Good morning;
I picked up a 2005 AXYZ Millennium CNC router for the sole purpose of upgrading the electronics. I plan on using the original stepper motors, stepper drivers, spindle motor, VFD and the toroid transformer. I'm somewhat familiar on how to do this because I built a CNC mill 10 years ago, but much has changed since then and that's why I'm here asking for help.
Here's what I'd like to do, and let me know if this is possible.
I want to purchase a breakout board to be able to run the VFD as well as a couple relays for things like dust collection . Initially, I would like to run it on windows 7 (32bit) tower and it's parallel port, but I want the option in the near future to be able to add an ethernet smooth stepper (ESS) and then use Win10 and a laptop. Eventually when I do upgrade to Win10, my plan is to use the ESS from Warp9.
What do you recommend for a breakout board that will suit my needs and be compatible with the ESS in the future? I want something that is brand name and quality with lots of support.
Thanks for any reply.
Dan