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General Mach Discussion / Setting up remote START, STOP, PAUSE buttons
« on: July 11, 2011, 07:24:58 PM »
I have successfully installed a 2nd PCI LPT card im my computer, running windows XP.
The 2nd LPT cable is connected to the three buttons on my router.
All wiring has been tested as good connections.
In Mach3's diagnostics page I have a 2nd row of green led's indicating the new port's pins.
In the PORTS & PINS page, I have entered the hex address of the port, enabled it, and checked 2-9 as input.
On the INPUT page, I have:
OEMTrigger-1 set to Port #2, Pin #2, Key=<ALT><R> for Start button
OEMTrigger-2 set to Port #2, Pin #3, Key=<ALT><S> for Stop button
OEMTrigger-3 set to Port #2, Pin #4, Key=<SPACE> for Pause button
With these settings, I can see the green led's in the diagnostics page go on/off when the buttons are pressed.
The only problem is they do not actually Start, Stop or Pause the running g-code!
What did I do wrong?
Eric
The 2nd LPT cable is connected to the three buttons on my router.
All wiring has been tested as good connections.
In Mach3's diagnostics page I have a 2nd row of green led's indicating the new port's pins.
In the PORTS & PINS page, I have entered the hex address of the port, enabled it, and checked 2-9 as input.
On the INPUT page, I have:
OEMTrigger-1 set to Port #2, Pin #2, Key=<ALT><R> for Start button
OEMTrigger-2 set to Port #2, Pin #3, Key=<ALT><S> for Stop button
OEMTrigger-3 set to Port #2, Pin #4, Key=<SPACE> for Pause button
With these settings, I can see the green led's in the diagnostics page go on/off when the buttons are pressed.
The only problem is they do not actually Start, Stop or Pause the running g-code!
What did I do wrong?
Eric