[Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-14 Thread john
Here at Pocket NC we locked on an old version of machinekit running the 3.8 kernel when we launched our machine a couple years ago. It runs on the Beaglebone Black. I only recently came onboard and have been trying to get up to speed with the configuration while wrangling different pieces of so

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-14 Thread john
Thanks Bas! I've attached a more verbose log. It looks like it's something PRU related. On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 12:56:20 PM UTC-7, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > > > On 14 Dec 2017, at 20:06, Robert Nelson > > wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:37 PM, John A

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-14 Thread john
Found this in dmesg: [ 30.418037] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: pin PIN103 already requested by 48038000.mcasp; cannot claim for 4a30.pruss [ 30.580322] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: pin-103 (4a30.pruss) status -22 [ 30.692649] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: could not request p

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-14 Thread john
Thanks Robert! I was able to start up machinekit. Now I need to track down some other quirks... What is ktimersoftd and why is it constantly taking up 40% of the CPU? This is on a freshly installed 4.14 image (see attached). On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 1:33:27 PM UTC-7, Robert Nelson wrote

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-15 Thread john
I'm flashing the 4.14 TI RT kernel that Robert linked earlier. I'll let you know how it goes. Where is the image of the 4.4 TI RT kernel that you'd like me to try? Or is there an easy what to switch out the kernel for the image I have? On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 5:17:49 AM UTC-7, Alexander

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-15 Thread john
27;ll let > you > > know how it goes. Where is the image of the 4.4 TI RT kernel that you'd > like > > me to try? Or is there an easy what to switch out the kernel for the > image I > > have? > > Hi John, > > v4.14-ti-rt: > > sudo /opt/sc

[Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-11 Thread john
Is there a way to switch between kinematics modules using G code in Machinekit? The desired effect is to be able to switch between trivkins and a 5 axis inverse kinematics module that allows for TCPC (Haas uses G234 to enable TCPC, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxPjH4v5iEg). I've implemen

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-12 Thread john
Thanks for the advice! I started implementing this the other day and am running into follow errors when switching between modes using a hal pin. I found this thread on the LinuxCNC forums which discusses the same desired behavior and the same errors I'm encountering. It seems like they were abl

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-12 Thread john
I definitely have to stick with Machinekit as I'm running the machine with a Beaglebone. What is the nature of the changes made to LinuxCNC that allowed this to work? Do you think I could get this going on Machinekit? On Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 8:28:29 AM UTC-6, Schooner wrote: > > > On 12/0

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-13 Thread john
I was able to apply some corrections in the kinematics module after detecting changes to the mode, the way this module is doing it (found on the thread previously linked): https://forum.linuxcnc.org/media/kunena/attachments/16665/xyzbc-trt-kins_2017-12-13.c I'm having trouble, though, accounting

[Machinekit] using comp on latest kernel 3.8 MachineKit image

2018-04-19 Thread john
It looks like comp isn't installed on the latest MachineKit image based on the 3.8 linux kernel. How can I get comp on it for compiling a kinematics module? -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message

[Machinekit] Re: using comp on latest kernel 3.8 MachineKit image

2018-04-19 Thread john
Hmm, it's there now, so I think updating machinekit using apt-get did the trick. sudo apt-get install machinekit On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 11:18:52 AM UTC-6, jo...@allwinedesigns.com wrote: > > It looks like comp isn't installed on the latest MachineKit image based on > the 3.8 linux kern

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-23 Thread john
I took a closer look at the thread I linked earlier and it looks like they weren't as successful as I previously thought. I'm only able to switch between modes when the rotary axes are at 0, which is the same issue they were having in the other thread. Their solution in that thread was to write

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-24 Thread john
I believe I found the culprit. While everything seems to be in order in the motion controller, I believe the GCode interpreter still believes it's at the previous position after a kinematics mode change. Manually executing a g0 to the currently displayed coordinates after a change and then execu

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-25 Thread john
I took a closer look at the thread I linked earlier and it looks like they weren't as successful as I previously thought. I'm only able to switch between modes when the rotary axes are at 0, which is the same issue they were having in the other thread. Their solution in that thread was to write

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-25 Thread john
I took a closer look at the thread I linked earlier and it looks like they weren't as successful as I previously thought. I'm only able to switch between modes when the rotary axes are at 0, which is the same issue they were having in the other thread. Their solution in that thread was to write

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-25 Thread john
I took a closer look at the thread I linked earlier and it looks like they weren't as successful as I previously thought. I'm only able to switch between modes when the rotary axes are at 0, which is the same issue they were having in the other thread. Their solution in that thread was to write

Re: [Machinekit] switching between kinematics modes in G code

2018-04-25 Thread john
Thanks Schooner! I'll try digging a little deeper to see if it makes sense to go that route. For now, I think I've got it working using a combination of custom M code commands to flip the hal pin on the kinematics module, and remapped G codes bound to a python functions that are executed at read

Re: [Machinekit] I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2019-01-24 Thread john
ng this. Do you know how I could find where the zero length moves are being added to the trajectory planner and what normally prevents that from happening? Yours and Schooner's insights have been helpful so far. Maybe we can work together to figure out what is going on. -John On Satu

Re: [Machinekit] I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2019-01-25 Thread john
Hi Rob, Thanks for taking a look! Here's some information that hopefully will get you a predictable test case. I can reliably create the error -7 by setting my [AXIS_0]HOME_OFFSET to 2.7499, my [AXIS_0]HOME to 2.5 and running a program that simply moves to X 2.5: % G0 X2.5 %

Re: [Machinekit] I'm pulling my hair out over this, "Can't add linear move at line xxxx, error code -7"

2019-01-25 Thread john
The error that is produced in /var/log/linuxcnc.log: user line can't have zero length! xyz start = 2.50007435e+00,2.4910e+00,-2.559125863375e-10, end = 2.5000e+00,2.4910e+00,-2.559125863375e-10 -John On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 12:33:02 PM UTC-7, Robert

[Machinekit] setp [PRUCONF](DRIVER).stepgen.00.* at runtime

2017-09-05 Thread john
I see in my hal file that a few settings are being pulled from my INI file, such as: setp [PRUCONF](DRIVER).stepgen.00.position-scale [AXIS_0]SCALE I'd like to use halcmd or python to set [PRUCONF](DRIVER).stepgen.00.position-scale at runtime. Is that possible? This doesn't work: $ halcmd setp

Re: [Machinekit] setp [PRUCONF](DRIVER).stepgen.00.* at runtime

2017-09-05 Thread john
Ah, perfect, thank you! On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:06:09 AM UTC-6, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > > > > On 5 Sep 2017, at 17:57, jo...@allwinedesigns.com wrote: > > I see in my hal file that a few settings are being pulled from my INI > file, such as: > setp [PRUCONF](DRIVER).stepgen.00.positio

Re: [Machinekit] Re: remote components connecting 2 machinekit machines (bridge?)

2017-09-20 Thread John Morris
HALTalk and remote components? John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

[Machinekit] Cross-building Debian Multi-Arch packages

2017-10-04 Thread John Morris
e currently proposed system. [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/Python/MultiArch John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit&quo

[Machinekit] Homann Designs MODIO on the BBB.

2017-10-08 Thread John Dammeyer
esn't have any hits for MODIO so I'm wondering if it's possible to add this device to a Beagle running MachineKit. Thanks John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because

Re: [Machinekit] Homann Designs MODIO on the BBB.

2017-10-11 Thread John Dammeyer
Nice price on that MPG. It would work with the bare MODIO. I have my Y Axis Servo working with the BBB MachineKit, Xylotex DB-25/26 cape and Probotix interface board. Response from the keyboard arrow keys or the mouse clicking on the jog buts is abysmal. MDI commands to move the Y axis work. I

[Machinekit] CRAMPS thermistor calculations

2017-10-23 Thread John Morris
would expect: the intermediate value of the combined parallel thermistor and resistor resistance is called `R_TD`, and the calculation goes on to find the separate thermistor resistance of `R_T`. Can anyone help clarify? [1]: http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/5/5a/CRAMPS.v2.1.sch.pdf

Re: [Machinekit] CRAMPS thermistor calculations

2017-10-23 Thread John Morris
of my head that the 4.7k resistor was tied to ground. D'oh! John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group.

[Machinekit] PocketBeagle/BBB custom overlays at boot

2017-10-27 Thread John Morris
at least compiles. It's installed as shown at the top of the file by putting it in `/lib/firmware` and adding `dtb_overlay=/lib/firmware/pb_goldibox-00A0.dtbo` to `/boot/uEnv.txt`. That doesn't seem to have any effect on the pins in question, however. Hints appreciated!

Re: [Machinekit] PocketBeagle/BBB custom overlays at boot

2017-10-27 Thread John Morris
On 10/27/2017 01:36 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: Hi John, On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 1:20 PM, John Morris wrote: To get Beagle GPIOs configured correctly at boot, is a custom overlay the

[Machinekit] Goldibox

2017-10-31 Thread John Morris
hiccups ATM if you do). I'd highly appreciate help with the GUI, and I welcome your comments about the project. [1]: https://github.com/zultron/goldibox [2]: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ixn3tSA8_OyTdZ1lz5k4MWjTZ9rEFJM9or3oYW8NuUA/edit?usp=sharing John -- website: h

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-01 Thread John Morris
017 at 11:04:36 AM UTC-4, Daren Schwenke wrote: Neat idea, and perfect name.  :) Thanks! John On Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 2:07:09 PM UTC-4, John Morris wrote: I'm working on this Machinekit-based weekend project, the "Goldibox"

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-01 Thread John Morris
arallel is allowed, whew. I don't know how to do the current sensing, but the L298N provides sense pins. Thanks for the tips, Daren. John [1]: http://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/l298.pdf On 11/01/2017 10:59 AM, Daren Schwenke wrote: Just hook up your power full on in one direc

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-01 Thread John Morris
[Putting this back on-list] On 11/01/2017 11:52 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 8:40 AM, John Morris <mailto:j...@zultron.com>> wrote: On 11/01/2017 10:15 AM, Daren Schwenke wrote: When switching peltiers between heat/cool mode you can get some

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-02 Thread John Morris
[Putting back on list] On 11/01/2017 02:30 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 10:50 AM, John Morris <mailto:j...@zultron.com>> wrote: The value IMO is in the demonstration of a full integration from electronics to remote GUI, and in the overall simpl

Re: [Machinekit] RTAPI app terminates on startup

2017-11-02 Thread John Morris
an error somewhere along the way, but no error message and not handled. Once I found it, I knew what the problem in my environment was and easily fixed it. The 'stack smashing' thing just went away after that, IIRC. Good luck, and please report back if/when you find it so it

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Goldibox

2017-11-02 Thread John Morris
> the control budget under $10 or you look silly using so much over kill > > Perceptions matter. Using a 64-bit quad core ARM computer to control an > ice box just has "bad optics" > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 8:25 AM, John Morris <mailto:j...@zultron.com>> wrote:

Re: [Machinekit] RTAPI app terminates on startup

2017-11-02 Thread John Morris
Here's where we got that path in the first place: http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rt-users/msg09173.html Perhaps things have changed in recent kernels, or perhaps you could double-check (double-grep?) your kbuild configuration for CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT? John On 11/02/2017

Re: [Machinekit] Automatic Rack Toolchanger issue

2017-11-13 Thread John Morris
o it would wait for an input and then fail) Sounds like you're using Python remaps in your toolchanger config. Can you try printing debug info from the Python code? John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinek

Re: [Machinekit] Automatic Rack Toolchanger issue

2017-11-14 Thread John Morris
On 11/14/2017 05:10 PM, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: no one got an idea? Am Montag, 13. November 2017 19:09:26 UTC+1 schrieb Sag ich Dir nich: oh and by the way i am using toplevel.py, remap.py and stdglue.py Am Montag, 13. November 2017 17:27:33 UTC+1 schrieb John Morris: On 11

Re: [Machinekit] Automatic Rack Toolchanger issue

2017-11-15 Thread John Morris
On 11/15/2017 07:10 AM, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: Here is my Config. Beware, it doesnt look pretty because it´s experimental atm :) Am Mittwoch, 15. November 2017 01:39:29 UTC+1 schrieb John Morris: On 11/14/2017 05:10 PM, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: > no one got an i

Re: [Machinekit] Automatic Rack Toolchanger issue

2017-11-17 Thread John Morris
reset_state) = FALSE now after i restarted the machine, it doesnt even move when i command a toolchange, it only spits out this error. thanks for your help Am Mittwoch, 15. November 2017 16:48:50 UTC+1 schrieb John Morris: On 11/15/2017 07:10 AM, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: > Here i

Re: [Machinekit] Automatic Rack Toolchanger issue

2017-11-19 Thread John Morris
On 11/18/2017 10:00 AM, Sag ich Dir nich wrote: Thank you, now it works flawlessly :) i also had "#" instead of ";" in a ngc file, i always confuse them Glad it works. I submitted that PR, and Mick merged it. Thanks, fellas. https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/pul

Re: [Machinekit] real time CNC using Python on Pi3

2017-11-20 Thread John Morris
. It would be neat to see a HAL comp using that scheme. Also, after having spent WAY too much time with interp and task, I've often wished for a new start. A pure python interpreter would be nice, especially if written for easy addition of new and subclassing of old G codes. John

Re: [Machinekit] M66 question

2017-12-02 Thread John Morris
est #5399 and abort on -1, and not blindly contine on. John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubs

Re: [Machinekit] M66 question

2017-12-02 Thread John Morris
nce you're done with it! John I don't know if #5399 is set to anything before M66 exits, I would suspect it would hold the last entered value until M66 exits for whatever reason and sets the return value accordingly. You will need to verify, but suspect #5399 is meaningles

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2017-12-14 Thread John Allwine
Looks like it: git:/opt/scripts/:[ef2c5982e3788e07d9ec4a3d23089dc5e5a3f9cd] eeprom:[A335BNLT000C1625BBBG0497] model:[TI_AM335x_BeagleBone_Black] dogtag:[Machinekit Debian Image 2017-12-10] bootloader:[eMMC-(default)]:[/dev/mmcblk1]:[U-Boot 2018.01-rc1-2-g87ef84] kernel:[4.14.4-bone-rt-r7] nodej

[Machinekit] When machinekit icon is clicked, linuxcnc error message results

2017-12-18 Thread John Hammond
g to attach those files if shown how. Thank you, John Hammond hammond.jo...@gmail.com -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit&q

[Machinekit] When machinekit icon is clicked, linuxcnc error message results

2017-12-18 Thread John Hammond
I have the program loaded on a BeagleBone Black -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

[Machinekit] Re: When machinekit icon is clicked, linuxcnc error message results

2017-12-20 Thread John Hammond
rt parport "0x378 out" (as shown in LinuxCNC Forum #84912) next. I haven't looked at the hal file yet but will within 2 hours. Thanks, John On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 4:22:14 PM UTC-8, John Hammond wrote: > > Linuxcnc error terminal window appears, but nothing runs. &g

[Machinekit] Re: When machinekit icon is clicked, linuxcnc error message results

2017-12-20 Thread John Hammond
, John Hammond wrote: > > Linuxcnc error terminal window appears, but nothing runs. > I can start linuxcnc by opening terminal window and entering “linuxcnc &” > . This stops when it does not find my configuration file. > I have copied the linuxcnc error message along with two othe

[Machinekit] Re: When machinekit icon is clicked, linuxcnc error message results

2017-12-20 Thread John Hammond
Actually I just copied the settings that I had used before in the PC setup into the stepconf. On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 4:22:14 PM UTC-8, John Hammond wrote: > > Linuxcnc error terminal window appears, but nothing runs. > I can start linuxcnc by opening terminal window and

Re: [Machinekit] newbie help request: 'comp' compiling modules out of tree (kinematics and trajectory)

2018-01-12 Thread John Morris
rules obj-$(CONFIG_MYKINS) += tp.o tpmain.o mykins-objs := tp.o tpmain.o $(MATHSTUB) mykins$(MODULE_EXT): $(mykins-objs) # Add the module build to a higher-level target all: obj-$(CONFIG_MYKINS) John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://githu

[Machinekit] Beaglebone White support

2018-02-24 Thread John Morris
is there any official support status for the White, both from RCN and the MK project? John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mach

Re: [Machinekit] Beaglebone White support

2018-03-03 Thread John Morris
On 02/24/2018 07:57 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: On 2/24/2018 4:15 PM, John Morris wrote: I finally found the perfect application for my old Beaglebone White. However, I'm suspicious that it has fallen out of support. [...] I haven't done anything to intentionally break suppo

Re: [Machinekit] help upgrading to latest 4.14 kernel machinekit image

2018-03-03 Thread John Morris
Backing down to the TI 4.9 kernel resolved the problem. I'm now trying out different kernels to see which works best. John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are su

[Machinekit] BeagleBone Black overlays

2018-03-03 Thread John Morris
.4.113-ti-rt-r147] [...] dmesg | grep gpio-of-helper [1.511377] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: Allocated GPIO id=0 [1.511589] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: Allocated GPIO id=1 [1.511604] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: ready END So who knows what dumb

Re: [Machinekit] BeagleBone Black overlays

2018-03-06 Thread John Morris
harles's suggestions to add the pinmux configuration and this suggestion to free the pins caused errors. I probably made a mistake following y'all's directions. I'm happy to go back and troubleshoot if it helps anyone, but right now with the pins in the default state, it

[Machinekit] Rotary Axis on BBB and Xylotex BBB_DB25/26

2018-03-29 Thread John Dammeyer
The BBB Xylotex.ini file Axis 3 is set as: TYPE = ANGULAR Currently the comment for SCALE is # scale is 200 steps/rev * 8 uSteps/rev * 10 TPI. SCALE=32000 I can see for a linear axis how this works although 32,000 doesn't match the 16,000 in the comment. Is the scale ultimately the number of ste

[Machinekit] Re: Rotary Axis on BBB and Xylotex BBB_DB25/26

2018-03-30 Thread John Dammeyer
> > I'll answer my own question. I was searching through the HAL docs rather > than the ini docs. > http://www.machinekit.io/docs/config/ini_config/#sub:AXIS-section In that document I found ANGULAR_UNITS = degrees and has nothing to do with NC code. *"'ANGULAR_UNITS = ' - Specifies the 'mac

Re: [Machinekit] Happy Birthday Machinekit!

2018-04-03 Thread John Morris
t controls. Thanks to all the devs and maintainers for the great work. John On 04/03/2017 12:19 AM, John Morris wrote: It's been three years.  Happy Birthday, Machinekit! John On 04/03/2016 04:48 PM, John Morris wrote: Happy two-year birthday, Machinekit!  Another grea

[Machinekit] Xylotex BBB-DB25/26 and Limit verses Home switches.

2018-04-18 Thread John Dammeyer
ck off the activated limit switch? Am I missing something or is there some sort of net limit-x bb_gpio.p ... statement that can be used? Thanks John -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because

[Machinekit] Re: Xylotex BBB-DB25/26 and Limit verses Home switches.

2018-04-18 Thread John Dammeyer
> > Answering one of own questions I think... > >From the Wiki for standard parallel port modified for the BBB and Xylotex BBB-DB25/26: > # connect DB25-11 to X home and min limit > net home-x bb_gpio.p8.in-10 => axis.0.home-sw-in axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in > # connect DB25-12 to Y home and min lim

[Machinekit] Re: Xylotex BBB-DB25/26 and Limit verses Home switches.

2018-04-19 Thread John Dammeyer
P-UHU Servo drive with the BBB-DB25/26 since I didn't have home switches. HOME = 0.000 HOME_OFFSET = 0.00 HOME_SEARCH_VEL = -.1 HOME_LATCH_VEL =0.2 HOME_IGNORE_LIMITS =YES HOME_IS_SHARED =0 #HOME_SEQUENCE =2 On Wednesday, April

[Machinekit] MESA 7i80 hm2_eth unable to read static internal configuration

2018-04-21 Thread fairbanks-john
I'm finally continuing my work on building a new gui and switching this in progress work from linuxcnc to machinekit. I'm using my ACRA milling machine as a test bed which I do need to be able to use normally while this work progresses. It runs on linuxcnc 2.8pre with gmoccapy. The interface b

[Machinekit] Re: Problem with new install errors, warnings and notes

2018-05-17 Thread fairbanks-john
On Monday, May 14, 2018 at 11:29:45 PM UTC-8, fairbanks-john wrote: > > I just made a fresh install from the git hub clone today and wondering if > I did something wrong since there are a lot of warnings and notes in the > installation log which I have attached.. > The .hal f

Re: [Machinekit] Problem with new install errors, warnings and notes

2018-05-17 Thread fairbanks-john
On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 7:06:51 AM UTC-8, Schooner wrote: > > > On 15/05/18 08:29, fairbanks-john wrote: > > I just made a fresh install from the git hub clone today and wondering > > if I did something wrong since there are a lot of warnings and notes > > in

[Machinekit] Re: Problem with new install errors, warnings and notes

2018-05-17 Thread fairbanks-john
Schooner I think that I pushed a wrong buttons while posting and messed things up a bit. I got a new computer and build a new configuration since I think the old machine may have gotten corrupted while attempting to solve issues. I will rebuild it later. Machine kit loadsrand runs now but I'm c

[Machinekit] Re: Problem with new install errors, warnings and notes

2018-05-17 Thread fairbanks-john
Yes, It looks like I'm getting closer to having a working configuration that is getting close to being suitable for further testing and development work. I did purchase a second Mesa 7i80 card and flashed it with my custom bit file so that I would not have to use the actual card and milling mac

[Machinekit] Help requested with Mesa custom 7i80HD-25 bit file compatibility

2018-05-17 Thread fairbanks-john
I have Machinekit running now as a run in place with no error but having issues correctly addressing pins in my Mesa 7i80HD-25 board. To help resolve this problem I have attached my custom PIN_CNC1_V1_72.vhd file which is human readable. My install of Machinekit is a cloned install from git hu

[Machinekit] Re: Help requested with Mesa custom 7i80HD-25 bit file compatibility

2018-05-18 Thread fairbanks-john
To day I decided that the cause of my problem is most likely the version of gmoccapy available with machinekit. I had modified my configuration files to make gmoccapy happy but it appears that there are still incompatibilities and do not wish to spend more time on. I used my Mesa 7I80 flash de

[Machinekit] Output Pulse on Start Up

2018-05-18 Thread John Dammeyer
I'm running a BBB with Xylotex BBB-DB25/26. Often when I start up MachineKit I get the opening banner, it vanishes and then a minute or so later pops up with an error window. Attached is the dump. I can restart and MachineKit begins normally. Or maybe it fails again and then runs correctly

[Machinekit] Re: Guidance on 3 axis retrofit

2018-05-18 Thread John Dammeyer
> > > It seems like a good choice because it works with LCD screens, MachineKit, > and has the IO that I need. I don't know what I don't know so if anyone has > any suggestions I'd be interested in hearing them! > I'm doing something similar but with a Xylotex BBB-DB25/26 cape connected to a P

[Machinekit] Re: Help requested with Mesa custom 7i80HD-25 bit file compatibility

2018-05-19 Thread fairbanks-john
Schooner in reference to your comment: "I am confused by your use of 'remote'. Gmoccapy is not a remote GUI, but you were using it. Are you just referring to accessing the controller machine remotely from another computer? Or are you intending to use an actual remote interface via a loader a

[Machinekit] Re: Guidance on 3 axis retrofit

2018-05-20 Thread John Dammeyer
On Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 5:20:57 AM UTC-7, Eric wrote: > > That looks awesome! > > Are you going to be able to manually move the axes too, or is it now going > to be full CNC? > > At the speed that the XY axis turn the handles would have to be balanced and not near my private parts. That wou

Re: [Machinekit] Output Pulse on Start Up

2018-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
I wait 30 seconds or more then I don't get the issue. Why it takes so long I don't know. John On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:55:07 PM UTC-7, Schooner wrote: > The problem with this run is right at the beginning of the error print. > > rtapi/rtapi_msgd.cc:247 ERROR: found exist

[Machinekit] Machinekit logging on Linux Mint 18.3

2018-08-09 Thread fairbanks-john
I have been setting up a new development system using Mint 18.3 and also a Windows box using Win7 and have noticed that there is a problem getting Machinekit logging working properly on Mint every time 'sudo make setuid' is run. So to help others here is my consolidated fix to overcome this. T

[Machinekit] Help request for development PC to use Cetus

2018-08-09 Thread fairbanks-john
I’m a little confused on how to interface the Cetus gui with Machinekit on my new Linux based development PC on which I have already installed Machinekit as run in place. I’m running on Linux Mint 18.3 with kernel 4.9.98-RT. The Machinekit appears to be running fine and I have down loaded C

Re: [Machinekit] cgroups and isolating CPU’s

2019-03-06 Thread John Morris
hreads-and-latency/> If you have no CPUs to spare, though, this will be of no use to you. John Morris Dovetail Automata LLC From: Bas de Bruijn Sent: Thursday, February 28, 13:43 Subject: [Machinekit] cgroups and isolating CPU’s To: c...@tuta.io Cc: Machinekit So as not to hijack the thread,

Re: [Machinekit] Mesa 6i25 & 7i76 - Operation not permitted with new Machinekit Version

2019-03-06 Thread John Morris
we can turn `-Werror` back on. I'll also take a look at Buster builds down the road when I actually start using it, if others think fixing warnings is worthwhile; if not, I won't fight the current. John From: machinekit@googlegro

Re: [Machinekit] cgroups and isolating CPU’s

2019-03-07 Thread John Morris
eciate hearing about any results on any CPU. OT, we encountered one interesting result entirely by accident: With CPU isolation on the same J1900, a misconfiguration caused POSIX thread selection instead of the intended RT_PREEMPT; however we didn't notice because we still saw the

Re: [Machinekit] Mesa 6i25 & 7i76 - Operation not permitted with new Machinekit Version

2019-03-08 Thread John Morris
for it. However, it doesn't explain why it reverts b55b544 (or more likely I'm missing something). What's the problem there? No, I'm not looking forward to silencing warnings in gcc 8. ;( John From: schoone...@gmail.com Sent: Thursda

Re: [Machinekit] Mesa 6i25 & 7i76 - Operation not permitted with new Machinekit Version

2019-03-09 Thread John Morris
/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:1c.2/:02:00.0/:03:00.0/resource Thanks again for doing all the legwork to track down this problem. It was easy to fix with that hard part done for me. John From: schoone...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 7

Re: [Machinekit] Mesa 6i25 & 7i76 - Operation not permitted with new Machinekit Version

2019-03-10 Thread John Morris
Hey guys, PR against legacy MK repo at https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/pull/1478 Thanks for the PCI resource file contents. I think the change should parse those contents correctly. John From: machinekit@googlegroups.com on behalf of

Re: [Machinekit] Remap M6 in python

2019-03-21 Thread John Morris
Python functions may have `return` for regular functions or `yield` for generator functions, but not both. John From: machinekit@googlegroups.com on behalf of Bob Bevins Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:59 PM To: Machinekit Subject: [Machinekit

Re: [Machinekit] Border between Machinekit-HAL and Machinekit-CNC

2019-03-31 Thread John Morris
nges. Understand that my opinion doesn't necessarily reflect the general community consensus. I'm jumping in to help out with this work because I think it's been sorely needed for a long time, and I'm super excited to see people stepping up to sort out this extreme

Re: [Machinekit] Happy Birthday Machinekit!

2019-04-02 Thread John Morris
n and at last into the visibility of its own light. There's a lot of polishing left to do, but it's huge progress that it is already usable, with its own independent code base and package stream. Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! John On Wednesday

Re: [Machinekit] Successful cross-compiling with Debian Stretch

2019-04-21 Thread John Morris
e kinks in `MultiArch` will be worked out some day and this will all be much simpler. https://github.com/zultron/mk-cross-builder John From: machinekit@googlegroups.com on behalf of schoone...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2019 8:56 PM To:

[Machinekit] Re: Machinekit on PocketBeagle

2019-05-19 Thread John Morris
Machinekit. If you confirm that the change is in place and you're still seeing this issue, file an issue on the tracker, and mention @zultron to ensure I see it (though I would anyway). John [1]: https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/commit/b58f6e83 > > Than

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Machinekit on PocketBeagle

2019-05-19 Thread John Morris
On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11:07:12 AM UTC+8, mlampert wrote: > > Am I correct that the support for the PB is a 'compile time' decision? > Try`board=PocketBeagle` https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/b58f6e83/src/hal/drivers/hal_bb_gpio/hal_bb_gpio.c#L83

Re: [Machinekit] Re: Machinekit on PocketBeagle

2019-05-20 Thread John Morris
rry I didn't test the original patch more rigorously. Seems my super-simple Goldibox HAL config didn't use any GPIO inputs! John > > On Mon, 20 May 2019 14:39:49 -0700 > markus > wrote: > > > Yay - that does work, it is required to specify the board though:

[Machinekit] Re: Machinekit rtapi_app process symbol visibility

2019-11-17 Thread John Morris
be linked both by rtapi_app and given > module, given the fact that all live in one linker namespace. > > Well, `rtapi_app` CAN export symbols, those marked with `EXPORT_SYMBOL`. To export a few symbols, that's the "best way" because it exists, it works, and other develop

Re: [Machinekit] What happened to Machinekit's Jenkins?

2020-02-05 Thread John Morris
since been solved (i.e. fast ARM cross-builds replaced the old emulated builds that exceeded the 50-minute time limit on Travis). There are (likely out of date) Travis setup instructions in the mk-cross-builder repo. https://github.com/dovetail-automata/mk-cross-builder/

[Machinekit] Teknic motors and MachineKit

2020-02-21 Thread John Allwine
I'm looking into using Teknic SDSK servo motors with MachineKit. The SDSK models accept step and direction pulses like a stepper motor, so using hal_pru_generic's stepgen is straight forward. The major issue I see is attempting to use Teknic's precision homing routines, as it doesn't fit into M

Re: [Machinekit] Teknic motors and MachineKit

2020-02-22 Thread John Allwine
on how Hal works, but my knowledge of the built in components is limited. Thanks again for the help! John Allwine Owner of Allwine Designs https://www.allwinedesigns.com > On Feb 22, 2020, at 1:04 AM, Bas de Bruijn wrote: > >  > > >>> On 21 Feb 2020, at 23

Re: [Machinekit] Teknic motors and MachineKit

2020-02-23 Thread John Allwine
more involved routine. It seems that in order to avoid a custom build of MachineKit, that I need a way to either trigger immediate homing or the ability to detect that a user initiated immediate homing from within HAL. Any ideas? John Allwine Owner of Allwine Designs https://www.allwinedesigns.com

Re: [Machinekit] Teknic motors and MachineKit

2020-02-24 Thread John Allwine
gt;> ... >> ## I also have similar config for another axis (home-sw2.1...) but there is >> no really added value to show it here... > > >> On Monday, 24 February 2020 11:55:39 UTC+1, Damien Dando wrote: >> Hi John, >> >>> It seems that in order to

[Machinekit] PICnc with Machine Kit.

2020-02-26 Thread John Dammeyer
This project seems to have lapsed 5 years ago. https://github.com/kinsamanka/PICnc-V2/wiki Any interest in resurrecting it? John Dammeyer "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" Automation Artisans Inc. www dot autoartisans dot com -- website: http://www.machinek

RE: [Machinekit] PICnc with Machine Kit.

2020-02-27 Thread John Dammeyer
There's ARM and MIPS. There was 8086 and M68000. The 8086 won the war as Apple MACs now use Intel and Motorola is now part of NXP. I do wonder whether the support for MIPS and the PIC32 has waned with Microchip purchasing ATMEL. Perhaps it's better to go TI with their product l

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