That would be in your hal file, created when you go through the config wizard. Look in your emc2 directory, under the configs directory if you've already run stepconf.
Mark On 06/14/2010 06:49 AM, compusl...@gmail.com wrote: > Uh oh, I can't seem to use my new found stepgen trick. Whenever I try to > google anything about it google insists that I mean Stephen lol. Where > do I cange this stepgen parameter, how do I start? I have all this great > info but I have no idea how to use it. Can someone point me to docs or > better yet, just tell me where I make these changes? > > On Jun 14, 2010 5:23am, Mark Wendt <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote: > > Don't forget the sacrificial chicken. This is Unix, after all... ;-) > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > On 06/13/2010 09:24 PM, Todd Freeman wrote: > > > > > Andy, I will slaughter a cow in your honor tomorrow. Thank you very > much! > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Andy > pugha...@andypugh.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > > > > >> On 13 June 2010 21:48, Todd freemancompusl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> The problem is, I have no clue how to > > > > >>> configure EMC to work with this homegrown driver. I built the driver > > > > >>> circuit exactly as shown, using two NTE2018's. Since this driver > > > > >>> doesn't actually contain a stepper motor driver chip, but rather a > > > > >>> gaggle of Darlingtons, it will not respond to the normally simple > > > > >>> direction and 'go' pins, > > > > >> > > > > >> Indeed not, but there is a very straightforward way round that, as the > > > > >> EMC steppgen function has a number of different configurations, > > > > >> several of which are 4-wire pattern generators. Look at the > > > > >> documentation at > > > > >> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//man/man9/stepgen.9.html > > > > >> (Especially stepgen types 5, 6, and 9) > > > > >> > > > > >> You will have to manually edit the HAL file to use those types, but > > > > >> the rest of a stepconf wizard created config should work (of course, > > > > >> you will also have to assign the p-port pins) > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> atp > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > > > > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > > > > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
