Re: Mach3 on computer with Parallel port & windows 10.
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When first setting up my milling machine I dual booted my PC between WIN-XP and LinuxCNC.? Tested things with both Linux and the PC using either the parallel port or the USB SmoothStepper which I borrowed from my CNC router running… you guessed it WIN-XP. Eventually I went with LinuxCNC since the MESA 7i92H with Linux gave me more possibilities with CAN bus networking. ? In both cases, the CNC router and Mill I’m using the PMDX-125 on the router and PMDX-126 on the mill.??? The PMDX-125/6 has a nice clean interface into the SmoothSteppers. ? I was finally forced into WIN-10 last spring but given a choice I’d still use it rather than WIN-10.?? So I agree with the other replies on this subject.? ? No real need to run WIN-10. John ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: November 26, 2023 8:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] Mach3 on computer with Parallel port & windows 10.? XP may be obsolete, but it was working just fine before your old PC died.? If you’re only going to run Mach3 on the new one (and you should be) what exactly is Win10 going to give you? ? I run Win7 & Mach3 on an old Dell, works fine.? I don’t use that machine for anything else. ? Tony ? ? Hey Steve, if I go the route of the ucc-100 dongle, is there any other changes I need to make or be aware of. I’m loudly like to stay with windows 10 if possible, just for the fact XP & 7 are obsolete already & 10 have a little more support left in it. I found this on amazon… Attachments:
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