05-09-2018, 10:15 AM
Dear All,
I am trying to study the mechanic, electronic and software associated to the CNC. I have quite a clear idea about the motors and the drivers. Where it get messy is on the control board or breakout boards. I do not have a parallel port, so I have to go either with USB or Ethernet.
I see boards from 20$ to 2000$ that on paper seems to have similar performances and most probably they are quite different.
How to select one ? I am oriented to something Mach3 compatible, as it looks like this software set a kind of standard.
On the other side there is the Arduino route. I am presently using the Arduino to use the motors as power feed, just to get familiar with the matter.
Thanks,
D.
I am trying to study the mechanic, electronic and software associated to the CNC. I have quite a clear idea about the motors and the drivers. Where it get messy is on the control board or breakout boards. I do not have a parallel port, so I have to go either with USB or Ethernet.
I see boards from 20$ to 2000$ that on paper seems to have similar performances and most probably they are quite different.
How to select one ? I am oriented to something Mach3 compatible, as it looks like this software set a kind of standard.
On the other side there is the Arduino route. I am presently using the Arduino to use the motors as power feed, just to get familiar with the matter.
Thanks,
D.