Mesa 7I44-7I70/7I71

I am sure it would help my cause, but I still want to understand everything. If it gets done I will be sure to give you any feedback you would want.

"Another thing I have been trying to figure out is how do I see all the way through my configuration, meaning the pins on my input and output cards? Is there a command that show my configuration kind of like a directory tree? "

Sure: under the "Machine" menu in Axis select "Show HAL Configuration"

You will need to get the HAL file error free before you can do this but you should be close

Another way is to do it manually with halrun (this is an example terminal session)
(control_alt T to pop up a terminal)
halrun
halcmd: loadrt hostmot2
halcmd: loadrt hm2pci config="firmware=hm2/5i23/rmsvss6_8.bit num_pwmgens=6 num_resolvers=6 sserial_port_0=000XXXXX"
halcmd: show pin
halcmd: show parameter

Note the halcmd: is the prompt from halrun, (dont type it)

I may be close but I have no Idea......I have been reading the man hostmot2 and see that there eight pins for the resolver and six for the encoder? I am understanding the position language but not how to name the pins (what order) and how to make the arguement. does anyone have a sample Hal file for the resolver config? I think if I could see it done I would understand it better.

OK thank you I will keep working on it. Everybody has been a big help.

Heres a quick hack of the demo hm2-servo config with resolvers replacing the encoders

freeby.mesanet.com/srt.zip

Other hal file changes from demo are:
PWM modes set to 2 (to match 7I49 analog outputs)
PWM frequency set to 24 KHz
Input scale set to 0.200 (right for .2 pitch screw and 1 electrical turn/physical turn resolver 1:1 with screw)

Note that there is a new firmware file included. please use this file and discard the old one
the old one has a bug (not something you would notice until you hooked up the resolvers)

I have not checked this any further than to verify that it loads and the axis position readout reads the resolvers

I am just getting back to this after a few days away. Thank you for the help. I just downloaded the files and I will be studying them. I am sure you will be seeing some progress. Thanks again

Another detail, when you get around to setting up outputs with the 7I71 you should update your EMC2 2.5
to the latest from the buildbot (or pull and recompile if that's how you got EMC2 V 2.5)

There's a bug with SSERIAL bit output when the bit # is greater than 30 (the 7I71 uses bit numbers 0 through 47) This was just fixed yesterday (12/22)

Well I was actually able to get a config that EMC does not reject. I know that does not make it usable but I was surprised when EMC started up using my config. Now I have to figure out how to wire it to the machine.

Ok I have EMC2 started with my config. In the Show Hal Configuration window I can see the resolver and the pwmgen coming off of the hm2_5i23 branch but I can not see the two 7i70 cards and the 7i71 card. I do however have 72 pins of GPIO on the parameter branch. Not knowing exactly what I am looking at yet does this seem right?