RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help with EMC.ini for camtronics 5 amp controllers

I have run the EMC BDI on a pentium 133 laptop with the Camtronics 5AMP
drivers with no problem. YOu will not get fantastic speeds, but it should
work. I was only able to run steppermod.o on the 133, but I got acceptable
results. EMC knows not about motor sizes or drivers, just that it must
output step and direction info when using steppermod.o or freqmod.o. I can
send you my emc.ini file tonight after I get home if you need it.

John Guenther
Sterling, Virginia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bgroover1 [mailto:bgroover@...]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 8:09 AM
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> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help with EMC.ini for camtronics 5 amp
> controllers
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> This post may get long but here goes. I am trying to get EMC to run
> with camtronics 5 amp controllers and 400 in/oz motors. The problem
> I am having is that emc will either lock up the machine, reboot the
> machine, logoff of linux or just do nothing(runs but nothing
> happens). The simulation works fine. I can run linux just fine. I
> have run this hardware setup from windows based cnc software so I
> know it works. I have no limit or home swithes currently and have
> edited the emc.ini several ways including bridgeprot to minimill,
> home switch, limit switch and checking printer port. Now to the
> questions. Is there somewere to get an FAQ on the EMC.ini file?
> Does someone have an emc.ini file that may work with this setup? How
> do you setup the motor section? I am using a P133 and it has a very
> old SIS chip set. In reading the BDI docs it says that the install
> doesn't work with SIS motherboards but I was assuming(never do that)
> that it was talking about the new high end SIS. Anyone know if this
> could be my problem? I am going to borrow another computer to try
> this weekend but I don't think that it is the problem.
>
> Many thanks already to tim in denver and to others that help,
> ben
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