you need 32bit windows 7
mach3 can not control the printer port if you have 64 bit windows
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you need 32bit windows 7
mach3 can not control the printer port if you have 64 bit windows
just checked its win 7 32 bit
This was asked in post #4Quote:
Originally Posted by welshkoiman1962
Then it works!
I'm running Mach3 on Win7 32Bit
How have you confirmed the functionality of your Parallel Port?
mach3 is showing its working on pc but its not moving anything on my cnc
Doesn't matter since he says he is using an UC100.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clive S
Yes but he is not very good at answering questions... anyway, if he is using an UC100, as he said later, then it doesn't matter. So his conclusions are totally wrong, has nothing to do with XP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clive S
ok here we go I bough uc100 tried it mack3 estop was on and I couldn't turn it off as u know if estop wont reset mach3 wont work to move steppers on cnc so I bought a parallel port card it turns off the reset but still nothing works on the cnc BUT if I connect my old pc with xp on it all the same settings as windows 7 it works fine
so the original breakout board works with the old XP PC but not the new windows 7 PC
its possible the W7 PC either not configured correctly or
has a 3.3V output that is too low for the BOB
when you tried the uc100
what state was the green power LED & blue Communication LED ?
inside of a uc100
Attachment 24573
LEDs visible either side of USB connector
Attachment 24574
may be the UC100 plug in is not installed correctly ??
John
so whats the output on my xp and my uc100 is a bogus one thought I ordered a proper one it was sold as a uc100