Controller board for linux cnc

Hello im new to the cnc world and im looking for a budget friendly cnc controller. I want to run the linux cnc software on a raspberry pi 4 and then connect that to a board. Does anybody know if i can use the pokeys for this like the Pokeys57CNC. Or does anybody have a good alternative to the pokeys. With the feathers the Pokeys have like pins for encoders and sensors.


 

An OrangePi with allwincnc, a bit of vero board some 74hct245 to get 5v out and some 74lvc245 to for the inputs (3.3v device but has 5 tolerant inputs) and you're good to go.

allwincnc.github.io/install.html

hallo what kind of breakout bord would you advice because i see alot of option and allot of people advise mesa bords. because i already have a raspberry pi 4 with a parrallel port board. And i have a 100 euro budget for the controller not that low of a budget but absolutly not that high.
 

thx for the reply but i dont realy like the amount of inputs im gone run 6 sensors for homing and i also want to run a z bit setter
and later a probe.

There is about 16 i/o available on the camera connector. All that is required to physically access them is the correct cable and FPC breakout board.

if you already have a pi and a breakout, imho, best thing for that budget is a 7c81 mesa card. it fits in between those 2 things like a glove.



edit, off the rails, theres really only like 7 usable ones, 9 if you use the i2c0 channel. between the 2 cables theres only like 15/30 pins are io

alright im getting a bit confused. So you need a computer to run linux cnc for me thats the raspberry then you need a controller for the motor steps and inputs like sensors. But what connector do i use between the 2 i read that one of the best ways is using paralllel. Or serial is this right what im saying. And what is a good option for the controller arround 100 euro.
Im probaly gone use this adapter board: github.com/ChrisWag91/PI-LCNC

edit is a mesa 7I76 daughter a good option
 

I'd go for a 7i92 for a couple of reasons.

1 Being ethernet it's not entirely Rpi specific, if the RPi dies you can use a std PC
2 The computer can be some distance away connected via ethernet.
2 You can use a normal PP BoB to begin with connected to the 7i92.
3 Later on you can "upgrade" to a 7i76.
4 Or you can connect to Smart Serial boards, if you need extra I\O.
5 Mesa is really well supported by the forum.
6 Mesa products will always have a good resell value.

I'm not entirely sure what step rates you can get with the RPi just using gpio, such as the board you linked to does