2 x Parallel Controller - equal IRQ

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3 years 4 months ago #273402 by Jensner
hi all,

after i worked over a year with my Milling machine with linuxCNC, no i will do an Upgrade and like to install a laser-Module.
A year ago, when i installed my Computer (DELL Optiplex 790) i installed 2 of SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller.
Together with my StepMax4 Box i always used only one of this controller and every works fine.

Now i have to use both of this controller cards and it woun`t work.
I tested some things (I do not have much knowlede about Ubuntu)
If i do the "lspci -v" i get the following information:
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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)     Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: snb_uncore 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16     Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0     I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])     Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26     Memory at e0c00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]     Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]     I/O ports at 5000 [size=64]     [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: i915     Kernel modules: i915 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27     Memory at e1ab0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: mei_me     Kernel modules: mei_me 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)     Subsystem: Dell 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville)     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 24     Memory at e1a00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]     Memory at e1a80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]     I/O ports at 5080 [size=32]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: e1000e     Kernel modules: e1000e 00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller     Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16     Memory at e1a70000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci     Kernel modules: ehci_pci 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28     Memory at e1a60000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel     Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16     Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18     Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0     I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff     Memory behind bridge: e1000000-e19fffff     Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000e09fffff     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16     Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0     I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller     Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17     Memory at e1a50000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci     Kernel modules: ehci_pci 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a4) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0     Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0     Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Q65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)     Subsystem: Dell Q65 Express Chipset LPC Controller     Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich     Kernel modules: lpc_ich 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller     Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 25     I/O ports at 50d0 [size=8]     I/O ports at 50c0 [size=4]     I/O ports at 50b0 [size=8]     I/O ports at 50a0 [size=4]     I/O ports at 5060 [size=32]     Memory at e1a40000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]     Capabilities: <access denied>     Kernel driver in use: ahci     Kernel modules: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)     Subsystem: Dell 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller     Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18     Memory at e1a30000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]     I/O ports at 5040 [size=32]     Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus     Kernel modules: i2c_i801 01:00.0 Parallel controller: SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller (prog-if 03 [IEEE1284])     Subsystem: SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11     I/O ports at 4030 [size=8]     I/O ports at 4020 [size=8]     I/O ports at 4000 [size=32]     Capabilities: <access denied> 04:00.0 Parallel controller: SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller (prog-if 03 [IEEE1284])     Subsystem: SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller     Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11     I/O ports at 2030 [size=8]     I/O ports at 2020 [size=8]     I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]     Capabilities: <access denied>

So at the end these 2 Parallel controller uses the same IRQ.

If i test "halrun -I -f ptest.hal" (after I  updates the i/o Port-Information)
I can, for example switch an relais, but if i try to work with both at the same time, it woun`t work.

If I update the ptest.hal to work with both i get an error:
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No parport registered at 0x2030. This is not always an error. Continuing. No parport registered at 0xffff. This is not always an error. Continuing.
the error about 0x2030 i get allways, but it will work.
But i dont know what is about 0xffff..

Ist there an option to change the IRQ manualy?

Many thanks and best regards
Jens

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3 years 4 months ago #273404 by PCW
LinuxCNC does not use parallel port interrupts so that does not matter.

Do you have both parallel port addresses (0x2030 and 0x4030) specified in your hal file?

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3 years 4 months ago #273405 by Jensner
Yes, i did.
But "0x2030 and 1x4030"
I hope this was correct...?

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3 years 4 months ago #273406 by PCW
No, its 0x2030,and 0x4030

(0x14030 would be interpreted as the hex number 14030 and then bound by the driver to 0xFFFF as that's the largest I/O port address possible on a PC)

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3 years 4 months ago #273407 by Jensner
Ahh... thats the first error..
Therefor the error 0xFFFF...
And how do i address the ports at the second card in the .hal?

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3 years 4 months ago #273408 by PCW
parport.1.xxxxx

man hal_parport

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3 years 4 months ago #273410 by Jensner
OK, so i address card 1 with parport.0.... and card 2 with parport.1....
Therefore i thought, i had to write this (array) 0 and 1 on top.

Do you have an idea why, except this, i get an error message on starting LinuxCNC.
"No parport registered at 0x2030" (like allways before, but it works anyway)
Same now with 0x4030

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3 years 4 months ago #273411 by PCW
The message means there is no Linux driver for that parallel port

(This is not normally required as LinuxCNC directly accesses the hardware)

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3 years 4 months ago #273412 by Jensner
Lerned a lot this evening ;o)
Many thanks to you.
By the way my config works fine now and the second card now switches correctly the Relays for the Lasermodul and the air pumps.

In Order to protect my Parallelport-Card I bought a little MOSFET PWM-Board. If this will arrive, i will complete my additional Laser-Setup and see how it works..

Many thanks to you.
Wish you a good evening.
Best regards Jens

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3 years 4 months ago #273413 by PCW
Glad it's up and running.

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