[Xenomai-help] Analogy Sensoray s526

[Xenomai-help] Analogy Sensoray s526

[Alessio Margan @ IIT]

Hi,
I'm new to Xenomai and I am a bit confused about the status of Analogy.
One project in our lab 
http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics/projects/hydraulically-actuated-quadruped-hyq.html
needs real time capabilities and due to hw configuration (pc104 cpu 
board + 1 to 5 s526 Sensory boards) we choose RTAI+COMEDI.
We would like to switch to Xenomai, the Sensory s526 board will be 
supported ?
With Xenomai-abe tree could I use the comedi kernel module for s526 ?

Thanks
Alessio
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DI TECNOLOGIA

Alessio Margan
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mail me <mailto:alessio.margan@domain.hid>

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Re: [Xenomai-help] Analogy Sensoray s526

[Alexis Berlemont]

Hi,

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Alessio Margan @ IIT
<alessio.margan@domain.hid> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm new to Xenomai and I am a bit confused about the status of Analogy.

You can follow this thread:
https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2009-11/msg00083.html

I am aware that documentation is lacking, I am trying to fix that point.

> One project in our lab
> http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics/projects/hydraulically-actuated-quadruped-hyq.html
> needs real time capabilities and due to hw configuration (pc104 cpu
> board + 1 to 5 s526 Sensory boards) we choose RTAI+COMEDI.
> We would like to switch to Xenomai, the Sensory s526 board will be
> supported ?
> With Xenomai-abe tree could I use the comedi kernel module for s526 ?

We plan to add, in analogy, a compatibility layer with comedi. That is
not available yet. So, you cannot use the comedi kernel module s526 in
a real-time context.

However, if you like kernel programming, the comedi -> analogy port is
quite easy to perform.

The last solution: I can add the port in my TODO list. In such a case,
I just have one request:
- Are you OK with testing and validating the analogy driver on your
system (I do not own this card)?

Alexis.

Re: [Xenomai-help] Analogy Sensoray s526

[Alessio Margan @ IIT]

Alexis Berlemont wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Alessio Margan @ IIT
> <alessio.margan@domain.hid> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>> I'm new to Xenomai and I am a bit confused about the status of Analogy.
>>     
>
> You can follow this thread:
> https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2009-11/msg00083.html
>
> I am aware that documentation is lacking, I am trying to fix that point.
>
>   
>> One project in our lab
>> http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics/projects/hydraulically-actuated-quadruped-hyq.html
>> needs real time capabilities and due to hw configuration (pc104 cpu
>> board + 1 to 5 s526 Sensory boards) we choose RTAI+COMEDI.
>> We would like to switch to Xenomai, the Sensory s526 board will be
>> supported ?
>> With Xenomai-abe tree could I use the comedi kernel module for s526 ?
>>     
>
> We plan to add, in analogy, a compatibility layer with comedi. That is
> not available yet. So, you cannot use the comedi kernel module s526 in
> a real-time context.
>
> However, if you like kernel programming, the comedi -> analogy port is
> quite easy to perform.
>
> The last solution: I can add the port in my TODO list. In such a case,
> I just have one request:
> - Are you OK with testing and validating the analogy driver on your
> system (I do not own this card)?
>
> Alexis.
>   
Hi,
It would be great if you could add the port to your TODO list, of course
we test and validate the driver on our system, and any other
requirements need for the port.
In the mean time I start get practice with xenomai and RTDM (any
suggestion or pointer to speed up it ...) , we should have also support
from Jonas Buchli and Peter Pastor from USC
because the final goal is to run ouyr SL system based on Xenomai.

Thanks
Alessio


-- 

ISTITUTO ITALIANO
DI TECNOLOGIA

Alessio Margan
/Senior Technician/
mail me <mailto:alessio.margan@domain.hid>

Via Morego, 30 16163 Genova
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=via+morego,+30+genova&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=85.420533,191.601563&ie=UTF8&ll=44.474913,8.907037&spn=0.004685,0.011652&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr>

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Re: [Xenomai-help] Analogy Sensoray s526

[Alexis Berlemont]

Hi,

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Alessio Margan @ IIT
<alessio.margan@domain.hid> wrote:
> Alexis Berlemont wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Alessio Margan @ IIT
>> <alessio.margan@domain.hid> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm new to Xenomai and I am a bit confused about the status of Analogy.
>>>
>>
>> You can follow this thread:
>> https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2009-11/msg00083.html
>>
>> I am aware that documentation is lacking, I am trying to fix that point.
>>
>>
>>> One project in our lab
>>> http://www.iit.it/en/advanced-robotics/projects/hydraulically-actuated-quadruped-hyq.html
>>> needs real time capabilities and due to hw configuration (pc104 cpu
>>> board + 1 to 5 s526 Sensory boards) we choose RTAI+COMEDI.
>>> We would like to switch to Xenomai, the Sensory s526 board will be
>>> supported ?
>>> With Xenomai-abe tree could I use the comedi kernel module for s526 ?
>>>
>>
>> We plan to add, in analogy, a compatibility layer with comedi. That is
>> not available yet. So, you cannot use the comedi kernel module s526 in
>> a real-time context.
>>
>> However, if you like kernel programming, the comedi -> analogy port is
>> quite easy to perform.
>>
>> The last solution: I can add the port in my TODO list. In such a case,
>> I just have one request:
>> - Are you OK with testing and validating the analogy driver on your
>> system (I do not own this card)?
>>
>> Alexis.
>>
> Hi,
> It would be great if you could add the port to your TODO list, of course
> we test and validate the driver on our system, and any other
> requirements need for the port.
> In the mean time I start get practice with xenomai and RTDM (any
> suggestion or pointer to speed up it ...) , we should have also support
> from Jonas Buchli and Peter Pastor from USC
> because the final goal is to run ouyr SL system based on Xenomai.

I saw your first mail. I had a look at the driver, the port will not
be that difficult. I appended the port on my todo list. I have some
things to do before starting it.

> Thanks
> Alessio
>
>
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>
> ISTITUTO ITALIANO
> DI TECNOLOGIA
>
> Alessio Margan
> /Senior Technician/
> mail me <mailto:alessio.margan@domain.hid>
>
> Via Morego, 30 16163 Genova
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=via+morego,+30+genova&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=85.420533,191.601563&ie=UTF8&ll=44.474913,8.907037&spn=0.004685,0.011652&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr>
>
> www.iit.it <http://www.iit.it>
>
Alexis.