7i73 Pendent Control

if they are just simple pushbuttons and MPGs its should be trivial as these will show up as HAL pins,

Heres a list of 7I73 pins: (In a mode with LCD enabled but no keypad)

10 float OUT 0.02588235 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.analogin0 -- four 0 -> 3.3V analog inputs
10 float OUT 0.03882353 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.analogin1
10 float OUT 0 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.analogin2
10 float OUT 0.02588235 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.analogin3
10 u32 IN 0x00000000 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.display -- this is the LC display data stream port
10 s32 OUT 0 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.enc0 -- these are four encoders for MPG
10 s32 OUT 0 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.enc1
10 s32 OUT 0 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.enc2
10 s32 OUT -1 hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.enc3
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-00 -- the rest are input and output bits
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-00-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-01
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-01-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-02
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-02-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-03
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-03-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-04
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-04-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-05
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-05-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-06
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-06-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-07
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-07-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-08
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-08-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-09
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-09-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-10
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-10-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-11
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-11-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-12
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-12-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-13
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-13-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-14
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-14-not
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-15
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-15-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-16
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-16-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-17
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-17-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-18
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-18-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-19
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-19-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-20
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-20-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-21
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-21-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-22
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-22-not
10 bit OUT TRUE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-23
10 bit OUT FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.input-23-not
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-00
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-01
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-02
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-03
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-04
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-05
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-06
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-07
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-08
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-09
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-10
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-11
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-12
10 bit IN FALSE hm2_5i25.0.7i73.0.2.output-13

Thank you so much PCW !
I really appreciate.

bigalex

Hi Andy

It would be nice to have an HAL comp that can manage the LCD option on this Mesa Card.
Because so many Mesa users are trying so many different solutions for a pendant and because
an LCD is like "a must to have" on it , I hope that people like you, PCW and other "guru" can
give to the community another useful "brick" for a better LinuxCNC integration into the real world.
I'm an industrial automation integrator using "commercial" solutions .
I've not a developer background and expertise to go into the deep soul of the LinuxCNC .
But LinuxCNC is growing day by day in the right direction to use it as a robust and reliable solution
comparable to "commercial" competitors.

Thank you for help and efforts .

bigalex

the latest pncconf supports the 7i73's simple buttons, analog input, and mpg - minimally tested of course
I didn't have an LCD to test with and personally couldn't figure out what you would really need it for...
But that's a personal opinion of course.

Hi Chris

at least I need to have displayed on the LCD the axis actual position and the jog override speed selected.
Also interesting the mode selected (JOG-MDI-AUTO) and the Emergency status.
In the application I'm talking about (cartesian 3-4 axis robot/manipulator or cylindrical robot/manipulator 5-6 axis mainly) there is the main display (touch HMI panel 10,4" Ethernet connected where to fit the axis position values (using a parametric programming interface) and where is possible to select all the options for the machine operations.
The pendant configuration (on the actual application using a "commercial" solution) is made by some push buttons for the jog axis movement and a touch display 3,5" where the axis positions are displayed and where is possible to set jog feed override value.
The communication connection is a Modbus RS485 19200 baud .
I'm trying to understand if I can use LinuxCNC for this kind of applications.
Into the list of features needed one of them is the pendant and because I'm thinking about using Mesa cards 5i25+7i77+7i73 the pendant with an LCD working could be nice.

bigalex

This is nice !
Good job Andy.
Please can you detail what you did for this LCD application (LCD display used and how to connect it and .....) ?

bigalex

I notice that the 4 line Optrex display we tested with (and listed in the manual)
has now changed its PN to C-51847NFQJ-LW-AAN
(since Optrex is now owned by Kyocera)

This display has the advantage that its known to work
well with the contrast control.