On Saturday 30 March 2013 10:48:44 Viesturs Lācis did opine:

> 2013/3/30 Gene Heskett <[email protected]>
> 
> > On Saturday 30 March 2013 09:44:36 Viesturs Lؤپcis did opine:
> > > Hello!
> > > 
> > > I am having difficulties to understand, why does LinuxCNC not see a
> > > input pin change on 7i76 card.
> > > What I have:
> > > +12 V and GND from PC's psu connected to V-field on TB1 of 7i76.
> > > Then from another Vfield pin on TB1 terminal the same 12 V are
> > > routed through NC limit switches to pins 0 to 3 on TB6. With
> > > multimeter I see that values change from 0 to 12 V DC as the
> > > swithces are manually tripped, but I do not see any hal pin changes
> > > in LinuxCNC.
> > > 
> > > Step/dir signal outputs from 7i76 are working, so I guess that 5 V
> > > DC power is supplied.
> > > 
> > > I would appreciate any tips!
> > 
> > Is that 7i76 have inputs that tolerate 12 volts? /Most/ logic inputs
> > are 5 volt rated, and putting in 12 volts from the psu thru a limit
> > switch may toast the input.  And may toast more...
> 
> Manual says that it is happy within 8-32 V DC...

Ok then.  I don't have that manual on site since I'm not using the 7i76.
I'll get me coat...

Cheers, Gene
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