Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows Real-time

My real-time engine shouldn't conflict with other software,
it runs at the hardware level and shouldn't really notice anything else. It
will even pulse out the LPT if you are printing. ( ruins your print-out of
course.).

Art

----- Original Message -----
From: "Smoke" <Smoke@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 9:29 AM
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
> Aux1(
> >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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