Motion controllers

[drieslaas]

Hi guys,

I am starting to look into dragging my old Mach 3 setup into the 21st century. Specifically I am worried about obsolete PC and parallel port constraint.
I know about PCI parallel port cards, that is also not completely foolproof. Finally I understand the quality of motion is just better with a motion controller.
So the question is:
Has anyone locally used a motion controller with Mach 3, if so which one and any experiences to share.
I am currently trying to make up my mind between Smoothstepper ( $159), UC300 ($115) and Dynomotion k-flop ($249), and leaning towards UC300 ($$for $ obvious$$ reasons$$$)

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[OlfCNC]

Hey,

I have a Smootstepper and UC100 (smaller version of UC300) and both work great.

[Bl@ckrat]

I am also using the smooth stepper , works great !! Highly recommended