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  1. 07-13-2010, 02:58 PM #1
    woodman08
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    mach3 parallel port or USB?

    will mach 3 work with usb,noticed when i downloaded it that there was no mention of usb
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  2. 07-13-2010, 04:50 PM #2
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    Only with an external motion device with a Mach3 plugin. Either the KFLOP or Kmotion from http://www.dynomotion.com/ or the Smoothstepper from www.warp9td.com

    Normal operation of Mach3 without additional hardware is parallel port only.
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  3. 07-13-2010, 06:17 PM #3
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    flashcut

    the plasma machine is run right now via flashcut and i would like to try mach 3,but the system is run by usb and i wasn't sure if mach3 has a usb input
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  4. 07-13-2010, 10:20 PM #4
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    You can't use a Flashcut controller with Mach3, if that's what you're asking.
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  5. 07-13-2010, 10:27 PM #5
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    ok

    Thats exactly what i am asking ,we're not happy with flashcut so it hought we would try mach3 but you have corrected that ,saves me wasting my time .Thanks a lot .
    The only way mach3 is going to run this machine is to bypass the flashcut electronics and wire the 2 drives to a breakout board then to parallel port which is a lot of work.Thanks again

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