Servo Driver Plasma Retrofit

 

bentiggin wrote:

I just tried to create a config in pncconf for a 7i97t and I encountered an error.
Attached is a pic of the error.
I am a novice so I may be doing something wrong, I am barely sure I updated to 2.10.

 

I don't think that error has anything to do with the support I added.  I'm not sure what would cause that.

PCW wrote:

kworm wrote:

Thanks Tommy. The attached files will support the 7i97t.  I created a config successfully but I don't have a card to test with so maybe the OP or someone can give it a try and let me know if it works.  I can send in a pull request if it's good.   This will only work with 2.10 master.

After updating to latest master just copy the attached private_data.py file to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pncconf/ and the pncconf.py to /usr/bin/pncconf

I would suggest making a backup copies of the original files first just in case.
 

Can I send you a 7I97T?

 

Hi PCW,

I will email you off list.

Thank you for the help guys.  I am still building the computer/cnc.  Wiring the mesa hardware is all that's left.

With that said I am having issues installing Debian 12.  On install I get a bad mirror error.  Once installed sudo apt update gets a few repository errors.  I believe this is all from not being connected to Internet during the install.  Using a USB Wi-Fi dongle that is missing the driver during install, but once booted into Debian 12 is works.  I will try using Ethernet to connect to Internet on the next install.  

With that said, are there any eatx or atx motherboards that work well out of the box with Debian 12?  I am using a dell optiplex 9010 motherboard that I put into an old hypertherm microdedge CNC case.  

Success.  I went with LMDE6 and the install went much smoother.  Upgraded to 2.10 and can run a qtplasmac sim. 

can you please elaborate on copying the files over? I moved private_data.py over but wasnt able to move the pncconf.py to the pncconf folder

You would replace /usr/bin/pncconf with the pncconf.py file, ie "sudo mv pncconf.py /usr/bin/pncconf". You might also need to do a "sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/pncconf". I would suggest making backup copies of those files first just in case.