#Pathpilot g540 drivers
#Pathpilot g540 driver
#Pathpilot g540 upgrade

I am curious about your setup and reasoning why you are going against the grain so to speak. Although they are only 1000ppr encoders, not sure how that falls into play? As small as these machines are it will be plenty fast and with an encoder should be able to give Linux CNC the same feedback for any functionality that requires it. I think I will likely use closed loop steppers for their ease of use and lack of required tuning. I think I paid $130 for the stepper drive and Motor with encoder which was only slightly more then the keling drives and motors I got but was twice the size. And the company I chose was very reasonable. They even sound better at slow and high speeds. Now I'm converting everything else to closed loop steppers as they just outperform regular steppers on every level. Which is when I decided to over buy and do some research.

#Pathpilot g540 upgrade

Then I needed to upgrade my Z axis because the weight was causing lost steps with the tiny 570ozin stepper recommended. Well it turned bad on the analog output for the spindle so I went ESS and C25 and C41 PWM board. So I was told to get the C11G which has spindle control integrated. Only to find out it needed other boards and wasn't optoisolated yada yada yada. So I followed the Hoss Plans and got the C10. Then I needed a mill and the g540 was not going to be enough for my needs. Which led to a G540 that rocked for years until I sold the plasma table to build a larger one (where my g540 kit is being robbed from). When I first started out I bought a cnc plasma table that came with a eBay all in one Bob/driver deal that popped the first time I had a minor stall. I'm sure there is a good reason which is the type information I am Interested in learning. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Need to determine which combination is best I suppose. looks like they offer a 'plu-n-go kit' with Cable, 5I25 or 6I25 and 7I76 or 7I77. I also lik the models I have as they Accept AC or DC power supply with a transformer to step the voltage from 115vac down to 60vac which helps a lot with noise in the cabinet.ДЄnyways.

#Pathpilot g540 drivers

because the steppers have encoders I assume they could be run back into Linux CNC? the drivers have outputs for them which i currently don't use as I think Mach3 can't use them anyhow. I use a 1200oz Nema34 on my Z axis and it will spin at 3500 RPM without faulting and is VERY smooth while running. as an example, my CL drivers have digital readout on them and show the RPM. do you all run servos? like them better then steppers? on the closed loop Steppers the speeds are WAY faster then the non CL versions. since making the switch to the closed loop steppers I havent had any missed steps (that i know of.lol) so i guess they are working.

#Pathpilot g540 driver

I have gotten halfway there though, I love closed loop steppers, they don't miss steps and i have mach setup to stop if the step driver throws a fault so i don't destroy parts and tools. I have never used servos due to the 'finicky nature' I read about. So I went to the Mesa Board site and read through the products and man it seems like there are alot of options. I consider the left over BOB's spare parts for 'just in case' moments. I would prefer to use well know solid reliable combinations to have the best performance and reliability for the machines. I am down for getting the components you guys recommend for the Lathe Build. That is interesting! But I am confused, are you saying that a Mesa board in conjunction with the G540 will step at MHz? or the G540 will do it alone? thats how stuff snowballs on me and I don't want that to happen.lol The ESS and mach3 are doing what they need to and have been reliable for a long time for what it has to do, so I don't want to break anything while working on another project. I don't know the answer to that either but it is a good question! for me If i convert the mill to Linux CNC it will be after I feel comfortable enough to do so with the lathe up and running with Linux. I really don't know much of anything about either of these products, but from the surface it looks like a Mesa 7i80, could possibly directly replace an ESS in a Mach to Linuxcnc conversion.