8 axis IX-LPT? was Re: Controlling more stepper drivers...

Hoyt,

I am familiar with v.3 and version 4 (with the HAM). Each is only 6
axes, max.(ver. 4 was sold as the "windows" version, AFAIK)

I just looked at the website, and there is no mention of 8 axes in
the IX/XQ windows version...

Could you elaborate on the "8 axis" indexer lpt, please?

Does it just use the p-ports more effectively, or what? (ver 3 and 4
have only 3 status register bits unused; per port. Were some
functions (per axis) removed in the 8 axis version?

Thank you in advance,

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., batwings@i... wrote:
> At 05:34 PM 4/14/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >A post to the Ahha group brought no replies, will try here. I am
looking
> >into an application where I would need to control a minimum of 6
axis,
> >up to 8 axis, in 2 axis pairs and with no more than any 4 axis
needed at
> >any particular time. Ahha will only control 4.
>
> Indexer-LPT will do six axes in DOS ver and 8 axes in Windoze ver.
Very
> nice product, use it daily. You can see some of what this will do
on Belfab
> site, URL in tagline.
>
> Regards, Hoyt
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