Novaturn and FLSTEP
Posted: Sat 09 Apr , 2011 20:25 pm
Hi,
Having got to grips with my novamill (which is excellent by the way), i've taken the next step and got a novaturn on the basis that the flstep software was availble here. I've read the forum fairly thoroughly but cant seem to get FLSTEP to connect to the novaturn.
The novaturn seems to power up as per my novamill, the 7 segment display displays 0, L (flashing dot), 8 then the machine powers up and you hear the faint hissing sound from the machine as per the novamill.
Ive unpacked flstep, copied in the novaturn subdirectory and driver pack 2. I'm using the same usb serial dongle as used on the novamill, 19200 baud, 8 data bits, with 1 stop bit, no parity and no flow control. FLSTEP must recognise it as if the serial dongle isnt attached it wont get past loading the serial driver line as windows reports an error. saying flstep is trying to access a non-existant port (note this error doesn't happen in dosbox).
I've tried changing the com ports from 1 to 4 (the novamill runs on 4) and updating the go file to suit but no change.
The provided cables have been bypassed with a known good null modem cable direct to the control board to eliminate a physical fault.
Tried running native in windows and via dosbox, but the application always hangs at loading the mint file with a flashing cursor. See pic below. It seems to me its jut a comms issue or flstep is hanging, but the cursor is still flashing so i dont think its hung.
Some other pics are provided for info below.
Any ideas???
As an aside the main control card looks identical to my novamill, it even has a later standard eeprom than the novamill at v2.1, does this mean its been upgaded to work with vrturning?
have also included a zip of my flstep directory for you to check.
Any help much appreciated,
Cheers
Barry M
Having got to grips with my novamill (which is excellent by the way), i've taken the next step and got a novaturn on the basis that the flstep software was availble here. I've read the forum fairly thoroughly but cant seem to get FLSTEP to connect to the novaturn.
The novaturn seems to power up as per my novamill, the 7 segment display displays 0, L (flashing dot), 8 then the machine powers up and you hear the faint hissing sound from the machine as per the novamill.
Ive unpacked flstep, copied in the novaturn subdirectory and driver pack 2. I'm using the same usb serial dongle as used on the novamill, 19200 baud, 8 data bits, with 1 stop bit, no parity and no flow control. FLSTEP must recognise it as if the serial dongle isnt attached it wont get past loading the serial driver line as windows reports an error. saying flstep is trying to access a non-existant port (note this error doesn't happen in dosbox).
I've tried changing the com ports from 1 to 4 (the novamill runs on 4) and updating the go file to suit but no change.
The provided cables have been bypassed with a known good null modem cable direct to the control board to eliminate a physical fault.
Tried running native in windows and via dosbox, but the application always hangs at loading the mint file with a flashing cursor. See pic below. It seems to me its jut a comms issue or flstep is hanging, but the cursor is still flashing so i dont think its hung.
Some other pics are provided for info below.
Any ideas???
As an aside the main control card looks identical to my novamill, it even has a later standard eeprom than the novamill at v2.1, does this mean its been upgaded to work with vrturning?
have also included a zip of my flstep directory for you to check.
Any help much appreciated,
Cheers
Barry M