5Axis Kinetic from 2.8 on 2.7x

OK, thanks ,

- I have an i5 PC running Mint 19.2, with a "linuxCNC 2.9.0 pre0-925-g5e11c1db" version that I don't use because I don't have a parallel port. However, it has an Ethernet connection.

-Can I use this PC to control my machine with an Ethernet port?

- If Yes, then I go to another World. I have no idea of ​​the configuration and the communication equipment needed between my PC and my Break out card?

Please can you tell me more ?

Regards

Aciera wrote: I gather there is a converter to migrate your config from 2.7 to 2.8. I have never used it though.

Yes there is and it does a pretty good job at it, but if there are a lot of edited stuff in the ini and hal file there might be a need to do some more editing. For standard configs it always worked.

For my setups I like to use MESAs 7i76E cards.

I got mine here:
eusurplus.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=59_62_71

Aciera,

Thanks for posting the switchkins info.
I'm working on a standard 5 axis config at the moment with a double y for gantry. Could switchkins be a solution to standard homing and jogging in trivkins mode,double y, then switching to 5axiskins or xyzbc-trt-kins do the tcp? I assume I would still need to address the joint synchronization. This would be a tiliting rotating spindle machine.
I started a new thread as I need guidance with the basics on multi axis setup XYYZBC-str config :

Good morning ,

- In order to start again on a virgin Lcnc configuration, I bought a virgin PC, installed linuxmint 19+ lcnc 2.8. in order to be able to use the xyzac-trt-kins module (5 axis synchronization)

-Now I find the inability to configure my .hal & .ini files.

-I cannot, on version 2.8, reconfigure my 5 axes (standrad "trivkins" module to begin with.

- I created a configuration (under 2.8 Lcnc) 4 axes and mondified the ".hal / .ini" files) from my old configuration ( Lcnc 2.7.14) in order to put my 5 axes (xyzac) back, and change some variables like (JOINT / AXIS. ..etc

- and there I encounter a lot of problem impossible to demerer Lcnc, always an error.

- I attach my last two files.
Could you please help me out and say what's wrong?

Thank you in advance for your help .

Regards

From your hal file: Those should all be 4, not 5
And in your ini file should be joint 4