Re: cnc pc board question

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Wullaert"
<marc.wullaert10@y...> wrote:

> Try http://www.jraco.com
>
> Greetz,
> Marcus

In these links it seems they call the card a controller card and have
an external ampliphier or what we often call a driver.

Seems the parallel port is free and you only need to buy the driver
such as a Gecko. and that would be much less expensive.

Am I missing something here ?

do any of these cards run the motor directly ?

Dave

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "nltnme_2" <nltnme_2@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 5:30 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cnc pc board question
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> > does anyone know of a board that can be installed "inside" a pc,

and

> > then used to control the cnc motors. I thought I saw on a web site
> > once, can't find it now, an inexpensive board that installed in a
> > slot on mother board, that had output ports for 4-axises.
> >
> > Help is appreciated. Thanks in advance