On Sat, 30 Apr 2011, Viesturs L?cis wrote: > Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:17:10 +0300 > From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2, 7I43, Hostmot2 > > 2011/4/30 Peter C. Wallace <[email protected]>: >> >> The /DONE not low usually means that the EPP port read failed >> probably because of one of the following problems: >> >> 1. Port not really in EPP mode >> 2. Parallel port - 7I43 Cable not right >> 3. Port address wrong >> 4. 7I43 not set to parallel mode >> 5. No power or wrong 7I43 power > > I will try to find a multimeter to check, if the cable is ok, all the > rest seem to be fine. > > I took a look at the jumpers and have set them as follows: > W1 - up > W2 - up > W3 - up > W4 - down (I suspect that the jumper right next to W5 is W4, I cannot > see on the card or in the manual, where is it) > W5 - down > W6 - down - I have connected external 5V from PSU > W7 - up - since I am not using USB, it does not make sense to me to > leave it in "down" position > > Now after changing the jumpers, I have all 3 LEDs - Power, Done and > Init turned on. Before that Init was off.
OK thats more promising, you had it on USB mode before > >> What exact motherboard mode do you have? I noticed someone on the forum with >> a >> foxcon 525 board that had major screwups in the BIOs parallel port setup > > I think that it is Intel. On the board itself I see only Intel logos > and when powering on at the moment, where I am offered to "press F2 to > enter setup", it shows large and nice Intel logo. > >> After you get over this first hurdle you need to know what size your 7I43 is >> so you choose the correct firmware. > > First I thought that I have 400K version, but then EMC error message > told me that it is 200K. After changing jumpers it is telling that I > have 400K version, so I am confused now. Its probably a 400K version, you had it set for USB mode > Do I have to do something specific to choose correct firmware besides > trying one of hm2-stepper/7i43-big or hm2-stepper/7i43-small configs? if its a 400K then the big config is the one to choose > >> The pinout is entirely determined by the bit file> this pinout is not >> changeble without making a new bitfile (though this is fairly easy). The >> assosciated .pin file lists the pinout as well, and you can get the driver >> to list the pinout by specifying the debug option) > > Ok, any place, where I can find information, how to do it? > > Viesturs Well if you want to do it by yourself you need to download Xilinx webpack and edit one of the PINXXXX_48.vhd files to change the pinout. YOu might look at one of those PINXXX_44.vhd files in either Mesas or EMCs HostMot2 source to give you an idea of what needed > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
