Ditto on the 126 and smoothstepper.
Nearly 8 years and 1000+ runtime hours without a single hiccup?
... well besides those created by the operator? :-)
Still running Mach 3 on XP machines over ethernet. My CNC table
as well as my mill/lathe
7:49 minute mark (PMDX126 board)?
ptegler
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On 3/20/2022 6:34 PM, Joe Andolina wrote:
Might be a little late to this thread, but I made
the move and am super happy with the result. I went from a
generic "Mach3" branded controller to a PMDX-126 with an
Ethernet Smooth Stepper (ess). As part of the upgrade, I removed
a lot of bits and bobs from the mill that were available on the
PMDC board. Another bonus is that I was able to transition from
Mach3 to Mach4. If you are thinking of making the move, clear
your schedule and go for it!
Joe
I was about to give up until I got the Ethernet Smooth
Stepper. There may be other ethernet devices now but I can
find no fault with the ESS son that is what I would
recommend for a new installation. I think I had a few
questions when I got it and support was great.
On 3/19/2022 10:43 AM, Dan Mauch wrote:
The
ESS is the Ethernet smooth stepper.? The Usb version
is different while the ESS has been perfect on my
big servo driven mill.
Dan
Mauch
?
I tried one before getting the ESS. It worked really
badly got all sorts of noise and false steps. That was
probably because of the DC servomotor on the spindle.
It makes tons of noise and even using a well shielded
and grounded to the common ground cable it still was
terrible.
On 3/19/2022 3:55 AM, Matt
Harrington wrote:
You could consider using a UC100
adapter (parallel to USB) which is what I did when I
changed my PC.
I have had no issues with my old setup but don't be
tempted with knock off versions at a low price as
they don't seem to work (so I am told)
Matt
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