5i25t firmware screwup

Awhile ago I had been trying to set up my mesa electronics for a conversion I would like to do. I needed to flash the proper firmware for a 7i77 and a 7i74d and I found the firmware and flashed it. But then it was no longer recognized by the readhmid command or the computer. I have done the fallback jumper thing and am able to flash the firmware and do the reload command and I see it has changed the pins but then when I power cycle and move the jumper it is not recognized again on boot up. What am I doing wrong?

There was a firmware error in 5I25T firmware that was fixed toward the end of last year.

What is your .bin file date and md5 checksum?

The current version is

MD5 (5i25t_7i77_7i74d.bin) = 90c674c34dfdbb3d597f0886768fb830

Nov 22  2024
 

I just redownloaded from the website that I was trying today. I am not sure where the last one was pulled. I think I found it on a forum

Where was it downloaded from?

What are the date and md5sum of the.bin file?

I downloaded the one today from the store website, I'll look for that info when I get home later. When I use the reload the firmware works. It's only when I move the jumper it breaks it again.

Here is what I got when I did the md5sum.
c8e64a9c988aaf6e7b1a75e4bac90641 and I tried figuring out the date. It says it's birth was 2025-03-06 but also modify dTe is 2024-05-11. I'm wondering if the old bin file is still on the computer and being writes over the one I just downloaded...

Yes. looks like you have an older version

Just download the zipfile from the store, unzip and cd to configs/hostmot2 in the unzipped directory, then 
write the firmware with mesaflash.

In addition to the MD5 checksum, you can check the compile date because it's in the bin file header:

reeby:/users/share/dist/5i25t/configs/hostmot2> hexdump -C 5i25t_7i77_7i74d.bin | head -24
00000000  56 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 3a  20 32 30 32 31 2e 32 2e  |Version: 2021.2.|
00000010  33 32 33 2e 34 2e 36 0a  47 65 6e 65 72 61 74 65  |323.4.6.Generate|
00000020  64 3a 20 46 72 69 20 4e  6f 76 20 32 32 20 31 36  |d: Fri Nov 22 16|
00000030  3a 30 31 3a 33 39 20 32  30 32 34 0a 0a 50 72 6f  |:01:39 2024..Pro|
00000040  6a 65 63 74 3a 20 2f 68  6f 6d 65 2f 70 63 77 2f  |ject: /home/pcw/|
00000050  65 66 69 6e 69 74 79 2f  32 30 32 31 2e 32 2f 70  |efinity/2021.2/p|
00000060  72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2f 35  69 32 35 74 0a 46 61 6d  |roject/5i25t.Fam|
00000070  69 6c 79 3a 20 54 72 69  6f 6e 0a 44 65 76 69 63  |ily: Trion.Devic|
00000080  65 3a 20 54 32 30 46 32  35 36 0a 57 69 64 74 68  |e: T20F256.Width|
00000090  3a 20 31 0a 4d 6f 64 65  3a 20 61 63 74 69 76 65  |: 1.Mode: active|
000000a0  0a 50 41 44 44 45 44 5f  42 49 54 53 3a 20 30 0a  |.PADDED_BITS: 0.|
000000b0  0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a  0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a  |................|
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Okay as I said in my last post I ended up finding a second firmware that must have been the one you were referring to. I deleted it and now I was able to move the jumper back to where it should be and the int light is off and I can identify the card with the computer. Awesome. That was probably the easy part of this project, now I need to figure out how to make all these cards interact with my milling machine. Thank you for your help!

I think I have gotten the firmware situation figured out, but now I am trying to add some things to the machines hal file for the retrofit based off a guide for a maho 400e. I added the following and now the cnc panel gives me an error. it seems to be saying it cant find pins on the 7i77

added to the machines.hal file=

loadrt matrix_kb config=5x5s names=maho_panel
addf maho_panel servo-thread
setp maho_panel.negative-logic 0
#scan out
net maho_panel.row_00_sig-out maho_panel.row-00-out => hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-01
net maho_panel.row_01_sig-out maho_panel.row-01-out => hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-02
net maho_panel.row_02_sig-out maho_panel.row-02-out => hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-03
net maho_panel.row_03_sig-out maho_panel.row-03-out => hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-04
net maho_panel.row_04_sig-out maho_panel.row-04-out => hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-05
#scan in
net maho_panel.col_00_sig-in maho_panel.col-00-in <= hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.input-05
net maho_panel.col_01_sig-in maho_panel.col-01-in <= hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.input-06
net maho_panel.col_02_sig-in maho_panel.col-02-in <= hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.input-07
net maho_panel.col_03_sig-in maho_panel.col-03-in <= hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.input-08
net maho_panel.col_04_sig-in maho_panel.col-04-in <= hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.input-09

loadrt mh400e_gearbox
addf mh400e-gearbox servo-thread
# --- GEARBOX CONTROL ---

net sig_return_actual_speed mh400e-gearbox.spindle-speed-out => motion.spindle-
speed-in

net sig_return_spindle-at-speed mh400e-gearbox.spindle-at-speed => motion.spindle-at-
speed

net sig_stop_spindle mh400e-gearbox.stop-spindle => halui.spindle.stop
net set-gear-shift-start mh400e-gearbox.start-gear-shift =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-05
net set-reverse-shaft-motor mh400e-gearbox.reverse-direction =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-04
net activate-reducer-motor mh400e-gearbox.reducer-motor =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-01
net activate-midrange-motor mh400e-gearbox.midrange-motor =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-02

net set-shaft-motor-lowspeed mh400e-gearbox.motor-lowspeed =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-00 # MAHO calls this Anwahl Mittelstellung
net activate-input-stage-motor mh400e-gearbox.input-stage-motor =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-03
net activate-spindle-twitch-cw mh400e-gearbox.twitch-cw =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-06
net activate-spindle-twitch-ccw mh400e-gearbox.twitch-ccw =>
hm2_5i25.0.7i84.0.2.output-07

Error I now get

RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.4
Machine configuration directory is '/home/coopedup/linuxcnc/configs/my_LinuxCNC_machine'
Machine configuration file is 'my_LinuxCNC_machine.ini'
INIFILE=/home/coopedup/linuxcnc/configs/my_LinuxCNC_machine/my_LinuxCNC_machine.ini
VERSION=1.1
PARAMETER_FILE=linuxcnc.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=gmoccapy
COORDINATES=XYZ
KINEMATICS=trivkins coordinates=XYZ
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
Found file(REL): ./my_LinuxCNC_machine.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Running HAL shutdown script
hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15
hm2_pci: loading Mesa AnyIO HostMot2 driver version 0.7
hm2_pci: discovered 5i25t at 0000:04:06.0
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: Low Level init 0.15
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: Smart Serial Firmware Version 43
Board hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.1 Hardware Mode 0 = standard
Board hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.1 Software Mode 0 = analogout_enables
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: Smart Serial Firmware Version 43
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: 34 I/O Pins used:
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 000 (P3-01): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 001 (P3-14): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 002 (P3-02): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 003 (P3-15): Smart Serial Interface #0, pin tx1 (Output)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 004 (P3-03): Smart Serial Interface #0, pin rx1 (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 005 (P3-16): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 006 (P3-04): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 007 (P3-17): Muxed Encoder Select #0, pin Mux Select 0 (Output)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 008 (P3-05): Muxed Encoder #0, pin Muxed A (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 009 (P3-06): Muxed Encoder #0, pin Muxed B (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 010 (P3-07): Muxed Encoder #0, pin Muxed Index (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 011 (P3-08): Muxed Encoder #1, pin Muxed A (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 012 (P3-09): Muxed Encoder #1, pin Muxed B (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 013 (P3-10): Muxed Encoder #1, pin Muxed Index (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 014 (P3-11): Muxed Encoder #2, pin Muxed A (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 015 (P3-12): Muxed Encoder #2, pin Muxed B (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 016 (P3-13): Muxed Encoder #2, pin Muxed Index (Input)
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 017 (P2-01): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 018 (P2-14): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 019 (P2-02): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 020 (P2-15): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 021 (P2-03): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 022 (P2-16): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 023 (P2-04): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 024 (P2-17): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 025 (P2-05): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 026 (P2-06): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 027 (P2-07): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 028 (P2-08): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 029 (P2-09): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 030 (P2-10): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 031 (P2-11): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 032 (P2-12): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: IO Pin 033 (P2-13): IOPort
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: registered
hm2_5i25.0: initialized AnyIO board at 0000:04:06.0
hm2_5i25.0: dropping AnyIO board at 0000:04:06.0
hm2/hm2_5i25.0: unregistered
hm2_pci: driver unloaded
hm2: unloading
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
./my_LinuxCNC_machine.hal:298: Pin 'hm2_5i25.0.7i77.0.0.output-01' does not exist
1999
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
RTAPI_PCI: Unmapped 65536 bytes at 0x7f5cd11d7000
Note: Using POSIX realtime

Does the 7I77 have field power?