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Hello @cornholio:

I do understand some of the things you are saying. 

I'm not a LinuxCNC'er so please bear with me.

A start might be to enumerate types of users as I see them:

Gold users just want to get something done (say make parts for a space station). Their CNC machines are already supported by LinuxCNC. They would appreciate a working version of LinuxCNC. Once they get it they probably will not change it over time unless they need to support new devices or new features.

The key here is that installing and getting LinuxCNC running should be as easy as it is to get Raspberry Pi 5 or Ubuntu up in the first place. (I'm not sure if my experience getting RPi5 up is similar to getting RPi4 up but more on that later).

If a newcomer can not get a version going enough to run say a "Maslow" machine (please Google "maslow cnc kit") then work still needs to be done.

Silver users/developers know and contribute to the LinuxCNC GitHub repo. The users have absolute control of the repo and the CNC, sysgen and testing features merged into it.

Bronze users/developers know and contribute to the Linux GitHub repo. The users have absolute control of the repo and the OS, sysgen and testing features merged into it.

The question comes: How to manage the need for support between Gold, Silver and Bronze users. I'm not sure of a solution here but I believe some solution will arise.

Tests should exist that (all) developers can run and get understandable results from. The only issue should be coverage at a given point in time. Hopefully the more tests you develop and manage the better off everyone should be.

I realize some of the above exists. It just needs to be pulled together.

An observation about configuration files: I think they may have gotten a bit out of hand.

I believe plain text files are easier for users to work with than XML but, a coherent "system build, installation and configuration" facility may be easier to develop and maintain if the configuration is rationally represented by some data handling facility (not a DBMS).

Please let me know your thoughts up to this point.

Many thanks,
Tom

Thanks a lot, I can confirm your configuration works.

These are my first steps using ethercat. My mistake was that I added sdoConfig commands in the ethercat.xml to configure the PDO mapping like described in the servos manual.
Seems like it's sufficient to just add the pdoEntry's for the desired PDO mapping group and somehow it's configured automatically. By linuxcnc or the ethercat subsystem?
Maybe someone can comment/confirm this to avoid others making the same mistake.

Thanks for adding the progress bar Norbert. I often wonder roughly how much longer a program will take.

I'm using this one:

www.fif.com.pl/pl/przekazniki-elektromag..._query=Pk%202p%2012v

Can't find any information about a diode in it. So I try it tomorrow.

NCAM or Native CAM
forum.linuxcnc.org/nativecam/53492-nativ...inuxcnc-2-9-3#310608

Yes.
Do check if the ralay has one already, some do but mostly do not have it.

freeby.mesanet.com/95tinit.tgz

Not sure about the executables (might be too old a libc version),
but you can get by by just programming the FPGA via JTAG
and running the two mesaflash commands.

Here is the FTDI4232 --> 10 pin header connection:

freeby.mesanet.com/pdf/parallel/4232efin.pdf
 

That way, correct?

 

These are basic with just the X axis.

First thing you want to find out is what kind of signal interface the axes and spindle drives use (ie analog +-10V, step/direction, serial interface) that will then largely dictate the options to go forward.

links are now fixed!

"Should I move this thread over to the Gmoccapy section?"

Yes

I think that's a locale bug on pncconf:

forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/5145...ettings-issue#291810

As I wait for my 7I96s to arrive I’m playing with the PcConfing trying to set it up and I keep getting stopped at this point.
im using a Rasberry pi 4
XY lathe
Gmoccapy
7i96s -internal data
Firmware 7i96s_7i74 
When I go to apply the stepper config I get this error.
what am I entering wrong or missing? 

 

Hi all!

I was asked by friend to help him modernize the above mentioned machine.
It is still fully operational but programming it is PITA.
We would like to use something modern and not break the bank.

That's what got me here.

I am IT guy with some basic CNC understanding.
I also have available Advantech PPC-L106 R70-XE industrial panel PC we could use but that might be an overkill.
Laptop on the side would be perfectly acceptable.

I am 100% confident I could install LinuxCNC but configuring it to work safely with that machine might be a steep learning curve.

Any pointers in ht right direction are highly appreciated.

And now excuse me, I have reading to do.
linuxcnc.org/docs/stable/html/getting-st...#sec:config-launcher



Best regards from Croatia!