HobbyCNC w/Flashcut

[pmpjohn]

I just bought a homemade cnc router from the builder. It is using a HobbyCNC control board and TurboCNC software. As a non DOS person I was wondering if Flashcut v1.41 would run this board. I have an old Dell P2 PC that I can set up to run Flashcut if it is compatable with the HobbyCNC board. Has anyone done/tried this combo?

John

[Torchhead]

Flashcut port pinouts are radically different than most of the parallel port cards out there (HobbyCNC, Xylotex, etc). The signals are compatable (Step & Dir) but you will have to build a special cable to cross over all of the signals.

It can be done. I recently got one of our Xylotex based drive boxes to drive from a Flashcut pulse card and software. I had to cut a custom PCB to make things work.

TOM CAUDLE
www.CandCNC.com

[pmpjohn]

Thanks Tom,

I do not have the flashcut card only the s/w. Can you recommend any affordable windows based s/w that will run the HobbyCNC board?

John

[mark c]

Mach #
Free untimed demo for 1000 lines of code.
Only $159.00 to buy it and worth every penny of it

[pmpjohn]

Mark,

Thanks, think I will download and give it a spin. The price is certainly fair.

John

[Torchhead]

MACH3:

7000 users can't ALL be wrong (:-)

[Kelinginc]

It goes up to more than 8000 users now. The new release with flash screen is very nice.

Www kelinginc.net

[pmpjohn]

8001 users, I just registered my copy and it is working fine. Thanks for the lead, this is just what I was looking for.

John