I’m looking to some new laser project,
close loop servo-, or close loop stepper motors, 24v-36v system. (Nema 23?) Each motor comes with a driver board, but the problem is the main board;
I can’t choose the motherboard for two motors, there is a place for limit switches (and what ever it maybe requires), is grbl and Light burn compatible.
Could anyone help me find parts to my project…
(money is not the problem number one.)
Thank you!
You can use a MKS DLC32 mainboard. It has all connectors required and is very common.
Thank you!
Does it work with any kind of motors/ motor drivers?
Did you mean this:
Motherboard Makerbase MKS DLC32 Max + 4 TMC2209
There are many options…
Yes. As any other mainboard, it has the step/dir signals for the drivers that you can either use with onboard drivers or use external ones.
Already firmware, ready to Lightburn??
Yes, it depends on your plans. You can just select the bare mainboard, that’s enough. If you plan to use standard steppers, you can select it with TMC drivers or similar. You can also add a display. But you don’t need all this.
Yes, there is a firmware already on the board that runs ok. I recommend switching to FluidNC firmware, but that’s a later step maybe.
I could never get my DLC32 to operate correctly using the display. I though I saw a post about it, but can’t find it.
I second @misken and switched to fluidNC … seems to have solved more than one issue.
I do know some of the hardware, but soft, or firmwares nothing…
Is there anywhere MKS DLC32- board, ready to updated better version, fluidNC ?
I don’t need any screen, i have Lightburn.
You can update this board at any time. But if you don’t want to deal with a new firmware and its configuration, just stick with the firmware that’s delivered with the board. It’s fine for “just use it”.
Can i use the Nema23 Closed Loop Stepper Motor 2 Nm Servo Drive Shaft 8mm 2 Phase Stepper Motor with MKS DLC32 MAX- board in Lightburn?
Yes, you can. But I’d choose the DLC32 without the Max. The latter is quite new and therefore there is not much experience / support available. The Max looks quite promising, but it’s too new to say it for certain. But technically, yes. Both boards can drive steppers with step/dir configuration.
Surprised me… Didn’t know there was a Max variant… I did find this chart.
Can you explain the difference between the two types of displays? Mine plugs directly into the board, so what’s the difference?
I never checked the OMTech to see what it’s speed limit was, but the max is obviously quicker.
I don’t know how you’d use an interface to the control board as an e-stop, axes limits, coolant failure and maybe a cover protection maybe as a run error but surely not an e-stop.
In my opinion the max is just more versatile in usage. I don’t think you will really ever reach those speeds / better speeds with common setups. But you can now drive an additional axis and have connections for more sensors, it also supports higher-power laser modules.
I collected some information about it here: MKS DLC32 Max - Diodenlaser Blog (but it’s only in German at the moment). I have the board here, but without the display. It was out of stock around Christmas, as I bought it. But since the displays only work with MKS firmware and I usually tend to use FluidNC, the display was not interesting anyhow.
Mine has fluidnc on it and put it in my OMTech 50W machine.
The Ruida will run 1650mm/s but never pushed it that I can remember, I just wanted to see how it would work.
Bummer for those of us that don’t speak German.
Thanks information.
I know 
But I started the Blog as side project and it’s already much work to have the wiki in dual language, so I didn’t want to start it there as well…
But Google Translate can help: MKS DLC32 Max - Diodenlaser Blog
This board comes with FluifNC, does it work properly in lightburn,
Some says, that there is some problems using FluidNC, or does they fixed the problem(s)?
Is ther a better software that works in Lightburn?
What is the point to get that tiny display, i don’t get it.
I have my computer, 42" display! Why would I buy one?
Some of these allow you to put the file for the laser on it and run it separately, not requiring a connection to the pc.
I have fluidnc on my DSC32 and it seems to talk to Lightburn OK, haven’t got it to work wireless mode, yet.
I am not the wizard on these, I think @misken is on top of these… Of course, now, it’s the middle of the night there and he’s probably sleeping…
The baseline is, that it works as long as the firmware on the board talks one of the dialects that LB supports. The most popular one is grbl, and the original MKS firmware as well as FluidNC both use that protocol. So there is no difference in usage, it’s just a difference in configuration and flexibility on the board.
I’ve been hoping to understand more about how those machines work. I notice that I understand a little more again, thanks for the clear answers! Maybe now I’ll dare to move forward with planning my project…
Which is better,
Nema23 Closed Loop Stepper Motor or LDO Nema 23
motor?
