Hi Everyone,
I'm pretty new here even though I have been doing CNC machining for a long time.
I am in need of so help and advice on wiring.
I have several NEMA 34 size Superior Electric Slo-Syn Stepper Motors as well as related Superior Electric 3180-PT Translator Motor Drives that I would like to use to CNC a bench top mill and lathe. I have the connections are figured out for the motors to the drives and getting those powered and energized.
I am planning on using Mach 3 for the software.
Where I am stuck is what do I need in between the computer and the drives. I am assuming I need a motor driver board and then need to connect it to the I/O port which on the Superior Electric 3180-PT Translator Motor Drives is a 15 pin serial port looking connection point.
Might anyone know what pins I need to use to finalize connections or am I really missing something. I am stalled at this point of my project and would like some help overcoming this hurdle so I can achieve getting everything to talk back and forth so I can move on to getting everything attached to the machines themselves.
Thank you in advance for any assistance.