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Third party software and hardware support forums. => SmoothStepper USB => Topic started by: GEMCNC on May 20, 2011, 11:35:06 AM
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21 May, 2011.
Dear Smooth Stepper & Mach 3 Forum,
Can anyone explain to me, why my standard USB PC JoyStick works with my Breakout Board when connected directly to the Parallel Port using the standard "JoyStick Plug-in Art-Fenerty Ver. 1.0a - JoyStick.dll", but when I drive the same Breakout Board through the Smooth Stepper, the standard USB PC JoyStick fails to respond !
I have tried it numerous times, but I constantly get the same result each time !
Does it have anything to do with the XP Windows Environment, or is it related to the firmware of the Smooth Stepper, or some setting that I have overlooked ?
Any thoughts and/or suggestions ?
Regards
GEMCNC.
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I must have incorrectly mis-spelt my search request on "USB JOYSTICK AND SMOOTH STEPPER" as I initially did not get back any previous posts similar to my problem !
The following posts might help others with the same USB JoyStick and Smooth Stepper problem !
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,12325.0.html
and
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16140.0.html
I will try the above suggested USB JoyStick Plug-Ins and report my findings !
Regards.
GEMCNC.
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After looking at the two above posts I found that the following post providing the necessary documentation, plugins and macros supplied by Joakim Hjort (User Area51) fixed my Generic USB Joystick problem !
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16140.0.html
Well presented and detailed documentation !
Thank you Joakim Hjort (User Area51) !
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Hi GEMCNC.
I am very happy to hear it solved your problems with SmoothStepper :)
Please use the latest JoyPad plug in version 2.0 as it has a lot of improvements over the older JoyPad / GamePad / Joystick plug in and are much easier to use (link to download):
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,17385.0.html (http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,17385.0.html)
It is totally free! and includes a detailed User Manual, explaining the installation and usage.
Note: Version 1.0 has no support for SmoothStepper, only Parallel Port (PP).
- Joakim