Re: [Emc-users] question for Peter C. Wallace

2023-09-19 Thread gene heskett
On 9/19/23 20:12, Peter Wallace wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2023, gene heskett wrote: Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:23:23 -0400 From: gene heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"     To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: [Emc-users] question for Peter

Re: [Emc-users] question for Peter C. Wallace

2023-09-19 Thread gene heskett
On 9/19/23 20:12, Peter Wallace wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2023, gene heskett wrote: Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:23:23 -0400 From: gene heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"     To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: [Emc-users] question for Peter

Re: [Emc-users] question for Peter C. Wallace

2023-09-19 Thread Peter Wallace
On Tue, 19 Sep 2023, gene heskett wrote: Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:23:23 -0400 From: gene heskett Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: [Emc-users] question for Peter C. Wallace Greeting Peter; I hope this f

[Emc-users] question for Peter C. Wallace

2023-09-19 Thread gene heskett
Greeting Peter; I hope this finds you well. I am installing a new A axis on my go704, and am trying to exercise it before moving 99% of the actual driver code code in from another machine with identical hdwe for its B axis. I have loaded a siggen to use its triangular drive as input to the

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-13 Thread Chris Albertson
If you are looking for a small uP to use as a real-time controller, today in 2017 its the ARM cortex M. The range is wide enough that you can find one to suit. At the low end there is nothing to be gained by going with say, Atmel AVR or some other 8-bit chip and at the high end are some

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-13 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> > Maybe there is no need for a linux kernel. Have you read the manual for the > > ARM CPU? Or what kind of CPU is it? > > RPI3 uses a quad-core ARMv8 (Cortex-A53) with all kinds of bells and > whistles. Have you read the manual for that core? No and I did not read the manual for the smaller

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-13 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 06/13/2017 07:34 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > Maybe there is no need for a linux kernel. Have you read the manual for the > ARM CPU? Or what kind of CPU is it? RPI3 uses a quad-core ARMv8 (Cortex-A53) with all kinds of bells and whistles. Have you read the manual for that core? I've been

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 12 June 2017 17:16:05 Bertho Stultiens wrote: > On 06/12/2017 11:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> Do the real time threads work well on a raspberry? > > > > Definite sometimes, Nicklass. latency-test actually shows less > > jitter with a stock kernel, but figures lie. I am getting joint

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 06/12/2017 11:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Do the real time threads work well on a raspberry? > Definite sometimes, Nicklass. latency-test actually shows less jitter > with a stock kernel, but figures lie. I am getting joint following > errors with the stock kernel and 15 minute maximum

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 12 June 2017 14:02:28 Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > Hello Peter; > > > > I have a problem trying to run linuxcnc on a pi 3b. > > > > I think it could be solved if somehow, I could generate a > > watchdog.has_bit=false coincident with enabling the machine, but > > hals parser refuses to

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 06/12/2017 09:30 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: >> Lets just say that we're not that far yet... >> From what I can tell, the initial start of linuxcnc results in a few >> missed deadlines in the main task. But once all code is cached, it seems >> to be fast enough. But time will tell. > > I also

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Gene Heskett
users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [Emc-users] Question for > > Peter C. Wallace > > > > Hello Peter; > > > > I have a problem trying to run linuxc

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Lets just say that we're not that far yet... > > From what I can tell, the initial start of linuxcnc results in a few > missed deadlines in the main task. But once all code is cached, it seems > to be fast enough. But time will tell. I also one missed dead line during the initial start. I have

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 06/12/2017 08:02 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > Do the real time threads work well on a raspberry? Lets just say that we're not that far yet... >From what I can tell, the initial start of linuxcnc results in a few missed deadlines in the main task. But once all code is cached, it seems to be

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> Hello Peter; > > I have a problem trying to run linuxcnc on a pi 3b. > > I think it could be solved if somehow, I could generate a > watchdog.has_bit=false coincident with enabling the machine, but hals > parser refuses to allow even a tristate_bit module to access and reset > the watchdog.

Re: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Peter C. Wallace
ists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace Hello Peter; I have a problem trying to run linuxcnc on a pi 3b. I think it could be solved if somehow, I could generate a watchdog.has_bit=false coincident with enabling the machine, but hals parser refuses to allo

[Emc-users] Question for Peter C. Wallace

2017-06-12 Thread Gene Heskett
Hello Peter; I have a problem trying to run linuxcnc on a pi 3b. I think it could be solved if somehow, I could generate a watchdog.has_bit=false coincident with enabling the machine, but hals parser refuses to allow even a tristate_bit module to access and reset the watchdog. Have you a hal