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What are these connectors called?
Hey guys,
So I just got an Hy-3040, and it has the now dreaded parallel port. I just bought a PCI card, but I just found out Mach3 doesn't work on 64 bit systems.
I do have an old computer that ran XP, and was even using it a few months back.
Well the hard drive is 15 years old, and there are some bad sectors, and for some reason I'm unable to reinstall XP.
I am currently installing XP on a VM, but I heard that it may not work.
So that brings me here, I really don't want to buy a USB motion controller, I'd rather design my own.
I plan to make a board and upload grbl on it, I am a bit familiar with grbl already as my 3018 uses it.
I would really like to use the cables coming off the motors, but I have no idea what the connectors are called.
https://i.postimg.cc/CK59GrS1/connector.jpg
Does anybody know what these are called?
Much appreciated.
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Re: What are these connectors called?
Looks like a 4 pin microphone plug. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...+plug&_sacat=0
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA
Re: What are these connectors called?
It looks like they might be these: https://www.allelectronics.com/item/...nnector/1.html
Re: What are these connectors called?
You would be talking about XLR Jim, very similar but not the same.
Those are them MP, thanks.
They don't seem to have a name though, thought they were DIN plugs (they were on that link you posted), but they are different.
Edit: Nvm, Jim was right, I thought you meant XLR but they are actually called Microphone plug. Thanks and sorry.
Edit 2: Turns out the correct name for Microphone plug is GX16.
Re: What are these connectors called?
Suggestion....
Try ebay and get a dedicated xp comptuer for cheap there. I've bought several refurbished ones to run machines.
Re: What are these connectors called?
Try your local Craigslist, there are lots of older computers for sale.
1000x750 Workbee CNC - Mach4 - PMDX USB - Windows 10 Pro
Re: What are these connectors called?
I found them under GX16-4 designation.
"-4" being the number of wires
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=GX16-4&i=e...f=nb_sb_noss_2
Re: What are these connectors called?
If the CNC machine has a parallel Port input, you can use grbl by just connecting the wires from an old pp cable directly to the Arduino for grbl. Like I did here
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/gener...-software.html
