Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: EMC spindle speed control

On 18 May 2001, at 17:30, Ray wrote:

>
> From: "Marty Escarcega" <escarcega@...>
>
> <bas>
> >Do I read right that these assignments are on the second parallel
> >port? And have something to do with BRIDGEPORTIO?
>
> If you are using steppers rather than the stg card, you will need to
> use a second parport because one is taken up with step and direction
> signals.
>
> Bridgeportio does send it's signals to the parport defined in the IO
> section of the ini. So does tkio. But you could write a Tcl/Tk
> routine that sends them somewhere else. An example of this would be a
> dedicated digital IO card. Another might be a serial port connection
> to a pic, stamp, tiger, etc.
>
> HTH
> Ray

Went over my head a bit with that one Ray. (being an electrician by
trade, not an electronics tech) I understand using the parallel ports,
they are probably the simplest for me to attack. I'm sure as the
learning goes on, I'll get to know this stuff better.

For now, I think I'll go read up on TKIO...

Thanks
Marty