[merrylamp]

I have a Taig, 4 axis CNC mill, with a Mico Proto systems, Micro Mill 2000 HD/LE controller. The controller has been upgraded to only one printer port.
I am using Mach3 software currently, but would like to try Linux.
Does any one have the config file, so computer, can run this controller?
Ken K

[lsces]

From the way you have worded the message I presume you are using a controller that originally needed two parallel ports?
The original MPS2000 software used a three wire per motor control so was limited to three channels per parallel port which only has 10 out pins. The older controller can be upgraded with a 'step and direction' board which will mean it is more in line with modern software and medw.co.uk/wiki/Step+and+Direction+board+Installation has the details on that.
So the pinout on the parallel port is now on Microproto SD Printer Port Pinout - Model Engineers Digital Workshop but not got a config file for LinuxCNC as yet

[merrylamp]

Thanks for your reply.
When I bought, the Taig mill, in 2000, I got the 4 axis mill, which required the second printer port, for the forth axis. Got a new copy of the pin layout, with the upgrade, to one printer port.
By 2006, I was having a hard time finding the Windows 98 computers, to use the DOS machine control software, so went to Windows XP running Mach3.
Now Windows XP, is gone, and people are having a problems, with Windows 7, running Mach3, looks like I am going to have to change computer , and redo the system, again. So looking at Linux.
To Date: Bought an old Windows Vista computer, and got Linux CDs, from friend that has a Sherline, CNC mill.
Loaded Linux in computer, and in 3 hours, had it cutting a part, in computer, , using my Mach3 files. You have to put a % sign at start of file, m2, at end of file, and a feed rate.
Now the hard part, getting the computer, to talk, to the controller.
With all the people, using Taig, CNC mills, think some one has done it!

[lsces]

Fix for Mach3 is simply to load a 32 bit version of windows. Had to buy a couple of W7 licences to get a pair of new ITX boxes working since The sods had managed to make XP not work with the new graphics.
Not seeing any problem and I have W10 32bit running another piece of parallel port hardware without a problem ... but not had time to try Mach3 on that yet.