Zachery,
It looks (from the info on the HobbyCNC website) that the pinout for the HobbyCNC board is the same as the default pinout for EMC stepper. It is different than CandCNC's breakout board, and the default pinout for TurboCNC and I suspect the default for Mach2, however, on most systems re-configuring the pinouts in the software is easily accomplished.
You will also need to select the microstepping level that you are going to use (should be in your HobbyCNC documentation). You probably have to set the current level for the HobbyCNC board to match the steppers that you are using (should be described in the HobbyCNC documentation). This is true whether you use EMC, TurboCNC, Mach or whatever.
You will need to set the steps per inch and tune the speed in the EMC config file (or whatever system you choose).
TPI = Threads per inch
Steps per rotation = (200 * #microsteps per full step )
Steps per inch = (TPI * steps per rotation)
So the standard BDI should work. Download the software, wire up the system and give it a try.
Alan |