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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: uirobot on September 13, 2010, 01:58:12 AM

Title: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: uirobot on September 13, 2010, 01:58:12 AM

Someone told me that Mach3 just can work with parallel port stepper driver, is it right?
If I have a stepper controller with RS232 interface or CANBus, how could use Mach3 software? Thanks

Title: Re: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: manmeran on September 13, 2010, 03:06:12 AM

your answer is NO
mach can work with parallel and another hardware( for example :SS or Galil or Kflop ...)


Amir

Title: Re: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: uirobot on September 13, 2010, 04:13:15 AM

Thanks! But how could Mach3 work with XYZ or more than three-axis serveral parallel port drives?

Title: Re: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: manmeran on September 13, 2010, 04:14:28 AM

you can read manual for start.


Amir

Title: Re: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: stirling on September 13, 2010, 06:14:18 AM

Quote from: uirobot on September 13, 2010, 04:13:15 AM

Thanks! But how could Mach3 work with XYZ or more than three-axis serveral parallel port drives?

Only two parallel port pins are needed for each motor driver. A "standard" parallel port has 5 inputs and 13 outputs. More than enough to run 3 motors, spindle on/off, dust exctractor, limit switches, home switches etc.

Title: Re: Can Mach3 work on stepper driver with RS232 interface
Post by: uirobot on April 25, 2011, 05:20:29 AM

With many thanks to Stirling, that's really helpful to me a newbie