On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Ralph Stirling wrote: > Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 16:49:40 +0000 > From: Ralph Stirling <ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware > > I didn't know about hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4, but it is up-to-date > also. Still no extra bit files. I'm using stock 10.04. > > With some searching, I found the build instructions (in the path > /usr/share/doc/hostmot2-firmware-7i43-4 for anyone else searching). > I was hoping to avoid doing that. I have Xilinx 12 installed on another > computer, which appears to have some problems generating bitfiles > for the 7i43. > > -- Ralph
V12 should be fine, but if you have a desired pinout or the 7I39 pinout is OK I can build it when I get a free moment sometime today > _______________________________________ > From: Dave Cole [linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:32 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stripped down TPEN4_5 firmware > > On 2/7/2014 5:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 7 February 2014 02:00, Ralph Stirling <ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu> >> wrote: >>> It would probably work for me. Is there a compiled .bit around somewhere, >> Are you sure you don't already have it in /lib/firmware/hm2/7i43 ? >> >> It appears in the LinuxCNC firmware git, so I assume it is included in >> the package. >> >> sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firwmare-all > > > I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.. > When I did: sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all it did not > install the compiled bit files. > But it installed the docs for compiling the bit files and perhaps also > the bit file source code. > > I had to do a sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-7i43-2 to get the > 200K version firmware bit files. I think the -2 is changed to a -4 to > get the 400K version bit files. > > I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and when using the "Ubuntu software center" (I > added the source path as required to find the LInuxCNC debs), if you > type in hostmot2 it will find the > packages but it will not install them properly. But when I did the > "sudo apt-get install" line via the terminal it worked? > So something is not quite right with the 12.04 Ubuntu software center > and the LinuxCNC repository as it applies to the hostmot files for some > reason. > > Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
