Does anyone know of a GRBL Controller that is EstlCam ready and can handle nema 23s? I have an MPCNC with nema17s and a Arduino/Mega with Estlcam installed and I love the ease of using Estlcam to run it. But I'm starting a shopping list for a new Ox build and I would like to keep Estlcam as the GRBL controller software.
I am also a MPCNC builder looking to build a new machine. Christian has on the estlcam website that it supports the CNC xPRO controller that openbuilds sells. Are you going to cut your plates on the MPCNC or buy them?
Thanks for all the links. I am thinking I want to not have hard wired stuff but we will see how it really works out when I get going. I tend to just get it working and say I will make it better later but then just leave it
Hey Retrosmith, Can you tell me how you are going to connect the drivers to the Arduino? Is there a shield you can use for this? I am mostly finding people using larger external drivers are using a break out board and mach3 but I am thinking I would like something with an Arduino running Estlcam.
Sounds like it should work to me but I don't know what I am doing. I already have a UNO and Estlcam and whatever drivers I get will work with something else so I wouldn't be out anything anyway. I am pretty far from needing this anyway the parts I ordered on the black friday sale just shipped. Hope I am not asking you too many questions but you seem to be doing what I am wanting to do controller wise. The Y axis is going to have 2 motors (on mine anyway) how do you connect the two motors? Do you using one driver for both and connect them in parallel? If you use two drivers you must connect them both to the same step and dir pins on the Arduino since there is only one for each axis?
Here is how Kyo demonstrated it and it worked for me and my Arduino set-up with DQ542MA drivers and a screw shield (skip the Rasberry Pi part unless you are using that with the Arduino). C-Beam cnc Also, read this: Connecting Grbl · gnea/grbl Wiki · GitHub and this: Wiring Limit Switches · gnea/grbl Wiki · GitHub Personally, I would read the entire GRBL Wiki. I found it very informative.
I didn't consider hooking the drivers directly to arduino. I thought it would need a grbl shield of some sort. Thanks for the info guys. Opens up more possibilities for me. I was looking at vpro but wasn't liking the price. If I blow it up, that's a lot of cash to swallow
