is not written, it will never bite (I guess the driver writes it with > something even if no timeout init is done) > > > > > > Compounding this problem, in the sample hostmot2 config distributed with > > 2.2.8 the watchdog stuff is commented out, which means it always bites > > right away. I dont understand how this ever works for you. Maybe i'm > > missing something here. > > > > The easiest fix might be to upgrade to 2.3.0 beta2, which has a hostmot2 > > 7i43 config that doesnt bite people. > > > > If you want to stay with 2.2.8, uncomment (remove the "#" at the > > beginning) the line of m7i43_th.hal that says this: > > > > #addf hm2_7i43.0.pet_watchdog servo-thread #enable if fw supported > > > > > > -- > > Sebastian Kuzminsky > > We need numbers, not adjectives. -- David MacKay > > <http://www.withouthotair.com/> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. > > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > Peter Wallace > Mesa Electronics > > (\__/) > (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your > (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
