On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 7:43 AM PDT Paul Lacatus <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 08.08.2013 03:14, GP Orcullo wrote: >> On 7 Aug 2013, at 18:56, Andy Pugh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My MF70 is controlled by RPi running LCNC. >> Is that using the Mungkie image? >> >> I was not getting a continuous step stream with that. >> >> (Sorry to derail the thread, but I have an RPi to parport breakout board >> designed (and 20 boards, some populated). I gave some away at the Developer >> fest, but have plenty left and can get more (I thing they cost $1 each to >> have made)) >> >> Nope, I'm using an external hardware for step generation. >> >> >> >Very interesting your solution also. I am quite new to linux CNC and >the structure of the HAL system is not quite clear for me right now . >I understand that the PIC32 is used to generate the step and direction >signals and receives the order by SPI interface. Exactly what is >receviving the PIC32 by SPI interface? > >Paul Think of PIC32 as the PRU of RPi. hal_pru is the driver/module for the stepgen code that runs on the PRU; for PIC32 the equivalent driver is hal_picnc. Note that the code is not yet in the repo as it is still WIP. Cheers! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
