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Re: Mysterious CNC Machine

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
I'd recommend LinuxCNC over Mach3. For either you need the pinout if the DB25 connector to determine which pins to set as step and direction for each axis. Shouldn't be too hard to determine.
No issue with the LinuxCNC recommendation but I think Super Tech can provide a Mach3 configuration with the parallel port pinout already considered.

If they start trying to mess around with parallel port details they will get into the weeds with: ECP/EPP/SPP and DMA/interrupt assignments as well depending on the configuration of their PC.