Mesa 7i92 with PC-2-Route Model M2 BOB

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14 Dec 2022 20:03 #259492 by mcurtis
Hello,
I'm helping my son retrofit an older mini mill that had mach3 using  PC-2-Route Model M2 BOB which I believe dates back to the mach 2/3 days. Doesn't seem to be any current information on them. We currently have  a mesa 7i92 communicating to a small pc with mesaflash working. Looking through the bit files that come with the 7i92 download, I was not able to find a compatible file. If I understand correctly, in order the change the function of a pin, you need a custom bit file to flash the board. Pinout of the parallel port follows.
Thanks
Maynard

J2 Parallel Port Pinout
Pin1 Out1
Pin 2 X Step
Pin 3 Y Step
Pin 4 Z Step
Pin 5 A Step
Pin 6 X dir
Pin 7 Y dir
Pin 8 Z dir
Pin 9 A dir
Pin 10 ESTOP
Pin 11 X Home
Pin 13 Z Home
Pin 12 Y Home
Pin 14 Out2
Pin 15 A Home
Pin 16 Out3
Pin 17 Out4 charge-pump pin
Pin 18 26 PC Ground
 

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14 Dec 2022 20:20 #259494 by PCW
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Thats a fairly odd pinout.
I can try making a matching bitfile some time this week

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14 Dec 2022 20:40 #259497 by mcurtis
Replied by mcurtis on topic Mesa 7i92 with PC-2-Route Model M2 BOB
Thank you PCW, that would be very much appreciated.

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27 Dec 2022 15:10 #260397 by mcurtis
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We switched over to a c10 bob, so we won't need the custom bit file.
Thanks for offering

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22 Nov 2024 13:56 - 26 Nov 2024 15:31 #315031 by PatJac
Replied by PatJac on topic Mesa 7i92 with PC-2-Route Model M2 BOB

Thats a fairly odd pinout.
I can try making a matching bitfile some time this week
That was the usual Soundlogic pinout, M2 & Combo , for most of them .
Odd but they were well build bob .
 I plan to reuse a combo + an encoder from the same guy, + 7i92h , 
a bit file would sure help...
or i 'll use 5Abobx2.bit and , hmmm , and swap cables , because , you do got all my respect , you FPGA and ARM coders, 
or C coders ,python , well , all of you , i bow  to you.
  Could it help other having those olds bob , pdf for them here;
encoder

combo

Last edit: 26 Nov 2024 15:31 by PatJac. Reason: fixed link permissions....my bad

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22 Nov 2024 14:06 - 22 Nov 2024 14:07 #315032 by PatJac
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I call it combo , it's the pdf name , look like it's a PC-2-Route All In One Model M2 OEM
Last edit: 22 Nov 2024 14:07 by PatJac.

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22 Nov 2024 14:19 - 22 Nov 2024 14:28 #315033 by PatJac
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Having hope here ,
+ fun refreshing my linuxcnc 2.9 pre stable test a few years ago.
Using roya rt preempt kernel on orange pi 5 on trixie .
Thanks all for linuxcnc ,+++.

I'm probably the single user of the puppy linux/rtpreempt userspace + the 7years old DebianDog-Jwm-3.4-9-rtai ....
and still using them..
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22 Nov 2024 15:24 #315038 by PCW
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This should be close:

 

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23 Nov 2024 11:22 #315094 by PatJac
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PCW post=315038 userid=481
This should be close:


Thanks , did not expect that so quickly !!
may you already started to work on it the 2 years ago ,anyhow ,
more bow on support , 
Does seem very close if not exactly it .
Let's see what olds sl bulky bobs get to with this  .

Picture a whole bunch of penguins clapping or at least one .
  Regards
PJ

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23 Nov 2024 12:11 #315096 by PatJac
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Of topic , bare with me , posting quote , that _ _ _ _ _? _ _ _  in editor ,i'll get it somehow ,
did struggle too posting two links in one post .
And the  manual editing in source code mode?  some i dont get yet ..
should find it on Kanena forum help ,  
As long as it does login post & reply !!!
Cheers
 

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