[haroutkhaloian]

Hello!
I recently bought a used VEXTA servo motor and drive, it sadly had no manual with it so i tried looking up for a manual online and i found one, but it wasn't helpful to my need
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im new to servo motors (i use stepper mostly) and i wanna know if its possible to connect my drive/motor to PC (mach3)? (the manual i found online didnt show connections to a breakout board/PC and i dont know how to connect it properly)

ill include pictures of the motor/drive and also the manual i found online.
if anyone has any knowledge to share about this, please do!

many thanks.

[Jim Dawson]

It appears that the Vextra drive will not take step & direction signals. Only analog input. Thus will not work with a standard Mach3 breakout. Mach3 has plugins for Mesa, Dynomotion, and Galil products that would run that drive.

[haroutkhaloian]

It appears that the Vextra drive will not take step & direction signals. Only analog input. Thus will not work with a standard Mach3 breakout. Mach3 has plugins for Mesa, Dynomotion, and Galil products that would run that drive.

Thank you Jim for replying to me!
If i may ask, then how can i make it work in a CNC?

[Jim Dawson]

You would need a analog output motion controller connected to the drive and Mach3. Mach3 has plugins for Mesa, Dynomotion, and Galil products that would run that drive.

[haroutkhaloian]

You would need a analog output motion controller connected to the drive and Mach3. Mach3 has plugins for Mesa, Dynomotion, and Galil products that would run that drive.

So I can use a analog output motion controller to make it work with a CNC? And if i cant use mach3, what program can i use to make it work with the PC?
Also do I need a manual on how to connect the drive to the analog? I tried contacting the VEXTA support team but they were of no help sadly.
Im sorry if im asking too many questions, as i am new to the servo side!

[Jim Dawson]

So I can use a analog output motion controller to make it work with a CNC?

Yes

And if i cant use mach3, what program can i use to make it work with the PC?

Dynomotion, CamSoft, Centroid, or LinuxCNC would be good choices.

Also do I need a manual on how to connect the drive to the analog?

That information is in the manual you provided above. But after looking through that manual, I don't think that the VEXTA drive/motor is a good fit for a CNC machine tool axis drive, but it could be used in some special positioning applications.

sorry if im asking too many questions, as i am new to the servo side!

That's how we learn.