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Hi PCW 
Thanks for such a speedy reply

(manual extract HARDWARE CONFIGURATION IP ADDRESS SELECTION The 7I97T has four options for selecting its IP address. These options are selected by Jumpers W11 and W12.
W11 W12 IP ADDRESS
DOWN DOWN FIXED 192.168.1.121(DEFAULT)
DOWN UP FIXED FROM EEPROM 
Note: The as shipped default EEPROM IP address is 10.10.10.10. This can be changed via the mesaflash utility)

I have tried multiply attempts using the following jumper pin locations
Down UP =  Computer ip 10.10.10.1 -7i97t unchanged at 10.10.10.10
Down UP =  Computer ip 10.10.10.11 -7i97t unchanged at 10.10.10.10 
Down UP =  Computer ip 10.10.10.10 -7i97t unchanged at 10.10.10.10 

also tried 
down down= computer at 192.168.1.1  & 7i97t at 192.168.1.121
down down= computer at 192.168.1.0  & 7i97t at 192.168.1.121
down down= computer at 192.168.1.121  & 7i97t at 192.168.1.121

same results

Ive spent the last 2 days at this and im lost. 

I cannot get mesaflash to find the board name or anything.
I cannot get mesaflash to update either. my installed version is something like 3.4.8 or something like that and ive read i need 3.5.something for 7i97t. Im at home now. cant remember exactly. anyway ran all the bash command listed on github for mesaflash update and it says im uptodate with 3.4.8 which i dont think is correct. 

Is there a way to verify correct connection between the computer and the mesa board without using Mesaflash or ping as the bash command?ping has returned ''working fine'' on many of the attempts above but still unable to launch this basic config without errors? what leds should be lit with a correct connection.

What ip address should be in the Hal file? the boards or the computers?
Thanks Paul.

Hello,

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Please let me know your thoughts.

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If Input common 0 (TB1 pin 1) is connected to +5V
You cannot use any signal other than 5V on inputs 0..11
 (so if you have +36 V signals, the common must be GND)

tommylight wrote:

- choose "manual" on the "method" drop down menu

Apparently you missed a step, you still have it set to automatic.

Set the IP address in the hal file to 10.10.10.10
(and make sure the 7I96S is set for 10.10.10.10)

So I  wonder why it is working now?

Have this Pendant:
www.amazon.com/dp/B01E6VTZHC

Wiring as below (see attached image).


I have inputs 0-15 available on the 7c80 (have TB02.0 connected to GND)

Looks like Black, Black/white, Black/Orange can all be tied together and connected to GND
Black/Green and Red tied together and connected to 5v+ (power and LED+)
Yellow to an input pin (X)
Yellow/Black to an input pin (Y)
Brown to an input pin (Z)
Black/Brown to an input pin (4th)
Grey to an input pin (spd X1)
Black/Grey to an input pin (spd X10)
Orange to an input pin (spd X100)

I'm not sure on how to wire the A+,B+ and A-,B- for the dial

Looking at this post, would it make sense to use the Encoder (TB4) header for A/B?
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/53986-7i96-mpg-encoder-a-b 

Not sure on how i should wire the E-Stop, should E-Stop be controlling a relay for the psu/vfd input power (220v in this case)?

New installation of Linux2.9.3 on a Lenovo Yoga

I followed the tommylight Ethernet setup for 7i9x and can't seem to get Linux to recognize the 7i96s

Power LED and the green user LED's change status, I'm getting a swirly network icon up in the top right that I assume is indicating it's trying to connect.

Settings and error are as shown in attached.

I also tried moving the jumpers from the default 192.168.1.121 to EEPROM and same result except can't connect to 10.10.10.11

Suggestions?



 

Yes, 200 RPM

You have set the host PC's IP address to the Mesa cards address.
This will not work, all IP addresses on a network must be different.

I would suggest setting the host IP address to 10.10.10.100
(and the 7I97 to 10.10.10.10)