Mesa 7i96s problem, only one stepgen works

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11 Jan 2026 22:13 #341300 by deckname
Hi, I can´t get my mesa card to work right. (It did before.)

The Problem is that only one axis works at a time.

I,m using LinuxCNC 2.9.6 with QtPlasmaC.
Mesa is connected to DM542T drivers.

I swapped the plugs on the mesa to make sure the hardware works correctly.
Tried different stepgen configurations which made different outputs work, but only one at a time.
Looked at the hal pins, which seem good.

I´m out of ideas and hoping for yours.
Thanks

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11 Jan 2026 22:58 #341302 by PCW
That sound's more like a wiring or hal file issue than hardware issue with the 7I96S

You might check than the DIR signals for all axis change when jogging each axis in different directions

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12 Jan 2026 20:16 #341324 by deckname
Replied by deckname on topic Mesa 7i96s problem, only one stepgen works
Thank you for the suggestion.
I just measured the DIR signals, they all work fine.
The voltages are between 4.1 and 4.9V which seem a bit low to me, but it should still work with 3.3V.
Any other ideas?

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12 Jan 2026 20:28 #341327 by PCW
Is that 4.1V under load?

4.1V and no load indicates either a damaged output or low 5V supply

What were the low state voltages of the DIR outputs?

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12 Jan 2026 20:36 #341328 by deckname
Replied by deckname on topic Mesa 7i96s problem, only one stepgen works
The voltage changes a bit with load.
The one with the lower voltage has 0.4V at low state, but this one works.
Another one has 4.9V to 0.04V and doesn´t work.

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12 Jan 2026 21:01 #341330 by PCW
 
"Another one has 4.9V to 0.04V and doesn´t work."

Sounds like a wiring issue as it seems there is  no load on that 7I96S output.

Are the outputs wired differentially? (STEP+and STEP- both used)
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12 Jan 2026 21:21 #341331 by deckname
Replied by deckname on topic Mesa 7i96s problem, only one stepgen works
Turns out it was a stepper driver.
Apparently I mixed them up while swapping back and forth for testing.
I´m sorry, but thank you for the help!

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