Netmos 9865 pci parallel port help
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12 Jun 2016 21:26 #75872
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I have tried the test. Not sure what I need to do. Thanks for all your help.
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12 Jun 2016 21:34 #75873
by andypugh
Which error?
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Switched the jumper now getting a RTAPI error.
Which error?
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12 Jun 2016 22:28 #75882
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Unexpected realtime delay on task 1
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12 Jun 2016 22:45 #75885
by andypugh
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I would say that you can ignore that for the time being.
Something to worry about later, it won't stop anything working.
Something to worry about later, it won't stop anything working.
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13 Jun 2016 00:18 #75890
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What should I try next?
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13 Jun 2016 00:30 #75891
by joe
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Where are you at now?
If you ran the latency test, does it say your machine is good enough to run the software?
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/config/stepconf.html#_latency_test
If it is, I'd start over with the step configuration wizard. That's where you couldn't get the motors to jog at first. Now that your hardware is (hopefully) fixed you should be able to work through the wizard to get a working configuration.
If you ran the latency test, does it say your machine is good enough to run the software?
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/config/stepconf.html#_latency_test
If it is, I'd start over with the step configuration wizard. That's where you couldn't get the motors to jog at first. Now that your hardware is (hopefully) fixed you should be able to work through the wizard to get a working configuration.
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13 Jun 2016 00:30 - 13 Jun 2016 00:31 #75892
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Find a small LED light, used in lighters and cheap Chinese torches, connect one directly to paraport and check if you get it to light up when pressing buttons on LinuxCnc, if you do, all is good, if you don't you have a address config error so change the address. Don't worry about polarity, they will light on one side and won't on the other but nothing can go wrong. Just do not use those 1w or more powerful ones.
Or use a multimeter if you can find or borrow one.
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Tom
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Or use a multimeter if you can find or borrow one.
Regards,
Tom
Also found on cheap key chains.
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14 Jun 2016 03:05 #75955
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This is driving me crazy.
Joe - Can you take a picture of your c10s board and a driver pic? What kind of parallel port do you use?
Is there any parallel port or bob that is easy to set up? How well do the mesa cards work?
Joe - Can you take a picture of your c10s board and a driver pic? What kind of parallel port do you use?
Is there any parallel port or bob that is easy to set up? How well do the mesa cards work?
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14 Jun 2016 03:51 #75956
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What exactly are the error(s) you're getting?
Sorry but I don't have a digital camera and my phone is a flip-up.....
The parallel port is whatever came in my computer. My computer is a Dell Optiplex GX270 (maybe GX870, the logo is quite faded) that I got for $20 at a thrift store two years ago. It originally had Windows XP Pro installed and I wiped it and installed whatever that version of LinuxCNC was that was floating around at the time.
If you installed a new parallel port, you should test it before anything else. Here's one way:
wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Parallel_Port_Tester
Once you know your parallel port works, the C10 bob is quite easy to install once you have all your wires correct. Any bob will be unforgiving if you have a loose or misplaced wire. I assume you've already got the schematics for wiring the C10 to the 4030s and the 4030s to the motors. If not, here is a good thread in a different forum:
www.cnczone.com/forums/automation-techno...ruction-newbies.html
Sorry but I don't have a digital camera and my phone is a flip-up.....
The parallel port is whatever came in my computer. My computer is a Dell Optiplex GX270 (maybe GX870, the logo is quite faded) that I got for $20 at a thrift store two years ago. It originally had Windows XP Pro installed and I wiped it and installed whatever that version of LinuxCNC was that was floating around at the time.
If you installed a new parallel port, you should test it before anything else. Here's one way:
wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Parallel_Port_Tester
Once you know your parallel port works, the C10 bob is quite easy to install once you have all your wires correct. Any bob will be unforgiving if you have a loose or misplaced wire. I assume you've already got the schematics for wiring the C10 to the 4030s and the 4030s to the motors. If not, here is a good thread in a different forum:
www.cnczone.com/forums/automation-techno...ruction-newbies.html
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14 Jun 2016 08:14 #75965
by andypugh
Can you describe where you are at now?
Do you have any indication that the inputs on the BoB work? It is typically easier to check inputs than outputs because there is a bit less to check, and you can see the results in LinuxCNC.
Mesa cards are excellent, but also much, much more flexible (and so have many, many more places to get the config wrong).
Ignoring the realtime delay for the time being, we need to know if LinuxCNC is talking to the parallel port, and if the parallel port is talking to the BoB.
Replied by andypugh on topic Netmos 9865 pci parallel port help
This is driving me crazy.
Can you describe where you are at now?
Do you have any indication that the inputs on the BoB work? It is typically easier to check inputs than outputs because there is a bit less to check, and you can see the results in LinuxCNC.
All BoBs are about the same, though yours seems more flexible than most, which gives a few more places for misconfiguration.Is there any parallel port or bob that is easy to set up? How well do the mesa cards work?
Mesa cards are excellent, but also much, much more flexible (and so have many, many more places to get the config wrong).
Ignoring the realtime delay for the time being, we need to know if LinuxCNC is talking to the parallel port, and if the parallel port is talking to the BoB.
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