BP boss retrofit?

[damae]

Originally Posted by lookinfor i have seen one guy that posted some info on th subject (xdi) but i haven't been able to run across it again....(12kb) Van

Is this perhaps the thread you were looking for?

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14835

[sdeering]

I don't know if this was the origional thread but there was a pick of one of the boards with which plugs to interface to. I think it was the xdi. I had it saved in my favorites but must have deleted it or the pick is gon in the link????
Stephen

[creep_pea]

I think this is the thread you was on about

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7943

I intend going this way at some point but the old Boss is working well at the moment and I haven't the time to mess.

Chris

[sdeering]

Hmmm for some reason I thought I saw a pick of the board pins and what they were used fore, maby I was seeing things????
Stephen

[lookinfor]

I want to thank everybody that has sent me email with links.
thank you for your time and help
Van

[machintek]

The actual CNC program is loaded to memory on the LSI-11 board. The XDI is for switch interface, etc. RCK is the clock board. ERS has comm capability and has the BOSS software burned to a PROM.

George

[tomc3700]

HI,
Alot of people have boss controls and have the limited program sizes.
i have found that some of you have made your own board to use mach 3
why not make a few of these boards and sell them on ebay i would
gladley buy one. my boss 6 runs well just very limited.

Thanks

[MrHorsepower]

[QUOTE=tomc3700]HI,
Alot of people have boss controls and have the limited program sizes.
i have found that some of you have made your own board to use mach 3
why not make a few of these boards and sell them on ebay i would
gladley buy one. my boss 6 runs well just very limited.

I'd buy one too for my Boss 5!!!!

[sdeering]

I have thought the retro over. I have decided to get rid of everything except the steppers, well not really get rid of but disconnect. As you can see I didn’t get any help for the board interface for the boss drivers.

I am building a complete cnc controller. I plan on having the controller portable so I can hook it to different machines, plasma, foam, and lathe. I will keep the boss control intact so if the retro doesn’t go as planed I can still use it or sell it as a complete unit if things go well.

I am using the boss 5 as is right now still learning. I kind of like some of the features it has, but once into mach 3 I don’t think I will look back.
I found a nice used toroid transformer at a motor rewind shop the other day 20$. This will be perfect for the power supply. I just bought a motherboard for the PC now a breakout and the drivers and wala.

I wish you guys luck.
Stephen

[grigsby]

Hello, I need some boss 4-5-6 boards, email me and tell me what you want to get rid of. Thanks. grigsbyatwowwaydotcom