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SmoothStepper USB / Re: SmoothStepper and laptop without ground....
« on: December 01, 2008, 10:37:32 PM »
Hi!
I tried it this weekend! Works like a charm! No connection issues (and no white smoke
)! I am really new to the whole CNC thing but setting up the smoothstepper with my xylotex box was a simple plug and play operation! Worked right away. I have no opto board....just the Laptop -> smoothstepper (powered by the usb and not extra grounded)-> xylotex 4 axis box.
My Sidewinder CNC is doing 350 ipm rapids absolutely reliable (acceleration set to 10). Even 500 ipm worked but this is really not necessary on that small machine...
I love the smoothstepper...you can use other programs on your laptop while the machine is running through the g code...awesome!
Thanks for your help!
I tried it this weekend! Works like a charm! No connection issues (and no white smoke
)! I am really new to the whole CNC thing but setting up the smoothstepper with my xylotex box was a simple plug and play operation! Worked right away. I have no opto board....just the Laptop -> smoothstepper (powered by the usb and not extra grounded)-> xylotex 4 axis box. My Sidewinder CNC is doing 350 ipm rapids absolutely reliable (acceleration set to 10). Even 500 ipm worked but this is really not necessary on that small machine...
I love the smoothstepper...you can use other programs on your laptop while the machine is running through the g code...awesome!
Thanks for your help!
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