Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
06 Jul 2018 11:12 #113558
by ikkuh
Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf was created by ikkuh
Wow, this gets better and better. Thanks to all who make this possible!
Question:
Using latest 2.8 pncconf and mesaflash I get this message when using autodiscovery on my 7i96:
Question:
Using latest 2.8 pncconf and mesaflash I get this message when using autodiscovery on my 7i96:
PNCconf encountered an error. The following information may be useful in troubleshooting:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/pncconf/pages.py", line 897, in on_mesa0_discovery_clicked
self.a.discovery_selection_update(info,0)
File "/usr/bin/pncconf", line 2598, in discovery_selection_update
driver, boardname, firmname, path = self.parse_discovery(info,boardnum=bdnum)
File "/usr/bin/pncconf", line 2563, in parse_discovery
SECFNCTN = pin_line[3]
IndexError: list index out of rangeton@Ton-CNC:~$ mesaflash --device 7i96 --readhmid
Configuration Name: HOSTMOT2
General configuration information:
BoardName : MESA7I96
FPGA Size: 9 KGates
FPGA Pins: 144
Number of IO Ports: 3
Width of one I/O port: 17
Clock Low frequency: 100.0000 MHz
Clock High frequency: 200.0000 MHz
IDROM Type: 3
Instance Stride 0: 4
Instance Stride 1: 64
Register Stride 0: 256
Register Stride 1: 256
Modules in configuration:
Module: DPLL
There are 1 of DPLL in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 7
BaseAddress: 7000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: WatchDog
There are 1 of WatchDog in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 3
BaseAddress: 0C00
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: IOPort
There are 3 of IOPort in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 1000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: StepGen
There are 5 of StepGen in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 10
BaseAddress: 2000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: QCount
There are 1 of QCount in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 3000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: SSerial
There are 1 of SSerial in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 6
BaseAddress: 5B00
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 64 bytes
Module: Transformer
There are 1 of Transformer in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 2
BaseAddress: 7D00
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: LED
There are 1 of LED in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 1
BaseAddress: 0200
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Configuration pin-out:
IO Connections for P1
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 0 IOPort None
14 1 IOPort None
2 2 IOPort None
15 3 IOPort None
3 4 IOPort None
16 5 IOPort None
4 6 IOPort None
17 7 IOPort None
5 8 IOPort None
6 9 IOPort None
7 10 IOPort None
8 11 IOPort Transformer 0 Drive (Out)
9 12 IOPort Transformer 0 Ref (Out)
10 13 IOPort Transformer 0 Null3 (Out)
11 14 IOPort Transformer 0 Null4 (Out)
12 15 IOPort Transformer 0 Null5 (Out)
13 16 IOPort Transformer 0 Null6 (Out)
IO Connections for TB1
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 17 IOPort StepGen 0 Step/Table1 (Out)
14 18 IOPort StepGen 0 Dir/Table2 (Out)
2 19 IOPort StepGen 1 Step/Table1 (Out)
15 20 IOPort StepGen 1 Dir/Table2 (Out)
3 21 IOPort StepGen 2 Step/Table1 (Out)
16 22 IOPort StepGen 2 Dir/Table2 (Out)
4 23 IOPort StepGen 3 Step/Table1 (Out)
17 24 IOPort StepGen 3 Dir/Table2 (Out)
5 25 IOPort StepGen 4 Step/Table1 (Out)
6 26 IOPort StepGen 4 Dir/Table2 (Out)
7 27 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-A (In)
8 28 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-B (In)
9 29 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-IDX (In)
10 30 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData1 (In)
11 31 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData1 (Out)
12 32 IOPort SSerial 0 TXEn1 (Out)
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06 Jul 2018 23:17 #113614
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
Thanks for the print out. I was curious what problems may come up with the autodiscovery option.
I am not familiar with the 7i96 card.
Hmm whats a transformer for?
Segmentation fault is not good either - that is probably what caused the error in pncconf - I'll try to see what can be done about that.
Chris M
I am not familiar with the 7i96 card.
Hmm whats a transformer for?
Segmentation fault is not good either - that is probably what caused the error in pncconf - I'll try to see what can be done about that.
Chris M
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07 Jul 2018 02:59 - 07 Jul 2018 12:33 #113626
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
You need the latest mesaflash to deal with the 7I96
you might try re-fetching the package
Heres what the current mesaflash prints with a readhmid command:
you might try re-fetching the package
Heres what the current mesaflash prints with a readhmid command:
Last edit: 07 Jul 2018 12:33 by PCW. Reason: old pinout fixed
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08 Jul 2018 10:36 - 08 Jul 2018 10:38 #113799
by ikkuh
strange, should be the latest........
Replied by ikkuh on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
You need the latest mesaflash to deal with the 7I96
ton@Ton-CNC:~$ mesaflash
Mesaflash version 3.3.0~pre (built on Jun 28 2017 04:21:23 with libpci 3.1.8)
Configuration and diagnostic tool for Mesa Electronics PCI(E)/ETH/EPP/USB boards
(C) 2013-2015 Michael Geszkiewicz (contact: micges@wp.pl)
(C) Mesa Electronics
Try 'mesaflash --help' for more informationstrange, should be the latest........
ton@Ton-CNC:~$ which mesaflash
/usr/bin/mesaflash
ton@Ton-CNC:~$ sudo updatedb
[sudo] password for ton:
ton@Ton-CNC:~$ locate mesaflash
/usr/bin/mesaflash
/usr/share/doc/mesaflash
/usr/share/doc/mesaflash/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/mesaflash/copyright
/var/cache/apt/archives/mesaflash_3.3.0~pre0+dfsg-0_i386.deb
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mesaflash.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mesaflash.md5sums
Last edit: 08 Jul 2018 10:38 by ikkuh.
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08 Jul 2018 12:44 #113802
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
Yeah, that's about a year behind the latest mesaflash changes (in 3.3)
have you tried:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mesaflash
have you tried:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mesaflash
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08 Jul 2018 13:46 #113806
by ikkuh
Could it be that I am not getting the latest version because the machine is still configured for. So I am using the wrong architecture? (which makes sense since this is a working machine with a Chinese parallel port bob. )The new machine is ordered and should be here soon.
Replied by ikkuh on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
have you tried:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mesaflash
Get:3 http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy Release.gpg [490 B]
Hit http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/non-free Translation-en
Hit http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal Release.gpg
Get:4 http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy Release [86.7 kB]
Hit http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-wheezy Release
59% [Sources 25.5 MB] [Waiting for headers] [4 Release 28.4 kB/86.7 kB 33%]
Hit http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal Release
Hit http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-wheezy/main i386 Packages
Hit http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy/master-rt Sources
Hit http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy/master-rt i386 Packages
Hit http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal/main i386 Packages
Ign http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy/master-rt Translation-en_US
Ign http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org wheezy/master-rt Translation-en
Ign http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-wheezy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-wheezy/main Translation-en
Ign http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal/main Translation-en
Fetched 141 kB in 7s (19.3 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mesaflash is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.Could it be that I am not getting the latest version because the machine is still configured for
ton@Ton-CNC:/usr/realtime-3.4-9-rtai-686-pae/modules/linuxcnc$ uname -a
Linux Ton-CNC 3.4-9-rtai-686-pae #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 3.4.55-4linuxcnc i686 GNU/LinuxPlease Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
08 Jul 2018 14:05 #113809
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
Yes, that is a RTAI kernel and RTAI verison of linuxcnc, it wont work with the 7I96
Not sure if the mesaflash package is synced with linuxcnc, it may be necessary to build it from source if the latest LinuxCNC master does not reference the current version
Not sure if the mesaflash package is synced with linuxcnc, it may be necessary to build it from source if the latest LinuxCNC master does not reference the current version
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09 Jul 2018 21:52 #113897
by cmorley
Thanks for the pinout Peter.
What is the ac ref pin for?
Chris M
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
You need the latest mesaflash to deal with the 7I96
you might try re-fetching the package
Heres what the current mesaflash prints with a readhmid command:
Thanks for the pinout Peter.
What is the ac ref pin for?
Chris M
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09 Jul 2018 22:07 #113899
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
Its part of the transformer coupled SSR hardware, nothing that hal need touch
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09 Jul 2018 22:12 #113900
by cmorley
Replied by cmorley on topic Mesa 7i96 and LinuxCNC 2.8 PnCConf
oh great.
The SSR are just outputs as far as HAL is concerned?
Are the HAL pin names different from GPIO pin names?
Chris M
The SSR are just outputs as far as HAL is concerned?
Are the HAL pin names different from GPIO pin names?
Chris M
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