Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-15 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:jo...@autoartisans.com] > Sent: June-14-21 8:53 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > Hi Ron, > Well other than the rather annoying moto

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread John Dammeyer
o: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > that's ool.� Once I clear out my "work bench" a bit,� I might et up a > few things,� possbly even with an RPI4 or so, and just test some setups. > > > I wonder if I h

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
Original Message- From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] Sent: June-14-21 8:14 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: I have seen the 7i92� mention

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread John Dammeyer
om] > Sent: June-14-21 8:14 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > > On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: > > > >> I have seen the 7i92� me

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
On 6/14/21 3:45 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 01:45, R C wrote: What would be the best way to replace the BOB-LPT stuff? The most direct replacement for the PCI parallel port card would be a Mesa 5i25. (or 6i25 if you are PCIe) That looks just like a parallel port card, and

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: I have seen the 7i92  mentioned, and others,  can they do multiple stepper motors?  (right now I am using a parallel BOB,  that connects to  steopper drivers (ala DM542), which drive the actual steppers.) The

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: > I have seen the 7i92 mentioned, and others, can they do multiple stepper > motors? (right now I am using a parallel BOB, that connects to steopper > drivers (ala DM542), which drive the actual steppers.) The Mesa FPGA card replaces the parport

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 01:45, R C wrote: > What would be the best way to replace the BOB-LPT stuff? The most direct replacement for the PCI parallel port card would be a Mesa 5i25. (or 6i25 if you are PCIe) That looks just like a parallel port card, and hooks up in exactly the same way.

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Hi John, > > > On 6/13/21 8:03 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Ron, > > Ethernet from your PC to the 7i92H which has two 26 pin headers. Ribbon > > cable from that to 25pin DB-25. Male or Female > depending on your Break Out Board. Mine plugs into the

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Milosz K.
utputs on the second port. > >> > >> If the picture makes it through the 7i92H is sitting on the bottom of > the > >> cabinet at the left and a ribbon cable up to the PMDX126. Or I plugged > in > >> the parallel port cable sitting loose on the right. > >&g

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
] Sent: June-13-21 6:55 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hi Ralph, well th ebreakout, BOB, has these buffered ports..� and it sounds like I'd still need a parallel port?� The configuration, bitfile,� would that be a linuxcnc thing?

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hi Ralph, well th ebreakout, BOB, has these buffered ports..� and it sounds like I'd still need a parallel port?� The configuration, bitfile,� would that be a linuxcnc thing? (as I mentioned� previous;y,� I wouldn't

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Milosz K.
> > -Original Message- > > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > > Sent: June-13-21 6:55 PM > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > > > Hi Ralph, > > > > well t

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think I just looked up what a PMDX132 is,� part of my problem is that the parallel PCI card I used appears to be broken, and of course they are harder to get.� So I wouldn't mind switching to an ethernet

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread John Dammeyer
be available to the DB-25 of course. Hope that helps. John Dammeyer > -Original Message- > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-13-21 6:13 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > >

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
. It also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline), and I am using a parallel BOB and printer ports to run them. Of course one of them just gave up (PCI printer

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
connected stuff. It > also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie > slot this way. > > Gerrit > > -Original Message- > From: R C > Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM > To: linuxcnc-users-list > Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA car

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Ralph Stirling
2021 8:43 PM > To: linuxcnc-users-list > Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > Hello, > > > I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline), and I am using a parallel > BOB and printer ports to run them. Of course one of them just gave

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline), and I am using

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
of those in the past with direct connected stuff. It also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me

[Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline),  and I am using a parallel BOB and  printer ports to run  them.  Of course one of them just  gave up (PCI printer card),  I do have a spare but they are harder to come by, besides, the setup is not really ideal? What would be the