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2.9.4 but can apply patch to 2.9.4 source.

Thanks for the quick reply, problem resolved! Now I seem to be running into troubles configuring the stepgen on the 7i78. Do I need to call that board out separately or include stepgens in the board config for the 7i97T?

Here is what I have in the main.hal
loadrt [HM2](DRIVER) board_ip=[HM2](ADDRESS) config="sserial_port_0=00000000 num_encoders=6 num_pwmgens=6 num_stepgens=0"

It is failing here:  net joint-2-enable => hm2_7i78.0.stepgen.02.enable
main.hal:255 Pin hm2_7i78.0.stepgen.02.enable does not exist

Alright. So I have finally figured out what you were pointing to Todd in your links and have activated the .py script and included the M101 and M102 as MACROS into the ini file.

I did this by shifting the default templates out as it appears there can only be a single version of User Sidebar at any one time.

I noticed that the .py script does not seem to show activation of the button on click/toggle. I tried un-commenting the Style sheet, but this is a little above my pay grade.

So next steps is setting the First Macro as toggled on, and when setting the next button, setting focus on the button pushed. Can anyone help me with the .py scripting that would update the button selected in the MDI button .py script in the following link: github.com/kcjengr/probe_basic/pull/84

Thanks in advance.
I am nearly there with an operating system.

Are you setup to build LinuxCNC from source?

I have a patch from a LinuxCNC developer that may fix this issue.

 

No special firmware is needed for THCAD (if you have a free encoder)

I'm having the same issue, but with a 7i97T + 7i78.  PWM Version is reporting 0 when doing the HMID Read.   

Could you please provide the updated firmware for this combination as well?  Additionally, I'll be using a THCAD with QTPlasmaC.  Is there any custom firmware needed?  Not planning to use an additional THCAD for Ohmic sensing currently.

Well it's working again. I reflashed the card to the standard bitfile. Apparently, whatever changed in hostmot didn't like the pktuart config. Thanks for your help.
Jim
 

Hi,

I wonder if you accidentally changed it somehow globally.
I am quite sure i didn't changed code to the interpreter itself. What i use is a recent lcnc clone.
Then the current G64 Q[x] interpreter behaviour is not ok. It's also showing the same at mr. Hmnijp pictures at page 3.
Maybe a dev can take a look if they have time.

Yes better not blend G0's.










 

Thank you for the images. There are a few kernel/driver changes I'll be working around, but the experience was super easy.

Backstory: I tried to upgrade my successful installation, and the pi wouldn't boot, giving the "missing firmware" error. I copied my existing linuxcnc config files using another Linux system. I installed your image on windows. I copied the config onto the new SD card. It booted and nearly all was well.

Thank you.

I used linux then balena etcher on win 10. now I try ventoy
 

Use Rufus in Windows, or are you using Linux to write the USB?
Edit:
I use Ventoy for everything, give it a try, it is magnificent as it can boot pretty much every ISO and IMG file, even Win98 setup!
www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
After installing Ventoy onto a USB, all you have to do is just copy the ISO to USB, no software, no burning, nothing.

Hi Tom, I tried to make a pendrive with mint but it doesn't boot... then I tried with balena etcher but it says missing partition table. maybe I'm wrong, I haven't done anything for almost a year.

hello,

have you tried the PDO config download during the configuration in the TC3?

Your config is missing of the DC configuration adn SDO datas cofig too... if your config do not have a DC ... It will be synchronned by the sync manager which behaviour are pure asynchorious ...

If you do not need the FoE and AoE ... it is the best practice to turn them off all ...

save extra time with next features ... maybe it will help you to digging out of this rabbit hole

let me know 

regards

 

yeah, to get simple homing (you have endstop signals for each servo) is pretty easy. The issue is precision homing using index signal.

Thanks Chris - it's a 'nice to have' for me, so happy to wait for it to come through the pkg system (hopefully qtdragon standard as well as HD).