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Mach3 under Vista / Mach 3 and STDR-4C HELP PLEASE

« on: June 06, 2016, 11:54:20 AM »

Hello.  First time poster here.  I recently finished building my cnc router and now Im at the lets test it out and see what i need to do to work the bugs out.  Im running Windows 7 32 bit, my motor controller is STDR 4C,  Im using the the parallel port on the computer to link the computer to the motor control.  The cable to link the two is about 5 feet long.  It is actually two cables, one male to female and one male to male. I downloaded the Mach 3 and went by the instructions and Im able to tinker around with the software.  The emergency stop does flash, when i press the reset, "Emergency mode active" scrolls across and "external Estop is requested" is at the bottom of the screen.  On the diagnostic page, 5 green lights on the Port 1 pins state are one, rest are off.  Any suggestions on getting this resolved and getting this to get my motors to move.