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A later deb in a repository will upgrade if you do apt install again. If you go to the 2.9.3 docs and find the Getting Linuxcnc doc,
Heading 7.1 has a script that sets up sources to the Linuxcnc repository 
You could try that.
 

There are a lot of things you can get wrong.
My video covers most of the bases for a mesa card

I also should have mentioned the estop-latch component allows you to build an estop chain in hal.

Looks Good
This is mine on a Mesa setup but also have the same on an Ethercat machine
 
Red Safety Relay, two force guided relays in front of it.

The only thing I can see a bit different is your estop does not have dual circuits. I bought new ones for these safety relays that did. Back of switch shown here. (Brand is Idem, same as relay)
 

On my ethercat machine, I drop power to the steppers but also use the disable signal on the motors.

Hello
I recently bought the Mesa 7i96s to upgrade my cnc machine.
I switched the jumper to change the ip address, powered it and connected it to my pc. I can ping it, and read the hostmot2 configuration with mesaflash, so far so good.
But then I realised that the end switches don't work. So I monitored the input pins under Hal configuration (LinuxCNC, axis 2.9.3) and then connected 5V from the board's power supply to the inputs, and no pin showed a response.
Is it me or the board that is at fault?

oh ... I check my past actions .... pakage manager is right ... so only 2.9.0 version is admitted .... but I've installed manually a deb package for 2.9.2 .... so now think need deb pacakge for 2.9.2 linuxcnc-uspace-dev ... where find it? ... sorry i'm not usual with forum and all update of Linuxcnc repositories ...

ŗdw my question is related to re-install deb package ... so can simply remove 2.9.2 linuxcnc istallation and than reinstall the correct version or need to remove ethercat too?

so now I have these situation in package manager (if note is quite clear because not possible install uspace-dev ... there is not 2.9.2 version):

 

plus in update manager have these one (can not update to 6.7 kernel ... not sure is rt-preempt one):

 

not know if can update without need to remake all again (mac adress, udev rules, 666 permission etc etc).

regards

re ethercat, We just install the sources.list settings for apt so no software is installed. (unless you do it). So there should not be any need to remove the sources entries

Installing the mate desktop on Debian is nice
 

Thanks for the explanation.

Result from apt-cache policy linuxcnc,

linuxcnc:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:

Which is strange as it is a fresh install of the current 2.9.3 iso.

This is for the 4B but you might be able to set the screen resolution in config.txt
pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-screen-resolution/
But this file might be in a sub folder

cute little print pieces you have there ;P

sprintertrd wrote:

Hi JT,

Unfortunately Im not a programmer so I cant help you there but don't you create the file last when you hit save? Aren't all the items you enter placeholders for options that have been selected which will be saved into the file.

Only other suggestion I have is reorder the contents of the tabs so the workflow order is from top to bottom of the tab. IE; picking the default units would be the first item in the Machine Tab, then select Mesa card, then test card,
 

The Quick Start groupbox the "Default Metric" I've changed the button text to "New Metric Config" etc. to better describe what it does.
Unfortunately the arrangement of groupboxes is dictated by their size in an effort maintain the smallest footprint so Mesa CT works on all monitors. Hmm, I'll add a warning about over writing any data when a new config is selected.

To diagnose why you get the wrong LinuxCNC version I need you to open a terminal and copy the output from apt-cache policy linuxcnc

JT

Peter could you please explain the relation of all the scale parameters?
There is max_output in PID module
There are several scale parameters for 8i20

I understand scale and max_output for PID when analog servodrives are controlled and then it is only one place to specify.
Now there are also scale values in 8i20. The motor has rated current of 11,7A. How do I translate it into these values? My conclusion is that playing with 8i20.current-scalemax  and pid.maxoutput does affect at what velocity does the runaway happen.

HI
Just wanted to confirm that everything is working
I downloaded and installed the LinuxCNC file for Raspberry Pi 5
followed the stiky written by Rod for the EtherCAT drivers and everything works
my CNC moves like with the PC

 

 

the only thing you can't manage is the display
but it's all great
Thank you!

think can remove linuxcnc 2.9.2 .... and install 2.9.0 ... from package manager is present two version .... so after can install -dev version ..... I hope.... only a think .... need to remove linuxcnc-ethercat too or not needed? Just remove and reinstall the right Lcnc 2.9.0 package?
@rodw Think you are the one of linuxcnc package so ask to you .... what is the right procedure? remove linuxcnc-etheercat and linuxcnc too or only the last one?
 

rodw wrote:

If you can connect apt to  Debian 13 Trixie you will have access to 2.9.3 in the Debian repositories

seems some joke people made impossible modify apt on LMDE6 kernel 6.6 ..... discover only 3 days ago ... so need install manually