Mesa 7i96S + THCAD-2 for slow stand-off control (laser cleaning, auto air paint)

If you do not need the 0-10V analog output for VFD, there are in stock Mesa 7i96 without the S, they do have an encoder input:
store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=produc...oduct&product_id=311

Thanks — that’s a good point. I did see that the 7i96 (non-S) is currently in stock and that it would work for THCAD-2 and encoder input.

That said, for this machine I’m trying to stay fully within the Mesa ecosystem with maximum flexibility and isolation, and to keep things future-proof in a noisy industrial environment. Even if I don’t strictly need 0–10V today, the added analog output and larger FPGA on the 7i96S make it more attractive for my long-term use.

If 7i96S restock is expected in the near term, I’m inclined to wait and standardize on that rather than mixing generations.

Note our Email is borked for a while

7i84U is probably next week and the 7I96S about 3 weeks out

Thanks for the update — much appreciated.

That timeline works well for my planning. I’ll wait for the 7I84U and 7i96S restocks and proceed with the all-Mesa setup as discussed.

Thanks again for the clarification.