So... I recently got a sherline lathe, and opted to download linuxcnc 2.7 to my dell optiplex 7010. I used a startech pcie to parallel port card and followed the instructions but kept getting errors, however, towards the end, I realized the computer did detect it via lspci -v, and set up stepconf with the lathe and got everything to work.
Now, I eventually plan to use a mesa ethernet board with the lathe so I thought in the meantime to upgrade to the newest linuxcnc version and set up the lathe the same way.
However, it is not working. In stepconf when I test my axis they work, but when I compile, the software no longer moves the axis. When I do sudo lspci -v I do see my parallel port at the address e010 just as i did on linux 2.7. However, when I open up linuxcnc and type in a g code like g01 Z5 F100, I get "no parport registered at e010 (or 0xe010)" and nothing happens. I do not always get "no parport registered at e010 (or 0xe010)" when I restart linuxcnc but regardless the axis do not move.
I am at a loss on what to do as this is the exact same hardware I have been using. I tried clicking on the sherline pins in stepconf as I think that inverts them but nothing has worked.
In stepconf the axis works, and the steppers are energized. If I change the parport address to anything other than e010 or 0xe010, the axis no longer work in stepconf, so I know it is the right address
SHERLINE INI, HAL and terminal
# Generated by stepconf 1.1 at Thu Jul 4 12:14:30 2024
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again
[EMC]
MACHINE = sherline
DEBUG = 0
VERSION = 1.1
[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY = axis
EDITOR = gedit
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
ARCDIVISION = 64
GRIDS = 10mm 20mm 50mm 100mm 1in 2in 5in 10in
MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 1.2
MIN_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 0.5
MAX_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 1.2
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 2.50
MIN_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 25.00
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
INTRO_GRAPHIC = linuxcnc.gif
INTRO_TIME = 5
PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/maksym/linuxcnc/nc_files
INCREMENTS = 5mm 1mm .5mm .1mm .05mm .01mm .005mm
LATHE = 1
[KINS]
JOINTS = 2
KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=XZ
[FILTER]
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .png,.gif,.jpg Greyscale Depth Image
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .py Python Script
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .nc,.tap G-Code File
png = image-to-gcode
gif = image-to-gcode
jpg = image-to-gcode
py = python
[TASK]
TASK = milltask
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var
[EMCMOT]
EMCMOT = motmod
COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0
BASE_PERIOD = 100000
SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000
[HAL]
HALFILE = sherline.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = postgui_call_list.hal
[TRAJ]
COORDINATES = X Z
LINEAR_UNITS = mm
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 2.50
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 25.00
[EMCIO]
EMCIO = io
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl
#*** AXIS_X *******************************
[AXIS_X]
MAX_VELOCITY = 23.75
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0
[JOINT_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 200.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 23.75
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 937.5
SCALE = 400.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0
#******************************************
#*** AXIS_Z *******************************
[AXIS_Z]
MAX_VELOCITY = 23.75
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
MIN_LIMIT = -100.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.001
[JOINT_1]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MIN_LIMIT = -100.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.001
MAX_VELOCITY = 23.75
MAX_ACCELERATION = 750.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 937.5
SCALE = 400.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0
#******************************************
SHERLINE HAL:
[code]# Generated by stepconf 1.1 at Thu Jul 4 12:14:30 2024
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again
loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS
loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT base_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]BASE_PERIOD servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD num_joints=[KINS]JOINTS
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0xe010 out"
setp parport.0.reset-time 5000
loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0
loadrt pwmgen output_type=1
addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf pwmgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf parport.0.write base-thread
addf parport.0.reset base-thread
addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread
addf motion-command-handler servo-thread
addf motion-controller servo-thread
addf stepgen.update-freq servo-thread
addf pwmgen.update servo-thread
net spindle-cmd-rpm => pwmgen.0.value
net spindle-on <= spindle.0.on => pwmgen.0.enable
net spindle-pwm <= pwmgen.0.pwm
setp pwmgen.0.pwm-freq 100.0
setp pwmgen.0.scale 1166.6666666666665
setp pwmgen.0.offset 0.11428571428571428
setp pwmgen.0.dither-pwm true
net spindle-cmd-rpm <= spindle.0.speed-out
net spindle-cmd-rpm-abs <= spindle.0.speed-out-abs
net spindle-cmd-rps <= spindle.0.speed-out-rps
net spindle-cmd-rps-abs <= spindle.0.speed-out-rps-abs
net spindle-at-speed => spindle.0.at-speed
net spindle-cw <= spindle.0.forward
net estop-out => parport.0.pin-01-out
net xstep => parport.0.pin-02-out
setp parport.0.pin-02-out-reset 1
net xdir => parport.0.pin-03-out
net ystep => parport.0.pin-04-out
setp parport.0.pin-04-out-reset 1
net ydir => parport.0.pin-05-out
net zstep => parport.0.pin-06-out
setp parport.0.pin-06-out-reset 1
net zdir => parport.0.pin-07-out
net astep => parport.0.pin-08-out
setp parport.0.pin-08-out-reset 1
net adir => parport.0.pin-09-out
net spindle-cw => parport.0.pin-14-out
net spindle-pwm => parport.0.pin-16-out
net xenable => parport.0.pin-17-out
setp stepgen.0.position-scale [JOINT_0]SCALE
setp stepgen.0.steplen 1
setp stepgen.0.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.0.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.0.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [JOINT_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net xpos-cmd joint.0.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.0.position-cmd
net xpos-fb stepgen.0.position-fb => joint.0.motor-pos-fb
net xstep <= stepgen.0.step
net xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
net xenable joint.0.amp-enable-out => stepgen.0.enable
setp stepgen.1.position-scale [JOINT_1]SCALE
setp stepgen.1.steplen 1
setp stepgen.1.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.1.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.1.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [JOINT_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net zpos-cmd joint.1.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.1.position-cmd
net zpos-fb stepgen.1.position-fb => joint.1.motor-pos-fb
net zstep <= stepgen.1.step
net zdir <= stepgen.1.dir
net zenable joint.1.amp-enable-out => stepgen.1.enable
net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
net estop-out => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in
loadusr -W hal_manualtoolchange
net tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-change => hal_manualtoolchange.change
net tool-changed iocontrol.0.tool-changed <= hal_manualtoolchange.changed
net tool-number iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number => hal_manualtoolchange.number
net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
TERMINAL:
[code]02:00.0 Serial controller: Asix Electronics Corporation Device 9105 (prog-if 02 [16550])
Subsystem: Asix Electronics Corporation (Wrong ID) Device 1000
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 16, IOMMU group 10
I/O ports at e020
[size=8] Memory at f7c03000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
=4K% Memory at f7c02000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
=4K% Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [800] Advanced Error Reporting
02:00.2 Parallel controller: Asix Electronics Corporation AX99100 PCIe to Multi I/O Controller (prog-if 03 [IEEE1284])
Subsystem: Asix Electronics Corporation (Wrong ID) Parallel Port
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3, IOMMU group 10
I/O ports at e010
[size=8] I/O ports at e000
[size=8] Memory at f7c01000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
=4K% Memory at f7c00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
=4K% Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
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