#linuxcnc-devel Logs

Jan 17 2023

12:12 AM pere: seb_kuzminsky: btw, when do you plan the next debian upload of linuxcnc?
12:31 AM seb_kuzminsky: it should probably be in the list of supported boards in the hm2_eth manpage at least
12:32 AM sensille: ah, nice. right, hm2_eth is a separate driver. i'll add that
12:34 AM seb_kuzminsky: sensille: for mesa boards one normally gets the bitfiles from mesa, or from the hostmot2 debs we were building for a while (no longer, sadly)... for the litehm2 boards, where would a user find the firmware? somewhere in the linuxcnc docs there should be a link to that
12:36 AM sensille: would a link to the github project okay?
12:36 AM seb_kuzminsky: that would be a good start, yes
12:36 AM seb_kuzminsky: do you publish prebuilt bit files there?
12:37 AM seb_kuzminsky: this kind of general info doesn't seem to fit in any particular place we currently have
12:37 AM sensille: currently there is only one, plus the promise to build more on request, so not everyone has to install the bulky toolchain
12:38 AM seb_kuzminsky: the closest place to my eye is in the "Hardware Drivers" section of the HTML docs, except that this hardware uses the mesa drivers :-/
12:38 AM sensille: yeah, i haven't found a list of supported hardware in some introductary chapter
12:39 AM seb_kuzminsky: sensille: i imagine this stuff is mostly for hardcore fpga developers at the moment, but maybe in the future it will mature and become accessible to regular humans
12:40 AM seb_kuzminsky: maybe a new document in the "Configuration" section briefly describing the hardware options for machine builders would make sense, but i don't want to put the burden of creating that document on you
12:40 AM sensille: at least for the rv901t board you can get away without any fpga knowledge and without any soldering, if you use 2 boards
12:41 AM seb_kuzminsky: see, that's the kind of info a linuxcnc user might want to know, if they're wondering how to build their new machine
12:43 AM seb_kuzminsky: maybe a new chapter in the "Integrator Concepts" document? Something like "Computer/Machine Interface Hardware Options", with just a single section for the rv901t? and if someone has the energy they could add sections for mesa, parport, etc there
12:43 AM seb_kuzminsky: Just trying to find somewhere, anywhere, to write this down...
12:44 AM seb_kuzminsky: the rv901t section could briefly mention that it connects to the PC via ethernet, that it uses the hostmot2/hm2_eth drivers, and a link to your github
12:44 AM sensille: the problem with written down information is that is it only useful if you find it before you painstakingly gain the knowledge through other means
12:44 AM seb_kuzminsky: yeah :-/
12:45 AM seb_kuzminsky: one good use of written information is that when someone comes asking about something, you can link them to teh doc instead of typing it into irc or email or whatever yourself
12:45 AM sensille: right
12:46 AM seb_kuzminsky: but yeah, written documentation is only one piece of the puzzle, and i'm not sure what the other pieces are or how they all fit together ;-)
12:56 AM seb_kuzminsky: nice to see you here, and i'm glad you have the perseverance to try to get this shared and merged
12:56 AM seb_kuzminsky: many thanks
12:56 AM seb_kuzminsky: now i have to go to sleep, bye!
12:56 AM pere: sensille: what about mentioning it at the start of DESCRIPTION in docs/man/man9/hostmot2.9 ?
12:56 AM sensille: thanks for welcoming me here and good night :)
12:56 AM pere: seb_kuzminsky: good night. :)
12:56 AM sensille: pere: stupid question, i assume you are petterreinholdtsen?
12:56 AM pere: sensille: yeah.
12:58 AM sensille: i read it as something mesa created, but you could say it also interfaces to the litehm2 firmware
01:02 AM sensille: i can add mentions in the 2 sections. not so sure about the chapter in the "integrator concepts", but i'll give it a try
01:07 AM linuxcnc-build2_: Build [#199](http://buildbot2.highlab.com/buildbot/#builders/13/builds/199) of `00-checkin` 4failed.
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10:16 AM linuxcnc-build: build #6206 of 1510.rip-jessie-rtpreempt-i386 is complete: Failure [4failed configure-debian-control] Build details are at http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/buildbot/builders/1510.rip-jessie-rtpreempt-i386/builds/6206 blamelist: Hans Unzner <hansunzner@gmail.com>
10:55 AM linuxcnc-build: build #8804 of 1301.rip-precise-rtai-i386 is complete: Failure [4failed compile runtests] Build details are at http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/buildbot/builders/1301.rip-precise-rtai-i386/builds/8804 blamelist: Hans Unzner <hansunzner@gmail.com>
10:57 AM linuxcnc-build: build #7417 of 1401.rip-wheezy-rtai-i386 is complete: Failure [4failed compile runtests] Build details are at http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/buildbot/builders/1401.rip-wheezy-rtai-i386/builds/7417 blamelist: Hans Unzner <hansunzner@gmail.com>
12:21 PM linuxcnc-build: build #9619 of 0000.checkin is complete: Failure [4failed] Build details are at http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/buildbot/builders/0000.checkin/builds/9619 blamelist: Hans Unzner <hansunzner@gmail.com>
04:51 PM andypugh: pcw-home: Do you have a 5i25 firmware that puts UARTS on a 7i74?
04:51 PM andypugh: (Better still, a mix of UARTS and PktUARTS, though that might not work?)
08:09 PM pcw-home: I am working on that now