RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC - The Basics

A decent general writeup of the basics is included in the Mach2 Manual,
which you can download from the files section in the Mach1Mach2CNC group on
yahoo. This manual deals with a lot more than just the program, and I found
it very helpful when I was starting to build my machine.

Andy Wander
Verrex Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: RH [mailto:yerfdog1918@...]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:26 AM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC - The Basics


My question(s) is, what is between the front and back ends, other than
a driver for each motor/servo. Where do the relays and power supply
fall into this process? Is there any other required components other
than cables? Is there a "black box" that covers everything between
the computer and the motors/servos (i.e. Does the PMDX Motion
Management System require anything else)? How much difference is
there between a system which uses servo motors or steppers?

Thanks,
Rick