Re: Flashcut system

Dan,

I also have a Flashcut system. I switched to this system (from a DOS based system manufactured by The Motion Group) so that I
could use my Windows based CAD programs and utilities without doing a Reboot. The primary reason I traded my existing system
for the FlashCut is that all the critical timing is done by the processor in the timing generator. This removes the real time
operating system requirements on the host system - works fine under Windows 98.
This is also the reason I have not tried EMC. I like the ability to use my CAD programs and other utilities without the need to
reboot out of Windows. Don't get me wrong, I am not a Windows fan, but that is the platform required by my reasonable priced
CAD and utility programs.

I have also been considering replacing the 2 AMP FlashCut driver with one of yours. The FlashCut timing generator can handle
half and quad step, however their driver only supports full steps. Does your driver support half and/or quad steps?

You can download the current manual and demo software from the FlashCut WEB site (www.flashcutcnc.com).

John

Dan Mauch wrote:

> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>
> One of my customers bought a flashcut signal generator and would like to use
> it with the commerical drivers that I sell for small machines. He paid $1100
> for it .
> I looked at it and saw that it was just a max232 chip. Some optoisolators
> and a dallas 87C520 cpu. They set up the output so you can use a standard
> db25 cable wired straight thru but their pinouts is very non standard .
> What shocked me was that I looked at the the manual that it only did
> G0,1,2,3,52,90,91 and some M codes . I admit that the manual was several
> years old so they may have added a bunch of G codes but that sure seems
> priceyfor the gcode that one gets. EMC on the otherhand is a darn good and
> is much more powerfuland it is free.
>
> Dan
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