My CNC

Hardware

Raspberry Pi 5 - 8GB, with M.2 SSD
Mesa Controller 7i96s
4x Stepper driver DM556T
4x Stepper motor NEMA 23 High Torque

Bipolar Shaft Size: 1/4" - 6.35mm Torque: 345 Oz*in Inductance: 4.0 mH / Phase Step Angle: 1.8° Coil Voltage: 3.0A / phase Wiring: 4-wire bipolar Voltage Range: 24-48V DC (Recommended)
VFD A2-8015M
1.5KW Spindle (8000-24000 rpm)

Put the Latest Raspberry PI OS Lite (64-bit) on the M.2 SSD
- Preconfigured with wifi, user, ssh-key, and ssh enabled

Update OS:

apt update
apt full-upgrade

Install tools:

apt install git vim

Network connection to the mesa controller:

apt install ifupdown
vi /etc/network/interfaces.d/eth0

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.10.10.11
netmask 24

ifup eth0

Build and install the code:

sudo apt install libpci-dev libmd-dev pkg-config build-essential git
git clone https://github.com/LinuxCNC/mesaflash.git
make
sudo make install

Configure the device:

mesaflash --device 7i96s --set ip=10.10.10.10
mesaflash --device 7i96s --addr 10.10.10.10 --readhmid

Documentation:

apt install task-kde-desktop
systemctl set-default graphical.target