Just a quick note. I think they run a standard mesa card.
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023, 18:22 John Dammeyer, <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Ginger [mailto:rongin...@roadrunner.com] > > > > I would like to try to run PathPilot on my own mill. I now run Mach4, > > but I would like to see how well PathPilot works. > > > > I see I can simply download a copy from the Tormach site. what > > interface board do I need? > > > > What is Tormachs position on this? I know they have to release the code > > because it is based on open source, but do they oppose its use? > > > > thanks > > > > ron ginger > > > > Hi Ron, > Long time. > Have you asked Tormach what kind of interface board they use? I doubt > it's a parallel port. > > My guess is if you use open source LCNC for your system. Spend the > time/money to create a custom user interface for it but don't want everyone > using it you'd likely use a customized piece of hardware as the break out > board. > > However, unlike MACH, the two important files in LCNC are the .INI and > .HAL files. In the Tormach image those two will describe how they talk to > the machine hardware. > > For example I use a MESA 7i92H and for a while had dual boot for WIN-XP > and LCNC to a PMDX-126 break out board. It's Ethernet to the MESA which > emulates two parallel ports onto the PMDX. > > Here's how I documented (for my own needs) the first parallel port with > the DB-25 pins cross referenced to the MESA pins. > > Looking forward to what you find out. > John Dammeyer > > # external I/O signals > # IO Connections for P2 MESA 7i92_PMDX126Ax2D.pin (modified from pin file) > # DBn.m_PMDX_Jn.m I/O Pri.func Sec. func Chan Pin func > Pin Dir System usage > > # P1.1_J6.2 0 IOPort None > (Out) machine-is-enabled (output) > # P1.14_J6.3 1 IOPort PWM 0 PWM > (Out) spindle-vel-cmd-rps PWM (output) > # P1.2_J4.2 2 IOPort StepGen 0 Step/Table1 > (Out) x axis step pulse (output) > # P1.15_J12.9 3 IOPort None > (In) max-x-y-min-z (input) > # P1.3_J4.3 4 IOPort StepGen 0 Dir/Table2 > (Out) x axis dir signal (output) > # P1.16_J6.4 5 IOPort None > (Out) spindle-ccw output (output) > # P1.4_J3.2 6 IOPort StepGen 1 Step/Table1 > (Out) y axis step pulse (output) > # P1.17_J6.5 7 IOPort StepGen 4 Step/Table1 > (Out) Charge Pump frequency (output) > # P1.5_J3.3 8 IOPort StepGen 1 Dir/Table2 > (Out) y axis dir signal (output) > # P1.6_J2.2 9 IOPort StepGen 2 Step/Table1 > (Out) z axis step pulse (output) > # P1.7_J2.3 10 IOPort StepGen 2 Dir/Table2 > (Out) z axis dir signal (output) > # P1.8_J1.2 11 IOPort StepGen 3 Step/Table1 > (Out) a axis step pulse (output) > # P1.9_J1.2 12 IOPort StepGen 3 Dir/Table2 > (Out) a axis dir signal (output) > # P1.10_J13.4 13 IOPort None > (In) estop-external-in (input) > # P1.11_J12.3 14 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-A > (In) min home-x (input) > # P1.12_J12.5 15 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-B > (In) min home-y (input) > # P1.13_J12.7 16 IOPort QCount 0 Quad-IDX > (in) max-home-z (input) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
