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Am I correct in my selection in regard to the 7I85 being required with the 7I97T so I can have enough serial ports to connect the other IO cards? Ready to order otherwise.

I'm looking at a GS23-2015 or maybe GS33-2015, anyone know if the gs2 will talk to them. more of a nice to have plan to do pwm and direction to drive. bigger need is orientate spindle for tool changer but willing to go manual or use a servo drive during tool change

Fons , Here are the hal and ini that have been running my machine for the past year    

Thanks COFHAL, all the configuration for the spindle is included in this post:

forum.linuxcnc.org/12-milling/50559-opti...sion?start=70#309845

When it comes to the servo drive for the spindle I haven't changed anything so far apart from the following settings:

- Pulses per revolution
- Encoder pulses per revolution
- Disable limit switches
- Increase max RPM

I haven't even ran the tuning function in the Delta software for it yet as I wanted to have the new spindle bearings in place and properly broken in first. So I'm sure there is a lot of potential for further tuning left.

Along with Brecoflex, B&B Manufacturing and Rainbow Precision are sources I use for belts & pulleys.

For pulley mounting where a taper-lock or similar tapered bush isn't available, keyless shaft bushings are an excellent choice.  Very strong shaft grip, excellent runout, and easy to use if you're making your own pullies from pre-hobbed blanks (or raw stock)

Before you commit to a timing belt, consider a poly-v (milti-rib, many names) profile.  They are considerably quieter than timing belts, and can still be used for a rigid-tapping setup if you put an encoder directly on the spindle. Downside is they require a bit more belt tension - and thus bearing loads - than timing belts.

If you absolutely must have a timing belt and are willing to spend a bit more than typical HTD prices, Continental's SilentSynch are almost as quiet as poly-v's.  Downside is the pulley selection is less broad than with standard timing belt profiles and they can get pricey.

I downloaded the file and compiled millkins.so and i see that it was installed in the /usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules.

However If i remove #loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS and replace with
loadrt millkins
setp millkins.skew #.###
i get an error during startup and will not load.
Any ideas why? version 2.9.3

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
motmod: dlopen: /usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules/motmod.so: undefined symbol: kinematicsSwitch
./test.hal:13: waitpid failed /usr/bin/rtapi_app motmod
./test.hal:13: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready
./test.hal:13: insmod for motmod failed, returned -1
2932
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime



/***************************HAL FILE********************/
Generated by PNCconf at Mon Sep 30 13:53:42 2024
# Using LinuxCNC version: Master (2.9)
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run PNCconf again



#loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS

loadrt millkins

setp millkins.skew 0.005


loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD num_joints=[KINS]JOINTS
loadrt hostmot2
loadrt hm2_eth board_ip="10.10.10.10" config="num_encoders=1 num_pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=5 sserial_port_0=0xxxxxxx"
setp hm2_7i96.0.watchdog.timeout_ns 5000000
loadrt pid names=pid.x,pid.y,pid.z,pid.s
loadrt mux4 names=jogincr

Excellent work. Could you share your configuration and the parameters of the spindle servo?

I believe I have corrected all of the Parallel Port and Serial port issues now. I noticed in the previous video that was posted, he mentioned he was using LinuxCNC Dewey.
below is the error report I get now, please help:
Error report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbot-er-3.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 68, in <module>
    serial_write('X')
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 40, in serial_write
    serial.write(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 616, in write
    d = to_bytes(data)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 65, in to_bytes
    raise TypeError('unicode strError report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbot-er-3.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 68, in <module>
    serial_write('X')
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 40, in serial_write
    serial.write(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 616, in write
    d = to_bytes(data)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 65, in to_bytes
    raise TypeError('unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: {!r}'.format(seq))
TypeError: unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: 'X'
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: waitpid failed scorbot-er-3 scorbot-er-3
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: scorbot-er-3 exited without becoming ready
1381
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

---

Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file:    /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
     pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

                Date: Thu Oct 3 11:36:34 AM EDT 2024
            UTC Date: Thu Oct 3 03:36:34 PM UTC 2024
        this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_infError report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbotings are not supported, please encode to bytes: {!r}'.format(seq))
TypeError: unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: 'X'
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: waitpid failed scorbot-er-3 scorbot-er-3
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: scorbot-er-3 exited without becoming ready
1381
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

---

Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file:    /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
     pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

                Date: Thu Oct 3 11:36:34 AM EDT 2024
            UTC Date: Thu Oct 3 03:36:34 PM UTC 2024
        this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_infError report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbot-er-3.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 68, in <module>
    serial_write('X')
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 40, in serial_write
    serial.write(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 616, in write
    d = to_bytes(data)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 65, in to_bytes
    raise TypeError('unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: {!r}'.format(seq))
TypeError: unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: 'X'
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: waitpid failed scorbot-er-3 scorbot-er-3
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: scorbot-er-3 exited without becoming ready
1381
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

---

Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file:    /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
     pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

                Date: Thu Oct 3 11:36:34 AM EDT 2024
            UTC Date: Thu Oct 3 03:36:34 PM UTC 2024
        this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_info
              uptime: 11:36:34 up 7 min, 1 user, load average: 0.45, 0.63, 0.39
     lsb_release -sa: Debian Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 12 bookworm
            linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
                 pwd: /home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3
                USER: robocidalmaniac
             LOGNAME: robocidalmaniac
                HOME: /home/robocidalmaniac
              EDITOR:
              VISUAL:
            LANGUAGE:
                TERM: dumb
           COLORTERM:
             DISPLAY: :0.0
             DESKTOP: lightdm-xsession
        display size: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
                PATH: /usr/bin:/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games

uname items:
         nodename -n: debian
      kernel-name -s: Linux
      kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01)
          machine -m: x86_64
        processor -p: unknown
         platform -i: unknown
      oper system -o: GNU/Linux

/proc items:
             cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-18-rt-amd64 root=UUID=2a785ebd-a07c-4f37-b8c8-be78eb505b68 ro initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz quiet
          model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
               cores: 4
             cpu MHz: 3607.748
             parport: 0000-0000 : parport0
              serial: 0000-0000 : serial

Versions:
                 gcc: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
              python: Python 3.11.2
                 git: not_in_PATH
          git commit: NA
                 tcl: 8.6
                  tk: 8.6
               glade: not_in_PATH

linuxcnc_var all:
o
              uptime: 11:36:34 up 7 min, 1 user, load average: 0.45, 0.63, 0.39
     lsb_release -sa: Debian Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 12 bookworm
            linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
                 pwd: /home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3
                USER: robocidalmaniac
             LOGNAME: robocidalmaniac
                HOME: /home/robocidalmaniac
              EDITOR:
              VISUAL:
            LANGUAGE:
                TERM: dumb
           COLORTERM:
             DISPLAY: :0.0
             DESKTOP: lightdm-xsession
        display size: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
                PATH: /usr/bin:/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games

uname items:
         nodename -n: debian
      kernel-name -s: Linux
      kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01)
          machine -m: x86_64
        processor -p: unknown
         platform -i: unknown
      oper system -o: GNU/Linux

/proc items:
             cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-18-rt-amd64 root=UUID=2a785ebd-a07c-4f37-b8c8-be78eb505b68 ro initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz quiet
          model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
               cores: 4
             cpu MHz: 3607.748Error report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbot-er-3.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 68, in <module>
    serial_write('X')
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 40, in serial_write
    serial.write(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 616, in write
    d = to_bytes(data)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 65, in to_bytes
    raise TypeError('unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: {!r}'.format(seq))
TypeError: unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: 'X'
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: waitpid failed scorbot-er-3 scorbot-er-3
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: scorbot-er-3 exited without becoming ready
1381
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

---

Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file:    /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
     pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

                Date: Thu Oct 3 11:36:34 AM EDT 2024
            UTC Date: Thu Oct 3 03:36:34 PM UTC 2024
        this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_info
              uptime: 11:36:34 up 7 min, 1 user, load average: 0.45, 0.63, 0.39
     lsb_release -sa: Debian Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 12 bookworm
            linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
                 pwd: /home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3
                USER: robocidalmaniac
             LOGNAME: robocidalmaniac
                HOME: /home/robocidalmaniac
              EDITOR:
              VISUAL:
            LANGUAGE:
                TERM: dumb
           COLORTERM:
             DISPLAY: :0.0
             DESKTOP: lightdm-xsession
        display size: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
                PATH: /usr/bin:/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games

uname items:
         nodename -n: debian
      kernel-name -s: Linux
      kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01)
          machine -m: x86_64
        processor -p: unknown
         platform -i: unknown
      oper system -o: GNU/Linux

/proc items:
             cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-18-rt-amd64 root=UUID=2a785ebd-a07c-4f37-b8c8-be78eb505b68 ro initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz quiet
          model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
               cores: 4
             cpu MHz: 3607.748
             parport: 0000-0000 : parport0
              serial: 0000-0000 : serial

Versions:
                 gcc: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
              python: Python 3.11.2
                 git: not_in_PATH
          git commit: NA
                 tcl: 8.6
                  tk: 8.6
               glade: not_in_PATH

linuxcnc_var all:

             parport: 0000-0000 : parport0
              serial: 0000-0000 : serial

Versions:
                 gcc: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
              python: Python 3.11.2
                 git: not_in_PATH
          git commit: NA
                 tcl: 8.6
                  tk: 8.6
               glade: not_in_PATH

linuxcnc_var all:

     LINUXCNCVERSION: 2.9.2
LINUXCNC_AUX_GLADEVCP: /usr/share/linuxcncError report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.2
Machine configuration directory is '/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3'
Machine configuration file is 'scorbot-er-3.ini'
INIFILE=/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
VERSION=1.1
check_config: Unchecked: [KINS]KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
PARAMETER_FILE=sim.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=axis
COORDINATES=X Y Z A B
KINEMATICS=scorbot-kins
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
emc/iotask/ioControl.cc 786: can't load tool table.
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./scorbot-er-3.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 68, in <module>
    serial_write('X')
  File "/usr/bin/scorbot-er-3", line 40, in serial_write
    serial.write(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 616, in write
    d = to_bytes(data)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 65, in to_bytes
    raise TypeError('unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: {!r}'.format(seq))
TypeError: unicode strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: 'X'
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: waitpid failed scorbot-er-3 scorbot-er-3
./scorbot-er-3.hal:15: scorbot-er-3 exited without becoming ready
1381
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

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Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file:    /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
     pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

                Date: Thu Oct 3 11:36:34 AM EDT 2024
            UTC Date: Thu Oct 3 03:36:34 PM UTC 2024
        this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_info
              uptime: 11:36:34 up 7 min, 1 user, load average: 0.45, 0.63, 0.39
     lsb_release -sa: Debian Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 12 bookworm
            linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
                 pwd: /home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3
                USER: robocidalmaniac
             LOGNAME: robocidalmaniac
                HOME: /home/robocidalmaniac
              EDITOR:
              VISUAL:
            LANGUAGE:
                TERM: dumb
           COLORTERM:
             DISPLAY: :0.0
             DESKTOP: lightdm-xsession
        display size: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
                PATH: /usr/bin:/home/robocidalmaniac/linuxcnc/configs/by_machine.scorbot-er-3/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games

uname items:
         nodename -n: debian
      kernel-name -s: Linux
      kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01)
          machine -m: x86_64
        processor -p: unknown
         platform -i: unknown
      oper system -o: GNU/Linux

/proc items:
             cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-18-rt-amd64 root=UUID=2a785ebd-a07c-4f37-b8c8-be78eb505b68 ro initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz quiet
          model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
               cores: 4
             cpu MHz: 3607.748
             parport: 0000-0000 : parport0
              serial: 0000-0000 : serial

Versions:
                 gcc: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
              python: Python 3.11.2
                 git: not_in_PATH
          git commit: NA
                 tcl: 8.6
                  tk: 8.6
               glade: not_in_PATH

linuxcnc_var all:
/aux_gladevcp
LINUXCNC_AUX_EXAMPLES: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_examples
            REALTIME: /usr/lib/linuxcnc/realtime
                 RTS: uspace
          HALLIB_DIR: /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib
              PYTHON: /usr/bin/python3

dpkg -l '*linuxcnc*':
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                Version      Architecture Description
+++-===================-============-============-=====================================================================
un  linuxcnc            <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  linuxcnc-dev        <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  linuxcnc-doc        <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  linuxcnc-doc-de     1:2.9.2      all          motion controller for CNC machines and robots (German documentation)
ii  linuxcnc-doc-en     1:2.9.2      all          motion controller for CNC machines and robots (English documentation)
ii  linuxcnc-doc-es     1:2.9.2      all          motion controller for CNC machines and robots (Spanish documentation)
ii  linuxcnc-doc-fr     1:2.9.2      all          motion controller for CNC machines and robots (French documentation)
un  linuxcnc-sim        <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  linuxcnc-sim-dev    <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  linuxcnc-uspace     1:2.9.2      amd64        motion controller for CNC machines and robots
ii  linuxcnc-uspace-dev 1:2.9.2      amd64        PC based motion controller for real-time Linux


 

Ok, I'll give it a go. I've stripped out references to ncam in my ini file and deleted the folders that were created, and am going back to the start of the installation again, taking notes. If they end up coherent and I work out getting it into a tab, I'll post the results here.

Yup, that works just as I want  .
Many thanks for the help.
Dougal.

For anyone curious this machine and linux cnc continue to impress me and everyone who sees it , I have put thousands of pounds of material through this lathe since I got it going and it just works flawlessy , I have a haas mill next to it now and the day that controller dies it will be going linuxcnc.

   

 

sorry i missed your posts , haven't been on here this summer much and don't seem to get notification emails anymore. I am still running mine in index mode with the extra prox switch for t1 and it just continues to work perfectly every time.

someday i will revisit the absolute encoder as it would be nice to not have to rehome the tool changer every startup and i could leave something like a big boring bar hanging out the back overnight.

Just to be clear, what I want to do is to switch on a singe power supply providing power to the computer and machine (but not switching either on). I will then start the computer and Linuxcnc. When the Gmoccapy screen opens I toggle the software estop (which I do not use) and this enables the machine on button. I wish to be able to press this button to ground a relay on pin 16 on the BoB (which is already receiving power from the usb). This relay will then switch main power on to the machine.
Is this what the second version of code will accomplish?
Thanks,
Dougal.

my apologies , end of summer and getting the kids back to school got me very busy and i completely forgot about these , i have set a reminder on my phone and will post them here this evening as soon as im home from work.

You could try using the following pin:

I kind of doubt it will make much difference if you have issue with the space bar, but it's worth trying.