I am going to build a 36" x 18" usable bed machine with X NEMA 17 stepper, Y NEMA 23 dual shaft stepper and mechanical Z (need this custom size for my ongoing projects) and plan to use the Longer 40W 8-diode module based on Further Fabrication frame construction (designed for co2 project). my question is what are my options to control this via Lightburn? I currently have the NEJE 3 Max with 20W module and control it via Lightburn. basically, I want to simply construct a larger one of these and use that 40W module.
The Further Fab build calls for separate 2 phase DM542 stepper motor driver boards and 24v power supplies. The controller they suggested is Ruida RDC6445S but that won’t be needed here for simple diode laser. thankfully
I recently built a MPCNC router and just got the Jackpot controller for it so it can be 32bit and GRBL vs. SKR Pro V1 marlin based.
any help is appreciated. using Lightburn to control is non-negotiable LOL
The Ruida (~$500), motor drivers are about $20 each and a 24V supply to the list … all adds up.
The MKS DLC32 is open source/hardware. The boards are low cost and usually have wifi. Don’t know if wifi is actually usable with Lightburn. They can be run off-line with the additional tft screen.
If I remember correctly you can run multiple types of controller code such as grbl, marlin or smoothieware.
They are also around on Amazon and Ebay. Both of these have drivers and tft screens and an increase in price up to about $60 US
Thank you for that info. Very informative indeed. I think this might be exactly what is needed as you are correct to notice 12v and 24v will be needed for motor control… nema 17s and 23s.
