CNC4PC multi board

[krymis]

I would like to give a big thumbs up to Arturo Duncan of www.CNC4PC.com . I ordered a multifunction board from him and had no issues with deleivery, I had a few questions before ordering and he walked me through all of it. After getting the board i was puzzled on what went were but Arturo cleared them up also. I can't wait to get it all wired and running. The only down fall, and he is working on it now, is the lack of a clear wiring schematic.

I am in no way affiliated with this company just a happy customer trying to give the homebrew guys another avenue to order parts.

[frankg521]

i bought the c10 board nothing but trouble and Arturo,s been running me around in circules the board i bought is crap im junking it and going to Bob Camble were the pro's go

[mxtras]

My current Bridgeport CNC system consists of three individual boards from cnc4pc - a BOB, a spindle speed board and a fused output board. No problems at all with any of them. I am very impressed with his products and support and I am planning to use his stuff again when I get around to building my router.

(no affiliation - just a happy customer)

Scott

[CJL5585]

Originally Posted by frankg521 i bought the c10 board nothing but trouble and Arturo,s been running me around in circules the board i bought is crap im junking it and going to Bob Camble were the pro's go

What kind of problems are you having? I think the members here at CNCZone can help you sort through them.

Basic Facts on setting up C10 board:

Requires external 5 VDC supply
Requires 5 VDC to enable pin

Board has pull-down resistors instead of pull-up.
Requires proper signals from parallel printer port (not serial port).

[daedalus]

i too have ordered from cnc4pc, i got the optoisolated breakout, and the spindle speed control. Both arrived very quickly (im in UK), work great, and look to have been made well.

frankg521: as cjl5585 said, it would be interesting to know what problems you had?

[frankg521]

I had no uotput signal at all

[CJL5585]

Originally Posted by frankg521 I had no uotput signal at all

Questions:

What method did you use to determine that there was an input to the breakout board?

What CNC software are you using? Turbocnc, Mach, etc.?

What computer and what operating system?

Do you have a multimeter and know how to use it?

The above questions are very important in determining the problem you are encountering.

[frankg521]

it seems like your questioning my abilty not focasong on the board its juck i wouldn't recomend this board to anyone

Frank

[jcdillin]

Originally Posted by frankg521 it seems like your questioning my abilty not focasong on the board its juck i wouldn't recomend this board to anyone Frank

Well i'm sorry but you can't come in here and say that the board is junk without something to back it up. As far as we all know it could be user error and the board is working perfectly fine.

Everyone is just trying to help.

[daedalus]

frank521: when you had problems with your board did you ask for a replacement from cnc4pc?

[CJL5585]

Originally Posted by frankg521 it seems like your questioning my abilty not focasong on the board its juck i wouldn't recomend this board to anyone Frank

Well, I am not questioning your ability. I am focusing on the board. I asked you how you verified the input. It is a fact that the output of a breakout board is a function of the input. There are many things that cause problems. One is port logic level voltages. This is especially true of some computers and laptops that have 3.5 volt logic signals. Another is having all common grounds tied to the breakout board from the drives and driver power supply. The only ground on the breakout board should be the one from the external 5 volt power supply.

I have not seen any willingness on your part to give ANY information relating to your setup, so this indicates to me that you do not want any help. A new or different breakout board will most likely have the same results that you are seeing with this board since all it does is isolate the signal and amplify the signal to a true 5 volt TTL logic level.

I believe the problem most likely is in the logic level inputs, but I am sure that a serious problem exists because it shows up in your posts.

[Smackre]

I have bought a BOB, 3 safety charge pumps, a multi relay board, and afew others. Everthing worked great. Hes service is great also.