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Hello,

I am busy converting my Bridgeport Series 1 Interact to LinuxCNC over ethercat. I have a Delta VFD11AMS21ANSAA which can be controlled via and ethernet port (Not sure how hard its going to be to get it working on LinuxCNC)

But as this is my first CNC machine build, what can I do to prevent back EMI and cross talk between the VFD and the other components like the PC, Servo drives and Beckhoff IO units.

Should the VFD be in a separate Cabinet?
Do I need special Ethernet cables or will normal ones Cat 5e work?

Any tips are appreciated.