Re: Re: Re: 03-Sep-1999.tgz

Hey Ray,

Thanks for taking the time to look at this. I had this particular machine
set up using the last August release and it functioned fine with the run and
ini file, so unless this build is reversing how it reads the limit and home
switches I don't see how that can be the problem. I will try testing it
with a remodeled version of the generic files instead of using my old script
and see what I get.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

----- Original Message -----

> From: Ray Henry <rehenry@...>
>
>
> Fred, Tim, and EMC folk
>
> Got Tim's post (copied below) so I tried the new file.
(emc-14-Sep-1999.tgz)
>
> < http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/projects/emc/distributions/linux_2_0_36 >
>
> Fred. Thanks for the tip about shift/click to download.
>
> My results - so far after tar and install. Ran steppers with Matt's
> 64step378 run and ini (my old mod) It worked fine. Stepper's danced all
> over the table.
>
> Remodeled the new emc.run and emc.ini for operation like the 64step378 and
> it ran fine again. (after I changed the home polarity for x 'cause I don't
> have home switches)
>
> Tried to create a simulated machine version and all hell broke loose.
I'll
> work on that later.
>
> Tim. Maybe the problem is the limit switch definition in your ini file.
> If they float high they could stop motion and stall out some input to
xemc.
>
> Ray
>
> -----om-----
> >From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> >Subject: RE: Re: 03-Sep-1999.tgz
> >
> >
> >I just loaded the 14-sep-1999 release on my backup system and I am having
> >some major problems. I made no changes to my run or ini files. When I
start
> >EMC it comes up just fine, but once I am in the Xemc interface I can't
load
> >a program in auto mode and in MDI or manual I can't get it to show that
it
> >is generating any motion (coordinates do not change). This system is not
> >hooked to a controller, so I don't know if it is actually sending steps
to
> >the parallel port or not. In auto mode if I click open or press "o" I get
> >the normal dialog box, but upon entering a program and clicking OK or
> >pressing enter the dialog box closes , but the program never loads into
the
> >bottom window. If I press "e" I get the edit window displaying the
program.