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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / PMDX-122 Replacement
« on: January 23, 2020, 05:56:33 PM »
I have a FrogMill with two PMDX-122 controllers inside. I don't know much about them, other than they are controlled by the parallel ports on a Windows XP computer running Mach 3. The computer needs to be replaced (blown capacitors on the motherboard), but I see that Mach is discouraging parallel port control and their parallel port driver will not work with newer, 64-bit versions of Windows.
My questions are:
Can the PMDX-411 be used to control the PMDX-122 when using Mach 4 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer? (since I have two PMDX-122, can 2 PMDX-411s be used?)
Is there a drop-in replacement for the PMDX-122 that uses USB for control?
Are there better recommendations than that?
Unfortunately, I'm only the IT guy here, and not the operator of the machine. My knowledge of CNC and Mach is pretty much limited to "it's just what we have". I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, or if I'm asking very stupid questions of the audience.
My questions are:
Can the PMDX-411 be used to control the PMDX-122 when using Mach 4 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer? (since I have two PMDX-122, can 2 PMDX-411s be used?)
Is there a drop-in replacement for the PMDX-122 that uses USB for control?
Are there better recommendations than that?
Unfortunately, I'm only the IT guy here, and not the operator of the machine. My knowledge of CNC and Mach is pretty much limited to "it's just what we have". I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, or if I'm asking very stupid questions of the audience.