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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Replacing Sound Logic Boards with 126 and 107 boards Need HELP

« on: August 12, 2020, 10:23:27 PM »

moved all the wires to where you suggested.
No stepper movement at all
No spindle movement

only able to reset from mach screen

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Replacing Sound Logic Boards with 126 and 107 boards Need HELP

« on: August 12, 2020, 10:55:49 AM »

My "A" axis is a rotary index, no Limit switch on it.
pic of encoders on steppers
pic of 2nd breakout board/second parallel port/separate cable to pc
pic of limit switches

yes (Encoder 1)  opens my mach program, I was sending all i could find with .xml extensions just in case.

x 1 motor with encoder 1 plunger switch (home)
y 2 motors both with encoders with 2 plunger switches (home)
z 1 motor with encoder 1 sensor switch (home)
A/rotary 1 motor with encoder (no switches or sensors)

Thank you for your continuing help,
I will try the above wiring this afternoon and see what happens

p.s. currently   the "up/down"  arrow keys BOTH make they Y move backwards ((No forward Movement))
no motion of Z (page up/down) or X (arrow left/right) at all as is wired currently

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Replacing Sound Logic Boards with 126 and 107 boards Need HELP

« on: August 11, 2020, 10:48:03 AM »

thank you,
hopefully one of these is the correct

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Replacing Sound Logic Boards with 126 and 107 boards Need HELP

« on: August 10, 2020, 01:27:48 PM »

12 strings

I appreciate your help.
I was hoping this would be a wire moving project.

Please send me an email and i will send all the files i can find that you need.
thanks again
Gregg

Greggm76@gmail.com

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Replacing Sound Logic Boards with 126 and 107 boards Need HELP

« on: August 09, 2020, 05:26:34 PM »

Original Board      
      
Aux Home   Ground   White
   Signal   Green
      
Z Home   Ground   Black
   Signal   Red
      
Y Home   Ground   White
   Signal   Green
      
X Home   Ground   Black
   Signal   Green
**************      
Ax Motor   Com   White, Green, Black Twisted
   Step   Green Black
   Dir   Green
      
Z Motor   Com   Red White, Red Green
   Step   Red Black
   Dir   Red
      
Y Motor   Com   Black White, Black Green, Orange Green, Orange White Black
   Step   Brown Black Orange Black
   Dir   Black, Orange
      
X Motor   Com   Blue White, Blue Black White
   Step   Blue Black
   Dir   Blue
**********      
J 15   out   Black/White
   pos 12v   White/Red
      
j16   out   black
   pos 12v   Red
      
J18   out   Black
   pos 12v   Red
      
*******      
small spindle board      
      
   Ground   Green
   Run   White
   Signal   Red
   VFDG   Black

this is how my old board was hooked up.

Automatic Tool Changer / Spindle
Dust Collector on/off
Vacuum Pump On/Off

Running Mach 3 updated to 3.043 and added PMD 125 plug in

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Sound Logic PC-2-ROUTE REV1.9 & SPINDLE SPEED R4 & Auto Z setter Need Help!

« on: July 22, 2020, 07:39:33 PM »

Here are most of the boards in the control box.
i have 2 stepper motors on Y axis
1 on X axis
1 on Z axis
1 on rotary axis
................................................
As far as mach 3 and Mach 4
why would one want to upgrade?
.......................................................
when i get a new computer.. is the db25 to usb adapter the easiest way to continue with the 126-107 combo
.....................
open to all insight and suggestions as to get the easiest way to get my spindle working again :)

Thanks
Gregg

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Re: Sound Logic PC-2-ROUTE REV1.9 & SPINDLE SPEED R4 & Auto Z setter Need Help!

« on: July 20, 2020, 11:34:47 PM »

Yes it's for a touch plate
No manual buttons
I have some pics
Can take better ones tomorrow

I'm not opposed to upgrading from the parallel setup.

Thank you for your help.
Well...I have to resize the pics tomorrow too

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Parallel Port breakout boards, motherboards, and dedicated accessories / Sound Logic PC-2-ROUTE REV1.9 & SPINDLE SPEED R4 & Auto Z setter Need Help!

« on: July 20, 2020, 09:21:53 PM »

I have a EZ Router built  in 2008
mach 3
HSD Spindle will not spin.
VFD is power in but Nothing Out (digital readout says 50.1)

Main Board (Sound Logic PC-2-ROUTE  REV1.9)
spindle board (Spindle Speed R4 sound logic)
auto z (02-34957-0101 Rev B)

Called tech support, they said i needed a Red BOB and 24V power supply
Friend is helping me research how to fix and he found out about PMDX 126 and 107 boards as a fix for sound logic boards. via google

pmdx contact page suggests starting here in the forum before emailing..

So....I am not that tech saavy,
is the pmdx 126 and 107 the latest fix (for 2020) (as my 2008 pc and control box are still parallell ported) or is there a better way to upgrade and use usb (as a new computer is probably necessary soon...
i see Smart BOBs are available ? are those better than a 126 /107 combo or more than i need?

also when they installed the auto z board at the factory it was double stick taped.. very quickly unstuck fell and shorted out.
what can i do to replace it? (board says 02-34957-0101 RevB)

thank you so much for your help
Gregg
out here in sunny and hot Oklahoma