Looked at the manual for the 8i20 you mentioned:
http://www.mesanet.com/pdf/motion/8i20man.pdf

Page 5 specifies 2 rx and 2 tx channels .... ?


On Friday, 23 August 2019 13:16:41 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>
> You forgot the reply all so I repost here:
>
> I tried it with the first .rbf you posted and still didn't get it to 
>> communicate. I'll try the 2nd one tomorrow.
>> The problem at the moment is that I haven't seen my setup work with a 
>> known good SS config and the DE10-Nano config hasn't worked with known good 
>> hardware. I can't think of an easy way to test the hardware other than to 
>> scope it which I'll do if you can't find the firmware issue easily.
>
>
> I thought Charles Mentioned a working setup above so I looked thru the 
> thread:
> (Thinking you could test with that DE10_..._DB25 config)
> REcap:
>
> Charles
>> Re: [Machinekit] Re: DE10 Nano suggested development environment?
>> On 7/7/2019 4:29 AM, Michael Brown wrote: 
>> >     Looking at a 7i76e manual it's differential RS422 while the 
>> >     example configs suggest at the FPGA level it's a 2 pin RX/TX deal, 
>> >     is that right? One example shows a TX enable pin, but I don't 
>> >     think this is implemented on a board like the 7i76e which is all 
>> >     I'm trying to duplicate. Any insight on this? 
>> > 
>> > I have no experience with rs422 or rs485, but i guess yes.... 
>> RS-422 is always differential.  It may be full duplex (which only 
>> requires TX and RX) or half duplex (which adds a TX-Enable signal). 
>> The 7i76 daughtercard requires two SSERIAL channels, one for the 7i76 
>> itself (for the Field I/O signals), and one which gets exported via 
>> the TB3 connector. 
>> Both buses are full duplex and do not require a TX-Enable signal. 
>> The SSERIAL communication between the FPGA and the 7i76 is via 
>> standard digital logic levels.  The 7i76 provides an RS-422 
>> transceiver for the SSERIAL bus on TB3. 
>>
>
> So seems like you are missing the 2'nd SSerial in your pin config / Hw 
> setup ?
>
>
>
> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 22:36:35 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>
>> I just ran a docker compilation and attach that file here.(functionality 
>> should be the same as the former file,,,(but just in case) :-)
>>
>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 21:05:16 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> OK copied the new .rbf file, renamed and attached it for testing
>>>
>>> uartx8:\makeUARTTXs:0:auartx 75.2 (56.5) 102.7 (56.8) 27.5 (0.3) 0.0 
>>> (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 95 (95) 197 (63) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 
>>> SRL16E:\fifosrl:0:asr16e 3.7 (0.0) 4.8 (0.0) 1.2 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 
>>> (0.0) 0 (0) 16 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 
>>> look fine now
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:52:04 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> OK
>>>> I noticed:
>>>> uartx8:\makeUARTTXs:0:auartx 25.9 (25.9) 28.7 (28.7) 2.8 (2.8) 0.0 
>>>> (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 46 (46) 47 (47) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 
>>>> SRL16E:\fifosrl:0:asr16e 
>>>>
>>>> Were Empty, so I'm currently compiling a correction to the uart tx 
>>>> wireing mishap. brb in 12 min or so...
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:50:12 UTC+2, justin White wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I dropped my ADC component on git. This is still the version with the 
>>>>> problematic filter, but I figure this would make it easier for my friend 
>>>>> or 
>>>>> anyone else with interest to fix that portion
>>>>> https://github.com/blazini36/ST_DC1-configs/tree/master/ADC_component
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 11:04:23 AM UTC-4, justin White wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The pin comments in the .vhd were a little messed up due to the 
>>>>>> changes I was making on board revs, copy/paste only goes so far lol. The 
>>>>>> actual pin assignments and "function" comments are all correct with the 
>>>>>> possible exception of the SS pins, can't speak on that until I actually 
>>>>>> see 
>>>>>> it work. I sorted the pins out based on convenient PCB layout rather 
>>>>>> than 
>>>>>> intuitive config files. You'll have to excuse me if I do something silly 
>>>>>> on 
>>>>>> Github, I haven't really hosted any projects before.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Definitely getting somewhere with SS, I added your firmware and I can 
>>>>>> verify from the log file that it now instantiates as "version 43" which 
>>>>>> is 
>>>>>> the version that my Mesa boards on my standard LinuxCNC machines. I 
>>>>>> briefly 
>>>>>> tested it and I can't verify any communication though, No new 8i20 pins 
>>>>>> showed up in hal when I connected it to my 8i20. SS is kind of tough to 
>>>>>> debug on the user end, there's really not much visibility as to what is 
>>>>>> going on that I'm aware of. It could be a hardware issue yet, I don't 
>>>>>> have 
>>>>>> a convenient means of testing SS, right now I take the nano down to my 
>>>>>> mill, plug it in and hope for the best. Now that I have another nano on 
>>>>>> hand I can probably get something setup a little better when I get a 
>>>>>> chance.  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 7:29:46 AM UTC-4, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>> Besides adding SSerial and your config, I have updated the GPIO pin 
>>>>>>> names from 1-36 to 0-35,
>>>>>>> I noticed something odd with the pin naming of GPIO_0 in your pin 
>>>>>>> file, so I was unable to update that.
>>>>>>> Could you explain/clean up those gpio and pin names/numbers ?
>>>>>>> Is your pin config now final ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lastly I will push the commits,
>>>>>>>  and create a pr for the SSerial and your config addition after your 
>>>>>>> sucessfull test reports.
>>>>>>> After sucessfull online build your bitfile will show up in the 
>>>>>>> socfpga-rbf package for both De0 and DE10 board variants.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Currently the (now hopefully) whole project is here:
>>>>>>> https://github.com/the-snowwhite/mksocfpga/tree/sserial-work
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:52:29 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>>> now:
>>>>>>>> MakeSSerials:\GenMakeSSerials:MakeSSerials 649.0 (6.2) 805.6 (6.2) 
>>>>>>>> 159.6 
>>>>>>>> (0.0) 3.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 748 (12) 1129 (0) 0 (0) 40960 5 0 0 0 
>>>>>>>> Entity instance magicially appears in Quartus after full compile.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> next I'll run the docker compilation and post the bitfiles here
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 10:26:57 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yeah comes to mind the DExx_Cramps projects run on a reduced 
>>>>>>>>> configuration so only the needed cores are added/included (the one's 
>>>>>>>>> in the 
>>>>>>>>> current configs) so...
>>>>>>>>> SSerial core needs to be included.
>>>>>>>>> I'll do that asap.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 22 August 2019 03:53:39 UTC+2, justin White wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I threw the new FW on the nano and the stepgens are all working 
>>>>>>>>>> now. Still no SS but I suppose that was to be expected. As PCW said, 
>>>>>>>>>> since 
>>>>>>>>>> the version prints as "0", the SS CPU must be broken.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 3:25:53 PM UTC-4, justin White 
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well that makes sense, my SS pins were on GPIO1_00 and GPIO1_01, 
>>>>>>>>>>> Stepgens start on GPIO1_02 so it might explain quite a bit.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I would have tested it out a bit earlier but I went full nerd 
>>>>>>>>>>> yesterday and built a 3900x/5700xt system I've been working on 
>>>>>>>>>>> getting 
>>>>>>>>>>> running. I got quatus installed and used the config files you 
>>>>>>>>>>> attached and 
>>>>>>>>>>> I see all of the stepgens are now full. Going to build the .rbf and 
>>>>>>>>>>> set it 
>>>>>>>>>>> back up to test SS again......hopefully it all just....works lol
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> thanks fellas
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 2:06:34 PM UTC-4, Michael Brown 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Note:
>>>>>>>>>>>> It did really help to have your full quartus project online to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> play with, that was probaly what immediately triggered my internal 
>>>>>>>>>>>> analyzer/debugger.... :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 19:54:02 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valid Files Here:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 19:50:53 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ups Sorry sorry sorry ... my BAD .... (Suddently my biain 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kicked in :-) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I should have spotted it immediately.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Culprit is due to my single experimental (verilog) added 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> capasitive depth/touch sensor core.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is not a part of the "original mesa hm2 vhdl config 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system, and the pins are hardwired to:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  GPIO_1 pins 00 + num sense parameter. (if that exact core is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enabled in config file)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Solution is very simple:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> edit mksocfpga/HW/hm2/config/DExx_Nano_xxx_Cramps/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> atlas_st_fpga_soc_dc1f_ss.sv
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -->     parameter Capsense          = 0;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have tested with:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         (StepGenTag,    x"02",  ClockLowTag,    x"06",  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> StepGenRateAddr&PadT,       StepGenNumRegs,     x"00",  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> StepGenMPBitMask),
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and all 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SRL16E:\steptable:1:asr16e 4.2 (0.0) 8.5 (0.0) 4.3 (0.0) 0.0 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 5 (0) 17 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entities show up populated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> once again excuse for my temporary brain paralysys..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 16:30:50 UTC+2, Charles 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steinkuehler wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dig through the synthesis log (*.map.rpt) a bit and look for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> warnings 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that indicate undriven nets.  Sadly, most tool chains 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consider 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> undriven signals a warning vs. an error, so they'll happily 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optimize 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> away huge chunks of your design.  A typical warning would 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something like: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Warning (10541): VHDL Signal Declaration warning at 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HD_Core_CycloneV_pipen1b.vhd(45): used implicit default 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> value for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> signal "clk250_out" because signal was never assigned a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> value or an 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explicit default value. Use of implicit default value may 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> introduce 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unintended design optimizations. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In vim, I use the regex: ^Warning.*$ which highlights the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whole line 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (if you're in GUI mode). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note you will see lots of other warnings, most of which are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK.  In particular, the ever present: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Warning (10036): Verilog HDL or VHDL warning at 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HD_Core_CycloneV.vhd(471): object "HDMI_clk" assigned a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> value but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never read 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ...is (usually) perfectly OK, it's similar to an unused 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> variable in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "C".  This _might_ be an actual error (if the signal was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go somewhere) but is typically OK. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/2019 9:09 AM, justin White wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Thanks for the advice Charles. Actually I use this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/machinekit/mksocfpga/tree/master/HW/QuartusProjects/DE10_Nano_FB_Cramps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Michael explained it has more functionallity than the DB25 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project, so I've 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > never tried the DB25. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Not really up on my git stuff, I forked master and slapped 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my config files 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > in, like I said these are modifications of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "3x24_cap_enc" config. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > https://github.com/blazini36/mksocfpga 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The pin assignments are so different from anything else I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can't imagine 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > it's looking at another pinfile, it's likely I just didn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> modify something 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I probably should have. I'll try to look into your 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggestions a bit later. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 9:41:57 AM UTC-4, Charles 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steinkuehler wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> It sounds like the synthesis tools are optimizing away 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the stepgen 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> logic, almost certainly because of an issue with signal 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connectivity 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> to the top level I/O pins.  The actual step accumulator 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is still 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> generated because it's value gets read back via the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> register 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> interface, but the steptables are only needed to generate 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the output 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> signals so they're getting optimized away. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Is your project checked into github somewhere I can grab 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it?  I can 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> try building in the desktop Quartus tools and see what's 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrong. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Otherwise, double-check the pin assignments the top-level 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I/O port 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> definitions, and make sure the physical I/O pins are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> properly 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> connected to the hm2 instance. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I took a quick look at the project I think you're using: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/machinekit/mksocfpga/blob/master/HW/QuartusProjects/DE10_Nano_SoC_FB_DB25/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> ...and the top-level stuff looks OK at first glance.  The 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> important 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> part is the use of the correct PIN_<config> library, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which gets called 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> out here: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/machinekit/mksocfpga/blob/master/HW/QuartusProjects/DE10_Nano_SoC_FB_DB25/hostmot2_cfg.vhd.in#L74
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Make sure in your working copy the hostmot2_cfg.vhd file 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is getting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> generated with the correct name in the "use" line, and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make sure the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> pin file you're including in the project has proper 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> values for IOWidth 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> and IOPorts. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> You can dig through the first part of the compile log 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> messages to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> verify the correct PIN file is _really_ getting analyzed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and not some 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> other file. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I'm also not sure how mixing the system verilog config 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> files with VHDL 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> packages works (I know just enough Verilog to generally 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be able to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> transcode it to VHDL).  If there's any problems with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that, Michael B. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> will have to comment. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> On 8/20/2019 8:04 AM, justin White wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> I deleted my mksocfpga directory and re-pulled it and I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get the same 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> results after building the .rbf. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Still not quite sure what's going on, though I did catch 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Quartus. Using "0A" for stepgens in the pinfile  creates 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10 stepgens, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> only the first 4 seem to be complete. #4 (the 5th 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgen) when expanded 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> shows blank resources for "SRL16E:\steptable:0:asr16e", 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but does show 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> resources for "SRL16E:\steptable:1:asr16e". On every 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgen after they 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> both blank which looks like it mimics exactly the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem I'm having. If 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>  "steptable:1" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> relates to the dir pin and "steptable:0" relates to the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> step pin, it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> explains why I have a working direction pin on #4 but no 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> step pin, and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> #5 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> doesn't work at all. In this case I'd assume no later 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens would 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> work. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> I'm not really sure how Quartus works with the configs. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm just 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> dropping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> the pinfile I made into the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> '../mksocfpga/HW/hm2/config/DExx_Nano_xxx_Cramps' 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directory and renaming 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> the "atlas_3x24_cap_enc.sv" to match my pinfile, which 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is what I do 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> the mksocfpga docker build. I don't specify a pinfile or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything when 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> running the analysis in Quartus, yet it does seem to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> catch the changes 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I've 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> made to that specific pinfile even though I don't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specify anything in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Quartus, I just load the "DE10_Nano_FB_Cramps.qpf" file. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Pics, QP1 shows all 10 stepgens, QP2 shows the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> difference between the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> working #3 stepgen (0-3 all look the same) and #4 and #5 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> problem 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> starts. "combinational ALUTS" and every feild after is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blank. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> [image: QP1.png] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> [image: QP2.png] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00:11 PM UTC-4, Michael 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brown wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Thanx for the clairifying Charles, I doublechecked tha 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line and it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> reads: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>         (StepGenTag,    x"02",  ClockLowTag,    x"06", 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> StepGenRateAddr&PadT,       StepGenNumRegs,     x"00", 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>  StepGenMPBitMask), 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> So that should be ok... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> On Monday, 19 August 2019 22:37:42 UTC+2, Charles 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steinkuehler wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Actually, the NumInstances field of the ModuleRecord 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is defined as an 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 8 bit std_logic_vector: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/machinekit/mksocfpga/blob/master/HW/hm2/config/IDROMConst.vhd#L839
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> In VHDL, it should throw an error if you use 06 for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this value (VHDL 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> won't convert an integer value into a std_logic_vector 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without some 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> sort of type conversion). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> If you meant that you are using x"06" (an 8-bit 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hexadecimal value), 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> that should work fine, but you will only get 6 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens instead of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 10 you'd get with x"0A". 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> On 8/19/2019 3:19 PM, Michael Brown wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> No changing numinst should work just fine 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, 19 August 2019 18:05:28 UTC+2, justin 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> White wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> One thing I noticed, I recall seeing this the first 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time I started 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> messing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> with the .vhd's. All of the pinfiles in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DExx_Nano_xxx_Cramps 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> config use 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> this line for stepgens 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>         (StepGenTag,    x"02",  ClockLowTag,   
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  x"0A", 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>  StepGenRateAddr& 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> PadT,       StepGenNumRegs,     x"00", 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  StepGenMPBitMask), 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> The NumInst being "0A" looked a little strange to me 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so I changed it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> the actual number (06) for every pinfile I've been 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working with. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Could 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> be causing an issue? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 11:33:29 AM UTC-4, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> justin White wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, 19 August 2019 13:24:22 UTC+2, Michael 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brown wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have an older config that has worked with 8 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> hm2_soc_ol config line here: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> < 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/the-snowwhite/Hm2-soc_FDM/blob/master/Cramps/PY/Mibrap-X_hm3_fdm-soc/fdm/config/motion.py#L15>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have you tried with: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>   num_stepgens=6  in the hm2_soc_ol config line ? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, my  config line is: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [HOSTMOT2] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DRIVER=hm2_soc_ol 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> BOARD=5i25 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CONFIG="num_encoders=6 num_stepgens=6" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "enable_adc=1" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DEVNAME=hm2-socfpga0 already_programmed=1 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If the stepgens=6 wasn't there hm2 wouldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instantiate them in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> HAL. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> They 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> are actually completely visible and HAL seems to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think they're 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> working. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> dug up one of my first test hal files and #4 did in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fact work with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> that but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I had much less else going on. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not terribly familiar with Quartus. I usually 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just do as in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> readme https://github.com/the-snowwhite/mksocfpga 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to build the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> firmware. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I did have an issue before where it was building 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> firmware that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> wouldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> boot, deleting mksocfpga and pulling it again fixed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that. That may 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> even 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> have had something to do with trying to open the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> previously. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Ill 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> try re-pulling it and see what happens. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I ran the analysis in in QP and this is what  I'm 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeing with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> stepgens: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: QP.png] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 7:46:58 AM UTC-4, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Brown 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Quartus Update: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After compiling (the default DE10_Nano_FB_Cramps 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project) Notice 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> all 9 (0-8) stepgens instansiated in the pin file 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a (not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> null) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> sized 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> SRL16E:\steptable:0:asr16e instance: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [image: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quartus_DE10_Nano_FB_Default_Num-Stepgens_Compiled.png] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Monday, 19 August 2019 13:24:22 UTC+2, Michael 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brown wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have an older config that has worked with 8 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> hm2_soc_ol config line here: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> < 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/the-snowwhite/Hm2-soc_FDM/blob/master/Cramps/PY/Mibrap-X_hm3_fdm-soc/fdm/config/motion.py#L15>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have you tried with: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>   num_stepgens=6  in the hm2_soc_ol config line ? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Also You can look in the Compiled (Or after 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> analysis & 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> elaboration) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Quartus project and see how many stepgens are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elaborated like in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> below pic: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [image: Quartus_Num_Stepgens.png] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Monday, 19 August 2019 00:31:53 UTC+2, justin 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> White wrote: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The hal component did work fine then my friend 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "cleaned it up" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> acts weird when you enable the filter. Could 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just remove the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> filter pin and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> post it but it is rather handy. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I've been tracking down an issue with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens and depending 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> on 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> what the issue is it may be part of the smart 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> serial issue. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> have 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 4 out of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 6 stepgens that work, on my 5th stepgen only the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direction pin 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> works, not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the step pin. Neither work on the 6th stepgen. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I disabled SS 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> the time 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> being but it was using consecutive pins with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5th and 6th 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> stepgens. It 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> was difficult to see what was going on until I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got my GUI setup. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Now I can 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> see that in hal it is actually working and I'm 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting feedback 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> the PID 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> loop but the pins of the Nano itself do not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> electrically do 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> anything, I can 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> verify that with my scope. Thinking maybe I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> damaged the GPIO 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> pins 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>  from all 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the hardware swapping I've been doing, I picked 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up another DE10 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Nano and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the same thing happens. I tried swapping stepgen 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instance 0,1 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> 4,5 in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the .vhd and rebuilt the firmware without 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changing any hal 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> configuration 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> and stepgens 4 and 5 work fine if they are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> controlling different 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> GPIO pins 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> without making any hal changes. I jumped the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GPIO pins for a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> working 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> stepgen to the PCB pins I use for 4 and 5 and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the interface 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> hardware works 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> fine that way. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> So the conclusion I'm drawing is that there's an 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issue with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> firmware that's getting built. hm2 thinks all 6 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepgens are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> there 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> there is only 4 1/2 stepgens actually working. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seem to recall 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> there is a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> parameter th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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