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Mesa Configuration Tool
2 years 3 months ago - 2 years 3 months ago #305363
by nigelh
Replied by nigelh on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
Is this the right place to ask another question? If not I'm sorry.
New to LinuxCNC and after messing about with the pi interface went out and bought a 7i95T.
So I'm trying to set it up even though it's still in the post. Default Metric, 7i95T XYZ and I get a set of good defaults. I can go through and add all my numbers or not and it builds.
However when I reopen that ini file my XYZ is gone and I just have Z and that is in as Drive 0.
I must be doing something dumb as this would have been noticed long ago.
Please tell an old man with a mill (but no python although time-served on C++) what he has missed so I can improve rather than re-enter stuff. I got MesaCT from the github page yesterday.
New to LinuxCNC and after messing about with the pi interface went out and bought a 7i95T.
So I'm trying to set it up even though it's still in the post. Default Metric, 7i95T XYZ and I get a set of good defaults. I can go through and add all my numbers or not and it builds.
However when I reopen that ini file my XYZ is gone and I just have Z and that is in as Drive 0.
I must be doing something dumb as this would have been noticed long ago.
Please tell an old man with a mill (but no python although time-served on C++) what he has missed so I can improve rather than re-enter stuff. I got MesaCT from the github page yesterday.
Last edit: 2 years 3 months ago by nigelh.
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2 years 3 months ago - 2 years 3 months ago #305365
by JT
Replied by JT on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
Attach your ini file to a reply and I'll check it out.
Thanks for using Mesa CT.
Edit: looks like I broke something in 2.1.4, 2.1.3 does work as expected. I'll figure out what's broke in a bit.
JT
Thanks for using Mesa CT.
Edit: looks like I broke something in 2.1.4, 2.1.3 does work as expected. I'll figure out what's broke in a bit.
JT
Last edit: 2 years 3 months ago by JT.
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2 years 3 months ago - 2 years 3 months ago #305366
by nigelh
Replied by nigelh on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
This is what it creates with just default metric and 7i95T
It is all OK.
When I reload it to modify things it isn't even right on the first page where XYZ has become Z
It is all OK.
When I reload it to modify things it isn't even right on the first page where XYZ has become Z
Last edit: 2 years 3 months ago by nigelh.
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2 years 3 months ago #305371
by JT
Replied by JT on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
Got it figured out, fixing one thing the other day and it broke loading the ini file. Download the deb and reinstall. Note: the RPi debs will be updated in a bit.
JT
JT
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2 years 3 months ago #305375
by nigelh
Replied by nigelh on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
git pull
Magic. What I type stays.
My board has arrived in the UK and is expected tomorrow so the learning curve can only get steeper now but I can move forward.
Thanks.
Magic. What I type stays.
My board has arrived in the UK and is expected tomorrow so the learning curve can only get steeper now but I can move forward.
Thanks.
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2 years 2 months ago #307492
by ustaL
Replied by ustaL on topic Mesa Configuration Tool
Hello,
I assume I'm in the right place, but sorry if not.
I saw a lot of videos like 7i92 and easy-peasy setups and decided to use PC+Mesa instead of smth like SZGH-CNC990(1000)TDb-*.
I have a lathe with the servo (HLTNC HL-T3D driver + motor brake) in Spindle + 2 step motors (for now, but same servos in the future in each axis) + step for ACT for another spindle (milling) + at least 2 optical rulers + encoder for spindle (optional, because I'm going receive position from driver for now and rely on this info, but then going to switch to dedicated spindle encoder).
So I bought 7i95T. And install LinuxCNC and... Pncconf wizard doesn't work with new boards because of PIN naming (as I understand) and this is only the beginning. That's why I need (correct me, if I'm wrong) MesaCT. Am I in the right direction? Or do I have to fix somehow Pncconf (the main problem is that XML connector name is NOT "P1", but "STEP/DIR+ENCODER+I/O" and python to int convert issue)?
Thanks
I assume I'm in the right place, but sorry if not.
I saw a lot of videos like 7i92 and easy-peasy setups and decided to use PC+Mesa instead of smth like SZGH-CNC990(1000)TDb-*.
I have a lathe with the servo (HLTNC HL-T3D driver + motor brake) in Spindle + 2 step motors (for now, but same servos in the future in each axis) + step for ACT for another spindle (milling) + at least 2 optical rulers + encoder for spindle (optional, because I'm going receive position from driver for now and rely on this info, but then going to switch to dedicated spindle encoder).
So I bought 7i95T. And install LinuxCNC and... Pncconf wizard doesn't work with new boards because of PIN naming (as I understand) and this is only the beginning. That's why I need (correct me, if I'm wrong) MesaCT. Am I in the right direction? Or do I have to fix somehow Pncconf (the main problem is that XML connector name is NOT "P1", but "STEP/DIR+ENCODER+I/O" and python to int convert issue)?
Thanks
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