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15 Oct 2025 10:26 #336491
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Hey everyone - I have a modified taig that i am running with linuxcnc using a mesa 7i96s and a dell optiplex 7010 (i think). I am wondering what you all think is the easiest way to hook up a pendant? The only thing I care about is being able to jog the axis. I have been looking online and there seems to be so many ways to do it like daighter cards, different ifirmware, parallel ports in pci slot, but do any of you have experience on whats the most simple setup with purchasing a common pendant online?
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15 Oct 2025 14:04 #336501
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Replied by tommylight on topic what is the absolute easiest way to hook up pendant to 7i96s cnc setup?
The simplest and cheapest way is buy a small numeric keyboard, wired ones are usually around 10$.
You can also use Mesa 7i73 that wires to Mesa 7i96S and can have MPG, pots, matrix screen, buttons, etc but wiring is not easy. It uses a normal LAN cable, and it should be real time, so very responsive.
I never used other types so i can not comment further, except most use USB that is not real time so there is a short delay between pressing a button and machine actually stopping, but so far it does not seem to be an issue.
You can also use Mesa 7i73 that wires to Mesa 7i96S and can have MPG, pots, matrix screen, buttons, etc but wiring is not easy. It uses a normal LAN cable, and it should be real time, so very responsive.
I never used other types so i can not comment further, except most use USB that is not real time so there is a short delay between pressing a button and machine actually stopping, but so far it does not seem to be an issue.
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15 Oct 2025 17:56 #336511
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There's also 7I96S firmware to allow a parallel connected MPG to connected
the 7I96S's P1 expansion connector:
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4691...ncoder-on-p1?start=0
the 7I96S's P1 expansion connector:
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4691...ncoder-on-p1?start=0
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