setting up for Parallel port Tutoral Part 3

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09 Jul 2017 06:50 #95528 by JANNOVV
Replied by JANNOVV on topic setting up for Parallel port Tutoral Part 3
HI,
I'm trying a lathe on a parallel port.
Tried several times but no luck.
Please example hall and ini for lathe PP on a parallel port.
Thanks, Jan.

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11 Jul 2017 14:05 #95660 by andypugh
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Can you give a more specific description of what is not working?

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02 Oct 2017 14:44 #99767 by ccc774
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Hi,
I'm a beginner in Linux, but I find your tutorial very useful.
Thank you for the great job.
I have an cnc lathe retrofitted and I'm using my own Visual Basic programs and Mach3.
Now I want to tray the Pathpilot on parallel port.
I followed the instructions an I used the files from archive for the mill_pp example; everything was fine.
Do you have files for lathe_pp also?

Cezar.

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12 Dec 2017 16:22 #103007 by emptyhb
Replied by emptyhb on topic setting up for Parallel port Tutoral Part 3
Hi, I've trouble with config limit in pathpilot using parallel port

How to edit hal file for pathpilot accept signal from parallel port - pin?

Thanks!

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26 Jan 2018 14:09 #105039 by slipalong
Ive followed the tutorial and now have PP running ok, I have been using LCNC 2.7.11 for some months on a small mill (BF30 type).
Im moving from LCNC and Axis to PP mainly because well its ugly!

As I understand it I need to cut and paste lines from my working hal and ini files into the exampled kindly provided by Blacksheep.

Could anyone let me know what needs to be moved / copied please.

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20 Feb 2018 23:18 #106259 by narrab
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Thank you for posting this PathPilot for Parallel Port Tutorial. I followed the instructions using v 1.9.3 Everything worked except I would get a jog error when setting the Estop. I read else where on this forum this was caused because the Machine OK was not set. So I by trial and error I now have this working by changing the Hal file. I have attached the Hal file that works for me to help others who follow this tutorial in the future.

File Attachment:

File Name: mill_pp.hal
File Size:6 KB
Attachments:

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24 Feb 2018 03:46 #106421 by narrab
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I finally tried to hook up my stepper motors/ motor drivers to my BOB. While the Pathpilot is running and the x coordinates move with the Shuttlexpress, I am not getting any motor movement. By the Pathpilot by Tormach logo it says Frank SIM. Does this meant that I am in simulation mode? I have tried to view the signals on the Halscope and the Xstep does not show a signal when I move attempt to jog the x motor.

Any Ideas?

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13 Feb 2019 18:13 #126367 by slipalong
Anyone managed to get PP2 working with a parallel port. Been trying for 2 day without success.

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02 Jul 2019 19:36 #138427 by davidimurray
Replied by davidimurray on topic setting up for Parallel port Tutoral Part 3
Hi

I just received my PPV2 USB stick a couple of days ago and today set about installing. Eventually it will be for my lathe, but in the first instance I am following the mill guidelines to allow me to confirm I can get a working setup.

I've been following the guide, but have come across a strange problem - the config_file.txt does not seem to exist/get created.
If I choose a config, I then get an error that the machine cannot be connected to. The PC then shuts down and when I restart, there is no config_file.txt

I've also tried creating an empty file, named config_file.txt that contains one line of ~/tmc/configs/tormach_mill/mill_pp.ini

However when I boot the PC it just boots into an empty screen with the backdrop showing and PP does not start. I've tried a couple of times now and same result every time/

Any help would be much appreciated

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02 Jul 2019 23:48 - 02 Jul 2019 23:48 #138464 by smgvbest
Replied by smgvbest on topic setting up for Parallel port Tutoral Part 3
This guide is for V1 of PP, V2 there is several other posts on getting V2 up and running and the difference in the config files. just search for version 2 here in this forum and you'll find what you need.

You must enable EFI to boot and run the USB Drive correctly
Last edit: 02 Jul 2019 23:48 by smgvbest.

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