Re: Linux vs. DOS

Dan,

I was too impatient to wait and find parts, so I hacked up a parallel cable
and got it running last night. I will probably end up doing some type of
breakout box so I don't have to climb up on my bench to change the cable on
the computer.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Mauch <dmauch@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux vs. DOS


> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>
> Tim I have bought some of those rs232 breakout boxes and reconfigured the
> pins for various customers. It will alow you to keep your current parallel
> port cable and save you from fighting the process of making up a new
cable.
> I think you can buy them at radio shack for $8-9 or at other places for
> $4-5.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux vs. DOS
>
>
> >From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >
> >>
> >> From: "Matt Shaver" <mshaver@...>
> >> Gee, I didn't know you had hardware. I thought you were just checking
out
> >> the GUI. This is great!
> >>
> >
> >I am running a Shoptask machine with some Superior 550 in/oz bi-polar
> >steppers on each axis. I use one of Dan Mauch's 5 amp controllers and
power
> >the CNC stuff from a 24 VDC 20 amp surplus power supply. I have been
> running
> >it from DeskNC DOS version. I also have DeskNC Win95 , DanCAD, and
Stepster
> >all set up on the system just to see what I like. Of the group of
software
> >products DeskNC DOS seems to be the most stable.
> >
> >I became interested in a program that would provide G42 offset support as
> >the Vector (the CAD/CAM product I am using) is designed to output it's
> >G-code using offsets. So, with all the software I currently have I must
go
> >in and manually draw offset paths and then remove the G42 and G40 command
> >from the code. A big pain, but workable. I was considering MaxNC, but
with
> >all the talk about EMC on this list I though I would give it a try
before
> >shelling out some more $$$ for this hobby.
> >
> >> Sorry, my fault there I'm afraid.
> >>
> >
> >Not a big deal. Without your help I still would have been mucking around
> >trying to get the real time patch in place.
> >
> >>
> >> Well, there are of course two approaches to this. One of them involves
a
> >> soldering iron... I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the
imagination,
> >> and I don't think this is in the .ini file. Give me a little while to
dig
> >> through the EMC source directories here and I'll get back to you. I
just
> >> cooked some burgers on the grill, and I'm going to eat a few and think
> >> about this. It's probably in some file called parport.h or stepper.c,
or
> >> something like that. I can imagine it involves some changes that we can
> do
> >> without involving the software folks such as just changing a few
numbers.
> >
> >I would very much prefer if we can find a way to get it reconfigured in
the
> >software as all the other programs I have installed are configured for
this
> >particular setup. This particular configuration is what is specified for
> >DanCAD which to my taste is better documented in how to interface the
> >controller to the parallel port than any of the other software I have
seen.
> >
> >
> >> Amazin', ain't it.
> >>
> >
> >I'll agree with that.
> >
> >Time for me to cook some burgers now. I'll check back to see if you found
> >anything on setting up the parallel port.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tim
> >[Denver, CO]
> >
> >
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