Ethercat Setup help needed for beginner

When you start lnuxcnc with sim config from the window system menu, there is a question
whether to make a copy of the config, say yes. You find it then at $HOME/linuxcnc/configs/sim_axis or similar
and your user should own the files.

In the ini file, remove all HALFILE= that has "sim" in them.

coresim will still be in the hal lib, which is symlinked and cannot be modified by user.

try to make a base configuration with pncconf, I think that is how I started.

it makes it easier to understand what is happening, also read the docs, very insightful.

Tried removing all halfiles with sim, still get error trivkins already exist.

It's because it is loaded twice, and once it is from coresim.hal
you will see loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS or loadrt trivkins or something similar in your hal, that conflicts with the same thing that is written in coresim,hal you can only load kinematics once
and you cannot modify that, it's in the libraries, you can remove the
HALFILE = core_sim.hal
from your ini file
Or as I advised before start from a pncconf configuration, that is more local, and it is easier to understand, as you change settings in pncconf and you see the hal changing, it is more intuitive, just take it easy, it is a steep learning curve.

 

I did that, but it didn't work. Then remebered i am in mm. And i changed axis.ini and not axis_mm.ini. Commented out everything except the cia halfile in the mm file, and it worked. I can now drive the servo from the gui. But i get an immediate following error on the joint.

I can see the number changing on the DRO when i turn the shaft of the motor, i guess there is some setting missing on the pitch/turns per mm ?