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Figure 8 Parallel Port Address
For example, in the figure above, the port address is 0378. Repeat step 4 for the second parallel port.
Now you are ready to load the addresses you found into Mach3. After opening up Mach3, select Config, then Ports
and Pins. Enter in your addresses under Port #1 and Port #2. Delete everything in the address but the "0x". Then
add your addresses to the end of "0x". In the example above the port address should be 0x378.
Figure 9 Mach3 Parallel Port Addresses
Press Apply and then OK.
If you used a default XML from MachMotion's website, your parallel ports should now be set up. Press the Reset button
in Mach3 if it is flashing. The enable LED shown in Figure 14 should be on. Otherwise swap your parallel ports on the
control.
4. Setting up Your Enable Circuit
The Apollo I has a hardware and drive enable circuit which turns on when Mach3 turns on the Charge Pump signal.
However, before anything on the Apollo I will work, you must connect the two Emergency Stop terminals. Use the table
below as a quick reference for the different signals.
Signal / LED
Mach3 Name
Enable
Charge Pump
E-Stop
Estop
Port #
Pin #
2
17
2
15
Input/Output
Output
Input
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