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General Mach Discussion / Can I connect my stepper motors to the COM port?
« on: April 22, 2006, 04:28:17 PM »
Hi all,
I'm making a CNC laser cutting machine (full size) and I want to connect my Excitron steppers (http://www.excitron.com/servlet/Detail?no=1 ), via CamSoft's Step Motor Control Card ( CS14000 - http://www.cnccontrols.com/motionboards.asp ), to the PC's COM-port.
Q: In Mach3, is it possible to run these steppers via the PC's COM-port?
Why I want to use the COM port is due to cable length limits for the LPT-port. Cables connected to the COM-port can be much longer.
Matts
I'm making a CNC laser cutting machine (full size) and I want to connect my Excitron steppers (http://www.excitron.com/servlet/Detail?no=1 ), via CamSoft's Step Motor Control Card ( CS14000 - http://www.cnccontrols.com/motionboards.asp ), to the PC's COM-port.
Q: In Mach3, is it possible to run these steppers via the PC's COM-port?
Why I want to use the COM port is due to cable length limits for the LPT-port. Cables connected to the COM-port can be much longer.
Matts