Startup Error + Axis limit configuration

Hello all!

Error looks like this:



I know it says no input device was detected, but the machine controller was connected to the computer like it always is, any thoughts?


Also I cant seem to get the configuration for the limit switches right.
I have 3axis and 3limit switches, I would like to use the switches as people use their homeing switches, to be able to press `home` and automatically `zero` all the axis, but in the maximum limit mode, how do I do this?
The switches works all the way into the software, all I need to do is to link the signals in the configuration. From what I can understand in the configuration guide, what I need is something like this:

net X-limit parport.0.pin-10-in-not
net Y-limit parport.0.pin-11-in-not
net Z-limit parport.0.pin-12-in-not

my limits are connected like this by the way:
pin 10 = x limit
pin 11 = y limit
pin 12 = z limit

Thanks in advance!

That is amazing, so fast and right on the spot, when I read your answer I understood the problem, I must have forgotten to connect the jog-joystick! When it said input device, I thought it meant the controller!

I cant try if it works with the joystick connected now but I bet that was the problem.

Thanks John, but do you have any tips regarding my other problem?

Now that I have updated to 2.5.1 I tried to start the program with the joystick connected, it didn't start though! Will post error picture tomorrow.

Also I saw in the new version that you could setup more properties in the wizard, so I thought I'd do that, but it didn't recognize my config file(?) this worked fine before but now I have to make a new configuration? Can't modify the old one? Its not visible when I try to open the file.

Regarding the homeing, dont I have to link the signals in any way (?), will it work after I fill out these values as the site that you linked was about?
I understand I must do it for every axis, but I dont quite understand how to fill everything out:


HOME = 1000 // If my machine is 1000mm on that axis (limit)
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0 // ?
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = any positive value?
HOME_LATCH_VEL = any positive value?
HOME_FINAL_VEL = any positive value?
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_IGNORE_LIMITS = NO
HOME_IS_SHARED = <n>
HOME_SEQUENCE = <n>
VOLATILE_HOME = 0

Ok John. I did a totally new wizard config, I have to manually edit the joystick etc later but I'm happy if I can get this to work like it did before for now.

I get a "RTAPI: ERROR: Unexpected realtime delay on task 1"

And I am unable to move any axis etc!
I have read about the RTAPI error and from what I can understand it has to do with the BASE_PERIOD in the .ini file. But the thing is, I ran the latency test and stressed the CPU etc - still RTAPI error. I also looked in my old .ini file (the one I can´t get to work with the new version) and copied the BASE_PERIOD value to the new .ini - RTAPI error persist! Even though it worked fine before with that value!

For reference wizard put 31250 and my last setup had 25000 both BASE_PERIOD values in the .ini file.

I think I made myself unclear, I updated to LinuxCNC 2.5.1 after I took that screenshot, its now definitely 2.5.1 (says so when I start the program even)