


Microsoft has made it difficult to install. NET framework 3.5, but I'm not sure if the Matty Zee plugin needs this, or not. I have installed various C++ redistributables on the NUC. The Matty Zee plugin will not load (usual message of defective plugin, following by message, "ignoring plugin."). The only one I've been able to load into MACH3 on Windows 10 is the Le Royaume plugin. I have downloaded both the Matty Zee VFD plugin (HuanyangVFD.dll) and the Le Royaume plugin (vfdplugin.dll). I downloaded a 32 bit driver for the old system and a 64 bit driver for the new system (NUC). I've got a $7 USB to RS-485 from Amazon, and it communicates well with the VFD over twisted pair. In the meantime, I'm working on controlling the Huanyang VFD for the spindle. With 4 USB out, and no parallel port, of course, I have an ethernet smooth stepper (ESS) on order. I've put together an Intel i7 NUC computer with 8 GB of RAM and 250 GB of SSD. I am working on porting the system to Windows 10. I have a Dell Windows XP system that I've used for several years.
