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  1. 02-26-2020, 03:48 PM #1
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    Re: CNC Parallel Port - Unknown Pins! (Mach3)

    I would not expect a Multi CAM to have a parallel port controller.
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    Re: CNC Parallel Port - Unknown Pins! (Mach3)

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    I would not expect a Multi CAM to have a parallel port controller.
    A 25-pin COM port then? Or a proprietary I/O card? What did those machines use?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CitizenOfDreams View Post
    A 25-pin COM port then? Or a proprietary I/O card? What did those machines use?
    I think the older ones were serial, the newer ones are Ethernet. I think the pendant was a direct wire to the controller board.
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