New Product Announcement DeskCNC 2nd gen board
Posted by
Fred Smith
on 2004-09-20 17:56:30 UTC
Today we began shipping the 2nd generation, DeskCNC controller.
This is a 125,000 steps per second, step and direction, Windows OS
controller. It has flash reprogrammable firmware which is updated
with the DeskCNC software. The board is 2 x 2.5 inches. All
operation is through the serial port.
The controller supports 7 relay outputs (CW, CCW, Flood, Mist, Aux1-
3), 8 switch inputs (4 axis simultaneous homing, e-stop, feed hold,
probe/limit, and cycle start), and a 5v PWM spindle speed output. It
has 4 axis continuous motion contouring. Machine configurations
include rotary 4th axis, slaved linear 4th axis, and 4 independent
axes for foam cutting.
The board also has a quadrature encoder connector. This function
will be activated in the near future with capabilities planned for
lathe threading, manual jog control, and torch height control.
DeskCNC is a CAM programming system with contouring, pocketing and
drilling, 3D surface machining, PCB tracerouting and drilling, image
acquisition, editing, engraving and carving, and text engraving, a
standalone editor/simulator, and a CNC machine controller.
Specialized programming routines have been added for 4 axis foam
cutting, including island salvage, and 3D rotary axis ring cutting.
The controller supports integrated probing with automated surface
scanning, compensation for probe tip diameter, and creation of a
3d .stl surface file. It has cutter compensation (G41/G42), tool and
work offsets, drill cycles, and program subroutines. An api is
available for some user customization of controller functions.
Requires Windows 98 or later, recommended processor speed of 200 MHZ
or faster, and 16 meg ram(128 Meg ram and faster processor
recommended for 3D surface manipulations).
Additional info and photo at:
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=37
Fred Smith - IMService
This is a 125,000 steps per second, step and direction, Windows OS
controller. It has flash reprogrammable firmware which is updated
with the DeskCNC software. The board is 2 x 2.5 inches. All
operation is through the serial port.
The controller supports 7 relay outputs (CW, CCW, Flood, Mist, Aux1-
3), 8 switch inputs (4 axis simultaneous homing, e-stop, feed hold,
probe/limit, and cycle start), and a 5v PWM spindle speed output. It
has 4 axis continuous motion contouring. Machine configurations
include rotary 4th axis, slaved linear 4th axis, and 4 independent
axes for foam cutting.
The board also has a quadrature encoder connector. This function
will be activated in the near future with capabilities planned for
lathe threading, manual jog control, and torch height control.
DeskCNC is a CAM programming system with contouring, pocketing and
drilling, 3D surface machining, PCB tracerouting and drilling, image
acquisition, editing, engraving and carving, and text engraving, a
standalone editor/simulator, and a CNC machine controller.
Specialized programming routines have been added for 4 axis foam
cutting, including island salvage, and 3D rotary axis ring cutting.
The controller supports integrated probing with automated surface
scanning, compensation for probe tip diameter, and creation of a
3d .stl surface file. It has cutter compensation (G41/G42), tool and
work offsets, drill cycles, and program subroutines. An api is
available for some user customization of controller functions.
Requires Windows 98 or later, recommended processor speed of 200 MHZ
or faster, and 16 meg ram(128 Meg ram and faster processor
recommended for 3D surface manipulations).
Additional info and photo at:
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=37
Fred Smith - IMService