My new Grex Router Controller

[Bird_E]

Here are some links to my new Grex based router controller. This is powering
(3) 640 Oz/In Nema 34 stepper motors.

http://www.rlberg.com/CNC/Router1.jpg
http://www.rlberg.com/CNC/Router2.jpg
http://www.rlberg.com/CNC/Router3.jpg
http://www.rlberg.com/CNC/Router4.jpg

[Switcher]

Cool, where did yo get that rackmount case, any links?

Have you cut anything with the Grex, hooked up to your router?






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[Bird_E]

I haven't cut anything with it yet. but ran the motors for about 6 hours today. seems to be real smooth running from the latest Mach3 version.

Thanks!
Bob

[Mariss Freimanis]

Really nice to sse the G100. It should be very smooth and very, very fast. Compare Mach3 running from a parallel port. It will sound like a barrel full of monkeys. Compare Mach3 running on a G100. No sound effects at all.:-)

Mariss

[CJL5585]

Excellent Job. I will be monitoring this thread.

[Yepez]

That looks nice!!!

I have one question. The G-Rex G-100 works with Servos too?, just changing the stepper controllers for G320 geckos, or it only works with stepper motor drives??

[diarmaid]

Since Im only finishing my HobbyCNC kit and still have linited experience, Im a bit confused about the GRex controller. You seem to have the controller in your box PLUS 3 other items....drives maybe?

If you buy the GRex are the microstep drives included?

Why do I only need the driver board with my HCNC kit, but you need 3 driver boards and the GRex Controller?

Thanks.

[Ed_R]

Your HCNC has three drives in it, integrated onto one drive board. The Gecko drives are separated .

[diarmaid]

Thanks.

[ger21]

The G100 replaces the parallel port and breakout board (s). It doesn't take the place of the drives. The G100 creates the step and direction signals, much cleaner and faster than the parallel port. Where the parallel port is limited to 45000 steps per second with Mach3, the G100 can output 4,000,000 steps per second.

If you wanted to, you can connect the hobbyCNC drives or Xylotex drives to a G100. Any drives that accept step and direction should work, either stepper or servo.

[the4thseal]

where do you get your power supply? I am looking to the exact same thing but with 4axes.

[diarmaid]

If Im not mistaken the power supply just looks like a torodial transformer....

Originally Posted by ger21 The G100 replaces the parallel port and breakout board (s). It doesn't take the place of the drives. The G100 creates the step and direction signals, much cleaner and faster than the parallel port. Where the parallel port is limited to 45000 steps per second with Mach3, the G100 can output 4,000,000 steps per second. If you wanted to, you can connect the hobbyCNC drives or Xylotex drives to a G100. Any drives that accept step and direction should work, either stepper or servo.

So how do you input to the G100 from your computer if not using a parallel port?

(Sorry for the basic questions and sidetracking the thread)