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Mach3 under Vista / Re: 3020T and Win10 64 bit

« on: April 01, 2015, 05:47:33 PM »

No progress will ever be made.

Maybe not but that doesn't mean progress can't be made, I have looked at win 7, 8 and 10, the parport.dll is still in the system32/drivers directory and can be utilised in both 32 and 64 bit versions.

It is simply that someone is either to lazy or belligerent to do so or maybe the powers that be want to force us into buying more equipment.

Yes parallel and serial are old and outdated by usb, power over ethernet etc, and yes software has to be updated but that doesn't mean they can't be used any more.

To enable the parallel port in win 7, 8 and 10, 32 & 64 bit systems a simple command to turn on the service is all that is required.

Open a command prompt in admin mode and type "sc config Parport start= auto" push enter and reboot, your port is now active.

This tells the Service commander to swith parport on with every boot of the machine, I have tested this today on all these systems and it works, the pins are able to toggle with no issues.

Now all we need is a suitable driver?

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: 3020T and Win10 64 bit

« on: March 30, 2015, 05:06:38 PM »

Thanks for the prompt replies, I have been doing some research and discovered as you have said.
Win10 is hitting the shelves and soon.
I can't be the only one who will need to use it and a cnc on the same bench.
Back to Linuxcnc then, I'll drop by occasionally and see if any progress has been made.

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Mach3 under Vista / 3020T and Win10 64 bit

« on: March 30, 2015, 12:35:37 PM »

Here's a challenge for you brainy people.
I have a Chinese 3020T works perfectly via parallel port in EMC2 and Mach3 in win 7.
Now the poser? How do I get it to work on Win10 x 64.
Software is installed and dro shows movement but no go.
Same config as win7 which did work, I am at a loss to know what to do next.
Any help much appreciated thanks.