Benford Micromill 2000 Mach3 / Linux CNC conversion HOWTO Part 1 - 3 Axis Conrol
Showing how to connect to a Denford Micromill 2000 to Mach3/LinuxCNC using a parallel port break out board. This video shows the control of the 3 steppers. Part 2 will cover the limit switches and Estop, and hopefully the spindle controller.
Pin-outs and part numbers are listed on my website here:
https://www.summet.com/blog/2016/01/1...
Quick pinout info here:
12A - X Gnd GND/Common on parallel port card. [black wire]
14A - X Step Pin 3 (sherline standard) [yellow wire]
15A - X Dir Pin 2 (sherline standard) [white wire]
14B - Y Step Pin 5 (serline standard) [yellow wire]
15B - Y Dir Pin 4 (sherline standard) [white wire]
17B - Y Gnd GND/Common between 4/5 on BOB [black wire]
14C - Z Step Pin 7 (sherline standard) [yellow wire]
15C - Z Dir Pin 6 (sherline standard) [white wire]
17C - Z Gnd GND/Common between 6/7 on BOB [black wire]