On Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Donnie Timmons wrote:

> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:33:17 -0500
> From: Donnie Timmons <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i23 and 7i37 I/O problem
> 
> Peter
>
>>> I now have the limits working I moved them to pin 32-37, seams pin 24 thru 
>>> pin 31 on P3 are not useable. Would I be better off moving the cable to P4 
>>> and leave P3 unused? I will still need some inputs for amp faults and 
>>> spindle drive.
>
>
>
>> Are you sure you dont have a cable to a 7I37 reversed? that would cause these
>> exact symptoms.
>
>> This is because it would wire the 7I37 outputs to the first 8 inputs
>> (the one that dont work for you)
>
>
> Unless P2 and P3 are switched on the 5i23 I have the cables right. Why I say 
> there unused is Pin 24- 29 do not show as gpio up when I view showhal pins.

OK If they do not show up, that could be a HAL, Driver or firmware 
problem (hardware problems would not show up this way)

Can you tell me What firmware file are you using and I will try it on 
Monday

> If the cables were cross why would the encoders work? All ouputs were pulled 
> up to 5 volts. I tried moving the W2, W3, W5 and W6 jumper to 5 volts from 
> the default positions, the only change now the enable axis 0 is on all the 
> time at 1.2 volts. Do I have a bad 5i23?

Possible but not likely

>
> Surely I'm not the first person to use a 5i23 with a 7i33 and 7i37!

Possibly the first one with EMC

>
> Donnie
>
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