Originally Posted by
dharmic
Note that, in addition to having no motion control on board, the motion control software eg Mach3, LinuxCNC etc won't talk via the cheap USB to Parallel adapters. If your PC doesn't have a parallel port on it (and very few do, these days) you'll need to shell out for something that specifically has drivers for your motion control software. Things like a PCIe parallel port card installed in the computer, or a specific USB to Parallel converter for CNC with drivers (they're around), or an ethernet to parallel port like the CNCdrive gear will all do it for you.