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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Problem

« on: February 22, 2016, 04:12:22 PM »

So you're telling me USB is slower than lpt. You've got to be kidding me.  They didn't quit supporting lpt because it's better than lpt.  This crap drives me insane.  If I buy what amounts to a $200 USB to lpt adapter it'll supposedly work.  I really don't buy it.   Is there anything besides mach3 out there?  I'd like something designed in the last 15 years please.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Problem

« on: February 22, 2016, 02:25:32 PM »

This sucks, I have already spent money on all this crap twice.  Why on earth can they not get with this century and support USB and 64 bit OS.   I don't even own a computer with a parallel port so outside of spending another $200 on a device to use this old junk is there anything else that can be done. Why it it not as simple as it moving the z axis in the software.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Problem

« on: February 22, 2016, 12:00:25 PM »

reviving an old thread, but is this still the case?  All of my computers are running 64 bit windows and they are either laptops or compact systems and dont have a parallel port so the Mach3 parallel driver wont work.  I'm using this usb motion controller.. http://www.sainsmart.com/sainsmart-4-axis-mach3-usb-cnc-motion-controller-card-interface-breakout-board.html 

Everything else is working perfectly just not my THC, in the diag tab I can see the inputs for thc up/down working but the Z never changes.  There has to be a connection I'm missing, I dont understand what the motion control board has to do with the thc not working.  The software see's the inputs just fine all it has to do is change the Z.