Yes, they are compatible.  We run a a 320x with the Mesa 7i43TA card.
-Tom

On Apr 7, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote:

> 
> On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
> 
>> That is why I think that 5i25 card would do much better - less
>> rewiring (actually You might get away with no rewiring at all) and
>> there also is price difference. Plug it straight in pci slot and
>> attach Your existing lpt cables to it. The only thing to do is sort
>> out the firmware - most probably, You will need to tell Mesa's people,
>> which exact pins are stepgen outputs, which pins are encoder inputs
>> and they shall arrange the rest - AFAIK the tool for users to
>> configure the 5i25 cards is not yet available.
> 
> I emailed Mesa to inquire about purchasing, and it looks like I would want 
> the firmware set to support the Gecko 540. (that is the only Gecko controller 
> they list support for).
> 
> I asked if that was compatible with the Gecko 320 and did not hear back from 
> them before I guess they went home for the weekend.
> 
> So, can anyone tell me if my 320's will be compatible with it set to support 
> Gecko 540s? 
> 
> My guess is they are compatible, but I want to make sure first. Thanks!
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jeshua Lacock
> Founder/Engineer
> 3DTOPO Incorporated
> <http://3DTOPO.com>
> Phone: 208.462.4171
> 
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