Got that thanks. The first time the 7i70 started up it had hordes of >>communication errors but not again after that. Is that normal? >> > >No, that usually indicates a power supply or connection problem > >Also possibly the thread rate is too fast, the D2700 is not a very good >hm2_eth host and like the D525 is marginal even with RTAI and a 1 KHz >servo thread. you can see this by plotting the read times on a D2700 or >D525 and moving the mouse > >dont forget the ethtool command if you have a intel MAC > It only ever did that the first time I started the 7i70 and 7i71. After that never again and they seem to be doing ok. I does tell me that it has old firmware. Do I update it through the 7i80? Not sure about this.
The ethtool setting does not seem to be permanent as it reverts back to the default setting after reboot. Should I do this every time? > >>> >>>>> >>>>> If you look in the dmesg you will see a small and opaque section >>>>>which >>>>> describes what software modes each attached sserial device >>>>>supports, >>>>> and a very cryptic description of each mode. >>>>> >>>>> A more detailed description appears in the manual for each device. >>>>> Basically by changing the mode you can change the HAL pins and >>>>> sometimes the features of the cards, for example enabling analogue >>>>> inputs or encoder counters on certain pins. >>>> >>>> Nothing at all in dmesg from 7i80 on Wheezy. It does a similar dump >>>>when >>>> it loads but the serial ports are nor showing. >>>> My string is config="num_encoders=4 num_pwmgens=4 >>>> sserial_port_0=21000000" >>>> >>>> Must I load or install a special driver? >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> atp >>>>> If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >>>>> http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel >>>>Website, >>>>sponsored >>>> by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your >>>>hub for all >>>> things parallel software development, from weekly thought >>>>leadership >>>>blogs to >>>> news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and >>>>join >>>>the >>>> conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, >>>sponsored >>>by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your >>>hub >>>for all >>>things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership >>>blogs to >>>news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join >>>the >>>conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Emc-users mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, >>sponsored >>by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub >>for all >>things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership >>blogs to >>news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join >>the >>conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >>_______________________________________________ >>Emc-users mailing list >>[email protected] >>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. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
