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Re: new computer question
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2010, 05:53:24 PM »
Nice! Other than the exchange from dollar to pound - that looks like it would be very nice and small for what I would want.

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Re: new computer question
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2010, 05:56:54 PM »
I would imagine you could get them in the USA and probably cheaper at that. I also have one down at the side of the TV and its in an Artigo case, the whole thing is smaller than a CD/DVD player that slots into your computer case :)
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2010, 05:59:37 PM »
Very cool! Thanks!!!

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Re: new computer question
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2010, 06:00:28 PM »
Heres a couple of pics, first is the Artigo with a CD sitting on top to show the size and the other is the Pico in my Beaver Mills cabinet.
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Re: new computer question
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2010, 06:05:43 PM »
WOW! It's smaller than the DVD itself.

You have the PC, SmoothStepper and a stepper motor driver or is the SmoothStepper the driver?
And it's all ran with Mach3?

Sorry for all the questions - just trying to make sure I fully understand.
Thanks

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Re: new computer question
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2010, 06:09:30 PM »
You need the computer with Mach, the SmoothStepper and then stepper or servo drives. I prefer also to have breakout board, you will see that just below the SS in the second pic.
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Re: new computer question
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2010, 06:11:51 PM »
Actually the board just below the SS is a line driver I made up to convert the Step/Dir signals to differential for my servo drives. The Breakout board is the one below that.

There are quite a few places selling breakout boards that the SS actually fits into, PMDX and CNC4PC do them I think.

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Re: new computer question
« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2010, 03:41:02 PM »
UPDATE:

I just sent an email to the person on the smooth stepper site -
http://www.warp9td.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Hope to hear from them soon. I am going to order a netbook and the smooth stepper.
Thanks for the help!!!
Re: new computer question
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2010, 01:53:12 AM »
Hey Hood,
   The line drivers, did you use 2 quads ?
Thanks,
Rc
Re: new computer question
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2010, 05:11:23 AM »
I built my own PC and when I discovered that there was no parallel port on the mother board I was at a loss. I solved the  problem by using PCI parallel port plug ins. I am driving both Sherline and a Gecko 540 with PCI Parallel ports I got from CNC4PC. Watch out because the Gecko has problems with some of the cheaper ports.