Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows Real-time

Hi Smoke,

Since it is a VxD, I would imagine it is more of a hardware problem and
since it uses IRQ 8, I am assuming that it might have something to do with
the real time clock... VxDs are notoriously hard to debug.

Art: Is the VxD a debug or release version? SoftICE probably won't be of
much help if it is the release version... Also, are you using VtoolsD or
the Win9X DDK to develop the driver?

Regards,

Phil Covington

----- Original Message -----
From: "Smoke" <Smoke@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows Real-time


> Whilew your at it, take a look at the different programs you have istalled
> on the two machines. Software conflict is sometimes a problem. I ran
into
> this once with Microsfts Desktop publishing program. I installed it and
it
> "wiped out" my printer. Even uninstalling the program didn't help. I
wound
> up having to erase the hard drive completely and reinstall everything sans
> the desktop publisher to get things back to normal!
>
> Smoke
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phil@... <phil@...>
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> Date: Monday, November 27, 2000 5:43 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows Real-time
>
>
> >Art,
> >
> >I downloaded the updated version, but it still locks up the machine
> >immediately.
> >
> >This morning I tried the VxD on a Windows 98 computer at work and it
> >seems to work fine. So it must be something screwy with the other
> >computer. The computer at work is a Dell PIII 866Mhz machine.
> >
> >I will take a closer look at the AMD K6-2 machine tonight and see if
> >I can come up with why it locks up. I have SoftICE from Compuware
> >which will allow debugging of VxDs...
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Phil Covington
> >
> >
> >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Art Fenerty" <fenerty@h...>
> >wrote:
> >> Phil :
> >> Turns out I was initializing the IO48 board regardless
> >> whether you had one or not. This might have created the lockup. I
> >have
> >> replaced the cnc.zip file with an updated version. Thanks for the
> >help. It
> >> may not cure the problem you encountered, though.
> >> Art
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Art Fenerty" <fenerty@h...>
> >> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:10 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windows Real-time
> >>
> >>
> >> > Thanks for the feedback Phil. Thats the first lock-up report I've
> >gotten.
> >> > Hopefully, more folks will have the same problem, so I can get
> >some
> >> pointer
> >> > to the problem.
> >> >
> >> > Art
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "PhilC" <phil@p...>
> >> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> >> > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 1:18 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windows Real-time
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Art,
> >> > >
> >> > > I tried your VxD on a Windows 98 machine here and it locks the
> >machine
> >> up
> >> > > immediately. The machine is an AMD K6-2 400 Mhz, 256 MB RAM,
> >ATI 3D
> >> Rage
> >> > > Pro AGP Video, Creative E1371 Sound, LNE100TX Network card,
> >Aladdin
> >> > Chipset.
> >> > > I don't have any Win95 system to try it on... all the rest of
> >the
> >> machines
> >> > > run either Win2k or Linux...
> >> > >
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > >
> >> > > Phil Covington
> >> > >
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: "Art Fenerty" <fenerty@h...>
> >> > > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> >> > > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:12 PM
> >> > > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windows Real-time
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > Alan:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The interface is an automation object (COM) written in
> >C++. It's
> >> > only
> >> > > > purpose is to send data to the VXD which is mostly assember.
> >The VXD
> >> > > accepts
> >> > > > 4-byte commands
> >> > > > where the first byte is motor step and direction for each of
> >4-axis,
> >> and
> >> > > the
> >> > > > next two bytes are a number from 0-8191
> >> > > > which is the frequency in hertz to wait till the next pulse.
> >> > > > The VXD has a 64000 integer buffer so even at 8khz you have
> >several
> >> > > > seconds (8) to do work before you need to add to the buffer.
> >The
> >> buffer
> >> > is
> >> > > a
> >> > > > ring buffer that just keeps looping around. There will be a
> >series of
> >> > > > command that can be used such as Spindle( on | off
>
1(
> >on | off)
> >> > and
> >> > > > AddToBuffer( int* ); As well as a callback function for
> >emergency
> >> stop.
> >> > > This
> >> > > > should make it rather easy to do real time in windows. It
> >seems to
> >> work
> >> > as
> >> > > > well as any dos version of stepping does.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Art
> >> > >
> >> > >
>
> >> > >
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