Re: Need more inputs - 2nd Parallel port?
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I ran into that exact problem.? The second parallel port card I bought doesn't have a driver for WIN-XP and I don’t want to start ordering all sorts that might or might not work.? ? My USB Smooth stepper borrowed from the CNC router _does_ work and would provide the second port that I will need but it's for the CNC Router.? ? So for the milling machine I have to decide if I want to order an Ethernet USB Smooth Stepper ($180) or just continue to use the dual boot on this PC and use the Ethernet MESA 7i92H ($89) with LinuxCNC. ? At the moment while I'm evaluating and doing the conversion I've stayed with one parallel port cable into the PMDX-126 BoB and use the dual boot to use either system. ? John Dammeyer ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Connelly
Sent: November-27-19 3:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] Need more inputs - 2nd Parallel port?? Go for something like a Smooth Stepper. It will give you the equivalent of 2 parallel ports and is upwardly compatible with later versions of windows so will save you going through all this again when your XP system fails and can’t be replaced. A second parallel port for XP is probably going to need drivers that are hard to get and then hard to get working with Mach software. There are alternatives to Smooth steppers but if you want to use spindle positioning to trigger movement for threading or other purposes then check carefully that they have the features you require. ? Martin C ? Sent from for Windows 10 ?
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