Drivers operating in erratic way

[Doddy]

The UC100 is not a connector converter, it is a motion controller, similar to the UC300/400 that you recommend.

[John11668]

I understand too that it is needed to make Mach3 work on a 64 bit processor. Mach 3 was ok on 32 bit machines but 64 bit machines needed them.
Or is someone going to tell me different?
This machine actually does have a parallel port if anyone can tell me how to make it work

[dazp1976]

I understand too that it is needed to make Mach3 work on a 64 bit processor. Mach 3 was ok on 32 bit machines but 64 bit machines needed them.
Or is someone going to tell me different?
This machine actually does have a parallel port if anyone can tell me how to make it work

I always thought that the 64bit processor count doesn't matter as it is backward compatible to 32bit. So a 32 bit OS can be installed with no issues. The difference is the ram usage allowance.
https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-32-...rs-performance

[John11668]

Being honest Daz I dont really understand the ins and outs.
I was advised by a chap I met at the Alexander palace model show( member of the society of experimental engineers and I understand he was their CNC guru) that in order to run Mach 3 on a 64 bit machine I needed a UC100 . It would not drive even a single stepper when I first tried .
I took his advice and it then worked.
Same gentleman guided me here so his advice seems sound enough.
He may well be reading this thread !

[the great waldo]

Hi John
Just a thought , have you tried registering from a smart phone ? Or set up a gmail account.

Cheers
Andrew

[John11668]

Hi Andrew
I am in touch with Balazs via the CNCdrive page and he tells me the software is not recognising a video card which is adequate for the software ,
Unfortunately it is a Dell machine , and the Video card is integral on the motherboard .
In such circumstances I am not sure whether I can add a better video card into one of the card slots and let it find its own driver , or whether I am stuck with what is there .

[dazp1976]

Hi Andrew
I am in touch with Balazs via the CNCdrive page and he tells me the software is not recognising a video card which is adequate for the software ,
Unfortunately it is a Dell machine , and the Video card is integral on the motherboard .
In such circumstances I am not sure whether I can add a better video card into one of the card slots and let it find its own driver , or whether I am stuck with what is there .

Laptop or desktop?
Most laptops can't have one added.
Most desktops can.
My Dell desktop is a 780 and has a PCI express port. I added a Radeon 7470 to it (low profile).
Have a look at the spec of your machine to see if it mentions internal PCI ports.

[John11668]

Hi John
Just a thought , have you tried registering from a smart phone ? Or set up a gmail account.

Cheers
Andrew

So many options Andrew .. Will maybe give it a go

[Neale]

Being honest Daz I dont really understand the ins and outs.
I was advised by a chap I met at the Alexander palace model show( member of the society of experimental engineers and I understand he was their CNC guru) that in order to run Mach 3 on a 64 bit machine I needed a UC100 . It would not drive even a single stepper when I first tried .
I took his advice and it then worked.
Same gentleman guided me here so his advice seems sound enough.
He may well be reading this thread !

Probably me, although "guru" is putting it a bit strong. Sorry I can't help with UCCNC issues as I have never used it for real, just had a look at the demo version. I have had graphics card issues myself, although installing the latest graphics driver helped the last time this happened. Glad you found this site - great source of help and sounds as if someone is now guiding you.

[John11668]

Hi Neale , and nice to hear from you again. Sorry if you feel that guru is too strong a term (I did not set out to cause embarrassment) but your colleagues on the stand on that day clearly felt you were their specialist , and therefore the man to advise me . I certainly appreciated your advice . Thanks again

While UCCNC will be an interesting sideline for me, the urgency has abated due to the fact that Mach 3 seems to be working for me at the moment.
I still do not fully understand why but I suspect that the quality of Kit was my main Issue, so am keen to explore that topic
I can see that this thread has now run its course, so maybe i need to start a new one for advice on which kit will give me a robust control system .