Mixing basic config in with a custom config

Ok, so I've been a Mach 3 and windows user for a long time...but when I saw that someone had made a custom config using LinuxCNC that allowed PPI (pulses per inch) with a laser cutter I had to swap over to take a look at this. So now after a few days of learning Linux and getting all up to snuff on things, I have a working copy of my own config that is tested. So then I took the custom config that he has and tried to port all my pins and what not over. So far it's been not too bad...few hiccups with duplicate ports I missed, but the problem I'm having is it refuses to 'home' properly. It just tries to break the belts off my stepper motors. I don't know what's going on and wondered if anyone in here could glean over these configs and see what I'm missing so much of.

My settings INI: pastebin.com/FMg9UX4m
My settings HAL: pastebin.com/vqPMfqfC

Custom INI: pastebin.com/2WL6Ezfk
Custom HAL: pastebin.com/GHFLXGmS

The custom project is here github.com/jv4779/2x_laser which is a fork of the original github.com/bjj/2x_laser

Combined INI: pastebin.com/xdi5kYNn
Combined HAL: pastebin.com/91k1qZ8e

Thanks in advance...I know this is a tall order to ask but...I'm stumped.

Reading into the HAL files a bit more...I see this stark difference in regards to the Home section.

net home-x <= parport.0.pin-10-in
net home-y <= parport.0.pin-12-in
net estop-ext <= parport.0.pin-15-in

and

net both-w <= parport.0.pin-12-in-not
net max-home-y <= parport.0.pin-13-in-not
net min-home-x <= parport.0.pin-15-in-not

Definitely where my issue is, but don't understand enough how to modify to fit my needs.

Hi

I know nothing about laser or plasma cutters, so I will leave JT or someone who uses them to look at this in depth

You will need to say what version of Linuxcnc you are using, because it has a bearing on the file contents

What strikes me immediately are 3 things near the top of your combined files.

INI

NML_FILE = emc.nml

This was deprecated version 2.4 > and will cause startup to fail with waiting for s.axes error message, comment it out (#)


[TRAJ]
AXES = 9
COORDINATES = X Y Z W

Nothing wrong with this of itself but see below

HAL

loadrt probe_parport
Not used in a lot of 2.6 > configs, probably does not affect you

Main one
loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0

your INI file says there are 9 axes, but you have only defined 3.
The ones in between need a defining type or W will not exist
(in the same way you need to provide a type for Y axis on a lathe, even though it does not exist and is not used)

You will also need the updated stepgen component JT did, to get beyond 8 axes, if W is the only thing that axis can be defined as

regards

Ah, I didn't realize there was a version beyond 2.5.2 (that's what I'm using)

Thanks for the breakdown on HAL, that will help. I did install everything and all components are working. Actually before I realized there was posts, I was up late fighting with the code some more and managed to get the homing switches to work. =D

Also, good to know I can directly attach my files to the forum.

Thanks for the links, they will certainly help in the future (also now that it's working I may become a Linux convert...).

Thanks again guys.

Muk wrote:

Ah, I didn't realize there was a version beyond 2.5.2 (that's what I'm using)

The master 2.6 is unstable and experimental, but contains features
some people need

Don't change, you have the latest stable release already

Hello!

I found your config pasted on github and would like to use it as a base for my project.
I would appreciate, if you could help me out with one question:
I see raster_engrave.py and raster_gui.py scripts in your config, but I do not see anywhere in INI or HAL files that these scripts are loaded or treated any other way. Could you, please, explain in few details, how these scripts are handled by LinuxCNC?
Thanks in advance!

viesturs,

the raster_engrave.py is an executable in it's own right to produce from a Jpg image a rasterised png file suitable for the laser to use

Dave

could you, please, share a link, which describes, how to do that?
not sure I am looking at the right places:
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/common/python-interface.html
wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators