RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] configuring computer for DRO

What is the software you are planning on using for your closed loop steppers
and what O/S do you have setup on the computer now? How are you testing the
card? You will not see any reference to the address in the BIOS of the
system upon bootup or in the BIOS setup.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> The latest dilemma in my ongoing Bridgeport to CNC conversion project. I
> have built one of Dan's DRO boards to use with my conversion since the
> motors already have encoders and the closed loop operation sounds like
> the way to go. The problem is that my computer setup does not want to
> recognize the existance of the board in the ISA slot. The computer setup
> is an IBM Thinkpad 166mhz and a docking station to give me the ISA
> slots. The reason for the notebook is -space(lack of) and flying metal
> chips and electronics.
> The ThinkPad seems to want an address assigned to each ISA slot in the
> docking station. It says to refer to the manual for the device that you
> are using. The provided address 544 doesn't seem to be what this
> computer wants to see. I think that I need an IRQ,I/O,DMA,MA. I really
> don't know which of these addresses are needed. Upon reviewing the list
> of system resources for the thinkpad, I noticed that none of the devices
> use all of the addresses (irq,i/o,dma,ma).
> Anyone have any idea what addresses are needed and some suggested
> addresses. I can disable devices and use those addresses but I just
> don't know what I need. I have e-mailed Tom K. but have not heard back
> yet.