Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Indexer LPT

To my knowledge, The Dongle has nothing to do with Indexers Motion. Only as a
security device to keep from many copies being used for the price of one. Older
version did not have it.

CL

Art Fenerty wrote:

> 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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ballendo" <ballendo@...>
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> 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
> >
> > P.S. need more, contact me offlist. Have both the dos and win ver.
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Art Fenerty" <fenerty@h...> wrote:
> > > Hi All:
> > >
> > > I was just reading the Indexer LPT site. Does anyone here have
> > experience with it. Is it a software only solution which runs at
> > 90,000 pulses per second? How do you find it runs? How is it's
> > constant velocity contouring?
> > > Is it a driver that loads prior to windows? Sounds like a great
> > solution, I'd like to hear about its performance if anyone has driven
> > it.
> > >
> > > Art
> > > Master5 Software
> > > http://users.andara.com/~fenerty/master.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
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