Mach3 XML and Stepconfig issues.

Its probably just a typographical or spelling error. Review the other stepgens in your hal and you might have an example you can use to fix it.

That one has been there from day 1 after running XML import in Stepconfig so I assume something is missing like addf line.

Here the hal test for you Andy

bengt@linuxcnc:~$ halrun
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halcmd: loadrt stepgen cmd_type=p step_type=0
Error: could not insert module /usr/realtime-3.4-9-rtai-686-pae/modules/linuxcnc/stepgen.ko: Unknown symbol in module
<stdin>:1: exit value: 1
<stdin>:1: insmod for stepgen failed, returned -1
See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
halcmd: show pin
Component Pins:
Owner Type Dir Value Name

halcmd: show param
Parameters:
Owner Type Dir Value Name

halcmd: exit
bengt@linuxcnc:~$

bengt@linuxcnc:~$ halrun
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halcmd: loadrt stepgen cmd_type=v step_type=2
Error: could not insert module /usr/realtime-3.4-9-rtai-686-pae/modules/linuxcnc/stepgen.ko: Unknown symbol in module
<stdin>:1: exit value: 1
<stdin>:1: insmod for stepgen failed, returned -1
See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
halcmd: show pin
Component Pins:
Owner Type Dir Value Name

halcmd: show param
Parameters:
Owner Type Dir Value Name

halcmd: exit
bengt@linuxcnc:~$

halrun
loadrt stepgen ctrl_type=p step_type=0
show pin
show param
exit

bengt@linuxcnc:~$ halrun
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halcmd: loadrt stepgen ctrl_type=p step_type=0
halcmd: show pin
Component Pins:
Owner Type Dir Value Name
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.0.counts
4 bit OUT FALSE stepgen.0.dir
4 bit IN FALSE stepgen.0.enable
4 float IN 0 stepgen.0.position-cmd
4 float OUT 0 stepgen.0.position-fb
4 bit OUT FALSE stepgen.0.step
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.capture-position.time
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.make-pulses.time
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.update-freq.time

halcmd: show param
Parameters:
Owner Type Dir Value Name
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.dirhold
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.dirsetup
4 float RO 0 stepgen.0.frequency
4 float RW 0 stepgen.0.maxaccel
4 float RW 0 stepgen.0.maxvel
4 float RW 1 stepgen.0.position-scale
4 s32 RO 0 stepgen.0.rawcounts
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.steplen
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.stepspace
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.capture-position.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.capture-position.tmax-increased
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.make-pulses.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.make-pulses.tmax-increased
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.update-freq.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.update-freq.tmax-increased

halcmd: exit
bengt@linuxcnc:~$ ^C
bengt@linuxcnc:~$



halrun
loadrt stepgen ctrl_type=v step_type=2
show pin
show param
exit

bengt@linuxcnc:~$ halrun
.
halcmd: loadrt stepgen ctrl_type=v step_type=2
halcmd: show pin
Component Pins:
Owner Type Dir Value Name
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.0.counts
4 bit IN FALSE stepgen.0.enable
4 bit OUT FALSE stepgen.0.phase-A
4 bit OUT FALSE stepgen.0.phase-B
4 float OUT 0 stepgen.0.position-fb
4 float IN 0 stepgen.0.velocity-cmd
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.capture-position.time
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.make-pulses.time
4 s32 OUT 0 stepgen.update-freq.time

halcmd: show param
Parameters:
Owner Type Dir Value Name
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.dirdelay
4 float RO 0 stepgen.0.frequency
4 float RW 0 stepgen.0.maxaccel
4 float RW 0 stepgen.0.maxvel
4 float RW 1 stepgen.0.position-scale
4 s32 RO 0 stepgen.0.rawcounts
4 u32 RW 0x00000001 stepgen.0.steplen
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.capture-position.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.capture-position.tmax-increased
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.make-pulses.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.make-pulses.tmax-increased
4 s32 RW 0 stepgen.update-freq.tmax
4 bit RO FALSE stepgen.update-freq.tmax-increased

halcmd: exitbengt@linuxcnc:~$ ^C
bengt@linuxcnc:~$ ^C
bengt@linuxcnc:~$

OK,
That is nothing I have any knowledge about so how can I get HAL optimized?

I used a copy of your hal file and modified it to run in a simulation to make the Halscope screenshot I posted of the pulse output of the encoder style Stepgen phase-A. Here is that hal file. if it helps you.

I'm a bit confused now as regards stepgen step_type=0,0,2 or 0,0,0

So what do I use from now on?