cnc3040t

[A_Camera]

ah that's the problem it is a newer pc with windows 7 but my 3040t will only run on windows xp I just bought a parallel port card but no luck

In that case that's not an XP issue but a driver issue. You have two options, buy a motion controller, or get the right driver for the parallel port card. You must be using 32-bits version of W7 because that's the last one supporting PP card. If you want to use 64-bit version then you must get a motion controller, like UC100 or something similar. A better option is UC400ETH but it is slightly more expensive, and not as plug-and-play as the UC100, which is basically a USB to PP converter, but it is a motion controller, not just a simple converter.

[welshkoiman1962]

I bought a uc100... a parallel port card... but a friend said its not a typical cnc control box think its one of the first only xp will work on it i put the parallel port card in its working fine set up mach3 same as on my xp pc wont work but works fine on xp i got a spare power supply so might get a mana 3 stepper board so i can keep the old pc for when i want to use mach3

[A_Camera]

I bought a uc100... a parallel port card... but a friend said its not a typical cnc control box think its one of the first only xp will work on it i put the parallel port card in its working fine set up mach3 same as on my xp pc wont work but works fine on xp i got a spare power supply so might get a mana 3 stepper board so i can keep the old pc for when i want to use mach3

I am not sure I understand what you are saying. If it is a genuine UC100 then it works with any Windows version and you don't need a parallel port card with it, so if you have a UC100 then I don't understand the problem. What is a "typical CNC control box" according to your friend?

[welshkoiman1962]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2fT5DjhJA its something to do with the parallel port card on my control box

[A_Camera]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2fT5DjhJA its something to do with the parallel port card on my control box

The pictures are pretty bad, but to me it looks like an ordinary BOB. It has NOTHING to do with XP since the PC has no idea about what's on the other side. If you have a UC100 you just plug that in into the PC USB port, install the Mach3 plugin and connect the UC100 to that BOB in the first picture, configure Mach3 the same way as it was in the XP and that's it. There is no parallel port involved at all. Mach3 works on any version of Windows, not only XP. That linked video is talking nonsense if it claims that Mach3 only works with XP. Believe me, I am using Mach3 and have used it with XP, W7 64 bit and now W10 Pro 64-bit. Regarding the connection of UC300 I think you should read the manual, not just watch a video.

[welshkoiman1962]

its showing mach3 is workin but its not communicating with the control box and cnc and its set up the way I got it on my xp pc where it works

[A_Camera]

its showing mach3 is workin but its not communicating with the control box and cnc and its set up the way I got it on my xp pc where it works

For the last time... The problem is NOT that you used XP and now using W7. Period.

If you have a genuine UC100 then it should work. The PC you are using has absolutely no clue about your CNC, there is ZERO communication between Mach3 and the CNC if you use a parallel port and that BOB you showing. Look for the problem somewhere else, your UC100 plugin installation for example. Also be aware of the fact that unless it is GENUINE UC100 you are using, the plugin will not work, and if you bought your UC100 on the eBay outside the official sources then it is likely that it is a fake UC100. Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? CNC Drive is very good at communicating and gives good support for genuine product users. If on the other hand you bought the UC100 on the eBay then there is nothing else to do then throw it in the rubbish bin. No support is given for the pirate products.

By the way, I looked at the fuzzy pictures you posted and it seems like that BOB is only partially completed. Looks as the inputs do not have any screw terminals... are you sure that this is the same BOB as the one which was working before? Where do you have your limit switches connected? Beware that Mach3 will NOT work if you have configured for limit switches and e-Stop and you don't have any installed or have them configured to the wrong logic level. That BOB looks definitely weird to my eyes.