Hello John, Thanks for your link. It looks very useful, although I'll need to read it again.
I'm still scratching my head over this, but thank you to you and everyone else who replied, for your assistance to my query :). Cheers, Alex. On 19/6/13 at 8:43 PM, [email protected] (John Alexander Stewart) wrote: > Alex; > > ON my Intel-based 5i25 based mill, I have a Mesa 5I25 driving a Gecko G540, > and a parallel port-based pendant on the old motherboard LPT port. > > I did have to set up the lpt port with a little program, > > here: > http://cnc-for-model-engineers.blogspot.ca/2013/01/intel-motherboards-and-parallel-port.html > > that makes the port work well with the pendant. > > I really like the way the whole system went together. > > Email back, of course, if you want more information. > > John A. Stewart > > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Alexander Newman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Thanks, Marius. I'll porbably go for the Mesa card, per my previous two > > replies. > > > > Cheers, > > Alex. > > > > On 19/6/13 at 3:37 PM, [email protected] (Marius Liebenberg) wrote: > > > > > I use the MW with the on board port and any old PCI LPT. As long as the > > > LPT can do EPP mode it should be OK. > > > > > > On 2013/06/19 07:06 AM, Alexander Newman wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > I am currently constructing a CNC box (well, I've been at it for > > > > over a year now) which is in the final stages of completion. > > > > > > > > The box contains an Intel D525MW mobo, a SoundLogic "combo" > > > > breakout board, a PMDX-135-20 power board and four Gecko 203V > > > > drives. I recently got a 4-axis pendant (ISSMM1468) and am > > > > wanting to install it. The D525MW only has one lpt port, and one > > > > PCI slot. The best bet would seem to be to install a > > > > port-remappable twin parport PCI card of some sort so that I can > > > > run both the BoB and the pendant off the PCI bus. > > > > > > > > So far I have found three options: > > > > > > > > 1. Mesa 5126 "superport"; > > > > > > > > 2. This twin port item > > > > here<http://oceancontrols.com.au/COV-301.html> which is OOS and > > > > possibly unavailable; > > > > > > > > 3. This single port card here > > > > <http://www.sunix.com/sppd.php?cid=1&kid=16&gid=63&pid=1026> > > > > which Sunix claim is remappable - but only under DOS(!). > > > > > > > > Has anyone go any suggestions for a twin paraport remappable lpt > > > > card that will be remappable under Ubuntu *and* is available - > > > > and works well? The Mesa card seems to be the best fit but I'm > > > > uncertain what I should use between it and the pendant. > > > > > > > > Your sincerely, > > > > Alex. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
