Re: EMC Question

Hello Gang,

Update on Q1 .....
The emc.ini file PERIOD is commented out...... already!
Just finnished install and am unable to get EMC to talk to printer
port!

When I take E-STOP off and select Machine on as soon as I make a move
it locaks up the computer.

Checked Kmenu/setting/information/io-ports from the desktop menu ---
There is no sign of parport ????

Have been using the /usr/local/emc/tcl/scrips/IO_Show.tcl parallel
port scanner.

Attempted:
insmod parport
insmod parport_pc io=0x3bc,0x378,0x278 irq=none,7,auto

This changes the lights on the scanner ...

Thats all the info I have at the moment.

More help requires folks!

Regards,

Steve G.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cnc@p... wrote:
> Thanks for the info Paul ......
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Paul <Paul.Corner@t...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Steve
> >
> > Answers and comments below:
> >
> > On Sun, 05 Aug 2001, cnc@p... wrote:
> > >
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> > > Q1
> > >
> > > EMC hangs machine (intermitant) or does not communicate to
> parallel
> > > port
> > >
> > > parport.o parport_pc.o do theses need to be enable everytime
with
> > > insmod for it to talk to the printer port?
> >
> >
> > A1) If you're running steppermod, you MUST comment out PERIOD in
the
> [EMCMOT]
> > section of your ini file.
> >
> > >
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> > > Q3
> > > Backplot not working
> > > I run backplot by executiong the tk script in the
> > > /usr/local/emc/tcl/scrips dir, it fires up the window but the
> window
> > > just stays grey and empty?
> >
> > A3) The 3D backplotter that you find in tcl/scripts needs to be
> moved to
> > plat/nonrealtime/bin and renamed before it can be used. Use
instead,
> the
> > backplotter found under the View menu.
> >
> >
> > > ps.. pleese ignorre my pore spilleng ....lol
> >
> > The smelling is fine - It's the spell cheque that ewe use.
> >
> > Regards, Paul