On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Chris Morley wrote: > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:25:42 +0000 > From: Chris Morley <chrisinnana...@hotmail.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: EMC <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 and pncconf and g540 > > > > >> From: alex.stew...@crc.ca >> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:53:16 -0500 >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Emc-users] 5i25 and pncconf and g540 >> >> 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. >> > > I'm sorry you had a bad experience with PNCconf. > Yes the g540 firmware is not supported at this time. > In fact I can't really say the 5i25 is really 'officially' supported at all > in PNCconf. > > PNCconf uses the XML file produced by the linuxcnc firmware repo. > Well the repo doesn't have any firmware or XML files for the 5i25. > The 5i25 comes preconfigured so it doesn't need the firmware. > > Peter builds the firmware but he doesn't build the XML files.... He doesn't > need them. > You can see the problem here. > > I had asked that we add the plain 5i25 XML files to the repo just to help > users. > I don't remember the response. > > I hand build the XML file that are available on the forum. > There was a reason I didn't build them for the G540. > Doesn't it require a charge pump signal? It wasn't clear to me how that was > done. > Nobody has ask me to supply a XML set for that firmware yet that I know of.
Looks like the XML files are just XML versions of the pin files so I will add a XML option (-X) to my readhmid program and see how that works. > > Configuring linuxcnc is not an easy job if you don't do it often or are just > starting out. > That's a fact most developers just don't fully understand - They came up as > things changed gradually > or have been here long enough they just know or most likely just like to see > how stuff works anyways. > I have a fairly good understanding of some of the issues as I have to change > PNCconf > to accommodate the multitude of different standards and interfaces each > program uses. > That being said I make lots of assumptions about what people know or are > willing to look up in the > manual. > > I wish I could make PNCconf super easy. I just can't. > It's almost time to start with a clean sheet of paper and rebuld PNCconf. > I'm just interested in Gscreen at the moment.... > > Again I'm sorry for your frustration. Don't let it reflect on Mesa's stuff. > It's great. > > If anyone else has a working config for the 5i25 and the G540 could you post > it for both of us? > > Chris M > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
