Remora - Rpi Software Stepping Using External Microcontroller via SPI

Good to hear. I'd suggest slowing down the SPI comms like in the discussion above.

hal
loadrt remora-spi SPI_num=0 CS_num=0 SPI_freq=2000000

ini
#SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000
SERVO_PERIOD = 5000000

Hello again Scotta!

We've continued testing on the octopus board, we have gotten movement but it seems that the SPI communication with the board seems to keep dying. We got the serial output:

Creating a std module

Remora PRU - Programmable Realtime Unit 

 Mbed-OS6 

 Remora-spi Driver 

## Entering SETUP state
1. Reading json configuration file
Mounting the filesystem... OK
Opening "/fs/config.txt"... OK
Json config file lenght = 1996
Closing "/fs/config.txt"... 
2. Setting up DMA and threads
Initialising SPI1 slave
Initialising DMA for SPI

3. Parsing json configuration file
Config deserialisation - Deserialization succeeded

4. Config threads
Creating thread 40000
Creating thread 1000
Creating thread 57600

5. Loading modules

Servo thread object
Reset pin
Make Reset Pin at pin PC_15

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOC
  pin = 15

Servo thread object
eStop
Make eStop at pin PG_12

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 12

Servo thread object
Spindle
Make PWM at pin PB_0

Creating a std module
Creating variable frequency Hardware PWM at pin PB_0
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOB
  pin = 0

Base thread object
X - Joint 0 step generator

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 2
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOF
  pin = 9
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOF
  pin = 10

Base thread object
Y1 - Joint 1 step generator

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOF
  pin = 1
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOC
  pin = 13
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOF
  pin = 0

Base thread object
Y2 - Joint 1 step generator

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOD
  pin = 4
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOE
  pin = 2
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOE
  pin = 3

Base thread object
Z - Joint 2 step generator

Creating a std module
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOE
  pin = 0
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOE
  pin = 6
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOA
  pin = 14

Servo thread object
X min
Make Digital Input at pin PG_6

Creating a std module
  Setting pin as No Pull
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 6

Servo thread object
Y min
Make Digital Input at pin PG_9

Creating a std module
  Setting pin as No Pull
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 9

Servo thread object
Z min
Make Digital Input at pin PG_10

Creating a std module
  Setting pin as No Pull
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 10

Servo thread object
Probe
Make Digital Input at pin PG_11

Creating a std module
  Setting pin as No Pull
Creating Pin @
  port = GPIOG
  pin = 11

## Entering START state

Starting the BASE thread
Registering interrupt for interrupt number = 24
    power on Timer 9

Starting the SERVO thread
Registering interrupt for interrupt number = 25
    power on Timer 10

## Entering IDLE state

## Entering RUNNING state

## Entering RESET state
   Resetting rxBuffer

## Entering IDLE state


This last bit is where we are running into a wall, we are not sure what is causing this.
 

we turn on the machine, and all normal

## Entering IDLE state

we open linux cnc and enable the machine

## Entering RUNNING state

x ammount of time passes and this happens

## Entering RESET state
Resetting rxBuffer

disable and we then get this printout

## Entering IDLE state

after that we can enable the machine but the time it takes for it to enter the reset state is much much shorter, like milliseconds

Hi tommylight!

We have tested the spinndle idea but the error happens regardless of if its on or off. We use and unshielded cable, let me test that out.

If someone can give me example config.txt and config files hal and ini for skr3 board, it would be really helpful. Or look at my config files for skr3.

When machine comes out of estop it gives error "Remora FATAL ERROR [JASON Config]: Config file open failed (status=0xA2)".

The above error is sorted out. But still joint following error