Mesa 7i96 driver/setup Plasma Table

While you definitely _can_ brick your card with mesaflash by writing incorrect firmware to the card,
what mesaflash is used for here is simply reading out the cards configuration information.

snugglylovemuffin wrote:
C: I'm probably thinking too far ahead, however, how then do I install my Proma THC? My concern is the lack of support for input/output without the proper firmware.

What type of Proma THC ? Is it the 150 version or the "SD" version?
In any case editing a few things in the hal and ini files should get you going.

It's the Proma 150 THC. Currently learning how to edit HAL files. Such an adventure!

I seem to be encountering a networking issue, the computer recognizes the card as a wired network, however I'm not getting any motion. Do I need to manually configure the network properties for the card? The manual isn't much help in this regard.

I've pinned it out to the default EEPROM 10.10.10.10

Do you have a working LinuxCNC configuration?

That is, can you start LinuxCNC with a step/dir configuration for the 7I96
and jog the axis?

( if it was a networking issue you would get errors when starting or running LinuxCNC )

If LinuxCNC is running a step/dir configuration, and you get no motion, the most common issues are:

1. Wiring (step/dir reversed etc)
2. Step time too short

Or running a sim config! Read the title at the top of the Linuxcnc window, if it says sim.axis.something it will not move the machine.