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27 Feb 2026 10:53 #343591 by AGUILE454
Replied by AGUILE454 on topic Two Mesa 5I20
Good morning, I need cards MESA 5I20 FPGA PCI Anything I/O Card LinuxCNC 12 Axis. Does anyone have one available for sale?

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27 Feb 2026 15:43 #343606 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Two Mesa 5I20
If you don't mind updating LinuxCNC, you might be better off with more current replacements for the 5I20:

PCIE --> 6I24-16
Ethernet --> 7I80HDT

The 5I20 is a 20 year old card...

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02 Mar 2026 10:50 #343721 by AGUILE454
Replied by AGUILE454 on topic Two Mesa 5I20
Good morning, thank you very much for your reply. I've already considered what you said about Linux. However, making the switch is quite complex because I use these cards in CNC machines, and my first option is to try to find these drivers.

MESA 5I20 FPGA PCI Anything I/O Card LinuxCNC 12 Axis

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05 Mar 2026 17:01 #343901 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Two Mesa 5I20
Any that you do find will be second-hand. And old.

I would follow PCW's advice and change to a supported FPGA card. The 6i24 is in-stock at Mesa, but would need a PCIe motherboard rather than PCI.
It doesn't look like Mesa have stock of any full-size PCI cards at the moment.
(The 5i24 is the PCI version of the 6i24 but shows as out of stock)

The 6i24 will work with the same daughter cards as the 5i20.

It would be necessary to change "5i20" to "6i24" throughout the HAL file too.

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06 Mar 2026 06:17 #343929 by AGUILE454
Replied by AGUILE454 on topic Two Mesa 5I20
Good morning,
thank you very much for your response. It's a good option, I'll keep it in mind.

Thank you very much.

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