Which Do I Use: PnCConf or the Config tool from GitHub

DannyG wrote:

one other point of frustration is that the docs on this page:

gnipsel.com/mesa/7i92/index.html

do NOT match the tool that gets installed.
 

What does not match?

I would use the pncconf to make your configuration and use my tool to flash and check ethernet. The 7i92 tool is not as polished as some of the other ones.

JT

ok, i seem to have this partially working.  what are the NUM columns on the I/O Connector 2 page?  How do they map to actual pins? I have searched for about an hour and have had no luck in deciphering what those NUM mean.....
My X axis seems correct, but the Y and Z are not.
X step = pin 2
X dir = pin 3
Y step = pin 4
Y dir = pin 5
Z step = pin 6
Z dir = pin 7

hopefully the image has loaded here....

image missing https://pic8.co/sh/3rVKVh.png

 

The NNN: are GPIO numbers
The N: are channel numbers

Actual pin numbers (which stepgen channel connects to which DB25 pin for example)
are determined by the firmware. You would need to look at the specific firmware's .pin
file to determine this.

there are some lines that don't have numbers at all. Are those continuation from the line above, or two lines above, or not at all? This is not very intuitive.
I have my machine set up exactly as the pic shows, but there is no movement on Y or Z. X seems to be working as set. I will try to review my PncConf setup tonight or tomorrow and hopefully I can find my error.

Did you verify the that the firmware you are using matched your interface pinout?

Also unlike parallel port setup (that tend to have large inherent step lengths)
the 7I92 will generate very close to the actual requested step lengths
so make sure that these have plenty of margin (start at 5000 usec minimum)

>>>Did you verify the that the firmware you are using matched your interface pinout?

As best I can tell, but truly I am not 100% sure without any sort of CLEAR documentation mapping which goes where. I have looked at the G540 pin file, and I have tried to match it up as best I can to what is shown in the PncConf GUI, but it really is not clear, as some lines don't have numbers, and they don't go in any discernible order, and some signals are showing up twice. Really not intuitive or documented/implemented well.