Mesa 7i43 initial setup issues
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22 Apr 2016 22:43 - 22 Apr 2016 22:51 #73732
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so I am super new to 3d printing and am having some trouble. i currently have my mesa 7i43 plugged into the parallel port and the motors hooked up. but for some reason when i launch the sample configuration my motors arent turning, my epp port is enabled and i checked the connections, i am just kinda lost. any input would be great
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23 Apr 2016 14:19 #73756
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Does LinuxCNC run?
How is the 7I43 connected to your motors?
How is the 7I43 connected to your motors?
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23 Apr 2016 16:20 #73766
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linuxcnc boots up, and the motors are connected via polou 4988 motor drivers
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23 Apr 2016 16:31 #73767
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What firmware are you using?
Have you verified that the 7I43 to step drive connections are correct?
Have you verified that the 7I43 to step drive connections are correct?
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23 Apr 2016 19:13 #73769
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Im using the firmware SVST4_4 to try to run 4 steppers, without encoders
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23 Apr 2016 19:38 - 23 Apr 2016 19:40 #73771
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Which pins of the 7I43 go to your step driver step/dir pins?
Which sample ini file are you using?
Which sample ini file are you using?
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23 Apr 2016 22:27 #73776
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while attempting to test the motors i only had 1 motor hooked in, and I just realized I had it step plugged into pin 1... which pins should i plug my step and direction into? im using the 7i43-big sample configuration for now
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23 Apr 2016 23:35 #73781
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if you look at the kernel log (with dmesg) the driver lists the pinout of the firmware configuration used
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24 Apr 2016 19:36 #73816
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If i am going to be upgrading this to use encoders am i going to need a new motor driver, or would what i have still work?
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26 Apr 2016 14:12 #73906
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SVST4_4 gives you 4 encoders as default
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