On 12-11-26 05:09 PM, Ralph Stirling wrote: > LinuxCNC works fine with the parallel port(s) already > in your PC. It will take G-code and send step & direction > pulses through the existing parallel ports (LPT ports) to > the existing stepper motor drives to turn the existing > motors on your router. You would only need to replace > your parallel port hardware if you need higher velocities > than software step generation can deliver. If that is the > case, an $80 board from Mesa Electronics would replace > your lpt port and provide hardware step generation for > LinuxCNC. > > -- Ralph > ________________________________________ > From: Allen [g...@nidaho.net] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:02 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me > > > That's good news! > I knew it was by no means the latest or greatest. > > So if I used LinuxCNC on the PC hard drive, a CAD/CAM program sending G > code to it, > and the Indexer LPT would be dumped. (I'm just guessing here) > > What kind of connections would be used to go from the PC to the "Eternal > Hardware"? > (Assuming LPT boards aren't used). > > Allen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single > web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, > SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. > Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > Excellent!!
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