On 2014-07-25 20:47, andy pugh wrote: > On 25 July 2014 19:38, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just noticed that when using mesa drivers the ECMOT is loaded without >> the base thread specified but with the parport setup, the base thread is >> specified. Does that mean that no base thread is loaded if it is not >> specified? > Yes, exactly that. > > But with the right firmware you will be able to connect the stepper > drive to the 7i37, and not bother with the BoB. > (looking at the firmwares there are none for 7i48 + stepper, but that > doesn't mean that there can't be) As I recall the IO on those cards (7i37) are not directly mapped but have a serial interface. If I understood Peter right he mentioned once that the IO will not handle stepper clock speeds. I think I did try and failed at that.
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