but if you wish to email me your full config folder as an archive and email it i'll run it here , to make 100% certian
you seem you be running in circles , stop running On 18 September 2014 19:14, David Armstrong <cncbas...@gmail.com> wrote: > as i said before your hal file is fine . and works > > > On 18 September 2014 19:12, David Armstrong <cncbas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> the difference between pncconf and linuxcnc is that the enable is not >> used in pncconf >> but is in linuxcnc >> >> On 18 September 2014 18:33, <p...@wpnet.us> wrote: >> >>> Ok, I'm starting to figure out the halcmd thing... >>> >>> halcmd shows that the count mode is not being set correctly when testing >>> in PnCConf. When in linuxCNC halcmd shows that is is being set to TRUE (I >>> edited it in hal to use TRUE instead of 1). However in linuxCNC halcmd >>> seems to be showing that based on my MDI commands the dir output and enable >>> outputs are being set correctly while the spinout is not. Looking at the >>> hal again I may have spotted something: >>> >>> spinout is getting this: >>> net spindle-vel-cmd-abs => hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.spinout >>> >>> yet I don't see spindle-vel-cmd-abs being set: >>> net spindle-vel-cmd-rps <= motion.spindle-speed-out-rps >>> net spindle-vel-cmd-rps-abs <= motion.spindle-speed-out-rps-abs >>> net spindle-vel-cmd <= motion.spindle-speed-out >>> net spindle-vel-cmd-rpm-abs <= motion.spindle-speed-out-abs >>> >>> Not sure if that is an error, but halcmd seems to show the correct dir >>> and enable outputs while the vel stays at 0 >>> >>> >>> >>> ------Original Mail------ >>> From: "John Kasunich" <jmkasun...@fastmail.fm> >>> To: <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:24:20 -0400 >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some >>> help... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014, at 12:32 PM, p...@wpnet.us wrote: >>> > >From the hal: >>> > >>> > # ---Encoder feedback signals/setup--- >>> > >>> > setp hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.counter-mode 1 >>> >>> That _should_ be setting it. But looking at a .hal file to see if it >>> should be setting a bit is not the same using either halcmd show or >>> halmeter to actually look at the real value of the bit _while_ LinuxCNC is >>> running. >>> >>> > Also, even if the encoder setup was wrong, or not set at all, >>> shouldn't I get some movement in LinuxCNC followed by an error perhaps? >>> >>> You might be right. But troubleshooting is an incremental process. If >>> you know the encoder isn't working right (counting back and forth isn't >>> right), then fix that before going on to the next step. Sometimes one >>> broken thing can cause really bizzare and unexpected side effects elsewhere. >>> >>> > I get absolutely no movement in LinuxCNC yet in PnCConf open loop test >>> it works. >>> >>> When the open loop test is working, open another shell, and use "halcmd >>> show all >good" to save the entire working setup to a file called "good" >>> for review. >>> >>> When LinuxCNC is not working, open another shell, and use "halcmd show >>> all >bad" to save the entire broken setup to a file called "bad" for review. >>> >>> Then perhaps put both files at a site like pastebin and post a link here >>> so others can review as well. >>> >>> One of HAL's biggest strengths is that you can look at it while it runs, >>> using halcmd show, halmeter, and halscope. There are very few problems >>> that can evade carefull application of those tools. >>> >>> -- >>> John Kasunich >>> jmkasun...@fastmail.fm >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. >>> >>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. >>> >>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
