5 axis milling machine with 7i96s

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26 Aug 2025 09:38 #333936 by Gautham
Replied by Gautham on topic 5 axis milling machine with 7i96s
Thanks for the reply PCW. I was going through pncconfs and I couldn't find anything like discovery(Im new to LinuxCNC). While going through pncconfs I was a little confused because I flashed the 7i96s_5abobd.bin file but I couldn't find this as an option in pncconf as you can see in the image below. Anyways, I tried all three of the options that were there and none of them gave me the option of adding the BoB. Thank you for your help

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26 Aug 2025 14:11 #333949 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic 5 axis milling machine with 7i96s
Discovery is an option in the board name menu:


 


Then:


 


Next setup the card name and communication details:


 


This shows the additional stepgens, encoders and PWMgens after discovery
Using 7i96s_5abob. bin firmware on the 7I96S:


 




 
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27 Aug 2025 07:57 #333978 by Gautham
Replied by Gautham on topic 5 axis milling machine with 7i96s
Hi PCW, thanks so much for that but the option isn't there on my menu as you can see below. Is there some package I need to install for this?

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27 Aug 2025 14:06 #333993 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic 5 axis milling machine with 7i96s
What version of LinuxCNC do you have?

I was testing with the current release (2.9.4)

I also noticed that you need to check the "Show Advanced Option Pages"
checkbox on the pncconf start page

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29 Aug 2025 02:45 #334070 by Gautham
Replied by Gautham on topic 5 axis milling machine with 7i96s
It worked. You were correct, I had to select the "Show Advanced Option Pages" for the discovery option to come up, and now I have all the steppers working. Thank you so much. I feel both relieved and a massive sense of achievement. Thanks for all the help and spoon-feeding me on how to do this.
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