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You could first check if your parallel port is properly installed.

The commandshould list a device with LPC Controller or LPT Controller or similar.

I am converting my machine to Linuxcnc and currently use Gibbscam. Does anyone else here use Gibbscam and is there a current post processer for Gibbscam for use with Linuxcnc.

Thank You,
Steve

Happy to help, glad you got it sorted!!

Glad you got it sorted out! Enjoy!!

Good catch! Glad you figured it out!

I wanted a more modern version than 2.7.15, mostly because the builrtn browser was so ancient that many websites refused to work with it. 2.9.8 needed a 64-bit processor. Someone gave me a 64-bit desktop. I only needed to put a PCIe parallel port in it. Okay, 2.9.8 installed in a system with gobs of RAM and SSD storage. Everything is connected as it was before but no axes move. When I run latency test, I get max jitter of 30,381 on Servo thread. 60,354 on Base Thread.

I wonder if the parallel port card is defective. How would I test that?

Falls jemand das selbe Problem haben sollte- hier die Lösung:
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kcjengr.list`
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kcjengr.list3`

sudo apt-get update.

In der kcjengr.list und kcjengr.list3 ist wohl irgend ein Fehler drin der das get update blockiert....
Jedenfalls läuft der update Befehl nach entfernen der beiden files ohne Probleme durch und macht was er soll.

PCW wrote:

If you use a hall sensor as index mask, it will likely be wide enough as is,
but the wider (in degrees) , the easier to setup (because the
encoder index must happen within the 1 PPR signal)

If the 1PPR sensor is used for index directly, its width does not
matter.

 

I now have a 1PPR spindle index signal connected and working (using a Hall sensor). 
Seems very likely the index pulse will be long enough because there will be 7200 quadrature pulses for every index pulse so every 1/20 of a degree.

Next up figure out what I need to do in HAL to use the index pulse, so I stop getting  "Chosen spindle(0) not turning in G76"

Any help is much appreciated.

If you use a hall sensor as index mask, it will likely be wide enough as is,
but the wider (in degrees) , the easier to setup (because the
encoder index must happen within the 1 PPR signal)

If the 1PPR sensor is used for index directly, its width does not
matter.


 

PCW wrote:

Its possible but awkward and complex

(because you need to hijack the index detection/enable hardware to count the (very short) index pulses)

Easiest thing  would be to add would be to add a 1PPR sensor on the spindle for index

Even better would be to add a 1 PPR sensor with a wide enough pulse that you could use
it as index mask (retaining the high precision of the encoder index)

 

Okay, I'm printing a mount for a 1PPR right at the spindle. Please elaborate on the length required for the masking you describe. I could possibly stretch the short pulse . 

Its possible but awkward and complex

(because you need to hijack the index detection/enable hardware to count the (very short) index pulses)

Easiest thing  would be to add would be to add a 1PPR sensor on the spindle for index

Even better would be to add a 1 PPR sensor with a wide enough pulse that you could use
it as index mask (retaining the high precision of the encoder index)
 

Hi everyone,Following the technical progress we've discussed regarding USB latency and UDEV permissions, I’ve assembled and tested a first batch of 5 complete kits (Main board + I/O expansions).To be clear on the project structure:

• The LinuxCNC HAL Component is fully Open Source on GitHub (GPLv2).
• The Firmware and PCB Schematics are proprietary and come pre-installed/ready-to-use in these hardware kits.

This is a 'ready-to-go' solution for those who want to implement this HMI/MPG interface without building the hardware or coding the firmware side themselves.eBay Link (5 units available): www.ebay.it/itm/277867309687 Looking forward to your feedback on these first units!

PCW wrote:

Is the encoder on the spindle?
if not, the encoder index is not directly usable.

A single proximity/Hall switch on the spindle
could be added if this is the situation

It may be possible to use the spindle position
and some hal logic to simulate index operation
but it would not work well at higher speeds.
 and would forget position between LinuxCNC
runs,

 

 
I'm swapping in my other encoder, that has a 1 pulse per rev signal. The encoder is linked to the spindle with a timing belt, however there is a 3:1 ratio in the timing gears. So I will get 3 pulses per rev, is there a way to divide the Z count by 3 in Hal?

If necessary, I can fit an additional sensor for actual 1PPR

Is the encoder on the spindle?
if not, the encoder index is not directly usable.

A single proximity/Hall switch on the spindle
could be added if this is the situation

It may be possible to use the spindle position
and some hal logic to simulate index operation
but it would not work well at higher speeds.
 and would forget position between LinuxCNC
runs,

 

PCW wrote:

For threading, you need a 1PPR signal (index) from the spindle.

 

Before I swap out my present encoder that only has A & B 600 PPR quadrature signals with another one I have that has the A & B, as well as a 1 PPR signal. Is there any trickery in HAL I can do to use spindle,0,revs, that presently counts up 1 every spindle revolution, noting that spindle,0,revs is a float type value, so it slowly ramps up incrementally each revolution before it flips it's integer type digit.