Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-15 Thread John Dammeyer
a system. John > -Original Message- > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:jo...@autoartisans.com] > Sent: June-14-21 8:53 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > Hi Ron, > Well other than

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread John Dammeyer
8:40 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > that's ool.� Once I clear out my "work bench" a bit,� I might et up a > few things,� possbly even with an RPI4 or so, and just test some setups. > >

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
t; button on the user interface. -Original Message- From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] Sent: June-14-21 8:14 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wro

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread John Dammeyer
t; From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-14-21 8:14 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > > On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: > > >

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
On 6/14/21 3:45 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 01:45, R C wrote: What would be the best way to replace the BOB-LPT stuff? The most direct replacement for the PCI parallel port card would be a Mesa 5i25. (or 6i25 if you are PCIe) That looks just like a parallel port card, and ho

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread R C
On 6/14/21 3:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: I have seen the 7i92  mentioned, and others,  can they do multiple stepper motors?  (right now I am using a parallel BOB,  that connects to  steopper drivers (ala DM542), which drive the actual steppers.) The Mesa

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:16, R C wrote: > I have seen the 7i92 mentioned, and others, can they do multiple stepper > motors? (right now I am using a parallel BOB, that connects to steopper > drivers (ala DM542), which drive the actual steppers.) The Mesa FPGA card replaces the parport ca

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-14 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 01:45, R C wrote: > What would be the best way to replace the BOB-LPT stuff? The most direct replacement for the PCI parallel port card would be a Mesa 5i25. (or 6i25 if you are PCIe) That looks just like a parallel port card, and hooks up in exactly the same way. Potent

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Hi John, > > > On 6/13/21 8:03 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Ron, > > Ethernet from your PC to the 7i92H which has two 26 pin headers. Ribbon > > cable from that to 25pin DB-25. Male or Female > depending on your Break Out Board. Mine plugs into the PMDX

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Milosz K.
bring out all the outputs on the second port. > >> > >> If the picture makes it through the 7i92H is sitting on the bottom of > the > >> cabinet at the left and a ribbon cable up to the PMDX126. Or I plugged > in > >> the parallel port cable sitting loose

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
jv...@gmail.com] Sent: June-13-21 6:55 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hi Ralph, well th ebreakout, BOB, has these buffered ports..� and it sounds like I'd still need a parallel port?� The configuration, bitfile,� would that be

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
M To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hi Ralph, well th ebreakout, BOB, has these buffered ports..� and it sounds like I'd still need a parallel port?� The configuration, bitfile,� would that be a linuxcnc thing? (as I mentioned� pre

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Milosz K.
> > > > -Original Message- > > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > > Sent: June-13-21 6:55 PM > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > > > Hi Ralph, > > > > we

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
ailto:cjv...@gmail.com] Sent: June-13-21 6:13 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think I just looked up what a PMDX132 is,� part of my problem is that the parallel PCI card I used appears to be broken, and of course they are harder to get.

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread John Dammeyer
der pins. They then wouldn't be available to the DB-25 of course. Hope that helps. John Dammeyer > -Original Message- > From: R C [mailto:cjv...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-13-21 6:13 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA car

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
th direct connected stuff. It also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I h

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
riginal Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline), and I am using a parallel BOB and printer ports to run them. Of course one of th

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
irect connected stuff. It > also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie > slot this way. > > Gerrit > > -Original Message- > From: R C > Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM > To: linuxcnc-users-list > Subject: [Emc-users] all

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Ralph Stirling
June 13, 2021 8:43 PM > To: linuxcnc-users-list > Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think > > Hello, > > > I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline), and I am using a parallel > BOB and printer ports to run them. Of course one o

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline

Re: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
those in the past with direct connected stuff. It also expands the choice of PC to run LinuxCNC on, doesn't need a pci or pcie slot this way. Gerrit -Original Message- From: R C Sent: June 13, 2021 8:43 PM To: linuxcnc-users-list Subject: [Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk ma

[Emc-users] all the MESA cards talk made me think

2021-06-13 Thread R C
Hello, I have a 'desktop' mill and lathe (both Sherline),  and I am using a parallel BOB and  printer ports to run  them.  Of course one of them just  gave up (PCI printer card),  I do have a spare but they are harder to come by, besides, the setup is not really ideal? What would be the be