simulation mode

Hi,

This is first time I try to use LinuxCNC. I have a DIY CNC made by 3 old floppy drives.
Since the XYZ can go only from 0 to 15mm only, I want to have a bigger CNC
in simulation mode use the same configuration. So I use stepconf to create
the configuration, this time, in simulation mode.
But, when I start linuxcnc, I got the following error message:

sim_hardware.hal:37: parameter or pin 'parport.0.pin-06-out-invert-fake' not found

I'm running linuxcnc v2.7.14. Any help is appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Regards
KC

kccheng wrote: sim_hardware.hal:37: parameter or pin 'parport.0.pin-06-out-invert-fake' not found

Fake ????
It can be true or false.

tommylight wrote:

kccheng wrote: sim_hardware.hal:37: parameter or pin 'parport.0.pin-06-out-invert-fake' not found

Fake ????
It can be true or false.

The file, sim_hardware.hal, was genereated by 'stepconf' automatically.
That's why I'm asking ....

looks like a possible bug with the simulated parport component.

can you post your stepconf file?

Chris M

as a quick check, go to the file, sim_hardware.hal and any line like:
(just out-invert-fake)

parport.0.pin-06-out-invert-fake 1

change to :

parport.0.pin-06-out-invert 1

see if that works.
Chris M

cmorley wrote: looks like a possible bug with the simulated parport component.

can you post your stepconf file?

Chris M

Attachments is "floppy-sim.stepconf".
The following is error messages:

$ linuxcnc floppy-sim/floppy-sim.ini
LINUXCNC - 2.7.14
Machine configuration directory is '/home/kccheng/linuxcnc/configs/floppy-sim'
Machine configuration file is 'floppy-sim.ini'
Starting LinuxCNC...
.
Found file(REL): ./floppy-sim.hal
sim_hardware.hal:37: parameter or pin 'parport.0.pin-06-out-invert-fake' not found
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
LinuxCNC terminated with an error. You can find more information in the log:
/home/kccheng/linuxcnc_debug.txt
and
/home/kccheng/linuxcnc_print.txt
as well as in the output of the shell command 'dmesg' and in the terminal