One thing unclear to me, what controls the enable pin, is it manual, or controlled by the stepgen?
Oh, for documentation. On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net> wrote: > I have already done that, it moves one axis. At the moment, this doesn't > seem very fun. > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Viesturs Lācis > <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> You could try a hm2-stepper sample config. Take 5i23.ini, change the >> name of board to 5i25 and edit the config line to remove all the >> loading firmware related things, but keep the number of stepgens, and >> see, if it works. I think that for standard, trivial machine this >> could be good starting point. >> >> Viesturs >> >> 2012/4/12 Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net>: >> > After getting started, something seems funny. In the pncconf test >> window, >> > something is interfering with proper operation of the stepgen. It runs, >> > but when it decides to stop, I have to back out of the window, and try >> > again. When I run linuxcnc (2.6.0) when I try to move, it says joint 0 >> > following error. I am not clear where to head in at here, I don't see >> > anything to do with encoder setup anywhere. >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Peter C. Wallace <p...@mesanet.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> On Wed, 11 Apr 2012, Erik Friesen wrote: >> >> >> >> > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:33:05 -0400 >> >> > From: Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net> >> >> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" < >> emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> > >> >> > Subject: [Emc-users] Understanding the 5i25 >> >> > >> >> > I am beginning to get the mesa card going, but find this somewhat >> >> > difficult. Some basic questions - >> >> > >> >> > I have the probx firmware. >> >> > >> >> > Can I specify which pins a particular hardware stepgen uses? >> >> >> >> >> >> No, the pinout is hardwired into the configuration (the prob_rfx2.pin >> file >> >> shows the pinout) You can enable 0 through 8 stepgens via the drive >> >> configuration line. Unused stepgens (or other output function pins >> like PWM >> >> pins) revert to GPIO if unused >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > What is controlled by firmware, and what is controlled by hostmot? >> >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> >> > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> >> > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> >> Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> >> Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Emc-users mailing list >> >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Emc-users mailing list >> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
