parport tester
12 Sep 2015 23:50 #62500
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try cat /proc/ioports
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13 Sep 2015 00:18 #62501
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cat results
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13 Sep 2015 00:26 #62502
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Nothing leaps out, normally something says "parallel port"
You could try the pnp devices, 0400 and 0800 might be worth a try, possibly even 04d0.
You could try the pnp devices, 0400 and 0800 might be worth a try, possibly even 04d0.
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13 Sep 2015 00:40 #62503
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It's certainly worth a try.
Just so I'm not wasting anyones time, exactly how should I enter that in my hal?
What I have now:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xdf00 out 0xd900 out"
Should it be:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0x0400 out 0x0800 out"??
Thanks for the help.
Just so I'm not wasting anyones time, exactly how should I enter that in my hal?
What I have now:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xdf00 out 0xd900 out"
Should it be:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0x0400 out 0x0800 out"??
Thanks for the help.
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13 Sep 2015 01:25 #62505
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I have forward movement. (I think).
I made the following change to the hal:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xc000 out 0xd000 out"
LCNC loads, I can F1, F2, (first time F2 cleared).
When I try and "Home" the tool cone starts looking for Z home in the wrong direction on the Axis screen, Z on the machine isn't doing a thing
The port tester won't work do to the unusual port address (I suppose).
Can anyone help?
I made the following change to the hal:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xc000 out 0xd000 out"
LCNC loads, I can F1, F2, (first time F2 cleared).
When I try and "Home" the tool cone starts looking for Z home in the wrong direction on the Axis screen, Z on the machine isn't doing a thing
The port tester won't work do to the unusual port address (I suppose).
Can anyone help?
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13 Sep 2015 02:08 #62506
by andypugh
It can be made to. It is based around a simple HAL file, which has exactly the same loadrt hal_parport line as your machine HAL file.
Test the extra ports one at a time by trying the addresses.
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The port tester won't work do to the unusual port address (I suppose).
It can be made to. It is based around a simple HAL file, which has exactly the same loadrt hal_parport line as your machine HAL file.
Test the extra ports one at a time by trying the addresses.
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13 Sep 2015 08:18 - 13 Sep 2015 08:19 #62510
by allenwg2005
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This is the "loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out" line in ptest.hal.
Given the port arrangement of my PC (no LPT port on Mboard), should I eliminate "0x378" from the line?
Could someone please illustrate what the line should look like given the addresses below and the PCI set-up I seem to have.
Thank you.
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
c000-cfff : PCI Bus 0000:01
d000-dfff : PCI Bus 0000:02
d400-d40f : 0000:02:01.0
d500-d507 : 0000:02:01.0
d600-d607 : 0000:02:01.0
d700-d707 : 0000:02:01.0
d800-d807 : 0000:02:01.0
d900-d907 : 0000:02:01.0
da00-da0f : 0000:02:00.0
db00-db07 : 0000:02:00.0
dc00-dc07 : 0000:02:00.0
dd00-dd07 : 0000:02:00.0
de00-de07 : 0000:02:00.0
df00-df07 : 0000:02:00.0
Given the port arrangement of my PC (no LPT port on Mboard), should I eliminate "0x378" from the line?
Could someone please illustrate what the line should look like given the addresses below and the PCI set-up I seem to have.
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0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
c000-cfff : PCI Bus 0000:01
d000-dfff : PCI Bus 0000:02
d400-d40f : 0000:02:01.0
d500-d507 : 0000:02:01.0
d600-d607 : 0000:02:01.0
d700-d707 : 0000:02:01.0
d800-d807 : 0000:02:01.0
d900-d907 : 0000:02:01.0
da00-da0f : 0000:02:00.0
db00-db07 : 0000:02:00.0
dc00-dc07 : 0000:02:00.0
dd00-dd07 : 0000:02:00.0
de00-de07 : 0000:02:00.0
df00-df07 : 0000:02:00.0
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13 Sep 2015 08:21 #62511
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You should only use addresses of ports that correspond to an actual parallel port.
You can use the p-port tester to find out which ports have a parallel port on them. One at a time.
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Given the port arrangement of my PC (no LPT port on Mboard), should I eliminate "0x378" from the line?
You should only use addresses of ports that correspond to an actual parallel port.
You can use the p-port tester to find out which ports have a parallel port on them. One at a time.
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14 Sep 2015 02:53 #62524
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Instead of this
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xc000 out 0xd000 out"
you shoud have this:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0dd00 out 0d700 out"
also in the hal file you should have something like :
addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf parport.0.write base thread
etc
you must add the same thing for the other parport or it will not work
addf parport.1.read base-thread
addf parport.1.write base thread
Regards,
tom
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out 0xc000 out 0xd000 out"
you shoud have this:
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0dd00 out 0d700 out"
also in the hal file you should have something like :
addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf parport.0.write base thread
etc
you must add the same thing for the other parport or it will not work
addf parport.1.read base-thread
addf parport.1.write base thread
Regards,
tom
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14 Sep 2015 23:22 #62571
by andypugh
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Also, you could try letting Linux find the parports.
loadrt hal_parport config="0 out"
Should find the first parport automatically.
loadrt hal_parport config="0 out 1 out"
Should find both. It doesn't take long to try it.
loadrt hal_parport config="0 out"
Should find the first parport automatically.
loadrt hal_parport config="0 out 1 out"
Should find both. It doesn't take long to try it.
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