Re: EMC I/O Config

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Ray <rehenry@u...> wrote:
>
>    From: shymu@b...
>
> >Is there a way to config the printer port so I can turn on or off
> >spindle and vac motors.
>
> This is one of those tasks where "seems to me's" don't apply very
well. I
> proposed a similar sort of thing to the emc list a while back and it
turns
> out that the sigs are written to the port as one chunk rather than
as a
> descrete set of pin-directed bits.
> Short answer for now, add a $9.00 ISA parport card and use
bridgeportio or
> if you want to program the card for more specialized tasks use tkio.
>
> HTH
>
> Ray