Hurco Hawk upgrade, 5I25 to 5i25T

Hello all, been a long time since I set up anything with Linux CNC and i have forgotten most of it. My last experience was setting up a mesa card with a ethernet configuration with digital steppers. I have picked up a Hurco Hawk 5 with analog steppers and encoders. It had already been set up with  wheezy 2.7 linux cnc. It had a 5i25 with P3 to a 7i77 for the servo, encoders, and a pendant. P2 was connected to a mach3 BOB to control the FVD. the 5i25 is not communicating to the 7i77 due to rodent damage. I Have purchased a 5I25T to replace it.  I have backed up the linuxcnc folder to a thumb drive and the plan is to update to the newest version of linux CNC. What am i looking at to change for the 5I25T to work with it after i reinstall to the new version. I assume it is not just a streight swap of the cards. 

As long as you have updated LinuxCNC, the main thing needed is to
change the 5I25T firmware to support the 7I77

sudo mesaflash --device 5I25T --write 5i25t_7i77x2d.bin --reload

5i25t_7i77x2d.bin is in the 5i25t.zip file (in /configs/hostmot2) available from Mesa's webstore

ok with the mach3 Bob P2 and it being a digital step and the 7i77 controlling analog servos will the 5i25t_7i77x2d.bin work that would also set both ports up for analog?

If the parallel BOB on P2 is just used for GPIO, yes, the  5i25t_7i77x2d.bin
firmware will work.

You do need to make sure that the special functions on P2 are disabled
in the hal file (with num_encoders=6 and sserial_port_0=000XXXXX
in the driver command line) Doing this will make these pin functions
revert to GPIO.

If you need step/dir, PWM, etc on P2, that would require firmware for a 7I77
on P3 and your BOB on P2
 

Do you have any firmware for the 5i25 with 7i76 by pktUart?

I don't think so but I can make it when I get a chance.
 

Actually I had done this in February: