Re: [Emc-users] usb parallel port possible?
no. categorically NO to anything that needs the Microsoft form of enumeration process. It adds too much possible delays of any kind and little to no realtime guarantees. OK, that was my OPINION, but in reality it might be useful, but you may sometimes observe all of the above. USB was not designed for anything with the so-called direct access. I simply dislike the idea. On 12/30/06, Chris Morley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings. I was looking through my collection of parts and pieces and found an USB to parallel port adapter (for a printer). I was wondering if it would be possible to use it to control relays etc with Hal. I am sure that a driver would need to be coded and a hal module ( unfortunately a little above my skills yet). What do you guys think? Chris Morley Download now! Visit http://www.telusmobility.com/msnxbox/ to enter and see how cool it is to get Messenger with you on your cell phone. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] manual tool change
I have been unable to locate: axis_manualtoolchange.hal Any ideas about where I could find it? I have updated to the latest version via Ubuntu's package manager, and I have searched the hard drive for it. Thanks. Len - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] usb parallel port possible?
When emc uses a parallel port to send step and direction signals to a stepper motor driver, the signals must be received by the driver at precise intervals measured in microseconds. This is perfectly possible with most built-in or PCI-slot parallel ports, but it is simply not possible with a USB parallel port. On the other hand, if you wish to control things that work at a long timescale, like relays, it would be possible. Personally, I would recommend writing a userspace (as opposed to realtime) driver, because then you can use the normal Linux kernel drivers for USB devices. Jeff - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] manual tool change
The manual toolchange program is a part of the upcoming emc 2.1.0, and isn't in emc 2.0.5 or earlier. I hope that we'll soon have an easy-to-install alpha release of emc 2.1.0, but for now if you want to try out the newest features, you can do it by compiling from source. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#On_Ubuntu_5_10_and_6_06_from_source http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Installing_EMC2#Getting_the_source_with_CVS http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UpdatingConfigurationsForDevelopmentVersions When doing the CVS checkout you would use the v2_1_branch: export CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -z5 -d:ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs co -rv2_1_branch -demc2.1 emc2 Once you have emc2.1 compiled from CVS, you can see how the 'manual toolchange' component works by running configs/sim/axis.ini and changing tools. Or you can copy configs/common/axis_manualtoolchange.hal into your own configuration directory, and make it one of the [HAL]HALFILEs that is loaded when you run emc2.1. Jeff - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Halui emc2 2.0.5
Hi all, I have to run the g-code program by closing a switch connected to pin 10 of parallel port, I have try halui but in emc2.0.5 do not work (halui), any idea? other way? Thank Dino - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
