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
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