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17 Sep 2025 23:25 #335145 by unknown
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It won't have anything to with the Linuxcnc installation. If there was an issue, something missing, Linuxcnc would produce an error.
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Maybe if you could take a picture of the power wiring to the board, that may show something. I've looked at things in the past for hours on end and missed a simple error.
I can understand how things can get very frustrating.
I take it you have measured the output voltage when not connected to the spindle input ?
The spindle does take a variable voltage and not a pwm signal, just asking as you were concerned about not being able to select pwm. Sorry for these simple questions, please dont take them as an insult .
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18 Sep 2025 01:10 - 18 Sep 2025 01:12 #335147 by PCW
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This is not a LinuxCNC version issue.

This is a hal setup or hardware issue.

1. Do you have +10V on 7I76E SPINDLE+ relative to 7I76E SPINDLE- ?
2. Can you set the spindle speed to 1/2 way up and then run:

halcmd show all  > all.txt
 and post the all.txt file here

(you run halcmd from a terminal window when LinuxCNC is running)
 
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18 Sep 2025 10:15 - 18 Sep 2025 17:46 #335151 by RobotMatic
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I performed a fresh installation of the entire system.
I updated everything.
configure the wired network connection to the motherboard and check with the PING command
using the wizard I created the configuration 7i76e (it did not allow me to configure TB4)

- Linux 6.1.0-39 rt
- Linuxcnc 2.9.5 
- New config Pncconfig wizard

 
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18 Sep 2025 14:11 #335155 by PCW
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Changing the OS/LinuxCNC version is a complete waste of time.

This is most likely a hardware or hal file setup issue.

I explained how to debug this issue, but was ignored, I'm out.

 
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18 Sep 2025 15:07 #335156 by RobotMatic
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PCW :I am very sorry about this and I thank you immensely.I did everything I could to understand you.I wanted to make sure I had a clean installation to eliminate my doubts.Thank You.!!!!!

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18 Sep 2025 17:44 - 18 Sep 2025 17:50 #335158 by RobotMatic
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18 Sep 2025 19:02 #335162 by unknown
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When you make a config the only changes are made in the linuxcnc/configs directory in your home folder.
No changes are made to any system files, none at all. So it doesn't matter how bad a config is made it does not affect anything outside of the above mentioned directory.
PCW is a very patient member of the forum and the guy that runs Mesa Electronics. This is the first time I have show any frustration with a forum member. Ever.
When you have an issue, with anything in this world, diagnosis follows a process. Whilst it may not make sense to you, it does to those offering advice. To go off do something that is unnecessary and you have been advised not is deeply disrespectful and can quite possibly throw a spanner in the works and bring you back to where you started. Eventually people may come to the conclusion that trying to help is not worth their.
The best course of action would be to go back and follow PCE's advice to the letter, do not skip a step.
For a second time does your spindle controller require an analogue voltage, or does it require a PWM signal. Actually it may be an idea to qualify what controller you are using and any documents pertaining to the spindle controller.

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18 Sep 2025 20:45 #335168 by RobotMatic
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thank you for your words, I am very sorry about Mr. PCW, I respect him and I appreciate him.

I want you to be able to put yourself in my shoes as a LinuxCNC user. I have an application (pcconf) that I have used without problems in previous versions, which is not working today. I create a thread in this forum seeking help because my ability is not enough to solve the problem, I receive help and instructions to resolve it, I try to do what is requested as best as I can, I send videos, images, explain, answer more than once what I am being asked, it is not a bad attitude, it is my lack of ability that cannot satisfy those who are helping me and it is respectable that they eventually reach their limit, but there was no bad intention!!.

I need to control a VFD with the ACM-AVI signals + 10VCC (YASKAWA GA500) The Pncconf wizard should have given me the TB4 configuration when I selected 7i76e, but it didn't. that is the problem !! 

There is no tension on pins (1-2) (1-3) of the TB4

I was able to manually program turning on-off-enabling, but when I wanted to program the hal pwm component and assign it to spindle out, it did not allow me.

So, as a user, I wonder why the PncConf Wizard application did not provide me with the TB4 configuration. And that is my problem to solve.
I know that the problem is overwhelming me, I just need to solve it because I have been an intensive user of linuxcnc since 2008, I use it every day of my life since then, I have learned a lot but not everything and I continue learning.

thank you for your time, I greatly appreciate it

 

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18 Sep 2025 21:20 #335172 by tommylight
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So, as a user, I wonder why the PncConf Wizard application did not provide me with the TB4 configuration. And that is my problem to solve.
 

Try setting Locale to UTF-8, google how to do that on Debian.
That is almost always a locale issue and/or language issue, so for future reference you can boot from USB with LinuxCNC and use Live session to create a PncConf config while in English language, and also test the machine if it is attached to that PC, all from a Live session, but do not forget to save/copy that config to the internal hard drive/SSD/NVME. Then you can reboot and use the existing installation in your language to run that config.
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