F1rst Post!
Ok, I currently own a Labvolt 5300 lathe and want to get it to work with EMC2. The problem is that it uses rs232 and proprietary commands that I don't want to deal with. SO, I am willing to create my own controller for it that is compatible with emc, but I need help knowing where to start.
It has 2 stepper motors and individual controller boards for each (pictured) and I am currently trying to figure out how the spindle drive works (PWM?). Any ideas on where to start with building an interface for parallel?