Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko power requirements

Hey Doug~!

From: "Doug Fortune" <pentam@...>

> If you use a Gecko 201 or 320 you need +5V from
> somewhere (the Gecko 210 or 340 can operate using GND
> only).

This seems to be where some of my confusion is coming from.
I have Gecko 210s.
What does "operate using GND only" mean?

> The parallel port does not have +5V available, but
> you can inject +5V into the parallel cable using a
> suitable card (such as my pBreak parallel port breakout
> board), using one of the redundant line 18-25 GND
> lines at the computer end. In this case, line 25 is
> arbitrarily reserved for +5V, and this allows you
> access to +5V at the equipment end.

Ahhh...okay.

> See my webpage (or Tim's Parallel Port info page)
> for a graphic of the possibilities.

Okeydoke.

Weyland