M8 still not being red by EMC2

[SpeedsCustom]

Hey guys, I'm still having this annoying problem that EMC won't read the m8 command. I have a CNC4PC multifunction BOB. Pin 1 in Stepconf is designated for the Coolant. When I "INVERT" the pin, plugging in my pump works. When it's normally set, no invert. It will not read M8. I simply open up my g-code and put in m8 and m9 and resave the file.

I'm not sure how too modify my Hal, All I know is too access stepfconf and change those things around, Pins, etc...

I really need it too work with m8 and m9. I don't like too plug and unplug it.


Please help,


-Jason

[samco]

post your .hal file.

[SpeedsCustom]

How do I access my Hal, I don't know where too go.

-Jason

[samco]

easy way (windows users way )

go to the top menu bar - second menu over is 'Places'

open that up and you get a 'home folder' menu item. This is like a file broweser. It opens in your 'home' directory. (usually your name you setup).

There should be an 'EMC2' directory. Double click and it will open. Under that is usually 2 folders - Configs and NC_files. Double click on the 'Configs' directory. Under that should be a directory with the name of the config you pick from the list. Double click on that and your ini and hal files should be in that directory. Double clicking on either the hal or ini files should open them up in Gedit - a gui file editer. (it might ask you if you want to dispay or run in terminal - you want to display) You can make changes to them and save at this point.

For this purpose - open the hal file up in gedit and paste it here.

sam

[SpeedsCustom]

Oh thanks! Will do!


-Jason

[SpeedsCustom]

What a freaking pain, I don't have internet access in the shop. So i tried putting my files onto a disk and Linux is being stupid and won't let me, I'll have to try and figure out how too transfer them....Argh


-Jason

[kirk_wallace]

When I don't have a network available, I use a usb flash drive ,which are really inexpensive for usable sizes and sometimes transfer files to my camera.

Kirk, http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

[SpeedsCustom]

Wallace, thats what I use too transfer all my g-codes. It won't allow me too send it there!

Or copy it in....

-Jason

[cyclestart]

and sometimes transfer files to my camera.

Write to the camera's memory card via usb? Must try that some time. Very ingeneous.

SpeedsCustom
cd/dvd or floppy? Both [i] should [i] work np. Not saying will work np. Computers can be obstinate beasts.

[kirk_wallace]

So you can open a .hal or .ini file in your "/home/your_home/emc2/configs/your_config" in gedit, as described by samco above? But if you do something like "Save As" to your flash disk, it fails? What is the error message? Try bring up "/home/your_home/emc2/configs/your_config" as before but this time right-click on the .ini file, go to the bottom of the list and select "Properties", then "Permissions". See who is listed as "File owner" and "File Group". Your username should be there and not "root". Also check the "Owner", "Group" and "Others" check marks for "Read", "Write" and "Execute". "Owner" should have a check mark for "Write", all the "Read"'s should be checked. Then check the permissions for your flash drive. You will need to have "Write" permission to your drive. Another way to try this is to bring up a terminal session (Applications, Accessories, Terminal) and change to "root" with "sudo su -". Root has permission to do just about anything, so permission for a file copy should not be a problem. Let us know what error or other messages you get. You are our eyes and we can't help without being able to see.

Kirk, http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

[SpeedsCustom]

I'm working on this, give me like a day, I'm dealing with so many other things. I'll try and copy too a CD if the USB flash don't work.

It says error, cannot copy too device, it is a READY only???



-Jason

[SpeedsCustom]

Ok Now Were set:

 # Generated by stepconf at Mon Apr  7 18:14:08 2008
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again
loadrt trivkins
loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT base_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]BASE_PERIOD servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD traj_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD key=[EMCMOT]SHMEM_KEY num_joints=[TRAJ]AXES
loadrt probe_parport
loadrt hal_parport cfg=0x378
setp parport.0.reset-time 4000
loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0
loadrt charge_pump
net estop-out charge-pump.enable <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
loadrt pwmgen output_type=0
 
addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf charge-pump base-thread
addf pwmgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf parport.0.write base-thread
addf parport.0.reset base-thread
 
addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread
addf motion-command-handler servo-thread
addf motion-controller servo-thread
addf stepgen.update-freq servo-thread
addf pwmgen.update servo-thread
 
net spindle-cmd <= motion.spindle-speed-in => pwmgen.0.value
net spindle-enable <= motion.spindle-on => pwmgen.0.enable
net spindle-pwm <= pwmgen.0.pwm
setp pwmgen.0.pwm-freq 100.0
setp pwmgen.0.scale 1166.66666667
setp pwmgen.0.offset -133.333333333
 
setp parport.0.pin-01-out-invert 1
net coolant-flood => parport.0.pin-01-out
net xstep => parport.0.pin-02-out
setp parport.0.pin-02-out-reset 1
net xdir => parport.0.pin-03-out
net ystep => parport.0.pin-04-out
setp parport.0.pin-04-out-reset 1
setp parport.0.pin-05-out-invert 1
net ydir => parport.0.pin-05-out
net zstep => parport.0.pin-06-out
setp parport.0.pin-06-out-reset 1
setp parport.0.pin-07-out-invert 1
net zdir => parport.0.pin-07-out
net astep => parport.0.pin-08-out
setp parport.0.pin-08-out-reset 1
net adir => parport.0.pin-09-out
net estop-out => parport.0.pin-14-out
net spindle-pwm => parport.0.pin-16-out
net charge-pump => parport.0.pin-17-out
 
 
setp stepgen.0.position-scale [AXIS_0]SCALE
setp stepgen.0.steplen 1
setp stepgen.0.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.0.dirhold 45300
setp stepgen.0.dirsetup 45300
setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [AXIS_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net xpos-cmd axis.0.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.0.position-cmd
net xpos-fb stepgen.0.position-fb => axis.0.motor-pos-fb
net xstep <= stepgen.0.step
net xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
net xenable axis.0.amp-enable-out => stepgen.0.enable
 
setp stepgen.1.position-scale [AXIS_1]SCALE
setp stepgen.1.steplen 1
setp stepgen.1.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.1.dirhold 45300
setp stepgen.1.dirsetup 45300
setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [AXIS_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net ypos-cmd axis.1.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.1.position-cmd
net ypos-fb stepgen.1.position-fb => axis.1.motor-pos-fb
net ystep <= stepgen.1.step
net ydir <= stepgen.1.dir
net yenable axis.1.amp-enable-out => stepgen.1.enable
 
setp stepgen.2.position-scale [AXIS_2]SCALE
setp stepgen.2.steplen 1
setp stepgen.2.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.2.dirhold 45300
setp stepgen.2.dirsetup 45300
setp stepgen.2.maxaccel [AXIS_2]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net zpos-cmd axis.2.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.2.position-cmd
net zpos-fb stepgen.2.position-fb => axis.2.motor-pos-fb
net zstep <= stepgen.2.step
net zdir <= stepgen.2.dir
net zenable axis.2.amp-enable-out => stepgen.2.enable
 
net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
net estop-out => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in
 
loadusr -W hal_manualtoolchange
net tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-change => hal_manualtoolchange.change
net tool-changed iocontrol.0.tool-changed <= hal_manualtoolchange.changed
net tool-number iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number => hal_manualtoolchange.number
net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared 
  

 # Generated by stepconf at Mon Apr  7 18:14:08 2008
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again
 
[EMC]
MACHINE = Taig
NML_FILE = emc.nml
DEBUG = 0
 
[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY = axis
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 1.2
INTRO_GRAPHIC = emc2.gif
INTRO_TIME = 5
PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/speedscustom/emc2/nc_files
INCREMENTS = .1in .05in .01in .005in .001in .0005in .0001in
PYVCP = panel.xml
 
[TASK]
TASK = milltask
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
 
[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = emc.var
 
[EMCMOT]
EMCMOT = motmod
SHMEM_KEY = 111
COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0
COMM_WAIT = 0.010
BASE_PERIOD = 100000
SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000
 
[HAL]
HALFILE = Taig.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = custom_postgui.hal
 
[TRAJ]
AXES = 3
COORDINATES = X Y Z
LINEAR_UNITS = inch
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 0.10
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0.30
 
[EMCIO]
EMCIO = io
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl
 
[AXIS_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 5.98
MAX_VELOCITY = 0.3
MAX_ACCELERATION = 30.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 31.5
SCALE = 4000.0
FERROR = 0.05
MIN_FERROR = 0.01
MIN_LIMIT = 0.1
MAX_LIMIT = 11.9
HOME_OFFSET = 5.98
 
[AXIS_1]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 3.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 0.3
MAX_ACCELERATION = 30.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 31.5
SCALE = 4000.0
FERROR = 0.05
MIN_FERROR = 0.01
MIN_LIMIT = 0.1
MAX_LIMIT = 6.0
HOME_OFFSET = 3.0
 
[AXIS_2]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.25
MAX_VELOCITY = 0.2
MAX_ACCELERATION = 25.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 26.25
SCALE = 4000.0
FERROR = 0.05
MIN_FERROR = 0.01
MIN_LIMIT = -6.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.26
HOME_OFFSET = 0.25 
  

Now this should be good! Thanks for helping!