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Looking for software for Acumtion 4-axis driver
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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. -Kip Mussatt |
开云体育On 12/13/2018 06:27 AM,
kmussatt@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:
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 |
开云体育You might ask on SherlineCNC list.Alan On 12/13/2018 4:27 AM,
kmussatt@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:
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AcuMotion made the MyTMill systems. The early ones were
phase drive from the parallel port, and I do not know what the signal pin assignments were. The newer step and directions versions used this pinout: Axis?? Step?? Direction ? X?????? 2???????? 3 ? Y????? 4???????? 5 ? Z????? 6???????? 7 The older drivers were unipolar for 6 wire motors. They were half step drivers which results in 8000 steps per inch. Later systems offered bipolar drives but I do not know their specifications. The MyTmill systems were delivered with their own software, but should run just fine with LinuxCNC or Mach software driving the parallel port. Steve PMDX |