Mach3 will run on pretty much any modern version of windows, it's the parallel port driver that won't work on anything 64bit, or anything newer than Win7 (Win7 32bit is the last version the PP driver will work on). Not sure about the latest ones, but certainly the EM and standard ones did. DO NOT google for a pulse-extender, at least not on your company's IT system(!) Been there.ĭidn't Mach3 get updated for Win10/64 bit? Either way, Win10 and auto-updates pee me off enough to stick with 7 for my controlling PC (running UCCNC/SX2.7, I still have XP on my Mach3/StarMill PC).Most Leadshine drives require 5uS pulses. So, if you have one of these controllers, and you lose steps (in my case it was visually evident in operation) then look at the stepper driver response rate. The rather limited driver doesn't provide any mechanism to change the pulse width and doesn't honour the Mach3 settings. Note, it's a 200kHz controller - the effect of this is the output pulses are active for 2.5us (I measured) and this can cause problems with cheaper stepper drivers (in my case, the opto-isolator response rate).

Just a slight cautionary note - as I have the 5-axis version of the above controller. DO NOT google for a pulse-extender, at least not on your company's IT system(!) Been there.ĭidn't Mach3 get updated for Win10/64 bit? Either way, Win10 and auto-updates pee me off enough to stick with 7 for my controlling PC (running UCCNC/SX2.7, I still have XP on my Mach3/StarMill PC). BTW Mach3 with 64bit Win10 - does it work ? I have a feeling the answer is NO!Just a slight cautionary note - as I have the 5-axis version of the above controller.

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