First Time Builder - Stuck

I have used a 7i92 with 2.7.14 and pretty sure I have also used a 7i96 as well

dzawacki wrote: Hello,
I'm relatively new to the CNC world. ...

All that being said, I'm absolutely baffled as to what I'm supposed to be doing to get this thing up and running. I'm now aware that the 7i96 complicates the issue, but I didn't do enough research before I bought the thing.

Hang in there!! 7i96 just means you need to upgrade your software which in of itself can't be such a bad thing. I've been happy with my decision to get one, and I'll probably be getting another soon for upgrading an old build.

For the record I set mine up with the pncconf wizard which is installed with linuxcnc by default. I think 2.8 is when pncconf started supporting the 7i96. But if I remember correctly using linux 2.7 you could set a config as a 7i76 (or 7i92 or whatever) using pncconf and then just go into the hal/ini files and ctrl-f and replace any references to the 7i76 with the appropriate reference to the 7i96... But that's kind of a hack, I only went to that trouble because I had problems with the 7i96 tool at that time. I'm sure you'll get linuxcnc2.8 sorted out soon enough.

cmorley wrote: did you change the source line to from '....2.7-rtpreempt to '....2.8-rtpreempt' ?

Chris

No, I used the master branch, which might have been my issue. I'll give that a go this evening.

Thanks!

AgentWD40 wrote:
Hang in there!! 7i96 just means you need to upgrade your software which in of itself can't be such a bad thing. I've been happy with my decision to get one, and I'll probably be getting another soon for upgrading an old build.

For the record I set mine up with the pncconf wizard which is installed with linuxcnc by default. I think 2.8 is when pncconf started supporting the 7i96. But if I remember correctly using linux 2.7 you could set a config as a 7i76 (or 7i92 or whatever) using pncconf and then just go into the hal/ini files and ctrl-f and replace any references to the 7i76 with the appropriate reference to the 7i96... But that's kind of a hack, I only went to that trouble because I had problems with the 7i96 tool at that time. I'm sure you'll get linuxcnc2.8 sorted out soon enough.

I'll keep this in mind if I continue having trouble upgrading to 2.8. Thanks!

I'm now aware that the 7i96 complicates the issue, but I didn't do enough research before I bought the thing.

The 7i96 is a very good board. I now have used several of them. You have to have the correct version of linuxcnc for any of the Ethernet cards.

master is fine, 2.8 and master is almost the same.
pncconf in master will configure the 7i96

Chris