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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 09, 2007, 08:43:33 AM »

You mean it should be 5V when I reboot it and toggeling?
So you suggest I buy a new PCI card like this ones: http://www.nextag.com/pci-parallel-port-card/search-html
because mine is probably broken (also because 5.95 ist too much)?
I might ask a friend of mine if he has a card from an older PC.

Another alternative I would like is something like this: http://www.delock.de/produkte/gruppen/Express-Card/Express_Card_to_1x_parallel_66203.html
A express card for my laptop which gives me an parallel port on the laptop. (I've read on the forums that it could be a problem, because these only put out 3V, but my XP comput (on which mach does move the machine) also puts out about 3V, so I don't think the steppercard will have trouble with the 3V)
Do you know if this will work? (laptop is a Dell Inspiron 9400).

Regards

Mathias

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 09, 2007, 05:37:59 AM »

I have removed it from the device manager, rebooted the pc and the LPT gate was back. But mach still did not operate the cnc.
Als checked the 5V during startup: when it is turned on, the plt gate gives 0V untill windows is starting up, when it gives 5V (actually 5.95, but that is not a problem I guess?).
could it be that there is a problem with the program that runs the plt gate, as the windows 2000 is not the original windows 98 that was on the pc?

Mat

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 07, 2007, 02:13:39 PM »

Hello Hank,

I've put the xml files in a .rar file, did not know which one to send you. I've also putted some creenshots in the file for you to see that the PLT gate is correctly selected.
It is in Dutch, but the device manager says that the devices (PLT gate an mach engine) work correct.

Mathias

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 03, 2007, 07:40:46 AM »

I'm only home in the weekends.
I will post the xml file friday or saturday. I'll also check the ports again.

regards

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 02, 2007, 03:00:58 PM »

kept on trying but still doesn't work.

anyone has answers or suggestions?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 02, 2007, 11:21:44 AM »

Port is putting out 5V, but does not respond on changes.
I've also tried this on the working pc with XP on it, and here it reacts on the 3d pin when I move the X axis.
The pc with  windows 2000 does not react on the 3d pin when I move the X-axis. It stays on 5V.
When we first had the pc with windows 98 (the one that has 2000 now) it also had a printer that worked. The printer is gone now so I can't test it anymore.

Regards

Mathias

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General Mach Discussion / mach 3 worked on XP, but won't work on 2000 (older, other pc)

« on: December 02, 2007, 10:37:31 AM »

Hello,

Ik have used the demo of mach 3 a while to do some test with my first cnc made of wood. Now that I know that it works, I am building a second cnc which is more expensive, more accurate,...
I used mach 3 on a pc with windows XP intalled standard on it and it worked fine.

Unfortunately, that pc is needed by someone else, so I am forced to use another one. So it took an old pc with windows 98 standard on it and putted windows 2000 on it.
Mach 3 runs on it after running the "special driver", but it won't move the steppers. The configuration in pins and ports is exactly the same as the pc I had before (the one with XP).
There is nothing wrong with te electronics (I just tested them with the XP pc and worked fine with mach 3).
Already checked the device manager and port is located on 0378.
I like mach 3, it is simple and works well, but I do want it to run on the old computer first before I might purchase the license file in the future.
Can someone help me please?

Thank you

Mathias