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Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:

> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:25:58 -0500
> From: Stephen Wille Padnos <spadnos@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> You have the 200k gate version, not the 400k gate version.

This error can also be because of a EPP communication error, so Richard: what 
type of 7I43 do you have, 200K or 400K (Look at the Part number on the largest 
chip on the card)

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 5 Dec 22:22

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

I'm (almost) sure it's the 400k version, because is the one i asked when 
i bought it, this night when in home i'll check that again.

El 05/12/08 01:12, Peter C. Wallace escribio':
> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
>
>   
>> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:25:58 -0500
>> From: Stephen Wille Padnos <spadnos@...>
>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>     <emc-users@...>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
>>
>> You have the 200k gate version, not the 400k gate version.
>>     
>
> This error can also be because of a EPP communication error, so Richard: what 
> type of 7I43 do you have, 200K or 400K (Look at the Part number on the largest 
> chip on the card)
>
>
> Peter Wallace
> Mesa Electronics
>
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Peter C. Wallace | 5 Dec 22:35

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:22:21 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> I'm (almost) sure it's the 400k version, because is the one i asked when
> i bought it, this night when in home i'll check that again.
>

This may also indicate a inability to communicate with the card.

1. Is the card jumpered for EPP (W4 and W5 both in the 'down' position)

2. Is the card powered properly (all three status LEDS = RED RED YELLOW)
    Should be on at power-up

3. Is your parallel port set for EPP 1.9 mode?

4. What kind of parallel cable do you have? We have done all of our testing
    with Flat cable.

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 6 Dec 06:14

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 05/12/2008 07:35 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
> This may also indicate a inability to communicate with the card.
>
> 1. Is the card jumpered for EPP (W4 and W5 both in the 'down' position)
>   
Yes.
> 2. Is the card powered properly (all three status LEDS = RED RED YELLOW)
>     Should be on at power-up
>   
Yes,
> 3. Is your parallel port set for EPP 1.9 mode?
>   
Yes,
> 4. What kind of parallel cable do you have? We have done all of our testing
>     with Flat cable.
>   
Flat cable, when starting EMC2 lights flash an ready goes on after about 
1 or 2sec

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Peter C. Wallace | 6 Dec 16:02

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:14:13 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> El 05/12/2008 07:35 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>> This may also indicate a inability to communicate with the card.
>>
>> 1. Is the card jumpered for EPP (W4 and W5 both in the 'down' position)
>>
> Yes.
>> 2. Is the card powered properly (all three status LEDS = RED RED YELLOW)
>>     Should be on at power-up
>>
> Yes,
>> 3. Is your parallel port set for EPP 1.9 mode?
>>
> Yes,
>> 4. What kind of parallel cable do you have? We have done all of our testing
>>     with Flat cable.
>>
> Flat cable, when starting EMC2 lights flash an ready goes on after about
> 1 or 2sec
>

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Richard Acosta | 6 Dec 18:12

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

i'l'l try the lights when at home and tell the exact order.
The port is an onboard port in a via mainboard

El 06/12/08 13:02, Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:14:13 -0200
>> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>     <emc-users@...>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" 
>> <emc-users@...>
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... 
>> What now?
>>
>> El 05/12/2008 07:35 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>>> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>>> This may also indicate a inability to communicate with the card.
>>>
>>> 1. Is the card jumpered for EPP (W4 and W5 both in the 'down' position)
>>>
>> Yes.
>>> 2. Is the card powered properly (all three status LEDS = RED RED 
>>> YELLOW)
>>>     Should be on at power-up
>>>
>> Yes,
>>> 3. Is your parallel port set for EPP 1.9 mode?
>>>

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Peter C. Wallace | 6 Dec 18:19

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:12:32 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> i'l'l try the lights when at home and tell the exact order.
> The port is an onboard port in a via mainboard

Can you also tell me the motherboard type and cable length?

I'm chasing some timing/ noise problems in the FPGA and CPLD code
and duplicating your setup would be helpful here

>
> El 06/12/08 13:02, Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:14:13 -0200
>>> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
>>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>>     <emc-users@...>
>>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>> <emc-users@...>
>>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>>>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample....

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Richard Acosta | 7 Dec 19:19

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Computer is a Tualatin Celeron 1300MHz on a Soyo 7VBA-U, 512MB PC133 
Kingston VR and ATA133 40Gb Maxtor Hard Drive, with 3DFX Vodoo 3 16MB 
AGP video card.
Cable is 20cm length.

And i confirm the board is a 400K

Thanks again.

El 06/12/08 15:19, Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:12:32 -0200
>> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>     <emc-users@...>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" 
>> <emc-users@...>
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... 
>> What now?
>>
>> i'l'l try the lights when at home and tell the exact order.
>> The port is an onboard port in a via mainboard
>
> Can you also tell me the motherboard type and cable length?
>
> I'm chasing some timing/ noise problems in the FPGA and CPLD code
> and duplicating your setup would be helpful here
>

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Peter C. Wallace | 7 Dec 19:52

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:19:06 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> Computer is a Tualatin Celeron 1300MHz on a Soyo 7VBA-U, 512MB PC133
> Kingston VR and ATA133 40Gb Maxtor Hard Drive, with 3DFX Vodoo 3 16MB
> AGP video card.
> Cable is 20cm length.
>
> And i confirm the board is a 400K
>
> Thanks again.

Thanks, I doubt if I can get the same motherboard, but I'm sure I can get one 
with the same parallel port hardware (VIA VT82C686 southbridge) to try. Will 
get back to you sometime this coming week.

>
>
> El 06/12/08 15:19, Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:12:32 -0200
>>> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>

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Richard Acosta | 8 Dec 07:12

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

OK, thanks Peter

El 07/12/2008 04:52 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:19:06 -0200
>> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>>     <emc-users@...>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" 
>> <emc-users@...>
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... 
>> What now?
>>
>> Computer is a Tualatin Celeron 1300MHz on a Soyo 7VBA-U, 512MB PC133
>> Kingston VR and ATA133 40Gb Maxtor Hard Drive, with 3DFX Vodoo 3 16MB
>> AGP video card.
>> Cable is 20cm length.
>>
>> And i confirm the board is a 400K
>>
>> Thanks again.
>
> Thanks, I doubt if I can get the same motherboard, but I'm sure I can 
> get one with the same parallel port hardware (VIA VT82C686 
> southbridge) to try. Will get back to you sometime this coming week.
>
>
>>

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Peter C. Wallace | 9 Dec 03:01

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

OK I tried rev B 7I43s (your card rev) with 2 motherboards using the VIA 
VT82C686 (one VT82C686A and one VT82V686B). This is the same South bridge as 
your motherboard.

Using a short cable (1 foot) I had no trouble configuring or doing a EPP 
loopback test (I did 100 million EPP operations with no errors on both 
motherboards)

There are a couple of possibilities:

1. The 7I43 you have is bad in some way (not too likely)

2. The cable you are using is not wired correctly or has a short (easy to do 
with hand assembled flat cables)

3. The 7I43 you have somehow does not have the latest CPLD firmware that echos 
the FPGA size (This should only apply to very early 7I43s and I think yours 
is recent)

4. Somthing is wrong with your parallel port

Can you boot DOS on your EMC PC?

If you could try some of my test utilties Maybe I can get a better idea of the 
exact problem.

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 10 Dec 20:10

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

OK, i'll try DOS, where do i get your utilities?

El 09/12/2008 12:01 a.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> OK I tried rev B 7I43s (your card rev) with 2 motherboards using the VIA 
> VT82C686 (one VT82C686A and one VT82V686B). This is the same South bridge as 
> your motherboard.
>
> Using a short cable (1 foot) I had no trouble configuring or doing a EPP 
> loopback test (I did 100 million EPP operations with no errors on both 
> motherboards)
>
>
>
> There are a couple of possibilities:
>
> 1. The 7I43 you have is bad in some way (not too likely)
>
> 2. The cable you are using is not wired correctly or has a short (easy to do 
> with hand assembled flat cables)
>
> 3. The 7I43 you have somehow does not have the latest CPLD firmware that echos 
> the FPGA size (This should only apply to very early 7I43s and I think yours 
> is recent)
>
> 4. Somthing is wrong with your parallel port
>
>
> Can you boot DOS on your EMC PC?
>
> If you could try some of my test utilties Maybe I can get a better idea of the

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Peter C. Wallace | 10 Dec 20:53

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:10:51 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> OK, i'll try DOS, where do i get your utilities?

Download the latest 7I43 support package from:

http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/7i43.zip

Unzip this and copy these three files:

configs\hostmot2\epphm2\svst4_4b.bit
utils\epp\sc7i43p.exe
utils\epp\epptest.exe

to a working directory on some convenient media

Then run this command (assuming your parallel port address is set to 0x378)

sc7i43p svst4_4b.bit

If this succeeds you can try a loopback test:

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Peter C. Wallace | 10 Dec 20:57

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

> Then run this command (assuming your parallel port address is set to 0x378)

Oops I meant:
>
> sc7i43p svst4_4b.bit 378
                        ^^^

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 5 Dec 22:21

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Well.. this is somehting mesa people has to answer, because i asked for 
the 400k version when bought. If they send the wrong one i'll have to 
talk to them then.
I'll doublecheck my board and it's package again, but i think this can't 
be possible.

El 05/12/08 00:25, Stephen Wille Padnos escribio':
> You have the 200k gate version, not the 400k gate version.
>
> I found this out by looking at the error output on line 264 of your pastebin
> [  114.376380] hm2/hm2_7i43.0: board has FPGA '3s200tq144', but the 
> firmware in hm2/7i43/SVST4_4B.BIT is for FPGA '3s400tq144'
>
> This relatively difficult to read line shows that you have a 3s200tq144, 
> but you're trying to load a bitfile for a 3s400tq144 (note 200 vs 400 in 
> those numbers).
>
> Change your HAL file so it's looking for firmware without a B at the end 
> - you need the file hm2/7i43/SVST4_4.BIT.
>
> It would help if you would also pastebin your configuration files.  So 
> far you have told us the errors you get, but I've never seen the input 
> you give EMC2 to get them.
> -Steve
>
> Richard Acosta wrote:
>
>   
>> http://pastebin.com/m38308b00
>>

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Richard Acosta | 11 Dec 00:05

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

I have a 400K version, that line was already been discovered and i 
already checked my card chip (it says 400). Also, when i bought it, i 
asked for this version specifically. It would be more than a mistake if 
i had a 200K instead of a 400K.

El 05/12/2008 12:25 a.m., Stephen Wille Padnos escribió:
> You have the 200k gate version, not the 400k gate version.
>
> I found this out by looking at the error output on line 264 of your pastebin
> [  114.376380] hm2/hm2_7i43.0: board has FPGA '3s200tq144', but the 
> firmware in hm2/7i43/SVST4_4B.BIT is for FPGA '3s400tq144'
>
> This relatively difficult to read line shows that you have a 3s200tq144, 
> but you're trying to load a bitfile for a 3s400tq144 (note 200 vs 400 in 
> those numbers).
>
> Change your HAL file so it's looking for firmware without a B at the end 
> - you need the file hm2/7i43/SVST4_4.BIT.
>
> It would help if you would also pastebin your configuration files.  So 
> far you have told us the errors you get, but I've never seen the input 
> you give EMC2 to get them.
> -Steve
>
> Richard Acosta wrote:
>
>   
>> http://pastebin.com/m38308b00
>>  
>>

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Peter C. Wallace | 11 Dec 00:12

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:05:23 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> I have a 400K version, that line was already been discovered and i
> already checked my card chip (it says 400). Also, when i bought it, i
> asked for this version specifically. It would be more than a mistake if
> i had a 200K instead of a 400K.

How did the DOS testing turn out?

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 16 Dec 05:30

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?


El 10/12/2008 09:12 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> How did the DOS testing turn out?
>   

OK... sorry for the delay, but my work is killing me.

Finaly i managed (lack of time not brain) to burn a DOS start cd and put 
there the files to make the test.

When "sc7i43p svst4_4b.bit 378", everything went fine.

When epptest 378

It says something like this:
"error count 1: loop count :100000"
"error count 2: loop count :200000"
"error count 3: loop count :300000"
And so on.

A) It this an error on every 100000 loops or there is no error at all?.

B) When i did epptest for the first time WITHOUT "sc7i43 svst4_4b.it" 
first, it said something like Error: "send ah21" "read 00000000" or so, 
so i think that "A" means no error.

So, if this means there is nothing wrong with my computer or the 
card.... i guess the failure comes from the driver...
¿or it means i have to check something?

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Peter C. Wallace | 16 Dec 17:48

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

>> How did the DOS testing turn out?
>>

> OK... sorry for the delay, but my work is killing me.

> Finaly i managed (lack of time not brain) to burn a DOS start cd and put 
> there the files to make the test.
>
> When "sc7i43p svst4_4b.bit 378", everything went fine.

Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?

> When epptest 378

> It says something like this:
> "error count 1: loop count :100000"
> "error count 2: loop count :200000"
> "error count 3: loop count :300000"
> And so on.

Well it should say something like:

Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
...

> A) It this an error on every 100000 loops or there is no error at all?.

No errors. Each loop does 24 EPP operations (2 32 bit writes and 2 32 bit

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Richard Acosta | 16 Dec 21:25

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Ok, besides the chip say 400k, when using the prog. it reported 400k chip.
I'll post again tonight.
Greetings.

El 16/12/2008 02:48 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>>> How did the DOS testing turn out?
>>>
>
>> OK... sorry for the delay, but my work is killing me.
>
>> Finaly i managed (lack of time not brain) to burn a DOS start cd and 
>> put there the files to make the test.
>>
>> When "sc7i43p svst4_4b.bit 378", everything went fine.
>
> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>
>> When epptest 378
>
>> It says something like this:
>> "error count 1: loop count :100000"
>> "error count 2: loop count :200000"
>> "error count 3: loop count :300000"
>> And so on.
>
>
> Well it should say something like:
>
> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000

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Peter C. Wallace | 16 Dec 22:11

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

> 
> Ok, besides the chip say 400k, when using the prog. it reported 400k chip.
> I'll post again tonight.
> Greetings.
>

OK thats good!

Since the driver wont load (reads wrong FPGA size) my guess is you
have the wrong parallel port address somehow

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Mesa Electronics

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Richard Acosta | 17 Dec 02:32

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

inside linux? (EMC2)
i don't think so... anyway i'll check that later.
Thanks

El 16/12/08 19:11, Peter C. Wallace escribio':
>> Ok, besides the chip say 400k, when using the prog. it reported 400k chip.
>> I'll post again tonight.
>> Greetings.
>>
>>     
>
> OK thats good!
>
> Since the driver wont load (reads wrong FPGA size) my guess is you
> have the wrong parallel port address somehow
>
> Peter Wallace
> Mesa Electronics
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Richard Acosta | 17 Dec 01:49

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?


> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>
Yes it says a 400k
>
> Well it should say something like:
>
> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
> Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
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Peter C. Wallace | 20 Dec 02:30

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

>
>> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>>
> Yes it says a 400k
>>
>> Well it should say something like:
>>
>> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
>> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
>> Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
> and i confirm this too.

Have you tried upgrading to 2.2.8?

I just did this on a test machine here (motherboard parallel port @ 0x378, 
7I43-4 connected), started emc, (absolutely stock, no changes) doubleclicked 
on the hm2servo sample config (from Ted Hyde) and I was up and running (well I 
dont have machine attached but I did end up with a Axis being a nice 3d 
Etch-A-Sketch when I turned the motor shafts.

Thanks Sebastian!

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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Sebastian Kuzminsky | 20 Dec 04:46

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
> 
>>> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>>>
>> Yes it says a 400k
>>> Well it should say something like:
>>>
>>> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
>>> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
>>> Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
>> and i confirm this too.
> 
> Have you tried upgrading to 2.2.8?
> 
> I just did this on a test machine here (motherboard parallel port @ 0x378, 
> 7I43-4 connected), started emc, (absolutely stock, no changes) doubleclicked 
> on the hm2servo sample config (from Ted Hyde) and I was up and running (well I 
> dont have machine attached but I did end up with a Axis being a nice 3d 
> Etch-A-Sketch when I turned the motor shafts.

If 2.2.7 doesnt work for him, i dont know why 2.2.8 would.  Something's 
wrong with Richard's hardware.

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Peter C. Wallace | 20 Dec 04:56

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:46:52 -0700
> From: Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> Peter C. Wallace wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>>
>>>> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>>>>
>>> Yes it says a 400k
>>>> Well it should say something like:
>>>>
>>>> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
>>>> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
>>>> Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
>>> and i confirm this too.
>>
>> Have you tried upgrading to 2.2.8?
>>
>> I just did this on a test machine here (motherboard parallel port @ 0x378,
>> 7I43-4 connected), started emc, (absolutely stock, no changes) doubleclicked
>> on the hm2servo sample config (from Ted Hyde) and I was up and running (well I
>> dont have machine attached but I did end up with a Axis being a nice 3d
>> Etch-A-Sketch when I turned the motor shafts.

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Richard Acosta | 20 Dec 16:02

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 20/12/2008 01:46 a.m., Sebastian Kuzminsky escribió:
> Peter C. Wallace wrote:
>   
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>>
>>     
>>>> Did sc7i43P report that the 7I43 had a 400K FPGA?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Yes it says a 400k
>>>       
>>>> Well it should say something like:
>>>>
>>>> Pass: 1 Error Count: 0 loop count: 100000
>>>> Pass: 2 Error Count: 0 loop count: 200000
>>>> Pass: 3 Error Count: 0 loop count: 300000
>>>>         
>>> and i confirm this too.
>>>       
>> Have you tried upgrading to 2.2.8?
>>
>> I just did this on a test machine here (motherboard parallel port @ 0x378, 
>> 7I43-4 connected), started emc, (absolutely stock, no changes) doubleclicked 
>> on the hm2servo sample config (from Ted Hyde) and I was up and running (well I 
>> dont have machine attached but I did end up with a Axis being a nice 3d 
>> Etch-A-Sketch when I turned the motor shafts.
>>     
>
> If 2.2.7 doesnt work for him, i dont know why 2.2.8 would.  Something's 
> wrong with Richard's hardware.

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Sebastian Kuzminsky | 20 Dec 17:17

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Richard Acosta wrote:
> OK, this is what i meant on my last message. My hardware is suppossed to 
> be OK, i have made a few tests on DOS and all went fine.
> I guess there is something wrong on linux, config files or the driver 
> itself.
> The error now is "unknown command" when using 2.2.6 lights went OK after 
> loading firmware and they give me OK (ready), but now they dont.

What did you type before it said "unknown command"?  Without knowing 
what you're doing, it's hard for us to help you.

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Peter C. Wallace | 20 Dec 17:27

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:

> Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:17:41 -0700
> From: Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> Richard Acosta wrote:
>> OK, this is what i meant on my last message. My hardware is suppossed to
>> be OK, i have made a few tests on DOS and all went fine.
>> I guess there is something wrong on linux, config files or the driver
>> itself.
>> The error now is "unknown command" when using 2.2.6 lights went OK after
>> loading firmware and they give me OK (ready), but now they dont.
>
> What did you type before it said "unknown command"?  Without knowing
> what you're doing, it's hard for us to help you.
>

Also other than logging in, I didn't have to type _anything_
to get EMC running with the 7I43

Heres the (lazy) path I followed:

Install EMC 2.2.6 from LiveCD

Upgrade to 2.2.7 (via synaptic)

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Richard Acosta | 21 Dec 20:01

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something 
that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.

When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.

"Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"

"RTAPI:: ERROR: Unespected realtime delay on task 1
This Message will only display once per session.
Run the Latency Test and resolve before continuing"

And all lights are always ON as they are from startup.

When using the old driver/firmware on 2.2.6, at least lights went off, 
then init and done turned on, this time, nothing. When using the config 
samples provided by Ted Hyde, lights go off and never come back on, and 
then the "Unknown Command Error".

It seems to me, that firmware is not loading at all

El 20/12/08 14:27, Peter C. Wallace escribió:
> Also other than logging in, I didn't have to type _anything_
> to get EMC running with the 7I43
>
> Heres the (lazy) path I followed:
>
> Install EMC 2.2.6 from LiveCD
>
> Upgrade to 2.2.7 (via synaptic)
>

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Stuart Stevenson | 21 Dec 20:37

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...> wrote:
> Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something
> that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.
>
> When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>
> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"

this message tells you there is something wrong near line 10 of the file:
/usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc

it even tells you what is wrong:
bad character "x" used

your response to this should be:
open the file with an editor and look for an "x" character on or near line 10
if you cannot figure out what the error is then post a copy of a few
lines prior and a few lines past

someone will try to help you
people are trying to help you now - they just don't have enough information

>
> "RTAPI:: ERROR: Unespected realtime delay on task 1
> This Message will only display once per session.
> Run the Latency Test and resolve before continuing"

this is a separate problem - you may run your machine but you may
experience hesitation during motion as something about the hardware is
using too much time.

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John Kasunich | 21 Dec 20:42

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

Stuart Stevenson wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...> wrote:
>> Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something
>> that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.
>>
>> When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>>
>> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"
> 
> this message tells you there is something wrong near line 10 of the file:
> /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc
> 
> it even tells you what is wrong:
> bad character "x" used
> 
> your response to this should be:
> open the file with an editor and look for an "x" character on or near line 10
> if you cannot figure out what the error is then post a copy of a few
> lines prior and a few lines past
> 
> someone will try to help you
> people are trying to help you now - they just don't have enough information

Something is fishy here though - isn't axis.ngc the EMC2 splash screen
program?  Hundreds of users are loading that g-code file every time they
start EMC, and it isn't causing errors.

Also, "X" is a perfectly legitimate character in g-code.

Stuart is exactly correct in that the proper action is to READ the

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Stuart Stevenson | 21 Dec 20:53

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

doesn't seem fishy to me if he doesn't have an X axis

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:42 PM, John Kasunich <jmkasunich@...> wrote:
> Stuart Stevenson wrote:
>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...> wrote:
>>> Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something
>>> that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.
>>>
>>> When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>>>
>>> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"
>>
>> this message tells you there is something wrong near line 10 of the file:
>> /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc
>>
>> it even tells you what is wrong:
>> bad character "x" used
>>
>> your response to this should be:
>> open the file with an editor and look for an "x" character on or near line 10
>> if you cannot figure out what the error is then post a copy of a few
>> lines prior and a few lines past
>>
>> someone will try to help you
>> people are trying to help you now - they just don't have enough information
>
> Something is fishy here though - isn't axis.ngc the EMC2 splash screen
> program?  Hundreds of users are loading that g-code file every time they
> start EMC, and it isn't causing errors.
>

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Richard Acosta | 22 Dec 01:54

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 21/12/2008 05:42 p.m., John Kasunich escribió:
> Stuart Stevenson wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...> wrote:
>>     
>>> Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something
>>> that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.
>>>
>>> When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>>>
>>> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"
>>>       
>> this message tells you there is something wrong near line 10 of the file:
>> /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc
>>
>> it even tells you what is wrong:
>> bad character "x" used
>>
>> your response to this should be:
>> open the file with an editor and look for an "x" character on or near line 10
>> if you cannot figure out what the error is then post a copy of a few
>> lines prior and a few lines past
>>
>> someone will try to help you
>> people are trying to help you now - they just don't have enough information
>>     
>
> Something is fishy here though - isn't axis.ngc the EMC2 splash screen
> program?  Hundreds of users are loading that g-code file every time they
> start EMC, and it isn't causing errors.

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Jim Coleman | 22 Dec 02:22

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

>> Without seeing what's happening on your computer, we can not help.
>> Do what produces the error, then pastebin the dmesg output and any other
>> relevant logs, then email us the pastebin URL.
>>
>
> HAVE POSTED THE MESSAGES SEVERAL TIMES!!!! ¿SHOULD I POST AGAIN WHAT I
> POSTED ALREADY?
>
> cmon...!!

Richard, I think there might be a misunderstanding.  Every time that emc
crashes, it creates a dmesg file that tells what was going on and what
happened when it crashed.  the guys that are way better than I am can look
at this info and figure out what to do to fix the crashes.  Every time
something is different and it crashes with different errors, the dmesg will
be different telling what's going on.  so every time progress is made, we
(more like the other guys, wish i could personally help) will need a new
dmesg and copies of the current configurations being used in order to see
everything that is being done by the computer and where things go wrong.
Hope I'm able to help you and your situation, I just got an M5i20 card and
7i33, working on drawing and programming a board to go from 50 pin header on
7i33 to screw terminals to the wiring in the machine.

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...> wrote:

> El 21/12/2008 05:42 p.m., John Kasunich escribió:
> > Stuart Stevenson wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> wrote:

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Richard Acosta | 22 Dec 04:54

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 21/12/2008 11:22 p.m., Jim Coleman escribió:
> Richard, I think there might be a misunderstanding.
That's something where we can agree.

> Every time that emc crashes, it creates a dmesg file that tells what was going on and what happened when it
crashed.  the guys that are way better than I am can look
> at this info and figure out what to do to fix the crashes.
> Every time something is different and it crashes with different errors, the dmesg will
> be different telling what's going on.  
> so every time progress is made, we(more like the other guys, wish i could personally help) will need a new
dmesg and copies of the current configurations being used
OK, here is the fact... the used files are exactly the same every 
time... i never changed the hal, ini, etc.. files and the message is the 
same every time, and this is why i'm so tired of saying the same thing 
over and over again.
NO PROGRESS HAVE BEEN MADE, i have upgraded from 2.2.5 to 2.2.6, then 
2.2.7, and now 2.2.8, and the same thing happens at the exact same time, 
and the error message is exactly the same since 2.2.6 using the exact 
same files that Ted Hyde provided me.
"Uncown Command line XX" and the line referres to the same command on 
the same line in the same file, so... if you check the old posts is the 
same now carbon copy.

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Gene Heskett | 22 Dec 15:43

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sunday 21 December 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:
>El 21/12/2008 11:22 p.m., Jim Coleman escribió:
>> Richard, I think there might be a misunderstanding.
>
>That's something where we can agree.
>
>> Every time that emc crashes, it creates a dmesg file that tells what was
>> going on and what happened when it crashed.  the guys that are way better
>> than I am can look at this info and figure out what to do to fix the
>> crashes.
>> Every time something is different and it crashes with different errors,
>> the dmesg will be different telling what's going on.
>> so every time progress is made, we(more like the other guys, wish i could
>> personally help) will need a new dmesg and copies of the current
>> configurations being used
>
>OK, here is the fact... the used files are exactly the same every
>time... i never changed the hal, ini, etc.. files and the message is the
>same every time, and this is why i'm so tired of saying the same thing
>over and over again.
>NO PROGRESS HAVE BEEN MADE, i have upgraded from 2.2.5 to 2.2.6, then
>2.2.7, and now 2.2.8, and the same thing happens at the exact same time,
>and the error message is exactly the same since 2.2.6 using the exact
>same files that Ted Hyde provided me.
>"Uncown Command line XX" and the line referres to the same command on
>the same line in the same file, so... if you check the old posts is the
>same now carbon copy.

Maybe so, but I, and as I'm a sub to this list, I must assume no one here has 
seen the file they keep asking you to show us.  So I went back through your

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Richard Acosta | 22 Dec 01:51

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 21/12/2008 05:37 p.m., Stuart Stevenson escribió:
>> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"
>>     
>
> this message tells you there is something wrong near line 10 of the file:
> /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc
>
> it even tells you what is wrong:
> bad character "x" used
>
> your response to this should be:
> open the file with an editor and look for an "x" character on or near line 10
>   
OK, but THAT file comes with EMC2 2.2.8 that was supposed to be working 
following a lazy path and then just double click on emc2servo config.
Well, it seems to me that finally was not working at all, and that the 
people saying they tryed that are really not doing it.
> if you cannot figure out what the error is then post a copy of a few
> lines prior and a few lines past
>   
Lines prior and lines past... OK THIS COMES IN A WINDOW THAT HAS ONLY 
THAT WRITEN ON IT!
so there is nothing prior nor past to post.
> someone will try to help you
> people are trying to help you now - they just don't have enough information
>   
I have posted everything they asked, and it seems like they are not 
reading what i post, just keep asking the same thing again and again.
Also the board has 3 lights, and as i can interpretate from them, the 
firmware is not beeing loaded into board, but it seems lights are not

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Peter C. Wallace | 21 Dec 20:45

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Richard Acosta wrote:

> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:01:00 -0200
> From: Richard Acosta <eyelagui@...>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@...>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@...>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample,
>     and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?
> 
> Is nothing about lazyness... is about being tired of to do something 
>that is supossed to work.. and it does not! again and again and again.

I was not suggesting that you were lazy, but just that I was lazy and took 
the simplest route to testing the 7I43+EMC2.2.8.

Lazy meaning that I did nothing other then loading the latest EMC version 
(by upgrading EMC 2.2.6 via Synaptic package manager to EMC 2.2.8)

This worked the first time I double clicked hm2servo, 0 problems

>
>When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>
>"Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"

No Idea, I sure didnt see anything like this.

Is this a new 2.2.8 installation? Maybe its corrupted in some way

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Richard Acosta | 22 Dec 01:43

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?

El 21/12/2008 05:45 p.m., Peter C. Wallace escribió:
>> When going your lazy path i got the following two messages.
>> "Acercar linea 10 en /usr/shareaxis/images/axis.ngc: bad character "x" used"
>>     
> No Idea, I sure didnt see anything like this.
>
> Is this a new 2.2.8 installation? Maybe its corrupted in some way
>
> Mine was absolutely new. I would suggest starting fresh as that worked
> instantly for me.
>   
Every time id did this before, i made clean installs... this is the 
first time i dont reinstall the entire Linux.
I just apt-get remove emc2 --purge then apt-get install emc2, so it 
wouldn't be corrupted since is the same as using install_emc.sh.

>> "RTAPI:: ERROR: Unespected realtime delay on task 1
>> This Message will only display once per session.
>> Run the Latency Test and resolve before continuing"
>>     
>
> This likely means that you _DO_ need to run the latency test as your 
> motherboard as currently set-up is causing delays in real time scheduling
>
>   
And... where is that?
>   
>> And all lights are always ON as they are from startup.
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>> When using the old driver/firmware on 2.2.6, at least lights went off,

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John Thornton | 21 Dec 20:49

Re: EMC 2.2.7 + 7i43 + Ted's sample, and same error than using EMC 2.2.6 + 7i43 + Ted's sample.... What now?


On 21 Dec 2008 at 17:01, Richard Acosta wrote:

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> "RTAPI:: ERROR: Unesp