running mach 3 with a usb to parallel adapter

[Kendrick57]

Well it's arrived I set it up followed all the instructions still nothing works

[paulus.v]

Well it's arrived I set it up followed all the instructions still nothing works

Have you set the port number in Mach3 Ports and Pins configuration? I remember when I first tried to get Mach3 working I forgot to set the port and by default it is 0.

[Kendrick57]

Is there a setup guide to interface mach3 to the uc100

[paulus.v]

Is there a setup guide to interface mach3 to the uc100

It you followed the UC100 setup guide and have both leds lighting continuous, then the rest is to configure mach3 to communicate with your machine, setup ports and pins, motor tuning, etc. Probably your cnc came with a mach3 profile file which you need to load.

[Kendrick57]

I've done it almost.
i can move the spindle when I remember to set the jog buton on the only things left are to set home points and get the spindle to spin under computer control.
kendrick

[Kendrick57]

I am watching videos on how to find limits and home points,so by the end of that I should have that one covered.
spindle controll is my final setting up problem. The black box that came with the Cnc has a spindle speed control pad on it, is this enough or do I have to have the spindle speed computer controlled?
kendrick

[EddyCurrent]

The black box that came with the Cnc has a spindle speed control pad on it, is this enough or do I have to have the spindle speed computer controlled?
kendrick

There's nothing wrong with manual speed control on a machine that size. Do you know if it's got the hardware to make speed controllable from software ?