Re: Help with French Software.

Actually i was missing a file that sis not get copped to my cnc computer.
Gilles helped me figure that out. Other than some binding in my machne
everything is working great. Now I just need english instructions or learn
to read french.
Thanks,
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Rev. Stanley Lewis, Jr. <salewis@...>
To: <jbailey@...>; <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Help with French Software.


> To those interested...
>
> I've been testing with this software using my own driver boards, timers,
> etc. for about a year now. I haven't made much progress due to a move
> during the process. It is a slick software with the heat
> control/compensation.
>
> I have used other cnc wing cutting software without heat
> control/compensation and that is the reason I switched (plus it is more
> user friendly).
>
> As to the timer issue... It does not need calibrating IF you are using
the
> quartz timer version. The quartz crystal calibrates (stablizes) the timer
> signal. So.... the pc is not "seeing" the timer signal.. That's the good
> news.
>
> Now for the somewhat bad news... I had to actually change motherboards to
> finally get mine to work. According to Gilles, that sometimes is an
issue.
>
> Try the following test procedure to locate the problem.
> First, make sure the timer circuit is working. You can use a small
speaker
> like an old transistor radio earphone (be careful!) or an oscilloscope of
> course. Basically the timer circuit only has four external connections
> (+5vdc, power gnd, signal gnd, and signal). Check at the circuit board,
> then connector, then parallel cable (pc end). If all goes well then
> problem is in PC, somewhere?
>
> Next, download any of the "port monitor" programs. I used
> http://www2.burg-halle.de/~schwenke/parport.html. This software runs in a
> DOS window or standalone to watch the port signals. This was how I found
> out that my PC was not "seeing" the timer signal. If this is the problem
> this start easy like switching parallel port modes, and working up to the
> replace part mode.
>
> Good luck, tell us what you find!
>
> +Stan Lewis