7i96 Configuration Tool

Again,
./testcnc.hal:99: parameter or pin 'hm2_7i96.0.pwmgen.00.output-type' not found
Check what PCW said, and if there is a PWM check the line where the card is loaded...............
or just upload your hal and ini files.

Sorry, to late.

I'm trying to setup a simple output to turn the spindle (router) on/off.

I have all the PWM references commented out...
The 7i96 tool created an output for it..

[OUTPUTS]
# DO NOT change the output text
OUTPUT_0 = Spindle On
OUTPUT_1 = Select
OUTPUT_2 = Select
OUTPUT_3 = Select
OUTPUT_4 = Select

The io.hal setup like this...
But i still get an error.
What am I missing?

Spindle names changed at some point in the LinuxCNC 2.8 release
motion.spindle-on changed to spindle.0.on

Project_Hopeless wrote:

BigJohnT wrote: The home/user/.bin in Debian is not in the path by default. Try $PATH and see if local/.bin is there. If not then do step 3 in the install instructions.
JT

That was part of it. I had to create the file "xsessionrc" not ".xsessionrc" :pinch: That catches me every time. But it still wouldn't work.

How I got it to work was downloading the python "setuptools" then follow the install instructions verbatim. I found online some issues with Mint and pip without having setuptools. I also had to use the sudo -H switch, something about not having permissions to my own home directory. Can't say I understand, but it does work now.

And a year from now I will have completely forgotten all this.

I have the same issue. Can you detail the steps you took to get setuptools in detail to help others and me please.

Can I use this to configure a 7i76e card?