7i96 Configuration Tool

Hi Big John,

I am considering to add mesa cards 7i96 and 7i85s to my current Linuxcnc setup, consisting of Linux 2.9 with Mint20.
I didn't procure the cards yet. But as a test I installed your tool, using the new deb packaging, which was very easy to do. Thanks for that!

I want to use XYZ stepgens and 3 glassscale encoders to the 7i85S.
I think I will need the firmware file 7i96_7i85sd.bit for this?

However your tool doesn't show that firmware in the Configuration Setup .
I checked your code, would this just be a matter of adding the lines to the combolist definitions in the buildcompos.py or are there additonal actions needed?
Any build actions required after making these changes?

Also it looks to me that the "Save as.." function is not working? At least, I do not get any pop-up to specify a path/file name..

Thanks,
Frans

Hi JT,

Thanks for the quick response and adding the configuration file.
That step is working now...

The reason I wanted to do a "Save As.." was that I started from my original ini file, and wanted to save a copy... Luckily my original folder and ini file names contained mixed-case names, and your tool writes out with lower case names, therefore my original files were not overwritten
But I see you added also "Save As,," now.

Thanks,
Frans

JT,

Nice job. Looks fantastic. I dont have a 7i96 so I cant use it.

JT, How do I invert inputs, even if I have to edit the HAL, specifically the limit and home switches ?

[edit] Hi guys, nvm solved already

As a side question though. I am having close loop stepper motors, and I dont see where the encoder would connect on 7i96 board. It does go only from the motor into a driver. I was under impression that close loop stepper motors would allow me to not only home the machine without endstops, but also to always know it's accurate position (assuming the stepper driver needs to somehow report that to mesa board). Is this something that is not present on this board or have I purchased the wrong type of close loop system ?