On 24/05/16 00:11, W. Martinjak wrote: > On 2016-05-24 00:45, Lester Caine wrote: >> > I'm looking for a 6 channel stepper motor package that can be tailored >> > for either mill or lathe as an alternative to the 5 channel USB boards >> > that I've currently got in clients kit. The 7i90 with a suitable >> > breakout board is currently top of the list, but we have many Mach3 >> > licences around so the PoKeys offers an alternate stepping stone.
> Hmmm, is mach3 with 6 channels realy usable? Not relevant ... The reason for switching to LinuxCNC is to better support multiple axis movement, but the Mach3 setups only need to drive 3 or 4 off multiple axis depending on which machine and rotary table is being driven. The 5 axis USBCNC boards will run all 5 axis but rarely need more then 3 running together, locking the spare axis down once positioned correctly. I'm LOOKING to a six axis setup but many cases will only ever need the basic 4 ... -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile security can be enabling, not merely restricting. Employees who bring their own devices (BYOD) to work are irked by the imposition of MDM restrictions. Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to control only the apps on BYO-devices by containerizing them, leaving personal data untouched! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304595813;131938128;j _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
