Hi Erik > On 18 Jan 2018, at 05:19, Erik Green <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone. I am a Machinekit wannabe with the intention of using it to > integrate a servo system. Spent the last week studying .ini and .hal files > to get a feel for building/modifying them. > I'm trying to experiment with BBB hardware under HALRUN and I'm having no > luck getting any drivers to load. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction to begin understanding/loading the > hal_arm335xQEP and Hal_Pru_Generic drivers. > > It would be nice to have an 'idiots guide' for us neophytes the can barely > make our way around linux but have no problem following > step by step type guides etc. > > Appreciate any help given.
Have a look at how things are done in the CRAMPS hal file. If you type halrun -I at the terminal you can use the commands and see what's happening. If you first 'export DEBUG=5' before halrun you get feedback. Also check /var/log/linuxcnc.log to see the debug output. If you want to run a single command then you can type in the terminal 'halcmd <cmd>' where <cmd> can be something like "show pin" or "loadrt Start here: http://www.machinekit.io/docs/index-HAL/ > > > > -- > website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: > https://github.com/machinekit > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Machinekit" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
