Mach 3 G540 Pci card.

[nego_0]

I've searched and searched. What is a good PCI / PCIE Parallel port card for the g540 and Mach 3? I've tested my hardware on an old pc, and all went well. But i am unable to find a good PCI EPP parallel port card for a machine without parallel on the motherboard.

[nego_0]

http://www.siig.com/ViewProduct.aspx?pn=JJ-P01211-S6 Its the only one i found to work with Win 7 64 bit and all other O/S's what dose the community think.

[Torchhead]

If you are running XP any card with a NETMOS chipset works with MACH. There are cheap ones at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...llel+port+card

If you are a "Pioneer" and using Windows 7 then it's not going to be as easy. Most cards don't have drivers yet and those that do I wouldn't trust them.

I have two customers now trying to get ports installed in Windows 7 machines with no luck.

TOM caudle
www.CandCNC.com

[ger21]

Originally Posted by nego_0 http://www.siig.com/ViewProduct.aspx?pn=JJ-P01211-S6 Its the only one i found to work with Win 7 64 bit and all other O/S's what dose the community think.

You can't use the parallel port for step direction with a 64 bit OS.

[nego_0]

Originally Posted by ger21 You can't use the parallel port for step direction with a 64 bit OS.

Is there a reason why?. Is it do to the way bits are flipped in the 64bit os?

[ger21]

Mach3's driver is 32 bit, and won't run on a 64bit OS.

[nego_0]

OH! ok then its back to running xp on a small rig then. I have not seen anything to make me think there will be an update to a 64bit os, so xp here we go! thanks for the replies evryone. I am shocked that a 10$ card works with charge pump.

[ger21]

You can use 32 bit Windows 7.

[nego_0]

I do have win 7 32 around some place. i think the best route at this point is to run 2 OS or have 2 machines. Im tinkering with the idea of building a lcd in a stand with all of the cnc and computer componeents in one small box

[Ezra]

Are you guys talking about "Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English"?

I just got a quote today from Dell for the computer I want to buy to operate my Joes 2006.

If you are talking about the above, should I contact them and tell them I want the 32 version?

Thank You

[Torchhead]

It's your money, but for about $125.00 you can get a refurbished Dell with 3GHZ processor, 1G ram, internal parallel port and XP Pro loaded and ready to run. If you run the PC as suggested as a dedicated controller, optimized, and just running MACH3, that is plenty of horse power. Pretend you are buying a CNC controller not a PC,

Ebay auction ID # 170532955611

Then you can buy your whiz-bang 64 bit, killer PC to do your CAD and CAM work on (or not and save several hundred bucks!)

MACH will NOT run in Windows 64 bit version.

TOM caudle
www.CandCNC.com

[Ezra]

Torchhead,

Thank you!!! I looked at that auction. Do you see anything with that auction that would contradict with the :

Mach3 Minimum Requirements:
32-bit version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Operating System
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Non-integrated Video Card with 32MB RAM
Basic Computer Skills (ability to copy/rename files, browse directories, etc)
Desktop PC (if using the Mach3 Parallel Port Driver - laptops are not supported because the power saving features of the chipsets disrupt the pulse stream, PCMCIA and USB parallel adaptors will *not* work.)

Thanks!!!