On Apr 7, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > On 7 Apr 2012, at 18:02, Tom Easterday <tom-...@bgp.nu> wrote: > >> Yes, they are compatible. We run a a 320x with the Mesa 7i43TA card. > > I think that is the answer to a slightly different question. > The 5i23 in the G540 configuration emulates the parallel port pinout that > suits a G540. What this means is that the stepgen pins are in the right > place, for a G650 and can't be moved. (general purpose IO can be re-mapped in > HAL.) > > Check the Gecko docs to see if that pinout suits you. I would suspect not. > > Bear in mind that the 5i25 has a second header, with another 25 pins, which > can be any gpio or hostmot2 function. > > What pinout do you want?
I see, thanks Andy. OK, so I just have to give them a list of how my parallel port pins are connected to my Gecko 320s then? Eg: Pin 1: Unused Pin 2: X Step Pin 3: X Direction … > As well as parport emulation, the 5i25 can connect to a variety of semi-smart > cards, for a lot more IO and/or things like analogue spindle control for a > VFD. Nice. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
