mesa 7i43 usb configuration

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25 Feb 2016 22:31 #70641 by novathedestroyer
Hey i am a noob to the world of linuxcnc and am having a hard time getting started. i bought a mesa 7i43 micro controller and have been trying to configure it for a few days now with no luck. has anyone else had any trouble configuring the FPGA?

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25 Feb 2016 22:33 #70642 by andypugh
USB? The USB version of the 7i43 is not supported by LinuxCNC (to the best of my knowledge).

Which version of the 7i43 do you have?

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25 Feb 2016 23:31 #70648 by novathedestroyer
i have a 7I43-U-4 FPGA based USB/EPP Anything I/O card. if this wont work with linuxcnc, is there a different software i can use for 3-d printing?

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26 Feb 2016 00:04 #70650 by andypugh
It should work on the EPP interface. Which interface are you using?

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26 Feb 2016 00:14 #70652 by novathedestroyer
I was trying to do it through usb, but i can change it up and do epp. thank you for your input, got me from barking up the wrong tree

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26 Feb 2016 00:21 #70653 by andypugh
You should be able to configure the 7i43 on EPP with the PNCConf Wizard.

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26 Feb 2016 10:51 #70665 by cncbasher
the 7i43 works fine with Linuxcnc , but you can only use the printerport configuration , USB does not work , and never will .
also you need to have your pc bios set to EPP mode , and use a printer port cable where all pins are connected 1:1
some of the cheaper printer cables are not fully populated .

the configuration of the 7i43 is done through or via your hal configuration file . there is no need to reprogram it prior to use

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28 Nov 2019 16:31 #151433 by wbest
Replied by wbest on topic mesa 7i43 usb configuration
Just to clarify your remarks -

I just hook up the 7i43-U-4 to the LinuxCnc and it will load the various firmware needed? I don't need to pre-load any software from Mesa?

I'm presuming that I would need to flip the switches to the EPP mode.

Thanks
WTB

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28 Nov 2019 16:36 - 28 Nov 2019 16:36 #151434 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic mesa 7i43 usb configuration
The 7I43 is only supported in EPP mode by LinuxCNC
LinuxCNC always loads the firmware into the FPGA at startup
The firmware to be loaded is specified on the driver command line

For this to work, the 7I43 must be jumpered for EPP mode and
firmware load from flash option disabled
Last edit: 28 Nov 2019 16:36 by PCW.

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