Hello Everyone I'm a New Member from South Louisiana

[paulus.v]

Hello Teepaco and welcome to the forum!

The ethernet boards are "connected" to Mach3 through a plugin. And the programmer of that board/plugin had chosen what mach3 pin and port corresponds to each input/output on that board. Whatever numbers they wanted, there are no rules. You need the documentation from your ethernet board manufacturer regarding ports and pins.

[Teepaco]

Hello Teepaco and welcome to the forum!

The ethernet boards are "connected" to Mach3 through a plugin. And the programmer of that board/plugin had chosen what mach3 pin and port corresponds to each input/output on that board. Whatever numbers they wanted, there are no rules. You need the documentation from your ethernet board manufacturer regarding ports and pins.

Thanks paulus.v for the responds. That is what I needed to know. Will give them a call tomorrow.

Thanks again

[routerdriver]

I can sympathise with the challenge you face.I recently managed to get my much more basic machine running and along the way had to grasp several new concepts.I am a little surprised that you didn't just download LinuxCNC and try running it from a live DVD.You might still find it worth a try as it will run with Mesa cards and give you all the control features you were hoping to get.By running a live DVD you aren't making any changes to your computer and you might be pleasantly surprised.I got through the process for my stepper based system with a parallel port,so can't really comment on the way to deal with an ethernet based system.I do fully understand the exasperation along the way and can assure you that when the machine finally produces the part you were wanting,the satisfaction is immense.Good luck with the rest of the project.