Having trouble getting started.
I get my Taig CNC Mill the same day I get a real bad cold. Bad timing :( Not sure if that's the reason my stuffed up head can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Here's an email conversation with Taigtools. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Taigtools:
Did you install all of the setup files exactly as described on page 9 in the manual. If so then and it still is not communicating then what is your computer and operating system? Did it already have a printer port or was it installed as an addon card? If so then most likely the Port # 1 address in the Config. - Ports and Pins section must be set to the printer card address. If it still does not work then give me a phone number to reach you at and we will go through the Mach 3 settings to make sure it is configured correctly.
Me:
Yes I did install all those files. I'm running Windows 7. The system
already has a printer port. I checked the device manager/printer port
(LPT1) properties/resources which displays I/0 Range 0378 - 037F.
Under Mach 3 Ports & Pins I have Port #1 enabled with 0x378 as the
port address. I've checked all the Mach 3 settings and they are the same as
the printed screen grabs in the back pages of the Taig manual.
If I turn on the machine and then reboot my computer, the machine
shuts down and restarts while my operating system is loading. I'm not
a computer wiz, but I think this shows there's some communication
happening.