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  1. #1
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    Apr 2005
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    culprit: Printer Cable?

    Well I finally have all the pieces assembled, but I can't get mach2 to reset the Estop. after much fiddling, I'm wondering if it couldn't be the printer cable?

    Using a tester, Pin 1 on one end doesn't map to Pin1 on the other end (tiny little numbers next to the pins). Do I need some sort of special printer cable? And why would this not map directly pin-to-pin?

    I'm using bob campbell's breakout board. he supplied me with a ribbon cable with a parallel port connector (female) on one end, and a special socket of some kind that connects onto his board.

    I wired my printer cable inbetween.

    -anthony

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
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    Yeah, sounds liek the cable. I don't know all the ins and outs of the cables, but go for a "straight through" cable and it should work fine.
    (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)

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