Can anyone tell me why it is so difficult to configure a G540 to run with a 5i25?
Chris Morley has done great work with pncconf. But, I could not see how to configure a g540 with a 5i25. So, I got the latest linuxcnc source, downloaded and compiled today, ran pncconf and still no luck. Now, I have, in the past, gone through the HAL manual to add/change things, but, come on, this is not something you expect normal, everyday people to do if you want to run a mill with touch probe and mpg, with, cross fingers, maybe spindle speed control. Maybe I was expecting too much. Like, something more like plug and play, not rocket science. This seriously is making me consider going to the dark side and running - shudder - windows (first time since 1986) and purchasing Mach3 for my CNC lathe. Certainly, the week it has taken me to get absolutely nowhere with my mill, has taught me a lesson here. The 5i25 is coming out of the mill computer, it seemed to run linuxcnc just fine, but I thought I'd have the computers for mill and lathe identical. Wrong. Ah well, back to software stepping for the mill, and maybe the lathe will not get CNC'd after all. Sigh. JohnS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
