Dear Andy,
Thank you very much for the detailed information and quick response.
I would also like to thank PCW who also already responded to the similar
thread I posted on the LinuxCNC Forum (
https://forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/39850-linuxcnc-support-for-xy2-100-interface-using-xy2mod-and-hostmot2-firmware
)

I will continue with both the procedures you and PCW described and report
my findings to the aforementioned forum thread.

With many thanks and kind regards,
Tomislav

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> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:04 +0100
> From: andy pugh <[email protected]>
> To: EMC developers <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Support for XY2-100 using xy2mod and
>         hostmot2 firmware
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> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 14:05, Tomislav Staroveski <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Being aware that this implementation is very new and not very well
> > documented, I was hoping that someone could point me in the right
> direction
> > on which particular hostmot2 firmware, mesa card and corresponding
> daughter
> > board would be suitable for using XY2-100 protocol.
>
> PCW can probably be more help, but here is one way to answer the question
>

> 1: Download the holstmot2 package from Mesa (link under
> "Specifications" for each card:
> http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i24.zip
> 2: unzip and look inside configs/hostmot2/source and then expand
> hostmot2.zip
> 3: Check that xy2mod exists in there
> 4: search on those files for xy2mod:
>
> PIN_7I96_XY2ModD_51.vhd
> PIN_7I96_XY2ModD_51.vhd
> PIN_7I96_XY2ModD_51.vhd
> PIN_7I96_XY2ModD_51.vhd
> PIN_5ABOB_XYDPD_34.vhd
> PIN_5ABOB_XYDPD_34.vhd
> PIN_5ABOB_XYDPD_34.vhd
> PIN_5ABOB_XYDPD_34.vhd
> PIN_7I76XY2Modx2D_34.vhd
> PIN_7I76XY2Modx1D_34.vhd
>
> So the existing pinouts that include that module are those above which
> suggests that it is worth looking in the 7i96 and 7i76 firmware
> packages.
>
> The 5ABOB pinout (generic 5 axis breakout board) is a common config
> for the 5i25 too, so looking in the 5i24.zip wasn't the best initial
> choice.
> However, looking in the 5i25, 7i76E and 7i96 packages shows no PIN
> files that contain "XY" so my suspicion is that Mesa are not currently
> publishing any XY2MOD bitfiles in the default set.
>
> But this is not necessarily a problem, and if you have a 5i22 and want
> to use it then you can either try building a firmware yourself
> (non-trivial but doable) or ask Mesa / PCW if they can make one for
> you.
>
> --
> atp
> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is
> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and
> lunatics."
> ? George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912
>
>
>
>

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