Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EMC Parallel port config, please help

Someone recently submitted a patch to EMC that adds configuration of
the parallel port pins via the .ini fine. Expect to see it soon.

On Jun 2, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Lance Hopper wrote:

> Hey,
> I understand what you are saying, but I can't believe it. The EMC
> is very configurable and customizable. I can't believe it doensn't
> let you reconfigure the pinout of the parallel port. I know about the
> different IO schemes like bridgeportio and minimillio etc... but they
> all seem to be setup basically the same. There has got to be a way,
> but
> all the documentation I've read says nothing about it.
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Alan Marconett <KM6VV@a...>
> wrote:
>> Hi Lance,
>>
>> To change pins around, get a RS-232 type patch box, or wire up a short
>> M-F DB25 cable. About all you can do for EMC, I think. I have the
>> same
>> problem, I wired my drivers for the MaxNC pinout, which has step/dir
>> pins the reverse of EMC's.
>>
>> Alan KM6VV
>>
>>
>> Lance Hopper wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> Just got BDI TNG (RH7.2 based) EMC running. Trying to hook it up
>>> to an older stepper motor controller. I need to swap some of my
>>> outputs
>>> in EMC to work with my controller. For example, the direction/step
>>> outputs are opposite of what I need (step/dir). I also
>>> need to map my init (turn power on to motors) to pin 16 and high
>>> power (high/low power for when
>>> motors are at rest) to pin 17 etc... The emc.ini file only has
>>> auxillary
>>> stuff like coolant/spindle etc... I don't see anywhere that you can
>>> change step/dir etc.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>
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