Re: Newbie Question

Ron,

The way I read it, and reread it, it needs only power supplies 12VDC,
and 5VDC, wires, and steppers??? What am I missing?

The more I try to ferret out info the more complicated it gets!

I am leaning toward the Xylotex controller though I will have to look
at the Hobby CNC controller.

Jack

> > Jack
>
> You are mixing apples and oranges here- the Xylotex is a driver

board-

> think of it as the power amplifier to drive motors. The deskcnc is

a

> signal generator- it does the real time pulse generation, it needs

a

> power amp, like the Xylotex or one of several other boards.
>
> The deskcnc function can be done in software if you use Mach3 or

EMC2.

> You will need the Xylotex in either case, hooked to a parallel port

in

> the PC.
>
> Deckcnc uses a serial port to the PC
>
> ron ginger
>