emc 2.2.6 released

[samco]

Read about it here...

http://axis.unpythonic.net/01218391672

I'm pleased to announce the next release of the emc 2.2 series, emc 2.2.6. This version contains many bugfixes, a new unified driver for the Mesa PCI and parport cards such as 5i20 and 7i33, and a sample configuration for the Tormach PCNC 1100. The new packages are now available in the package repository. If you have already installed an earlier 2.2.x version, this is available as an update. If you are still using 2.1.7 but want to upgrade, instructions are here. CVS users can get this release by checking out the RELEASE_2_2_6 tag. Tarballs will be available on sourceforge.net within the next 24 hours. fix hal_input manpage Fix FTBFS on hardy (texlive-extra-utils) (incompatible change) make debounce cfg= match the documentation If you use a debounce component with multiple groups (e.g., cfg="3 3") this must be changed to use commas instead of spaces: (e.g., cfg=3,3) hal_ax5214h: driver fixes from Dave Brink stepconf: fix spurious "application closed unexpectedly" messages (for this and other stepconf bugfixes, re-run stepconf and re-save your configuration file) stepconf: fix "following error" messages when the requested step rate cannot be attained stepconf: fix "following error" messages due to insufficient "stepgen headroom" stepconf: if an exception is encountered, show it to the user in a message box. stepconf: fix non-working configuration if "Onscreen prompt for tool change" was disabled stepconf: allow entry of step and direction timings up to 500000ns hal_ppmc: handle faster clock frequency for UPC 3.1 boards hal_ppmc: correctly return IO regions at exit software encoder counter: fix problem with negative velocity outputs Fix handling of G61/G64 after Machine Off (SF#2006736) new realtime component: gearchange. selects between two scale factors, two min and max speed limits, and optionally reverses direction of spindle new realtime component: invert - outputs the inverse of a float (1/x) new realtime component: ilowpass - scale and low-pass on integer values to smooth jog wheel action added hostmot2 driver for 5i20 and 7i43 added sample configuration for the Tormach PCNC 1100

[pervita]

I have update to the latest version.

In the previously version the manual said “If the machine travels in the wrong direction,
enter a negative number here instead of a positive number”.

In this version I can’t insert a negative number. Bug in the program?

[samco]

Oops - that is a bug that snuck into the last release. This is a stepconf bug. When you enter a negative scale it not only writes a negative scale to the ini it also writes a negative Max_Velocity. This causes the axis not to move. There are a few ways to fix this.

1.) using stepconf - instead of puting in a negative scale - just invert the direction pin.

2.) manually edit the ini and change the max_velocity positive number. (although if you re-run stepconf - you will lose these manually edited changes.)

sam

Originally Posted by pervita I have update to the latest version. In the previously version the manual said “If the machine travels in the wrong direction, enter a negative number here instead of a positive number”. In this version I can’t insert a negative number. Bug in the program?

[pervita]

If I invert the direction pin give me problem with the end switch, or?