5i25 with PMDX126

Yup, I'm in Aus, 50K's outside Sydney. I am currently using Pathpilot via P/port but started with stock LCNC to get my machine working (a Mechmate with dual X motors) which was tricky at first. The replacement with PathPilot wasn't too bad after I figured out my problems I was having, some of them were brain fade on my part.

Racedirector...do you have LCNC running on your PMDX-126?. I have just hooked mine up and I cant get it to power up correctly. The relay for the machine on the PMDX I can get to pull in but then the power button on LCNC wont work

Can you send me a copy of your hal and ini files please

Sure, I'll dig them out of my machine. Just so you know, I still don't have a 5i25 yet, fully running with a parallel port at the moment and using Pathpilot for the screen.

JT

I am hoping to order at least a 5i25 in the coming week to hook up to my PMDX126 in my attempt to offload some of the processing from my CPU but would like all the inputs and outputs to be available. The PMDX has 2 parallel ports on board and and extra set of inputs and outputs, most of which I used under Mach3 when I used that with an ethernet Smoothstepper. Is it possible to get that happening under the 5i25?

Cheers
Bruce

Should be. The 5i25 has the on board DB25 plus a header for a standard DB25 backplate breakout.

There are other Mesa boards with up to 96 pins, but not in the DB25 format.

racedirector wrote: JT

I am hoping to order at least a 5i25 in the coming week to hook up to my PMDX126 in my attempt to offload some of the processing from my CPU but would like all the inputs and outputs to be available. The PMDX has 2 parallel ports on board and and extra set of inputs and outputs, most of which I used under Mach3 when I used that with an Ethernet Smoothstepper. Is it possible to get that happening under the 5i25?

Cheers
Bruce

The DB25F to IDC26 Cable converts the inside port to a DB25 cable so you can have two parallel port type of cables. I think the 5i25_g540x2.bit firmware is the same as two parallel ports(I'll check).

JT