Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Stepper control w/o a computer?????

In a message dated 1/2/2003 1:27:12 PM Central Standard Time,
jerry@... writes:

> I would like to know is there a device that will control a stepper
> motor with out a computer. ie a black box that will tell the motor
> to spin this way spin that way.
> I guess this box would have to send step and direction signals?
> useing switches.
> The reason I ask this is if I did this first I could have a power
> feed first then worry about adding computer control later.
> plus I could work out all of the mech bugs with out haveing to deal
> with computer bugs.
> Ideas comments..
>

Jerry: The use of a DOS-only (pre-Windows) PC would be vastly SIMPLER than
any application-specific "black box"!


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