I have a Chinese parallel port board and I can't get the Y1 axis to be a slave t

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14 Jan 2026 14:37 #341367 by Lopez
I have a Chinese parallel port board and I can't get the Y1 axis to be a slave to the Y2 axis for portigo on a plasma CNC machine. I'll pay for the help.

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14 Jan 2026 16:07 #341375 by PCW
Which parallel port breakout?

Can you post your hal/ini files?
 

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15 Jan 2026 14:03 #341426 by Lopez

Publicación de PCW=341375 ID de usuario=481¿Qué puerto paralelo se ha desconectado?

¿Puedes compartir tus jarchivos hal/ini? 

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15 Jan 2026 14:11 #341427 by Lopez
Thank you so much for your reply, friend. I'd like to know if you have any contacts I could reach if I need help. I'm from Paraguay, and your help would be invaluable. Thanks again, friend.
# Generado por stepconf 1.1 en Thu Jan 15 10:49:41 2026
# Si realiza cambios en este archivo, serán
# sobrescrito cuando ejecuta stepconf nuevamente
loadrt [KINS]KINEMATICS
loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT base_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]BASE_PERIOD servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD num_joints=[KINS]JOINTS num_spindles=[TRAJ]SPINDLES
loadrt hal_parport cfg="0 out"
setp parport.0.reset-time 5000
loadrt stepgen step_type=0,0,0,0
loadrt plasmac

addf parport.0.read base-thread
addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread
addf parport.0.write base-thread
addf parport.0.reset base-thread

addf stepgen.capture-position servo-thread
addf motion-command-handler servo-thread
addf motion-controller servo-thread
addf plasmac servo-thread
addf stepgen.update-freq servo-thread

# ---PLASMA INPUT DEBOUNCE---
loadrt dbounce names=db_breakaway,db_float,db_ohmic,db_arc-ok
addf db_float servo-thread
addf db_ohmic servo-thread
addf db_breakaway servo-thread
addf db_arc-ok servo-thread

# ---JOINT ASSOCIATED WITH THE Z AXIS---
net plasmac:axis-position joint.2.pos-fb => plasmac.axis-z-position

# ---PLASMA INPUTS---
# ---all modes---
net plasmac:float-switch => db_float.in
net plasmac:breakaway => db_breakaway.in
net plasmac:ohmic-probe => db_ohmic.in
net plasmac:ohmic-sense-in => plasmac.ohmic-sense-in
# ---modes 0 & 1
net plasmac:arc-voltage-in => plasmac.arc-voltage-in
# ---modes 1 & 2
net plasmac:arc-ok-in => db_arc-ok.in
# ---mode 2
net plasmac:move-up => plasmac.move-up
net plasmac:move-down => plasmac.move-down

# ---PLASMA OUTPUTS---
# ---all modes---
net plasmac:ohmic-enable <= plasmac.ohmic-enable
net plasmac:scribe-arm <= plasmac.scribe-arm
net plasmac:scribe-on <= plasmac.scribe-on

net xstep => parport.0.pin-02-out
setp parport.0.pin-02-out-reset 1
net xdir => parport.0.pin-03-out
net ystep => parport.0.pin-04-out
setp parport.0.pin-04-out-reset 1
net ydir => parport.0.pin-05-out
net zstep => parport.0.pin-06-out
setp parport.0.pin-06-out-reset 1
net zdir => parport.0.pin-07-out
net y2step => parport.0.pin-08-out
setp parport.0.pin-08-out-reset 1
net y2dir => parport.0.pin-09-out
#qtplasmac doesn't use a spindle: net spindle-cw => parport.0.pin-14-out
#qtplasmac doesn't use a spindle: net spindle-pwm => parport.0.pin-16-out
net xenable => parport.0.pin-17-out
net estop-ext <= parport.0.pin-10-in

setp stepgen.0.position-scale [JOINT_0]SCALE
setp stepgen.0.steplen 1
setp stepgen.0.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.0.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.0.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.0.maxaccel [JOINT_0]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net xpos-cmd joint.0.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.0.position-cmd
net xpos-fb stepgen.0.position-fb => joint.0.motor-pos-fb
net xstep <= stepgen.0.step
net xdir <= stepgen.0.dir
net xenable joint.0.amp-enable-out => stepgen.0.enable

setp stepgen.1.position-scale [JOINT_1]SCALE
setp stepgen.1.steplen 1
setp stepgen.1.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.1.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.1.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.1.maxaccel [JOINT_1]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net ypos-cmd joint.1.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.1.position-cmd
net ypos-fb stepgen.1.position-fb => joint.1.motor-pos-fb
net ystep <= stepgen.1.step
net ydir <= stepgen.1.dir
net yenable joint.1.amp-enable-out => stepgen.1.enable

setp stepgen.2.position-scale [JOINT_2]SCALE
setp stepgen.2.steplen 1
setp stepgen.2.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.2.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.2.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.2.maxaccel [JOINT_2]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net y2pos-cmd joint.2.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.2.position-cmd
net y2pos-fb stepgen.2.position-fb => joint.2.motor-pos-fb
net y2step <= stepgen.2.step
net y2dir <= stepgen.2.dir
net y2enable joint.2.amp-enable-out => stepgen.2.enable

setp stepgen.3.position-scale [JOINT_3]SCALE
setp stepgen.3.steplen 1
setp stepgen.3.stepspace 0
setp stepgen.3.dirhold 35000
setp stepgen.3.dirsetup 35000
setp stepgen.3.maxaccel [JOINT_3]STEPGEN_MAXACCEL
net zpos-cmd joint.3.motor-pos-cmd => stepgen.3.position-cmd
net zpos-fb stepgen.3.position-fb => joint.3.motor-pos-fb
net zstep <= stepgen.3.step
net zdir <= stepgen.3.dir
net zenable joint.3.amp-enable-out => stepgen.3.enable

net estop-out <= iocontrol.0.user-enable-out
net estop-ext => iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in

net tool-number <= iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number
net tool-change-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-change => iocontrol.0.tool-changed
net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared

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15 Jan 2026 16:00 #341432 by PCW
Can you post your .ini file as well?

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