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mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« on: October 07, 2017, 11:10:11 AM »
hi

i use mach3 for my cnc mill, i use ACK250 usb card.
is possible configure LPT2 for MPG pendant?

thanks at all.
Re: mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2017, 01:53:24 PM »
Hi,
no. The ACK250 is a motion control device. LTP2 requires Machs parallel port driver which is also a motion control device.
Mach can only have one motion control device active at once.

I'm not familiar with the ACK250. Can you post a manual? Does it have spare inputs? The only pic I've seen of it suggests it might.

Craig
'I enjoy sex at 73.....I live at 71 so its not too far to walk.'
Re: mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2017, 07:03:03 PM »
hi

sorry for my error, not ACK250, AKZ250, leafboy77 motion card.

i would like to connect  standard MPG not USB MPG, but i need alot of input.

AKZ250 have 16 input, i need:
 3 input  for select 1-10-100,
 4 input for X,Y,Z,A
 2 input for Encoder A e B

total 9 input, half board input.
Re: mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2017, 07:23:11 PM »
Hi,
you have enuf inputs why not use them.

There are a couple of ways that you could economise on inputs.

For instance you've got three inputs for 1,10,100. If you had a push button and you pushed it once the machine would cycle to the next level, from 10
to 100 say, push again, from 100 to 1 and so on. It would require only one input not three and be nearly as good.

I notice also that you have 4 inputs to select x,y,z,a. You could reduce that to two inputs say I1 and I2:
I1 and I2 off means x
I1 on and I2 off means y
I1 on and I2 on means z
I1 off and I2 on means a

Still if you have enuf input as is why bother to make things hard?

Craig
'I enjoy sex at 73.....I live at 71 so its not too far to walk.'
Re: mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2017, 04:24:35 AM »
hi

I do not understand "enuf input"?

what is "enuf"?

regards.
Re: mach3 use ACK250 and MPG on LPT2
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2017, 04:36:08 AM »
Hi,
sorry my slang enuf=enough.... so you have plenty of inputs, more than is required.

Craig
'I enjoy sex at 73.....I live at 71 so its not too far to walk.'