errors running PnCConf from terminal

I can answer this one.

For AMC (Advanced Motion Controls) servo amps, you can easily invert the inhibit signal by removing a shunt soldered to the amplifier board (J1).

With J1 removed, you can wire directly to the Mesa enable - no relay(s) needed.

Jim

Thats even better
seems crazy to have to actively inhibit a drive
(so it can become enabled if a wire breaks)

Called AMC to check it out and you are correct. I removed the shunts and have them so they will work.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I can't seem to get the buildbot download thing right. Is there a buildbot for dummies page?

I did run the pncconf from the terminal and got the following:

steve@Steve-lathe-cnc:~$ pncconf
/usr/bin/pncconf:3999: Warning: g_path_get_dirname: assertion `file_name != NULL' failed
self.xml = gtk.glade.xml_new_from_buffer(doc, len(doc), domain="linuxcnc")
/usr/bin/pncconf:3999: GtkWarning: gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file: assertion `filename != NULL' failed
self.xml = gtk.glade.xml_new_from_buffer(doc, len(doc), domain="linuxcnc")
/usr/bin/pncconf:3999: Warning: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
self.xml = gtk.glade.xml_new_from_buffer(doc, len(doc), domain="linuxcnc")
/home/steve/Desktop/custom_firmware/firmware.py
x is closedloop? True
ENCODER: hm2_5i25.0.encoder.01 RESOLVER: None
PWM: hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.1.analogout1 3PWM: None 8i20: None
STEPPER: None STEPPER2: None
POTENTIOMETER: None
z is closedloop? True
ENCODER: hm2_5i25.0.encoder.02 RESOLVER: None
PWM: hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.1.analogout2 3PWM: None 8i20: None
STEPPER: None STEPPER2: None
POTENTIOMETER: None
s is closedloop? False
ENCODER: hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00 RESOLVER: None
PWM: hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.1.analogout0 3PWM: None 8i20: None
STEPPER: None STEPPER2: None
POTENTIOMETER: None
/home/steve/linuxcnc/configs/HARDINGE-HXL
/home/steve/linuxcnc/configs/HARDINGE-HXL/custom custom .clp
made backup of existing custom
/home/steve/linuxcnc/configs/HARDINGE-HXL
/home/steve/linuxcnc/configs/HARDINGE-HXL/pyvcp-panel pyvcp-panel .xml
made backup of existing custom
/home/steve/linuxcnc/configs/HARDINGE-HXL
/home/steve/.pncconf-preferences
steve@Steve-lathe-cnc:~$

These are all standard outputs.
I need to know the error it mentions when you get an error while open loop testing.

If the 'broken pipe' error message pops up then the terminal will give more detail.

You do have the 7i77's field power connected right? I'm pretty sure it needs to be powered to get the analog pins, and that would cause a broken pipe error when open loop testing. ( Just going out on a limb here)

Chris M

I did run the open loop test and got the same broken pipe error as before but nothing was wrote in the terminal when it happened. I have feild power hooked up. The LED is on.