RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PC program to read encoders

Took a bit of work to find but the correct link is:

http://www.lindsayengraving.com/other_interests/dro.html

And he also links here:

http://bellsouthpwp.net/A/r/Arts_home_page/DRO/

There he has debugging info on the LPT port etc.

John Dammeyer


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> Hello everyone:
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> I've been looking for a program that would use a laptop
> PC as a digital readout. I found a free 4 axis program
> with a simple interface circuit. The program and circuit
> is located at http://www.mindspring.com/~wgray1/dro.html
> Everything looks like it should work, but I just can't get

mine

> working. Has anyone else tried this DRO. If it works it

would be a

> great way to add readouts to many devices.
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> Thanks Terry
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