thanks for your help i will try a different computer the motors would just hum
so this makes sense thanks
rick
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 22
> Jul 2008 17:49:20 -0700> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] aio-500> > On Wed,
> 2008-07-23 at 00:18 +0000, rick dell wrote:> > yes the link you sent me is
> the correct item. the computer i am> > trying to use is an old compaq laptop.
> as far as my configuration goes> > i am lost, i set it up according to there
> directions on the program> > they suggest to use but have not configured it
> correctly ( or even> > close for emc) which is the program i really want to
> use. any help is> > appreciated> > > > rick> > Laptops can have a number of
> problems with EMC2. See:> >
> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Hardware_Requirements>
> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Latency-Test> > Some don't work
> well with the real-time kernel. Some laptops and> motherboard parallel ports
> have 3 Volt outputs or drivers that don't> have enough power to drive some
> motor board inputs. I would suggest> trying to find a free or nearly free
> desktop computer and use a PCI> parallel port. The PCI cards seem to have
> better output drivers and if> you blow one up you are only out ~$16.> >
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815166007> > You may
> want to start with EMC2 straight away because I don't think what> you might
> learn from another software program will apply to EMC2. There> is a Stepconf
> wizard or utility that will do allot of the setup for you.> >
> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//config_stepconf.html> > If needed, you
> can manually edit the configuration files to work out any> details.> > -- >
> Kirk Wallace (California, USA> http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ >
> Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe,> Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now,> Zubal
> lathe conversion pending> Craftsman AA 109 restoration> Shizuoka ST-N/EMC
> CNC)> > >
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