Pokeys

Hello,
I am running 2.8. I am not very experienced with LinuxCNC but got it all running with the parports. Now I try to get it working with the pokeys57CNC but there are almost no examples so I don't know what files I have to change. It is more than only following the instructions on page 10 I guess. Do I have to change the .hal and .ini files also and if yes are there good examples?
The machine_is_on changes the state of the pokeys when assigned correctly and just 1 time I managed that but I lost it somewhere in the process.
Apology for the late response. I wasn't notified of a reply. I checked the box now.