Mesaflash Generated Xml compatible with PnCConf
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29 Jul 2020 00:05 #176308
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Is the Xml file that can be generated via mesaflash compatible with PnCConf?
I am going to switch my Tormach from pathpilot to plain old linuxcnc. The Tormach Firmware used in the mesa 5i25 is different than that used in any of the other setups. I know that I can generate an Xml through mesaflash, but I don't know if it is or can be made compatible with PnCConf.
I was thinking this would be the easier route, as I can avoid or at least reduce the need to manually tweak all of setup files generated.
For reference, this is the Tormach Hostmot2. I also have all of the pathpilot hal and ini files.
I am going to switch my Tormach from pathpilot to plain old linuxcnc. The Tormach Firmware used in the mesa 5i25 is different than that used in any of the other setups. I know that I can generate an Xml through mesaflash, but I don't know if it is or can be made compatible with PnCConf.
I was thinking this would be the easier route, as I can avoid or at least reduce the need to manually tweak all of setup files generated.
For reference, this is the Tormach Hostmot2. I also have all of the pathpilot hal and ini files.
Configuration Name: HOSTMOT2
General configuration information:
BoardName : MESA5I25
FPGA Size: 9 KGates
FPGA Pins: 144
Number of IO Ports: 2
Width of one I/O port: 17
Clock Low frequency: 33.3333 MHz
Clock High frequency: 200.0000 MHz
IDROM Type: 3
Instance Stride 0: 4
Instance Stride 1: 64
Register Stride 0: 256
Register Stride 1: 256
Modules in configuration:
Module: DPLL
There are 1 of DPLL in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 7
BaseAddress: 7000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: WatchDog
There are 1 of WatchDog in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 3
BaseAddress: 0C00
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: IOPort
There are 2 of IOPort in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 1000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: QCount
There are 2 of QCount in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 3000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: PWM
There are 2 of PWM in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 4100
ClockFrequency: 200.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: StepGen
There are 10 of StepGen in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 10
BaseAddress: 2000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: LED
There are 1 of LED in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 1
BaseAddress: 0200
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Configuration pin-out:
IO Connections for P3
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 0 IOPort StepGen 4 Step/Table1 (Out)
14 1 IOPort None
2 2 IOPort StepGen 0 Dir/Table2 (Out)
15 3 IOPort None
3 4 IOPort StepGen 0 Step/Table1 (Out)
16 5 IOPort None
4 6 IOPort StepGen 1 Dir/Table2 (Out)
17 7 IOPort PWM 0 PWM (Out)
5 8 IOPort StepGen 1 Step/Table1 (Out)
6 9 IOPort StepGen 2 Dir/Table2 (Out)
7 10 IOPort StepGen 2 Step/Table1 (Out)
8 11 IOPort StepGen 3 Dir/Table2 (Out)
9 12 IOPort StepGen 3 Step/Table1 (Out)
10 13 IOPort None
11 14 IOPort None
12 15 IOPort None
13 16 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-IDX (In)
IO Connections for P2
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 17 IOPort StepGen 9 Step/Table1 (Out)
14 18 IOPort None
2 19 IOPort StepGen 5 Dir/Table2 (Out)
15 20 IOPort None
3 21 IOPort StepGen 5 Step/Table1 (Out)
16 22 IOPort None
4 23 IOPort StepGen 6 Dir/Table2 (Out)
17 24 IOPort PWM 1 PWM (Out)
5 25 IOPort StepGen 6 Step/Table1 (Out)
6 26 IOPort StepGen 7 Dir/Table2 (Out)
7 27 IOPort StepGen 7 Step/Table1 (Out)
8 28 IOPort StepGen 8 Dir/Table2 (Out)
9 29 IOPort StepGen 8 Step/Table1 (Out)
10 30 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-IDX (In)
11 31 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-A (In)
12 32 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-B (In)
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29 Jul 2020 00:13 #176309
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesaflash Generated Xml compatible with PnCConf
What version of linuxcnc are you using?
In theory mesaflash's XML will work with pncconf - that's what is was made for.
But unfortunately it's XML is slightly different - I think I covered for that...
But if using 2.8 or master there is another way to use that file you posted directly.
In theory mesaflash's XML will work with pncconf - that's what is was made for.
But unfortunately it's XML is slightly different - I think I covered for that...
But if using 2.8 or master there is another way to use that file you posted directly.
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29 Jul 2020 00:19 #176311
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I am running 2.8 on linux mint
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29 Jul 2020 00:34 #176317
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesaflash Generated Xml compatible with PnCConf
feel free to try the XML file or:
if you have the board plugged in and any daughter boards powered:
you can try interrogating the board it's self...
on the start page make sure 'show advanced pages' is clicked on
move along till you get to the mesa page.
now under the boardname combobox the is an entry called 'discovery option'
after selecting it a button will show called 'board discovery'
click it and fill in the details and press ok.
if all goes well the mesa page will be filled out and you can then use pncconf as usual.
Now you can also fool pncconf to use a text file rather then talking to the card.
here is how to do that:
run pncconf from a terminal with this command:
pnccond -d debug
now click help in pncconf
click on the input tab
paste the HISTMOT2 text you posted onto that page.
on the start page make sure 'show advanced pages' is clicked on
move along till you get to the mesa page.
now under the boardname combobox the is an entry called 'discovery option'
after selecting it a button will show called 'board discovery'
click it and fill in the details and press ok.
if all goes well the mesa page will be filled out and you can then use pncconf as usual.
I tried the second method with your text file and it looked like it worked fine.
Chris
if you have the board plugged in and any daughter boards powered:
you can try interrogating the board it's self...
on the start page make sure 'show advanced pages' is clicked on
move along till you get to the mesa page.
now under the boardname combobox the is an entry called 'discovery option'
after selecting it a button will show called 'board discovery'
click it and fill in the details and press ok.
if all goes well the mesa page will be filled out and you can then use pncconf as usual.
Now you can also fool pncconf to use a text file rather then talking to the card.
here is how to do that:
run pncconf from a terminal with this command:
pnccond -d debug
now click help in pncconf
click on the input tab
paste the HISTMOT2 text you posted onto that page.
on the start page make sure 'show advanced pages' is clicked on
move along till you get to the mesa page.
now under the boardname combobox the is an entry called 'discovery option'
after selecting it a button will show called 'board discovery'
click it and fill in the details and press ok.
if all goes well the mesa page will be filled out and you can then use pncconf as usual.
I tried the second method with your text file and it looked like it worked fine.
Chris
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30 Jul 2020 00:37 #176430
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I am running into a couple of problems that I cant figure out.
Using the board discovery option only works when I run PNCconf as root. If I do not run as root, it will generate an error and under the output tab say "You need root privileges (or setuid root) to access PCI Hardware".
Is this normal or is this an install problem on my end?
When I run PNCConf as root, the board discovery option works fine and detects the board as it should. While running as root works to fix that, it causes other more major problems down the line. (For example, the /linuxcnc/configs and /linuxcnc/nc_files both are created as root folders, and linux cnc cant access them. It may also screw up some other things, but I am not sure on that)
Using the hostmot2 text method works fine and does not require you to run pncconf as root.
Both methods leave me with the same result. I think what is happening is it is looking a file that it cant find?
Sample one. Errors pulled from terminal while trying to run the PID Test through PNCconf
Sample 2. Error when you try and launch Linuxcnc using the auto generated setup.
Any thoughts? I am not sure where to start on it.
If it tells you anything, I get the same error on a virtual machine. From what I can tell the setups for standardized mesa firmware work fine, so I think it is a problem isolated to the non standard mesa firmware.
Thanks,
Shawn
Using the board discovery option only works when I run PNCconf as root. If I do not run as root, it will generate an error and under the output tab say "You need root privileges (or setuid root) to access PCI Hardware".
Is this normal or is this an install problem on my end?
When I run PNCConf as root, the board discovery option works fine and detects the board as it should. While running as root works to fix that, it causes other more major problems down the line. (For example, the /linuxcnc/configs and /linuxcnc/nc_files both are created as root folders, and linux cnc cant access them. It may also screw up some other things, but I am not sure on that)
Using the hostmot2 text method works fine and does not require you to run pncconf as root.
Both methods leave me with the same result. I think what is happening is it is looking a file that it cant find?
Sample one. Errors pulled from terminal while trying to run the PID Test through PNCconf
nc@nc:~$ pncconf
**** INFO firmware 0 changed
**** INFO firmware 0 changed
**** INFO firmware 0 changed
**** INFO firmware 0 changed
s-stepgen-step None
s-pwm-pulse None
s-encoder-a None
spindle-enable None
spindle-cw None
spindle-ccw None
spindle-brake None
s-pot-output None
s-stepgen-step None
s-pwm-pulse None
s-encoder-a None
spindle-enable None
spindle-cw None
spindle-ccw None
spindle-brake None
s-pot-output None
Note: Using POSIX realtime
config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10": dlopen: /usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules/config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10".so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
<stdin>:14: waitpid failed /usr/bin/rtapi_app config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10"
<stdin>:14: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready
<stdin>:14: insmod for config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10" failed, returned -1
<stdin>:15: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.pwmgen.pwm_frequency' not found
<stdin>:16: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.pwmgen.pdm_frequency' not found
<stdin>:17: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.watchdog.timeout_ns' not found
HAL: ERROR: function 'hm2_5i25.0.read' not found
<stdin>:18: addf failed
HAL: ERROR: function 'hm2_5i25.0.write' not found
<stdin>:23: addf failed
<stdin>:42: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.step_type' not found
<stdin>:43: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.control-type' not found
<stdin>:44: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.position-scale' not found
<stdin>:45: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.steplen' not found
<stdin>:46: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.stepspace' not found
<stdin>:47: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.dirhold' not found
<stdin>:48: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.dirsetup' not found
<stdin>:50: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.maxaccel' not found
<stdin>:51: parameter or pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.maxvel' not found
<stdin>:52: Pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.enable' does not exist
<stdin>:53: Pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.velocity-cmd' does not exist
<stdin>:54: Pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.position-fb' does not exist
<stdin>:55: Pin 'hm2_5i25.0.stepgen.00.velocity-fb' does not exist
Sample 2. Error when you try and launch Linuxcnc using the auto generated setup.
Error report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:
Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.8.0~pre1
Machine configuration directory is '/home/nc/linuxcnc/configs/TEST1'
Machine configuration file is 'TEST1.ini'
INIFILE=/home/nc/linuxcnc/configs/TEST1/TEST1.ini
VERSION=1.1
PARAMETER_FILE=linuxcnc.var
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=tklinuxcnc
COORDINATES=XYZ
KINEMATICS=trivkins coordinates=XYZ
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
Found file(REL): ./TEST1.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Running HAL shutdown script
hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15
hm2: unloading
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments
Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10": dlopen: /usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules/config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10".so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
./TEST1.hal:9: waitpid failed /usr/bin/rtapi_app config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10"
./TEST1.hal:9: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready
./TEST1.hal:9: insmod for config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10" failed, returned -1
4822
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file: /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
http://pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.
Date: Wed Jul 29 18:34:40 EDT 2020
UTC Date: Wed Jul 29 22:34:40 UTC 2020
this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_info
uptime: 18:34:40 up 1:18, 1 user, load average: 0.17, 0.17, 0.18
lsb_release -sa: LinuxMint Linuxcnc Uspace Powered by Linux Mint 19.2 Tina 19.2 tina
which linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
pwd: /home/nc/linuxcnc/configs/TEST1
USER: nc
LOGNAME: nc
HOME: /home/nc
EDITOR:
VISUAL:
LANGUAGE: en_US
TERM: dumb
COLORTERM:
DISPLAY: :0
DESKTOP: mate
display size: 1920x1080 pixels (508x285 millimeters)
PATH: /usr/bin:/home/nc/linuxcnc/configs/TEST1/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games
uname items:
nodename -n: nc
kernel-name -s: Linux
kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Thu Mar 5 00:02:34 AEDT 2020
machine -m: x86_64
processor -p: x86_64
platform -i: x86_64
oper system -o: GNU/Linux
/proc items:
cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.106-rt44-lcnc root=UUID=b576e09e-7c03-4e54-91d8-6f38c7096c56 ro quiet splash isolcpus=1,2,3 vt.handoff=1
model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
cores: 4
cpu MHz: 1870.338
parport:
serial: 0000-0000 : serial
Versions:
gcc: gcc (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04) 7.5.0
python: Python 2.7.17
git: git version 2.17.1
git commit: NA
tcl: 8.6
tk: 8.6
glade: not_in_PATH
glade-gtk2: not_in_PATH
linuxcnc_var all:
LINUXCNCVERSION: 2.8.0~pre1
LINUXCNC_AUX_GLADEVCP: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp
LINUXCNC_AUX_EXAMPLES: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_examples
REALTIME: /etc/init.d/realtime
RTS: uspace
HALLIB_DIR: /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib
dpkg -l '*linuxcnc*':
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===================-============================-============-=====================================================================
un linuxcnc <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-dev <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-doc <none> <none> (no description available)
ii linuxcnc-doc-en 1:2.8.0~pre1.5821.g7525a1528 all motion controller for CNC machines and robots (English documentation)
un linuxcnc-sim <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-sim-dev <none> <none> (no description available)
ii linuxcnc-uspace 1:2.8.0~pre1.5821.g7525a1528 amd64 motion controller for CNC machines and robots
ii linuxcnc-uspace-dev 1:2.8.0~pre1.5821.g7525a1528 amd64 PC based motion controller for real-time Linux
Any thoughts? I am not sure where to start on it.
If it tells you anything, I get the same error on a virtual machine. From what I can tell the setups for standardized mesa firmware work fine, so I think it is a problem isolated to the non standard mesa firmware.
Thanks,
Shawn
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30 Jul 2020 00:54 #176432
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesaflash Generated Xml compatible with PnCConf
Yes don't run pncconf with sudo.
You must have a slightly old version of 2.8 - the sudo-for-pci-card problem was fixed maybe a week or so ago.
use the text method until you update.
can you post the config files it created.
You must have a slightly old version of 2.8 - the sudo-for-pci-card problem was fixed maybe a week or so ago.
use the text method until you update.
can you post the config files it created.
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30 Jul 2020 01:09 #176435
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesaflash Generated Xml compatible with PnCConf
if you look in the TEST1.hal file look for
change it to:
See of that helps
loadrt config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10"change it to:
loadrt hm2_pci config=" num_encoders=2 num_pwmgens=2 num_stepgens=10"See of that helps
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30 Jul 2020 01:28 #176441
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It no longer produced the error testing on a VM. I will try it out on the actual computer tomorrow.
Thank you for the help.
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