Trying to figure out all the Mesa cards and what to get

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04 Mar 2026 16:51 #343853 by Bunchi
Im working on an old kondia fv-1 mill thats got an outdated cnc system, my plan is to hook the motors stright into a Linuxcnc set up and get rid of the old computer. Iv got 3 servo drivers to give signal too and have been trying to find a mesa card that can do that, im guess im under the wrong impression on whats its doing but iv seen a lot of 2-3 card set ups, im looking for a way to simply plug the servo drivers into a card that sends them a singal with the pc. Do i need that FPGA plus motion control card? Or can i just get by with one od the FPGA cards? Again im probobly confused on what thees cards are actually doing, iv mainly messed with old 3d printers, any explanations would be appreciatedĀ 

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04 Mar 2026 16:57 #343854 by tommylight
Mesa 7i96S for step/dir controlled drives (also known as "position" mode drives, almost all new servo drives can use this)
Mesa 7i95T same thing with added encoder feedback or glass scales if the mill already has them
Mesa 7i97T for analog +-10V drives, older drives and some new ones (also known as "velocity" mode drives, motors have a tacho generator wired to drive)
And many other combos that can do the same thing, mainly due to availability as last two are hard to find.

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04 Mar 2026 17:05 #343855 by Bunchi
I shoukd have mentioned but the signal for the servos is +-15V, is there a good work aroud to up the V or something

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