Driver Wiring DM320T

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what size and what material you try to operate/mashine
it woudt be more to your benefit as we all here already do work with those mashines and know what you need
YOU got the best Controller as you can get and struggle on Driver lowest level

THE BEST STEPPERDRIVER you can GET is the REAL DM566 from Leadshine
if you need more Volts use the DM880

if it is Standard go for DM542H

all othars are tb6600
if you are in Europa -> BEST BUY

pl7i92 wrote: if you tell us here what mashine type MILL LATHe Printer Plasma ... you got

The design is called a LowRider2. Will be modifying the design to use a plasma torch. It's a relatively super simple and light gantry, from what I can tell, so I think that's why it gets away with these small motors. Will certainly just be a hobby machine.

Here's a slow moving example, I believe controlled by marlin on a 3d printer board:

what size and what material you try to operate/mashine

4'x4' table. The torch handles up to about 1/2".

it woudt be more to your benefit as we all here already do work with those mashines and know what you need
YOU got the best Controller as you can get and struggle on Driver lowest level

Between the seller and 2x price point I just figured those drivers were a step up from the tb6600 knock offs I find.

THE BEST STEPPERDRIVER you can GET is the REAL DM566 from Leadshine
if you need more Volts use the DM880

if it is Standard go for DM542H

all othars are tb6600

Thank you for that run down, great to know! I'm not looking for the best. We'll try the tb6600 knockoffs for a while. I know I splurged on the mesa but didn't want to roll the dice and waste too much time locating an old computer with a parallel port, the mesa seems to work on the old computer I already have. And I figured the mesa to be upgrade proof for a while. Mesa + thcad was still about the same or cheaper than other thc options I looked at alone.

AgentWD40 wrote: And I figured the mesa to be upgrade proof for a while. Mesa + thcad was still about the same or cheaper than other thc options I looked at alone.

Absolutely, and by the time you get your machine built, the plasmac config will be perfect to you (well it is now actually, just the last few things to tidy up and its going to be finished.).

Back to your controller. I'm not 100% on that controller but I think it may be designed for switching on the negative side. Just read through the manual carefully and look at the wiring diagrams. I'm not an expert in that area and was hoping somebody with more knowledge would jump in.

For the record, per some some conversations with mesa, I'm switching gears and going with a 7i96 to save even a little more cash since I don't believe I could use all the io of the 7i76.

I'm looking forward to plasmac. I've already been tinkering with it. I feel like the thcad configuration is the last piece of the conceptual puzzle for me. If anyone were to write a layman's configuration walk through for the thcad I for one would most certainly buy them a beer or six. By the time I get this machine running I'm think I may have to put together a step-by-every-single-tiny-step build log just focusing on linuxcnc for the benefit of other newbies.

I decided not to place the order for the DM320T and ordered some more TB6600s. Or rather what someone is calling TB6600, we'll see.

AgentWD40 wrote: If anyone were to write a layman's configuration walk through for the thcad I for one would most certainly buy them a beer or six.

Well I did write this
forum.linuxcnc.org/plasma-laser/36410-co...any-hardware?start=0
But at the time I wrote it, there was a bug on plasmac that prevented me to use it to decode the THCAD settings. Thats now been fixed so I should update the how to. IN te meantime there was quite a good discussion about it on the main plasma thread yseterday. So read from here:
forum.linuxcnc.org/plasma-laser/35449-an...ent?start=710#133303

Yes! Your guide is a fantastic resource.

While I did read your thcad info I haven't implemented it yet. Just reading it as a layman I'd say it still raises more questions. Some of which may be beyond the scope of the write up. But I know this isn't the thread for those questions, when I get to that point I'm sure I'll be picking your brain. How much to fly you out to dfw?