The Gecko 540's are out! If I was converting a mini mill to steppers I would use Gecko drives, AutomationDirect Steppers, Antek power supply and if required a CNC4PC bob. Oh wait that is what I used on my plasma cutter and every thing works without problems.
The 540 connects with a parallel cable to the pc so that part is easy. The motors connect with a DB 9 plug... which you would have to connect to. WOW I just read the whopping 3 page manual on the 540. That is so easy to hook up it the even have a picture diagram showing the wiring. I'm not saying that the same setup it right for you, just that it is/was right for me. You have to make that decision on which one is right for you. The more information you have the better. Just my 2 cents John On 7 Aug 2008 at 10:54, Sergey Izvoztchikov wrote: > Another series of questions. As a newcomer to CNC world I have a lot > of those. > > Looking at stepper based CNC kits, I eventually separated 2 leaders in > my prospective of retrofitting to Sherline Mill - > > Xylotex 4 axis kit - http://www.xylotex.com/4AxSysKit.htm > > and > > Keling Inc 4 axis kit - http://www.kelinginc.net/FourXCNCPackage2.html > > I'm trying to see if one is better then other. They are very close. In > fact stepper motors seem to be the same. Power Supply doesn't make > huge difference, though Keling's one has higher amperage on specs. I'm > not sure how big is the difference in motor drivers. Keling's ones > seem to be more "powerful". I think biggest difference is in the level > of integration between BOB and drivers. Xylotex has all in one board. > Keling instead has BOB and all drivers separated. I believe Keling's > approach has advantage of easier repair and replacement of modules. > However Xylotex' integrated board could have advantages of all > components placed closer together and less prone to possible > noise/interference in wires. > > I would really like to hear about other pros and cons of each kit. Or > even about other may be more capable kits. Any opinions would be > greatly appreciated. > > Cheers > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
