esab ultrarex retro fit plasma / flame cutter

no this was in axis i had been using version 2.4.3 i thought it was the new one the new one was on a different usb stick i have upgraded now but in pncconf i cannot do any open loop tests

will keep digging

can you post your ini and hal file , and i'll take a look

hi cnc basher as i said i have now upgraded to the current version but am now unable to even run an open loop servo test on the pncconf window but also i dont think the firmware its picking up is correct how would i know what is is i still have the ini and hal files from th previous version for reference

thanks

have you the correct folder for the ini and hal files etc , in the older version it is EMC2 the newer version is LINUXCNC
along with the approprate changes to the paths etc in the ini

which mesa card are you using ?
and which bit file ? also check that the bit file exists

i have to correct folder yes but the problem was when trying to make a new config completely with the pncconf i get to open loop test's and the button is grayed out

im also not entirely sure which firmware to use i have a 5i20 7i33 7i37

since upgrading emc to the new version the firmware that pncconf picks up for the card is different from what is was from the previous version and i cannot do any open loop servo tests in pnc and therefor carnt finish the config or even look at whats wrong


question is where is the firmware stored on the card or is it passed to the card during cnc startup ?

also the files from the old build that have the axis calibration window issuei have found a thred regarding spaces in the pid lines for the hal file but i see nothing wrong when ever i edit it i get start up errors

the firmware is uploaded on startup , it should be located at \libfirmware\hm2\5i20
and select an approprate bit file SV ( SERVO ) xx if this is a servo machine
svst8_4.bit is current so it should be available

andypugh wrote:

jd896 wrote:

question is where is the firmware stored on the card or is it passed to the card during cnc startup ?

It is passed to the card during startup from the lib/firmware/hm2/5i20 folder.

If you have installed from scratch it is possible that you no longer have that folder.

sudo apt-get install hostmot2-firmware-all
might be required to get the latest set.

i have tried that andy but it was up too date but i have noticed the firmware i used last time is there bit file and xml but they are not in the pnc window as a choice