PnCConf Mesa 7i76e pin mapping

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8 years 9 months ago #104175 by larry_no11
Hi,

I just got a Mesa 7i76e card, and I cannot figure out what the pin mapping is between PnCConf's Pin numbers and 7i76e's pins.
Right now I am trying to get TB6 Output pin 7 to be high (for testing purposes). I have tried setting that pin to 'Force Pin True' and 'GPIO Output', but it doesn't seem to work.

I have attached a screen shot of my PnCConf configuration tab.

Can someone help me understand how the pin numbering works in the PnCConf?

Much appreciated,
Larry

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8 years 9 months ago #104177 by Todd Zuercher
All of the pins on that screen refer to the pins used for step/dir on the 7i76. (They can be used for GPIO when not used for step/dir.) The 32 input and 16 output field io points can only be seen if the 7i76e is plugged in and properly powered up.

Are you sure you've properly configured the Ethernet connection to the 7i76e? Are you running a version of Linux with a Preempt-RT kernel?

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8 years 9 months ago - 8 years 9 months ago #104178 by larry_no11
I am running the latest linuxcnc, with a preempt-rt kernel.
The board was powered on when I launched PnCConf (and it seemed to be connected, as I could use tune motor in the later parts).

Side note:
My stepper is working ok. The stepper moves as expected when I launch LinuxCNC (or use PnCConf's tune motor).
Last edit: 8 years 9 months ago by larry_no11.

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8 years 9 months ago #104180 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic PnCConf Mesa 7i76e pin mapping
On a 7I76E, you do not typically use GPIO for coolant etc but rather the 7I76E's field I/O
The field outputs have names like:

hm2_7i76e.0.7i76.0.0.output-00

and field inputs have names like:

hm2_7i76e.0.7i76.0.0.input-00
and
hm2_7i76e.0.7i76.0.0.input-00-not
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8 years 9 months ago #104181 by larry_no11
Can I configure field output and field input from PnCConf?

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8 years 9 months ago #104182 by larry_no11
Manually editing the hal file with:

setp hm2_7i76e.0.7i76.0.0.output-00 true

works, but I would like to be able to set this in PnCConf, is that possible?

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