Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
30 Nov 2017 13:51 #102528
by idea
Replied by idea on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
none, I have an opto-isolator card i'll use for external I/O.
Are the daughter cards not simply protected breakout boards or SPI multipliers etc.?
Are the daughter cards not simply protected breakout boards or SPI multipliers etc.?
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30 Nov 2017 14:13 #102530
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Mesa's daughterboards vary in complexity from ones with simple input conditioning/buffers
to ones that have multiple processors.
Things like PWM generation, step generation, encoder counting, etc
are usually done in the FPGA so simple buffered/isolated daughtercards are fine, but
Its likely you would need custom firmware for the FPGA to match the pinout of your
optoisolator card
to ones that have multiple processors.
Things like PWM generation, step generation, encoder counting, etc
are usually done in the FPGA so simple buffered/isolated daughtercards are fine, but
Its likely you would need custom firmware for the FPGA to match the pinout of your
optoisolator card
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30 Nov 2017 14:26 #102531
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Replied by idea on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Thats what I understood from the meager information on the mesa website. i'm not fussed about the pinout from the FPGA, i'll solder up a connector to match.
Are there any references for using the mesa ethernet boards? the 7i93 looks like it was only recently added as supported in linuxcnc and i've been unable to find much information regarding it.
Are there any references for using the mesa ethernet boards? the 7i93 looks like it was only recently added as supported in linuxcnc and i've been unable to find much information regarding it.
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30 Nov 2017 14:43 #102532
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Basically all the Ethernet cards are identical as far as the LinuxCNC side goes, only the card name is different
The very specific information on the hal pins and parameters is in the hostmot2 manual page, This applies to all Mesa FPGA cards used with LinuxCNC.
The Ethernet driver setup is in the hm2_eth manual page.
While the 7I93 is not supported directly by the setup utility (pncconf), as indicated above you can choose another similar FPGA card, create hal and ini files and then edit these to support the 7I93
To check the actual firmware pinout, you can use mesaflash:
mesaflash --device 7i93 --readhmid
The very specific information on the hal pins and parameters is in the hostmot2 manual page, This applies to all Mesa FPGA cards used with LinuxCNC.
The Ethernet driver setup is in the hm2_eth manual page.
While the 7I93 is not supported directly by the setup utility (pncconf), as indicated above you can choose another similar FPGA card, create hal and ini files and then edit these to support the 7I93
To check the actual firmware pinout, you can use mesaflash:
mesaflash --device 7i93 --readhmid
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30 Nov 2017 15:17 #102536
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Replied by idea on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Thanks, that makes things a bit clearer. As I mentioned i've got as far as editing a basis file from 7i43-4 and svst4_4 as per the instructions.
But when i load up linuxcnc I get the error "parameter or pin 'hm2_7i93.0.pwmgen.pwm_frequency' not found" - line 9. The current hal and ini files are attached.
Do you have any suggestions?
But when i load up linuxcnc I get the error "parameter or pin 'hm2_7i93.0.pwmgen.pwm_frequency' not found" - line 9. The current hal and ini files are attached.
Do you have any suggestions?
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30 Nov 2017 15:34 #102537
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
what does
mesaflash --device 7i93 --readhmid
(assuming IP address is 192.168.1.121)
or
mesaflash --device 7i93 --addr 10.10.10.10 --readhmid
(assuming IP address is 10.10.10.10)
print?
mesaflash --device 7i93 --readhmid
(assuming IP address is 192.168.1.121)
or
mesaflash --device 7i93 --addr 10.10.10.10 --readhmid
(assuming IP address is 10.10.10.10)
print?
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01 Dec 2017 00:45 #102547
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Replied by idea on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
The command gives;
david@linuxcnc:~$ mesaflash --device 7i93 --readhmid
Configuration Name: HOSTMOT2
General configuration information:
BoardName : MESA7I93
FPGA Size: 9 KGates
FPGA Pins: 144
Number of IO Ports: 2
Width of one I/O port: 24
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 2 of IOPort in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 1000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: QCount
There are 4 of QCount in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 3000
ClockFrequency: 100.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: PWM
There are 2 of PWM in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 4100
ClockFrequency: 200.000 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes
Module: StepGen
There are 4 of StepGen in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 10
BaseAddress: 2000
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 P2
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 0 IOPort StepGen 0 Step/Table1 (Out)
3 1 IOPort StepGen 0 Dir/Table2 (Out)
5 2 IOPort StepGen 1 Step/Table1 (Out)
7 3 IOPort StepGen 1 Dir/Table2 (Out)
9 4 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-A (In)
11 5 IOPort QCount 2 Quad-A (In)
13 6 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-B (In)
15 7 IOPort QCount 2 Quad-B (In)
17 8 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-IDX (In)
19 9 IOPort QCount 2 Quad-IDX (In)
21 10 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-A (In)
23 11 IOPort QCount 3 Quad-A (In)
25 12 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-B (In)
27 13 IOPort QCount 3 Quad-B (In)
29 14 IOPort QCount 1 Quad-IDX (In)
31 15 IOPort QCount 3 Quad-IDX (In)
33 16 IOPort StepGen 2 Step/Table1 (Out)
35 17 IOPort StepGen 2 Dir/Table2 (Out)
37 18 IOPort StepGen 3 Step/Table1 (Out)
39 19 IOPort StepGen 3 Dir/Table2 (Out)
41 20 IOPort PWM 0 PWM (Out)
43 21 IOPort PWM 0 Dir (Out)
45 22 IOPort PWM 1 PWM (Out)
47 23 IOPort PWM 1 Dir (Out)
IO Connections for P1
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir
1 24 IOPort None
3 25 IOPort None
5 26 IOPort None
7 27 IOPort None
9 28 IOPort None
11 29 IOPort None
13 30 IOPort None
15 31 IOPort None
17 32 IOPort None
19 33 IOPort None
21 34 IOPort None
23 35 IOPort None
25 36 IOPort None
27 37 IOPort None
29 38 IOPort None
31 39 IOPort None
33 40 IOPort None
35 41 IOPort None
37 42 IOPort None
39 43 IOPort None
41 44 IOPort None
43 45 IOPort None
45 46 IOPort None
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01 Dec 2017 01:38 - 01 Dec 2017 01:42 #102548
by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Well that looks OK (and has 2 pwmgens), so its quite odd the the pwm frequency pin is missing.
I just tested a stock 7I93 here and its PWM pins/parameters show up fine. which makes me think that some other
error is preventing LinuxCNC from starting
Can you start LinuxCNC from the command line and paste the entire output here?
EDIT
I also have never checked if the driver default to a board IP address of 192.168.1.121
So it may require the board_ip token
I just tested a stock 7I93 here and its PWM pins/parameters show up fine. which makes me think that some other
error is preventing LinuxCNC from starting
Can you start LinuxCNC from the command line and paste the entire output here?
EDIT
I also have never checked if the driver default to a board IP address of 192.168.1.121
So it may require the board_ip token
Last edit: 01 Dec 2017 01:42 by PCW.
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01 Dec 2017 03:08 #102550
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Replied by idea on topic Mesa 7i93/7i33/7i37 - easiest install?
Well it got further and connected with the ip address added, and then removing the encoders from the base definition gets it to load up without errors. I need to rig up something to test on the oscilloscope that it is generating output pulses but it looks positive.
I will have a look tomorrow to see if i can get the encoder section to behave itself.
Hopefully this will also be useful for others wanting to use the ethernet driven modules.
I will have a look tomorrow to see if i can get the encoder section to behave itself.
Hopefully this will also be useful for others wanting to use the ethernet driven modules.
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