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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 Parallel Connection Problem
« on: February 07, 2013, 09:03:35 PM »
Running Mach 3 (Tormach version) on a Tormach 770 Series 3
Using a scratch build controller PC with these specs
MB Asus P5P800
Processor Intel P4 630 LGA775 3.0Ghz
4 ct 1GB Corsair DDR1 400mhz PC3200 (4GB total ram)
120gb SATA3 SSD
PNY Nvidia Quadro FX3000
Win XP home SP2
Configured this PC per the Mach recommendations for a minimal XP install. Ran drivertest.exe and it shows average <4uS timing interrupt variation. No sound, nothing in task bar or startup, no network/internet connection, no other software besides Mach 3.
Connected to the 770 and getting no red "computer" LED on the Tormach control panel. Which means the controller PC is not connecting with the Tormach main control unit.
ran the PCNCconfig program and set the parallel port and the PCNC770M3.xml file
Went into Mach diagnostics. Under "outputs" the "OK signal to Machine" is greyed out.
Checked the parallel connection under XP Device Manager, ECP Printer Port LPT1 properties, driver ok, "this device is working properly".
The parallel cable is supplied by Tormach and the connector pins look good.
Using a scratch build controller PC with these specs
MB Asus P5P800
Processor Intel P4 630 LGA775 3.0Ghz
4 ct 1GB Corsair DDR1 400mhz PC3200 (4GB total ram)
120gb SATA3 SSD
PNY Nvidia Quadro FX3000
Win XP home SP2
Configured this PC per the Mach recommendations for a minimal XP install. Ran drivertest.exe and it shows average <4uS timing interrupt variation. No sound, nothing in task bar or startup, no network/internet connection, no other software besides Mach 3.
Connected to the 770 and getting no red "computer" LED on the Tormach control panel. Which means the controller PC is not connecting with the Tormach main control unit.
ran the PCNCconfig program and set the parallel port and the PCNC770M3.xml file
Went into Mach diagnostics. Under "outputs" the "OK signal to Machine" is greyed out.
Checked the parallel connection under XP Device Manager, ECP Printer Port LPT1 properties, driver ok, "this device is working properly".
The parallel cable is supplied by Tormach and the connector pins look good.