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22 Apr 2024 05:56 #298812
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Hi,guys ,I 'm a newbee diving into linuxcnc .I just wondering if there is any other choice for the driver board except mesa board.you know ,it's too expensive and hard to buy it in asia. Appriciate for any comments ,thanks
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22 Apr 2024 06:44 #298815
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22 Apr 2024 07:31 #298818
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Thanks,help a lot ,I'll read it carefully
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22 Apr 2024 08:06 #298821
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Hi,accroding to the doc saying "STM32 based controller boards
NVEM - an STM32F207 based board with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [No longer in production, Legacy Support - no new features]
EC500 - an STM32F407 based board with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [No longer in production, Legacy Support - no new features]
Expatria Technologies Flexi-HAL with uFlexiNET Ethernet adapter - an STM32F446 based board with W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter designed for Remora
iMX RT1052 based controller boards
NVEM, EC300 & EC500 - iMXRT1052 based controller boards with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [In active development]
RP2040 based controller boards
WIZnet W5500-EVB-Pico - Raspberry Pi RP2040 based development board with on-board W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter
Expatria Technologies PicoBOB-DLX - Raspberry Pi RP2040 based board with on-board W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter designed for Remora" it looks there is many alternative choice except for mesa board. but it also said these board is originally disigned for Mach3 ,need to be flashed the firmware.I dont know where to find those program ,could you tell me the links? Thanks you !
NVEM - an STM32F207 based board with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [No longer in production, Legacy Support - no new features]
EC500 - an STM32F407 based board with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [No longer in production, Legacy Support - no new features]
Expatria Technologies Flexi-HAL with uFlexiNET Ethernet adapter - an STM32F446 based board with W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter designed for Remora
iMX RT1052 based controller boards
NVEM, EC300 & EC500 - iMXRT1052 based controller boards with Ethernet PHY chip, originally intended for Mach3. [In active development]
RP2040 based controller boards
WIZnet W5500-EVB-Pico - Raspberry Pi RP2040 based development board with on-board W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter
Expatria Technologies PicoBOB-DLX - Raspberry Pi RP2040 based board with on-board W5500 Ethernet SPI adapter designed for Remora" it looks there is many alternative choice except for mesa board. but it also said these board is originally disigned for Mach3 ,need to be flashed the firmware.I dont know where to find those program ,could you tell me the links? Thanks you !
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22 Apr 2024 08:40 #298823
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You can try the old-school approach and just use the parallel port.
Or the GPIO on the Raspberry Pi.
Or the GPIO on the Raspberry Pi.
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22 Apr 2024 08:45 #298826
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I have found the firm flash program at the link remora-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ ,thank you
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22 Apr 2024 08:50 #298827
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Hi,I'm building a machine with lathe and 4 axis milling ,I dont know if parallel port enough for this task . if it is enough ,I'll consider to use it .although it 's commonly said the parallel is too old ..
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22 Apr 2024 08:51 #298828
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Don't forget Ethercat. Som good hardware buit in Asia at reasonable prices. (there is no controller) refer the Ethercat sectio on this forum.
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23 Apr 2024 01:26 #298882
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Thanks a lot,I 'll go to look into it
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23 Apr 2024 06:37 #298893
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Hi,I got a question . if I use parallel port to test the machine .the first problem will be that my pc 's mainboard not have the printer port to connect .if using the Db25 to usb convert ,will that be workable ?
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