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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Getting up and running in Vista
« on: June 27, 2011, 09:58:43 AM »
Thanks, Tweakie! I finally got my DSP pendant software loaded into the Windows XP SP2 computer (after requesting an English update from the supplier, which they quickly furnished). I still have no idea how to run the machine from the pendant, because the PDF manual is an English translation by the Chinese, and you know how that goes. My XP computer (DELL) has a couple of USB ports (to which the DSP pendant can be attached) as well as a parallel port. There is, of course, a special cable (50 pin) for pendant-to-machine connection, and a USB port on the pendant for loading G-code through the pendant into the CNC. I believe that short G-code files can also be loaded into the pendant (128MB storage capacity) from the computer, which apparently can be used to run a short program directly without a flash drive attached. I am really only guessing here, because the instruction manual gives very little information... certainly no step-by-step instruction for a newbie. I wonder if you can tell me where I might find an English DSP manual for it, or perhaps direct me to a source for such assistance. I'm still a long way from using Mach3 ! Any suggestions appreciated very much. And I like the Winston Churchill quote... I live by it. Lazybear