I'm going nuts over here trying to make this C11G (revision 5.4 if that matters) turn on!
The worst thing is, I'm pretty sure I have it hooked up correctly. I attached a picture of how it is hooked up (attachment #1)...
I've connected the board to a 5v power supply (black wires at the bottom of the pic), hardwired the EN plug to the 5v plug right next to it (red loop at the top left of pic), and wired my 3 gecko 203Vs to pins 2 through 7 (gray wires on the left). Of course the breakout board is connected to my computer using a parallel port cable. The jumper is on pins 2 and 3 of the charge pump header.
The only light that stays lit is the power LED next to the 5v inputs/outputs.
I'm using Mach3, I have it setup the most basic way I can find (pins 2 through 7 (port 1) are for X, Y, and Z step and direction). Pin 15 set to E-Stop (and configured correctly). Pin 17 is set to charge pump output. I'm pretty sure these settings are correct, but I'm willing to try anything if it might help.
Here's the kicker... Occasionally the "Output Enable" LED will *blink* along with the lights for pin numbers: 2, 3, 4, 6, and 17. I took a pic with them lit (attachment #2).
They'll consistently blink when I hit TAB to open the Jog Control, they also blink when I hit "Apply" in the configuration, and sometimes just by moving the mouse courser around the screen. Oh, they also blink for a split second when I plug in the 5v power adapter. The only way I can keep them lit is to hold down the TAB key, repeatedly opening and closing the Jog Control.
Note that this is the only time these light will come on, it doesn't seem to matter whether I have the EN connector has a 5v input or not; whether the charge pump is on or off in Mach3; or whether the charge pump jumper is set to 1+2, 2+3, or removed.
Did I get a bad board?
P.S. Oh yeah, the gecko 203Vs LEDs all light up "green" (which I'm pretty sure means they're hooked up right) and the motors "hold" when the geckos are plugged in.