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I am having an issue with a machine using probe basic where the post gui hal files are not loading. Looking at the console output when running linuxcnc from the terminal does not show an obvious error to me. It just gets to the line where it is trying to load the first post gui hal file and stops. I have tried removing any customizations but it has no effect. Attached are my hal and ini files.

Another possibly related issue I am having is that if I ever use the e-stop, I get 2 "Bad character '[' used" errors. The error shown in the terminal is "emc/task/emctask.cc 68: interp_error: Bad character '[' used" and it happens even if I have no file loaded.

Has anyone encountered either of these problems? I am at a loss of where to look next on either and would appreciate any help.

I gave up on them after they cancelled my last order with no reason given. Wasn't worth pursuing.
I'd use RS & Element14 more often if they didn't take forever, both of their warehouses are within 20 minutes of where I live. Even still, Digikey or Mouser are quicker.
THB I haven't used either in 2 years as I just got fed up with them.

Well, I guess I’m stuck and didn’t explain my issue.
I set up a config in axis. X and y axis move appropriately when jogged, and the dro displays accordingly.
My 4 limit/home switches trigger in halshow. The limits will trigger machine power button.
My 2 inputs trigger digital inputs in halshow.
My 2 outputs get triggered when commanded in halshow.
And I don’t know where to go from here. I’m stuck. If I bought a new lifter, I’d be stuck in the same spot.

I obviously need to link the I/o’s to functions/buttons/gcode, but I don’t know how.
Im reading the manual and trying sample axis configurations, but I just can’t get anywhere.
Like input 1 is the breakaway. But I can’t figure out how to tell that to linuxcnc. 
I thought maybe I can just copy the limit switches, but I don’t even see how they trigger the machine off button in any of the hal or ini files.
And if I can’t figure out the breakaway, I don’t have much hope for cycle start or thc hold.

Is it rude to ask for a plasma specific axis configuration?

I appreciate the input, I just wish knew enough to ask the right questions.

Rodc, I assumed you suggested the lifter for functionality, but maybe you’re actually telling me to use a lifter that integrates with qtplasmac. I did consider using Linuxcnc to control the z motor and read arc volts with a mesa thcad instead of the standalone hypertherm phc control, but I thought that just sounded like more work, more money, and more potential pit falls. But in retrospect maybe I should’ve done that just to make it easy to use qtplasmac. And a mesa card that works with pncconf instead of mesact 

sudo ethtool -C enp0s25 rx-usecs 0

Will only work until you power cycle/reboot
but it should allow you to see if it fixes the problem

So I would try that, followed by a ping test
and then running the machine.

There are two ways to make the change permanent

1. Setup the Ethernet connection in the interfaces file
(and remove the setup created by the network manager GUI)
Typical interface content would be something like:

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
# Include files from /etc/network/interfaces.d:
source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
       auto enp0s25
       iface enp0s25 inet static
           address 10.10.10.100
           hardware-irq-coalesce-rx-usecs 0


The other option is to include the

ethtool -C enp0s25 rx-usecs 0

line in the rc.local script that is run at power-up



 

Are you sure that:

1. 7I84 has +24V field power
2, The relay board 0V common connects to the 24V common

I am a bit confused am I not supposed to turn off my computer ever or do I need to wait longer for sudo ethtool -C enp0s25 rx-usecs 0 to work?

1. does the 7I76 have both 5V and field power?

2. Is the 7I76 connected to the 7C81 with the proper flat cable
1--> 1
2 -->14
3 --> 2
(what you get with standard IDC connectors)

3. Does the 7C81 cable power jumper match the 7I76
(that is both can be jumpered for 5V cable power or not but must match)


 

What does your .xml file look like?

I have some working tests in github.com/linuxcnc-ethercat/linuxcnc-et...test1/cia402-all.xml; those should work with recent LCEC builds.

Lathe Macros hab ich mir mal angesehen. Find ich gut, hab ich schon mal in die Oberfläche genommen.

Now I get an error message on "hm2_7c81.0.7i76.0.0.output-00" that this pin doesn't exist.
it works on the 5i25 board and the 7i76e board.
hm2_5i25.0.7i76.0.0.output-00
hm2_7i76e.0.7i76.0.0.output-00

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much.....finally got it!! ... Now on to a million other things to do.

Hello

I have an NVEM v5. The stlink is to be delivered tomorrow. I think after everything I've read here, I'll be able to flash the firmware. I am currently building a small lathe into CNC. The spindle drive becomes an AC servo. I still have to see that I get it connected with step/dir, should be feasible. Then the machine gets another MPG, no problem either. But I still have an encoder only with a/b without index. Do I have any connections left for this? Does thread cutting work with it?

Encoder:
de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006363767037....gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

Servo:
de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006659782702....gatewayAdapt=glo2deu
 

There is a bug in MesaCT that does not connect the PID output
to the PWM value pin.  You could try updating to the latest
MesaCT or patch the hal file.

Check out this thread:

forum.linuxcnc.org/49-basic-configuration/53561-7i97t-retrofit
 

OK so it either did not work or you rebooted between
running:

sudo ethtool -C enp0s25 rx-usecs 0

and

sudo ethtool -c enp0s25

I would be very happy if someone could point me to a list of standard net to build stuff from ...
like : net x-home or net x-limit or net torch-on .... stuff like this 
OR I don't have to care and i can just create whatever i want?
I want to use most of the IO on my card that has 16 inputs and 16 outputs ... 
before i had a usb-bob for mach3 and had 4 inputs and 4 outputs