On Dec 8, 2008, at 5:32 PM, doug6949 wrote:

> If the machine was originally designed to run from a parallel port
> then the conversion should be straightforward. Every machine of this
> type that I've seen used the parallel port to generate step and
> direction signals for the motors. This is exactly how cncpro works.

If your motor drive requires step and direction signals, then CNCPro
should work for you without incident. However, if your motor drive
requires a "phase" drive - the computer is responsible for setting the
level of each coil rather than expecting the motor drive to handle
that task - you'll have problems with CNCPro as it does NOT handle
phase motor drives. However, TurboCNC does. Visit www.dakeng.com for
details about TurboCNC.

Jerry Jankura
So many toys.... So little time....