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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Newbee needs help

« on: August 30, 2010, 03:14:11 PM »

Thanks Jeff,

I just ordered a smooth stepper and LPH26 to DB25 cable adaptor.

Can you tell me what pin settings I should be using in the config for Mach 3?

Phil

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Mach3 under Vista / Newbee needs help

« on: August 28, 2010, 09:13:50 PM »

HI guys,

I can't get Mach 3 to talk to my Zenbot CNC, I am hoping someone out there can help me out. Notably, I am not great with the PC (I am a MAc programmer).

I am using a 3 year old HP Pavilion with an AMD 32 bit processor running Vista. I installed a NetMos PCI parallel card and the most recent Vista driver for it. The best I have managed is an occasional click of the motors when I turn the computer on.

I have installed the memory override. The parallel card is set as port 1, I located the port address and entered that into the pins and ports panel in Mach 3. The only thing I am not certain about are the pin numbers. I also enabled the motor outputs.

One other thing, I have several times copied the license I got from Zenbot into the Mach 3 folder but the program doesn't switch from the demo version.

What am I doing wrong?

Phil

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PCI port card addressing woes

« on: July 10, 2010, 03:35:59 PM »

Hey guys,

I need some help getting my PC to talk with my Zenbot

I have a Moschip PCI card that appears to be communicating with my Zenbot but I can't get Mach 3 to control it.

Zenbot sent me a config file but it won't "take" - I have copied it to the MAch 3 folder but the settings don't change. Zenbot says this happens sometimes and doesn't have a fix. They tired talking me through a manual configuration ubt nothing works.

I can get the head of the CNC machine to move slightly when I change the settings on my PCI card but I wonder of I have the pin settins in Mach 3 wrong.

Can someone tell me what settings they are using?

Phil