Re: Newbie Question

Graham,

Thanks for the explanation! Looks like Xylotex is the winner. I
looked at the Hobby CNC kit but am not fond of spending the time to
populate a pcb.

Jack

-- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Graham Stabler" <grezmos@...>
wrote:

>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Mc Kie"
> <freshwatermodels@> wrote:
> >
> > 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 xylotex takes step and direction and then drives the motors, the
> step and direction signals come from a PC (using mach3 software for
> example) directly or from another controller of some sort.
>
> The DeskCNC system takes serial messages from the PC and converts

them

> to step and direction signals, these can then be sent to stepper
> drivers such as the Xylotex board.
>
> You may well be able to buy the deskCNC controller complete with
> stepper drivers in a box but this is an extension of the basic

deskCNC

> controller.
>
> Graham
>