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General Mach Discussion / Parallel/USB ports configuration query
« on: November 07, 2014, 08:21:11 PM »
I need to know if my ports and cables setup is OK for use with Mach 3.
I'm using:
Desktop PC with Windows XP. Has a parallel port on the back.
Infotec CNC router.
On the back of my CNC router I have a control box which features on the side a single USB type B port – square and small in size.
Is it possible to use a cable that will connect from the parallel port on my PC to this USB type B port on the CNC router? A cable called a parallel to USB reverse adapter looks like it would fit but would it work for Mach 3?
Another option – maybe - would be to fit an adapter straight into the parallel port and then plug a normal USB cable into the adapter. Not sure if such an adapter exists and if it would work.
Ideally I want to fit a single cable direct from my PC into the CNC router.
Any advice will be appreciated.
I'm using:
Desktop PC with Windows XP. Has a parallel port on the back.
Infotec CNC router.
On the back of my CNC router I have a control box which features on the side a single USB type B port – square and small in size.
Is it possible to use a cable that will connect from the parallel port on my PC to this USB type B port on the CNC router? A cable called a parallel to USB reverse adapter looks like it would fit but would it work for Mach 3?
Another option – maybe - would be to fit an adapter straight into the parallel port and then plug a normal USB cable into the adapter. Not sure if such an adapter exists and if it would work.
Ideally I want to fit a single cable direct from my PC into the CNC router.
Any advice will be appreciated.