Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread W. Martinjak
On 2016-11-02 19:49, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > No, normally the as delivered 7I90HDs are EPP/EPP, but they can be > propgrammed > with any firmware on request Yes, Ok! > Note: I have not tried the RS-422 programming for a while, I will test when I > get a chance OK, thanks! Matsche -- "In

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, W. Martinjak wrote: > Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 18:23:54 +0100 > From: W. Martinjak <mats...@play-pla.net> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sub

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread W. Martinjak
On 2016-11-02 17:59, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > and RS-422 > require special hardware) Hooking into this point. Do you have a good instruction for flashing with rs422? Is rs422 working at delivery state of the 7i90? Thanks Matsche -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
er (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming > > OK so some new computers have obsolete ports that are not supported by the > software that comes with them. > > Question, can the 7i90 be flashed using some other method

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Todd Zuercher
ation files via the EPP interface." - Original Message - From: "Chris Albertson" <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 12:12:46 PM Subject: Re: [Emc

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 11/02/2016 09:12 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: > OK so some new computers have obsolete ports that are not supported by the > software that comes with them. PCIe parallel port cards are commonly available and inexpensive. Contrary to the PCI cards, it seems the NetMOS based cards are the ones

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Jon Elson
On 11/02/2016 11:12 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: > So there is no why out of needed an old printer port interface? That > means finding an old PC. It there no why to flash the card using (say) > JTAG? The printer port is long obsolete. > > No, you can get PCI and PCIe parallel port cards at

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Chris Albertson
t; <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:01:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 4:36 AM, W. Martinjak

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Todd Zuercher
ontroller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:01:40 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 4:36 AM, W. Martinjak <mats...@play-pla.net> wrote: > As I have written: > >The bit files are in: >

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 4:36 AM, W. Martinjak wrote: > As I have written: > >The bit files are in: > > 7i90/configs/hostmot2/ > > You need one of the 7i90_spi*.bit files. > Then you have to flash the card on your printer port with > I've been following

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 01 November 2016 10:38:04 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 01 November 2016 07:36:35 W. Martinjak wrote: > > As I have written: > > > >The bit files are in: > > > > 7i90/configs/hostmot2/ > > > > You need one of the 7i90_spi*.bit files. > > And from the descriptions it

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 01 November 2016 07:36:35 W. Martinjak wrote: > As I have written: > >The bit files are in: > > 7i90/configs/hostmot2/ > > You need one of the 7i90_spi*.bit files. And from the descriptions it looks like any of them will do as I can restrict the loadrt line to what I

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 01 November 2016 05:34:34 andy pugh wrote: > On 1 November 2016 at 03:18, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Surveying my system, thinking I can probably program this 7i90HD > > right on this machine from its unused parport, > > You almost certainly want to use Mesaflash.

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread W. Martinjak
As I have written: The bit files are in: 7i90/configs/hostmot2/ You need one of the 7i90_spi*.bit files. Then you have to flash the card on your printer port with sudo ./mesaflash --verbose --epp --device 7i90 \ --addr 0xd010 --addr_hi 0xd000 \ --write

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 November 2016 at 03:18, Gene Heskett wrote: > Surveying my system, thinking I can probably program this 7i90HD right on > this machine from its unused parport, You almost certainly want to use Mesaflash. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment

[Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-10-31 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings everybody; Surveying my system, thinking I can probably program this 7i90HD right on this machine from its unused parport, I go traipsing into: /lib/modules/3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64/kernel/drivers/spi, and find I have a choice of 3: spi-bitbang.ko spi-butterfly.ko spi-lm70llp.ko Now,