Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: LPT1

>It is my understanding the MachX will not work with a USB to LPT port.
>Jim
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> > Keith,
> >
> > I have no idea whether a USB to LPT converter will provide the
> > required voltage, but you should also consider the software you are
> > planning to use. For example, TurboCNC ONLY runs under pure DOS and
> > unless you have DOS drivers with the USB to LPT connector that will
> > allow you to output to the standard LPT addresses, I bet you will be
> > out of luck. If your software is Windows based as I understand some
> > are (Maybe Mach??), this may not be a concern.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Keith Bucklitch
> > <keith.bucklitch@w...> wrote:
> >> I am interested in the comment that sufficient voltage is
> > available from a
> >> USB port. I was looking to purchase a new laptop the other day to
> > drive my
> >> CNC interface, and was surprised to find that this particular make
> > (Acer)
> >> did not have a parallel port as standard. The salesman tried to
> > sell me a
> >> USB to Parallel converter, but as I was unsure that such a device
> > would put
> >> out sufficient volts, I declined the sale.
> >>
> >> Can you confirm that the voltage from one of these USB-parallel
> > converters
> >> will put out sufficient volts?
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 05:19 08/08/2005, you wrote:
> >>
> >> >In a message dated 8/7/2005 7:31:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> >> >dave_mucha@y... writes:
> >> >
> >> >You can get 5v from the PC if the PC has 5V, but if you have
> > less, that may
> >> >be a problem.<<
> >> >On newer PC's, you can steal 5VDC from a USB port. If you don't
> > have those,
> >> >there is almost-surely an unused "disk-drive power-plug" inside
> > (the white
> >> >things with the red, yellow, and two black wires). The Red wire
> > should be 5
> >> >VDC. The blacks are Gnd. (-ve). The yeller is 12 VDC.
> >> >
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