Re: 'step and direction' motor driver

thanks alan,

that'll get me started. I think my main problem will be
bending visual basic around to what might work.

for now, I just hope to make the motor move a little bit..

>
> Good luck with your project!
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
>
> "rdenn25 " wrote:
> >
> > OK,
> >
> > what does this mean, exactly?
> >
> > if I want to move the X axis motor,
> > what do I do with pin 2 and pin 3 on
> > the parallel port
> >
> > Do you you set the direction pin then
> > pulse the step pin on and off?
> >
> > I want to write a snippet of code to move
> > the X axis of a cnc mill a small distance
> >
> > I'm using visual basic 6, and I have found the
> > DLportIO dll to control the parallel port, but
> > I'm not sure what to do with the pins? Do you set
> > one and pulse the other, pulse them both, what?
> >
> > thanks for any help...