7i96 Configuration Tool Deb

The Configuration Tool now does a better job at communicating what it's doing when building a configuration.


JT

I've started adding support for Smart Serial cards. It will now add simple connections to LinuxCNC pins or create a net line with signal and smart serial pin only so you can copy and paste a special pin.

JT

I'm working on the 7i73 pendant card now the rest except for the 7i87 are working. The pendant card is a bit tricky as you change the jumpers around the I/O changes and they are not all the same. So right now the tool will tell you the correct jumper positions for the selections made and tell you what pins are now I/O pins.

No LCD or Keypad


No LCD 4x8 Keypad


LCD and 4x8 Keypad


JT

AFAIK the Smart Serial section is complete.

JT

Well the Smart Serial section now properly loads from the ini file so now it'd done... I think.

JT

I've been working on a much better way to select input connections and tossed out the combobox in favor of a pushbutton with a menu attached to it. Now you can drill down a list by category and select what you want. It was quite interesting to figure it all out without using a billion lines of code. The code to build the inputs hal file is now just a few lines long so much easier to trouble shoot.





JT

Hi,
i try to install with following command "sudo apt install 7i76e_1.0.2_all.deb" the Config Tool but i got no luck.
i get this Error Msg :
Couldn't find any package by glob '7i76e_1.0.2_all.deb'
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex '7i76e_1.0.2_all.deb'

so whats wrong with this deb file. im using this debian from the linuxcnc Website .
any Help welcomed. thx. Dennis

Hi John,

Many thanks for this - it looks like it could help me. New to LinuxCNC but have run Debian systems for years.

I tried to install the latest version (1.3.0) from Github but encountered some issues so I created an issue report:

"Lintian check failed with the following issues:
E: 7i96: description-starts-with-package-name
W: 7i96: desktop-entry-lacks-main-category usr/share/applications/7i96 Configurator.desktop

Lintian finished with exit status 1

Installing in terminal with dpkg installs OK but application in the CNC folder is named "Something". When opened shows title as version 1.2.6"

The current version of the 7i96 Configuration Tool is 1.3.0.

JT

My configuration tools are not in the Debian repo, you must follow the instructions in the install page and use Gdebi to install from the deb file.

JT