5 or more axis Breakout?

[antoniv]

Greetings

I am looking to install a 5-axis to my DIY router-table. Currently using a 4 axes breakout for a 3 real axis, one in slave mode. I have 4 motors with 4 Gecko drivers.

I need a breakout board for 5 or more axes. Any idea?

Tank's

[ger21]

Use two. I've never seen one that supports 5 axis.

[antoniv]

Forgive my ignorance.

If I can use two breakout, I use two parallel ports?. The EMC or Mach software support two simultaneous parallel ports?

If this is so, the solution is very easy. You know of any example?

Thank you

[Crevice Reamer]

Some break out boards, like Tom Caudles's Mini IO, will let you piggy back another BO board without a 2nd parallel port. In fact, The Mini IO MIGHT just support 6 axis with the EZ Plug cards.

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CR.

[High Seas]

Greetings -- and welcome aboard!
The CNC4PC breakout boards will support up to 6 axis. The c10 is very reasonable price as I recall. Now as to the slave motor -- can't you configure that in MACH? Don't know what set of programs you plan on - but MACH3 (and 2) are very popular and affordable.
Here's a link to the c11 board -- don't know if the 10 is still available: http://www.cnc4pc.com/Multifunction_CNC_Board.htm
hope that is helpful.
Jim just a happy user of both -- not associated

[ger21]

Originally Posted by ger21 Use two. I've never seen one that supports 5 axis.

Actually, I should say that I've never seen one that is setup or designed for more than 4 axis. The CNC4PC board mentioned above, is labeled for 4 axis, but has 12 output pins, so you should be able to connect 6 axis to it. Most breakout boards will be similar, but it depends on how they use their output pins.

[High Seas]

I have set the cnc4pc c11 up for 6 axis work -- have yet to figure out what and how to cut something with it now

I really wanted to get to 4 axis for starters and it works well for that.

:cheers; Jim