new installation and mcs9865 pci parallel card [solved]

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31 May 2021 13:33 #210796 by andypugh

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30121963 wrote:
the motor turns free as if it was not connected.

That means that the drive is not enabled.

As a first step, just remove any wires to the drive "enable" pins. These are typically a "disable" and when connected to the parport the turn _off_ the drive.
There is no point wiring the enable on a stepper driver, you might as well save the parport pins.

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31 May 2021 16:37 #210805 by 30121963

Replied by 30121963 on topic new installation and mcs9865 pci parallel card [solved]

f**k

The microstep dip switches were set to NC. My bad, sorry.
Your help forced me to triple check everything. I thought NC = nominal, no microstepping, not "not connected at all".

Thank you both!
Stefano

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