Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] newbie

HI lb,

Yes! Get TurboCNC ($20 donation) source, and you'll have it! Are your
stepper drivers step/dir, or 4-phase? TurboCNC can drive both. Add a
little code tweak (or a bit of TTL logic), and you can support CW/CCW
drivers as well.



lanebarr@... wrote:

>
> Hi I have just joined this group and wanted to introduce myself.
> My name is Lane Barry and I live in central florida. My intrests lean
> more to robotics and electronics. I have a strong computer skill set
> as well. A friend recomended this group to me due to my various
> intrests. I am a member of some of the robotic groups but they are
> mostly building toys.
>
> Now for the newbie question:
>
> I have a boardmaker 912 from IBC corp. It is a simple mill with X/Y
> and mill down. Internally it has a pair of SLO-SYN stepper motor
> translators wired to a standard printer port interface. I have
> written some VBASIC stuff to excersize it ant the mechanisim is sweet.
> I want to bring this machine back from the grave
>
> I am looking for simple milling software or even subroutines to keep
> from having to write the thing from the ground up.
>
> Any suggestions?
> thank you
> lb
>