Re: Using DRO data for feedback

[Allen <allenf-at-choice.net>]

Weyland wrote:
> 
> Getting back to this for a moment...
> 
> From: "allen" <allenf-at-choice.net>
> >
> > Just some food for thought....
> >
> > If you are running a BDI install version,
> > you will have to do a couple of things to get
> > smdromod to work.
> >
> > download a file from the drop box at linuxcnc.org
> > called "BDI-build.tgz"
> >
> > next delete a line in the source code of a
> > file called "dro.c". Look in /emc/src/emcmot
> > The line to delete is "#define extern"
> 
> Did this now that it's there.
> Aloso made a copy of it and named it dro_old.c to be safe.
> 
> > untar the BDI-build file and copy it to
> > /usr/local/emc
> 
> Okay, after downloading it to a folder,
> I just clicked it and it opened showing me the files
> BDI_build and i586config.
> I then highlighted these both, and copied them to the /usr/local/emc
> directory.
> then I clicked BDI_build and was given an error message that says:
> "Could not execute program /usr/local/emc/BDI_build"
> 
> > Run the script BDI_build.  This file will
> > recompile everything on your computer.
> 
> > Also make sure your card address, via the jumpers,
> > is set for 0200.
> 
> Hmmmm...
> The paperwork that came with it doesn't show that option.
> I can choose 512, 544, 576, 608, 640, 672, or 736.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Weyland

Logged in as root....
open a terminal and type

cd /usr/local/emc
./BDI_build

See if that works.

Also, on your card, set it for 512.
512 equals 200 in hexidecimal notation.

Allen