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mach 3 usb w onboard drivers

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by David Casto, Oct 25, 2019.

  1. David Casto

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    Don't buy it.
     
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    Agreed. Don't. To amplify, it will require a mach 3 license and a PC with a parallel port. An Arduino and a shield will be much cheaper and do fine.
     
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    this is the actual one I bought
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    I posted the wrong one first and didnt know how to change it. sorry for the confusion
    I am currently using an Eleksmaker Eleksmana ver 5.2 and it does great job nut i need to be able to push more power to my stepper motors and sadly I already purchased thie above controller. I will try to use it but worst case I learned a somewhat cheap lesson. but also this board has now parallel or com ports only the usb port. I like using estlecam can you give me the name of a controller card that can push 3.5 amps to my stepper motors.
     
  5. Alex Chambers

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    Blackbox from Openbuilds BlackBox Motion Control System.
    There are others, but I am biased :D:D:D:ROFL:
    Alex.
    And software to control it is available from Openbuilds for free.
     
    #5 Alex Chambers, Oct 26, 2019
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    If you use Estlcam and like it, you can buy an Arduino board and DQ542ma drivers. I use this combination with Estlcam. But, if I were doing it now, I would use the Blackbox because it would be easier with the required amperage for my needs
     
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    Estlcam can be flashed to the BlackBox too, its still an Arduino Uno with stock Grbl pinout at heart
     

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