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Hey Guys! I'm having a weird issue, and was hoping someone might be able to help me out.

I have been trying to tune my machine to make sure that I'm cutting slow/fast enough for the parts I...

@Cinematic2
Criticisms does not a laser cutter make.

The MicroSlice project I provided a link for is using EasyDrivers and an Arduino. Although it's not one of the driver boards that YOU...

Thanks for the response, John!


Right. The problem though is that it would need to continue sending a signal (of what would be the Z stepper motor) as to continue signaling for the laser to be...

Definitely more along the lines of my budget. Thank you!

Thanks for the suggestion! I checked out a couple different units of the series, but they all seemed out of the price range for my project. I'm using an Arduino Uno and 2x or 3x Easy Driver...

I am designing my own laser cutter (ironically enough, by cutting the parts out using a larger, commercial-sized laser cutter), and I have a question regarding how I should control the laser in terms...

Excellent! Thanks for the reply. That's starting to make sense now, with it explained that way.

I'm pretty new to CNC altogether, but since I switched from using my parallel port (which I...

I was wondering if someone might be able to assist me in deciphering what the switches on my Stepper Motor Driver Board do.

Here is a link to the manual for the driver board:
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HOLY GUACAMOLE! I switched out the stepper just to see if it might help, and it seems to be jogging correctly in both directions now. My config is the second one you suggested, where I have CP to...

Maybe the stepper wire configuration isn't correct...? Do you happen to know the config for Red, Yellow, Black and Grey? It's a Portescap stepper (S42L048S02-M5) 24volts. 5 ohms.

Yup. When I connect the multimeter between CW and ground on the USB board jogging in the X- direction registers as 0 volts. Jogging in the X+ direction registers as 5.3 volts.

Removing the EN- to ground wire completely, allowed me to press the jog button inside the software and finally receive a response. Unfortunately, the motor would spin in the same direction if either...

Yup, wired it back to the original way, and it's running again. Still only in the X- direction... but it's running.

(I wrote this before seeing your #9 post. Trying that new config now. Thanks!)

I just tried that new setup, but unfortunately now it doesn't move at all. I restarted my computer and the program, just to double check. Hmm... Any suggestions for an alternate wiring...

Yes, that is correct. How would I wire it correctly? :)

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR HELPING ME WITH THIS!!!

The USB CNC board lists terminals for the X-Axis as: |CP|CW|-|+5|

On the "A931A CNC Router Single Axis 3.5A TB6560 Stepper Stepping Motor Driver", one side has terminals listed as: |-voltage...

I purchased a USB CNC board, and am having issues getting it to drive my steppers correctly.
Here is exactly what I've done to try and get it to work so far:

1) I purchased a USB CNC board off...