Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Indexer LPT

> Not so, Art. The dongle only goes on one parallel port, while you
> can output signals over up to 3 ports. Even before requiring the
> dongle for the windows versions, I-LPT could do 90K PPS, or so.

Wow, Amazing. Tell me something, does the system clock still stop? Sounds
like they did a fine job.

Art
Master5 Software
http://users.andara.com/~fenerty/master.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Guillermo" <carlos@...>
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Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 10:48 AM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Indexer LPT


> Not so, Art. The dongle only goes on one parallel port, while you
> can output signals over up to 3 ports. Even before requiring the
> dongle for the windows versions, I-LPT could do 90K PPS, or so.
>
> I've got it and the windows g-code frontend, which I will be using
> as soon as I have time to get my hands dirty.
>
> Carlos Guillermo
> VERVE Engineering & Design
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Fenerty [mailto:fenerty@...]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:32 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Indexer LPT
>
> Ballendo:
>
> Ahhh, I think the Hardware assist module is a black box timer.
> It is
> really what I was curious about. 90,000 PPS from windows seemed an
> fantastic
> accomplishment and I was very curious about how it was done. I
> think the
> Dongle is the answer, it is probably like the rutex box, a pulse
> timer.
>
> Thanks, your a fountain of information,
> Art
> Master5 Software
> http://users.andara.com/~fenerty/master.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ballendo" <ballendo@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:20 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Indexer LPT
>
>
> > Art,
> >
> > It works well. I've posted a review at least a few times in the
> past;
> > one relatively recently.
> >
> > Win version Has a "hardware assist module" (read dongle, at
> least in
> > size/appearance, but don't know what might be contained inside).
> The
> > major disadvantage is poor, IMO usage of the p-port. Also older
> > versions had limited queue (read lookahead) and IMO, poor queue
> > management (cutters would stop traverse in the middle of cuts)
> No b/l
> > comp. inherant, tho' I've heard some have added it and leadscrew
> > comp.
> >
> > IndexerLPT was used by digital tool (pittsburgh,PA out of
> businees
> > now) on hundreds of routers sold in the early 90's. Crawford
> millwork
> > (I'd like to know what happened to them.) in TX wrote a very
> nice dos
> > front end for it called "tool", sold as a retrofit to the
> Digital
> > tool users, since DT used ix only in the most basic way, and
> didn't
> > let their users know its full power.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Ballendo
> >
>
>
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