On Wednesday 21 December 2016 20:29:49 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 21 December 2016 18:32:40 andy pugh wrote: > > On 21 December 2016 at 23:14, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > But that is being a cast iron bitch. > > > > Simplify. > > > > Open a terminal window. > > > > halrun > > loadrt hostmot2 > > loadrt hm2_rpspi {normal parameters, if any} > > > > what do you see? > > I just now did that, without any params, so I get the whole config: > > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ halcmd loadrt hostmot2 > Note: Using POSIX realtime > hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15 > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ halcmd loadrt hm2_rpspi > Base:hm2_7i90.0hm2/hm2_7i90.0: 72 I/O Pins used: > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 000 (P1-01): StepGen #0, pin Step (Output) > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 001 (P1-03): StepGen #0, pin Direction > (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 002 (P1-05): StepGen #1, pin Step > (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 003 (P1-07): StepGen #1, pin > Direction (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 004 (P1-09): Encoder #0, > pin A (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 005 (P1-11): Encoder #2, pin > A (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 006 (P1-13): Encoder #0, pin B > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 007 (P1-15): Encoder #2, pin B > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 008 (P1-17): Encoder #0, pin Index > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 009 (P1-19): Encoder #2, pin Index > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 010 (P1-21): Encoder #1, pin A > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 011 (P1-23): Encoder #3, pin A > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 012 (P1-25): Encoder #1, pin B > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 013 (P1-27): Encoder #3, pin B > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 014 (P1-29): Encoder #1, pin Index > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 015 (P1-31): Encoder #3, pin Index > (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 016 (P1-33): StepGen #2, pin Step > (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 017 (P1-35): StepGen #2, pin > Direction (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 018 (P1-37): StepGen #3, > pin Step (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 019 (P1-39): StepGen #3, > pin Direction (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 020 (P1-41): PWMGen > #0, pin Out0 (PWM or Up) (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 021 > (P1-43): PWMGen #0, pin Out1 (Dir or Down) (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: > IO Pin 022 (P1-45): PWMGen #1, pin Out0 (PWM or Up) (Output) > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 023 (P1-47): PWMGen #1, pin Out1 (Dir or > Down) (Output) [...] > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 071 (P3-47): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: registered > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ > > Followed by, to check param response; > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ halcmd unloadrt hm2_rpspi > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ halcmd loadrt hm2_rpspi config="num_pwmgens=1 > num_encoders=1 num_stepgens=2" Base:hm2_7i90.0hm2/hm2_7i90.0: 72 I/O > Pins used: > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 000 (P1-01): StepGen #0, pin Step (Output) > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 001 (P1-03): StepGen #0, pin Direction > (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 002 (P1-05): StepGen #1, pin Step > (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 003 (P1-07): StepGen #1, pin > Direction (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 004 (P1-09): Encoder #0, > pin A (Input) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 005 (P1-11): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 006 (P1-13): Encoder #0, pin B (Input) > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 007 (P1-15): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 008 (P1-17): Encoder #0, pin Index (Input) > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 009 (P1-19): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 010 (P1-21): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 011 (P1-23): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 012 (P1-25): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 013 (P1-27): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 014 (P1-29): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 015 (P1-31): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 016 (P1-33): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 017 (P1-35): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 018 (P1-37): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 019 (P1-39): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 020 (P1-41): PWMGen #0, pin Out0 (PWM or > Up) (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 021 (P1-43): PWMGen #0, pin > Out1 (Dir or Down) (Output) hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 022 (P1-45): > IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 023 (P1-47): IOPort > [...] > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: IO Pin 071 (P3-47): IOPort > hm2/hm2_7i90.0: registered > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ > > So that all works, UNTIL I do the same thing in linuxcnc, then it > bitches about the boards. > > So I go pokeing around in some of the other *.ini files, and the > config string always includes the boards firmware name, like this from > a 7i43-big.ini > > CONFIG="firmware=hm2/7i43-4/SVST4_4.BIT num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 > num_stepgens=3" > > I could add that firmware= if I could determine which bit file I put > in it. The firmwares default creates the first listing above, but all > I can do is go down the list since we apparently don't have a r-pi > version of mesaflash. I did that burn around 90 days ago, from a > parport on an old dell. > > I did just now, move the /lib/firmware/hm2/7i90 directory to the r-pi, > so I guess I try each of the spi versions until it works I guess. > > I suspect its not going to work though. If it does, I'll be back. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
Maybe I could simplify the search, if Peter C. Wallace recognizes the content on the first list above, and can tell me the name of the BIT file installed in that 7i90HD that responded with that first pin list above, with 4 encoders, 4 stepgens, and 2 pwmgens. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today.http://sdm.link/intel _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
