pncconf - 5i25 - any way of making unused encoder inputs into GPIO's?

I'm using a 5i25 with the 5i25_prob_rfx2 "firmware". I'm also using a cheap "standard" breakout. This means that pins 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 are inputs only while pins 14, 16 and 17 are outputs only. (This has nothing to do with the 5i25 per se. It's a limit of the breakout card.) I'd like to use pins 11, 12 and 13 for limit/home inputs. However, it seems that this is impossible to do with pncconf. Although it shows that there is an unused encoder, that seems to be mapped to pins 11, 12 and 13, it seems impossible to use these pins as GPIO pins, much less configure them to be used as limit inputs.

Any thoughts? Help is much appreciated.

Encoder inputs are available as GPIO inputs without doing anything special (like disabling the encoders), though pncconf may not give you the option to use these inputs

You need to disable the encoder(s) if you wish to use the corresponding GPIO pins as _outputs_

In pncconf on the mesa page look at the configuration tab.
There is a line about number of encoders - change this line then press the 'accept component changes' button.
Now the encoder will be replaced with GPIO on the connector tabs.

Chris M

Thanks Chris! That's what I needed. Now on to the next hurdle!