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FAQs / Port 1 Pins not lighting

« on: July 26, 2010, 04:22:00 PM »

Please help if you can.

Had to replace computer from a crash and ever since my port 1 pins ( on the diagnostics screen) aren't lighting although my CNC machine works great.
Any thoughts

Al

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General Mach Discussion / Parallel Cable Woes

« on: August 01, 2008, 10:36:22 AM »

New to CNC but managed to get up and running until I went to set up limit switches but before I go there, let me explain that I'm suspicious of the cable I am using and would like to hear what I should be seeing on the Diagnostics screen under Port 1 Pins Current State.

With one so called parallel Cable I get lights 1 2 3 and 5 lit up with the rest off (reading from left to right). My motors turn accurately but when I connect a switch to Pin 10 and to common and press it, it doesn't light up.

So I went to Radio Shack and bought something called a Parallel MS/DOS Interlink Cable and now I get lights 1 thru 8 lit with the rest off but motors won't turn never mind the switches.

Please help.

Al