Hey, Everybody
I have Win Xp with new pci parallel port card set as LPT1 printer port 0378. In Mach 3 I have set the port 1 address correctly to 0x378.
Port pins to 2 to 7 from the PC, I get 5.06 Volts steady.
In Mach3: X axis, enabled, step pin 0, dir pin 2, dir low active (disabled), step low (disabled), step port 1, dir port 1
Y Axis, same step pin 0, dir pin 3, same
Z axis, same step pin 0, dir pin 4, same
for motor signal check through the parallel port, jogging the motor in x,y,z I still get 5.06 volts. I should get 5 volts in dir only and 0 volts in step but I get a steady 5.06 volts from pins 2-7. I haven't even plugged in the parallel port cable yet.
I speak Airplane all day, speaking CNC I'm in the 2nd grade so go easy please. Later.