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We need the board type/make as it can not be seen good in the pictures, the green thing with lots of cables.
Also upload here the
TPS.hal
TPS.ini
files so we can have a look at them.

Not sure if this helps, but here is my Mazak:
forum.linuxcnc.org/show-your-stuff/32784...ro-slant-15-retrofit

If you spindle drive can use 5V PWM/DIR control
(and you are not using all 6 step/dir outputs on the 7I52S)
it might be easiest to use firmware that changes one of the 6
step/dir outputs on the 7I52S to PWM/DIR

That would require opening the plasma source and wiring in the torch on, voltage, and optionally arc ok signals.
That is also very dangerous and requires some electrical experience, do you have anyone to help with that?

retrofitting a mazak vtc-20b and it is going great, i have step and dir to all the servo drives. that is running off a 7i52s in first connecter P4, i have a 7i44 on p2, i would like to run a 7i33ta in the middle for the analog spindle. can i just plug it in or do i need a new firmware for the 5i24-24?
also seem like a lot to use a whole 7i33ta just for the spindle, maybe i could use pwm and dir with the gs2015 spindle drive?

After pressing start in PncConf, uncheck the "show advanced option pages" and continue on.

hello Tommy,

PNCconfig will not continue past the External Controls after error. 

Regards

John

I am building a CNC plasma table and I am going to use QtplasmaC. I am trying to find out the correct pin out for Torch on/off and Arc OK. I am using the Mesa 7i96S board with a THCAD - 10. I have attached the wiring diagram I am using but it is for a plasma cutter with external connectors. The plasma cutter I am using is older and does not have any of those. 

 

It looks like you have debian in your e drive and its trying read files from it.
E: Unable to locate package libtool-bin

E: Package 'bison' has no installation candidate

E: Package 'flex' has no installation candidate

E: Unable to locate package libelf-dev

E: Unable to locate package libacl1-dev

 

 The ID returned by blkid is the same that I have in armbianEnv and it is the same ID that it says it does not recognize when booting.

Thanks Tom, it took me four goes to get that right...

rootdev=UUID= lotsofnumbershere
those lots of numbers have to be replaced by the ID of your drive

IronManDylan wrote:

Can anyone speak to wether linuxcnc can be configured to run edm? Can it handle reverse feedrate? Are there any linuxcnc resources on running EDM? Thank you. 

There are several videos on youtube using it, BAXEDM uses it, he is a member here and lately very active, some other videos are probably 10 years or more old:
www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-l...1142&bih=866&dpr=1.5

Yeah, 4K is a bit steep for us, but it is very cheap compared to alternatives in that category,
I keep planing to build an EDM power source, i did order a small spool of wire about 2 years ago through a friend in Finland, it never got delivered nor got his money back, so i have nothing to test with, i can probably build a usable mock up in about two days with stuff around the shops, so now you mentioned this, maybe i should also build a sinker and do the power supply so it works for both... thinking out loud.
So far wondering about ESP32, web server, LinuxCNC, is 12 bit ADC enough, what voltage/current MOSFET's i have, what voltage/current is required in a range of 1mm to 100mm cutting and 1mm to 30mm holes, etc, etc....
Sinker EDM does not require CNC, but it would be easier for positioning or doing multiple holes in one part, maybe?
Anyone interested to jump in?