On 12/13/2018 06:27 AM,
kmussatt@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:
A *long* time ago (circa 2003?) I bought a Sherline
multi-axis mill and got the Acumtion controller that attaches
to the parallel port of a PC.? Does anyone have a source for
the program that runs this?? I'm trying to get this up and
going again.? I have everything except the software that ran
the motors from the G-code.? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Doesn't this just use software-generated step/direction?? I think
that Sherline was using a version of EMC by 2003.? EMC has become
LinuxCNC, and MANY improvements have been added.? If the
"controller" is in fact just expecting step/direction through the
parallel port, then you should be able to load LinuxCNC onto a
modern PC with a parallel port, and pick the configuration from the
list.? Most PCs today do NOT have built-in parports, so you just get
a PCIe plug-in card for it.
See linuxcnc.org to download linuxcnc.
Jon
