Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows Real-time

Phil:

It is a debug version for just that reason. Also it is VtoolsD. I'm
pretty sure its either a memory alloc problem or a RDTSC problem with a K6,
but hard to say from here, it won't lock up on any of my machines.

Art

----- Original Message -----
From: "PhilC" <phil@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 9:48 AM
Subject: 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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