Trying to get my Summa to cut from the usb port via Signlab...Help!!!

[gabagoo]

I usually cut to my Graphtec, but this morning the black rubber on the lowest pinch wheel is somehow come loose and I will be waiting some time for a replacement part.

I decided to hook my Signlab up to my Summa d140 plotter. I hooked up through usb to a strange port on the back of the summa that sort of looks like a printer input that I have seen on small tabletop inkjets. I am not sure what that port is called and can't seem to get Signlab to see the plotter. I tried usb1 usb 2 but nothing happens... The info gets sent but the Summa does not cut. A few years back I tried this method off a laptop and it worked, so I am not sure what I have done wrong here. any suggestions?

 

[timgo]

Start SignLab, follow instructions:

Open: Cut | Plotting defaults | Selected driver (SELECT YOUR CUT\PRINTER) | Port | Port location (SELECT LOCATION)

 

[gabagoo]

yes did that but not sure what port it actually is... I can hook the summa up through a serial port I guess...that will be my next option

 

[timgo]

TRY ALL PORTS...

 

[gabagoo]

OK got it work under com4...now the opus reader thinks it is needed to cut....How do I bypass that?

 

[JR's]

In sign lab tool options check to see if you have knife no marks selected?

 

[gabagoo]

yea tried that but it won't lock in and goes back to knife only...I also realize that the driver is a usb driver but I seem to be able to get it to communicate using the com4 port. I took the pinch roller off the graphtec and am now running it with 2 pinch rollers and it seems to be working for now. Still like the idea of getting the Summa to work for just these circumstances. Going to try winplot

 

[timgo]

Connect your usb cutter cable,
1- Start SignLab and open, File | Install | cutting Device to install your driver again. Run signlab and select USB PORT.

if not working.

2- uninstall SignLab and install it again

 

[gabagoo]

screw it...this winplot seems to work although it is very simple and has very little options. For cutting straight forward vinyl it works...slow though processing curve data