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23 Feb 2011 14:01 #7405 by jimmy111
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Yes, I already installed the live cd and have been trying to configure it for the mill. The time consuming part is reading and getting a grasp on the 1000 pages of data spread over many manuals. :D
Ill post pics as I get started on the build.
Jim

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23 Feb 2011 14:09 #7407 by BigJohnT
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Well you only need one manual to configure your machine, the Integrators Manual. The easiest place to see the components is on line here:

www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/

John

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23 Feb 2011 14:16 #7409 by jimmy111
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I like to read everything involved before I start a project. There is also hardware and drive manuals... :D

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23 Feb 2011 14:25 #7411 by PCW
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I think you have a 7I48, in that case there are some changes to the HAL and INI files needed
(These may not make sense until you actually start editing the files)

1. Select a 7I48 compatible firmware file for your FPGA card (its name will end in 7I48)
I think theres a SV12_2X7I48.BIT at least for the 5I20 (not sure about other cards)
if you start with the hm2_servo example, the firmware selection is done in the .ini file

2. Set all the output mode of all PWMgens used to type 2 ( the default mode is type 1 which will not work with the 7I48)

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23 Feb 2011 19:16 #7413 by jimmy111
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Yes, I got the 7148.
It should arrive today.
The progrramming changes you mentioned, are they on 2.4 or 2.5?
Thanks
Jim

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23 Feb 2011 19:58 #7414 by BigJohnT
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When you pick a sample hostmot2 servo config you won't find a 7i48 config so you have to pick another one and change the references to match the 7i48 bit file. When you open up the hal and ini file you will find pointers to more info.

John

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25 Feb 2011 20:50 #7459 by jimmy111
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As usually happens,I have 7 PC's laying around and none have a PCI32 expansion slot. :( All PCIe.
So it looks like the Black Thuban gets the job. It has PCI slots.....
Im sure it is overkill but I dont want to buy a new one at the moment...

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04 Mar 2011 03:19 #7572 by jimmy111
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I got the machine moved to a place I can work on it and I have finally got most of the parts. Just need to wire it in.
Here is the machine.


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04 Mar 2011 12:34 #7576 by BigJohnT
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Nice clean machine. Does it have a chip door on the right side too? My Discovery 308 does but the latches are missing, I wonder if your latches are the same design? Can you take a close up photo of the chip door latch?

Thanks
John

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04 Mar 2011 18:09 #7581 by jimmy111
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Yes, the machine is complete. I bought it in 2001 new. Ill take a photo later today.

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