CNC: Velox VR 2525 (parallel port, Vista 32)
Note: Velox CNC appears to have gone out of business. They just have a zombie website running with disconnected phone numbers.
My issue: I can't energize the relays powering the stepper motors and spindle.
I have had success with the following:
• Installed Vista 32 bit
• Installed Rosewill PCI Card (5V TTL, verified with DMM) and RC-302 Driver
• I can load the controller box’s xml file provided by vendor (during their precovid days)
• I have copied the .dat file in the C:/Mach3 folder (I guess this is the license)
• Eliminated “External E-Stop Requested” by switching to enable high
• Trigger X, Y, Z Home switch and see Mach3 detects the switch (in Diagnostics screen)
I’m guessing the xml file provided by the vendor has the stepper motor pin/port mapping. I copied that xml file in the C:/Mach3 folder and Mach3 detects it and loads it as profile.
Problem is, when I jog X,Y,Z or try to turn my spindle on I get no response. I checked the voltage on the relays that enable the spindle and the motor drivers and they are not active.
Would I need to know from Velox which pin(s) and logic activate the spindle and stepper motor relays?
Any guidance is appreciated.
If this is hopeless, I’m thinking of purchasing three of:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PQ5KNKR?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_GJN1AG8WFR1PPGRG8ERTAnd a new controller:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFTRTBC?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_QSMMW2F3FT1QFZYND2QN