![]() ![]() Sorry the Shark peeps are giving you cause for grief. Hope that gets you on the road to a better user experience. So, if you get a controller that works with Mach, and put it between your PC and the stepper drivers, you'll have yourself a Cthulhu-grade Shark. Mach usually requires a parallel-port interface, which these days are had to come by, and people have migrated to a Mach-over-ethernet arrangement. And since we already know the stepper driver modules from the old controller are indeed so matched, that part is good-to-go. The only real challenge is making sure the power supply can drive the steppers, and that the stepper drivers can handle the current and speeds. These days, 3D printers and small engraving CNCs have made controllers a commodity market. Note: even THAT low-end kit has limit switches. These are a good example of what you can get, with I'm sure eBay having even cheaper deals: Don't expect a $80 controller to work like a $500 one. But, since you're asking about Mach, you're obviously "motivated" enough to move to that more-complicated interface. The Shark control panel is one of the simpler and more efficient to operate that I've seen. But, you'll then be in the land of hard nose machine people. Either way, you'll be free from the silliness of the Sharks. Then, get one of those cheap electronics kits from a place like the below, and run either LinuxCNC, or Mach if the board is compatible. The drivers are well-tuned to the Shark hardware. The nice thing is that stepper modules pretty much all work the same: power in, step and direction signals, and motor signals out. Just pull their controller and keep the rest. Were I you, I'd dismantle the shark controller and grab the stepper driver modules and power supply. ![]() Typically no soldering or very little, but a heapin' helpin' of connectificatin'. What kind of connectors i will have to buy.Ī lot will depend on how much DIY wiring you want to do. What do i need to run Mach3 or 4 on my pc and keep using my controller. I’m running a pc in the shop, windows 10, 64 bits. Been having problems whit cnc shark software and poor customer service. ![]()
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