Help with Mesa 7i76E, Cannot get it working.

LBP16 protocol version 3.
board firmware version 15.

I think version 15 may have the CR1 issue, it should be OK otherwise
Does LInuxCNC start and run with you current hal files?

When i first installed linuxcnc on this machine, I first ran the Pncconf wizard and told it to create shortcuts to the desktop. I run the launch my linuxcnc file from there. I take it thats the way to do it? If I launch from that shortcut with the mesa card disconnected or powered off, linuxcnc kicks out an error and closes.

Geckodrive G203V, also selected this drive during pncconf wizard. I only have one motor and drive connected at the moment and it spins but it has some resistance. If i power down the driver, it spins freely.

itstheburns327 wrote:

When i first installed linuxcnc on this machine, I first ran the Pncconf wizard and told it to create shortcuts to the desktop. I run the launch my linuxcnc file from there. I take it thats the way to do it? If I launch from that shortcut with the mesa card disconnected or powered off, linuxcnc kicks out an error and closes.

You can do it that way, but when you are still debugging and testing the
configuration files its often better to launch LInuxCNC from the command line
so any error/status information is visible

I think its my stepper power supply causing all this nonsense. I am getting the slightest movement from the stepper but the driver just shuts off and comes back on so I think the power supply is bad. I just did a load test on it and it craps right out with the slightest load. I don't know why I didn't catch this before. Let me see what I can do to fix this before we continue troubleshooting. If this works after I repair or replace the psu, I will report back my findings.

tommylight wrote:

Ipconfig does not work on Linux,
ifconfig
or
iwconfig.
Also he had a working setup with 192.168.1.10.

LOL, I meant ifconfig.... or ip a

Okay so just a quick update. I know it's been a little while but I was waiting for some stuff to come back. I built a new power supply That's rated roughly for my new steppers. The power supply is capable of delivering over 30 amps at about 40 volts. Plenty enough for my steppers. Anyway, I had to send my Mesa card in for repair because I accidentally connected field power in the wrong polarity. I got it back now, I'm using the 10. 10. 10. 10 IP address both static on the Linux PC and on the Mesa card. I still cannot get these steppers to move. I did manage to find some wiring diagrams that somebody had posted a while back for this particular card (sorry I can't remember who it is off the top of my head). I do have a question though, when using the Mesa card, it has step and direction plus and step and direction minus. My gecko drivers only have step direction and common. Do I just common together step and direction minus? As for limit switches and home switches, I think I have that part figured out.