![]() ![]() Once I had the basics worked out (or at least I thought I had) I had a PCB made. I did not bother with a fancier colour display since your not going to be spending much time looking at it except when you first set up the job. ![]() The LCD display includes a 6x8 character set which gives you a 40 x 16 text display. This setup allowed me to learn how to use the SD card and T6963 libraries. I started with a Spider controller, a T6963 240 x 128 LCD and an SD card socket. Im pretty good with electronics and had been learning to use Arduino so I decided to make my own stand alone controller. There are RAMPS PCBs that allow an Arduino to run a machine but I wanted to create something simpler for a complete novice who knows nothing about electronics. Most hobbyist CNC machines seem to use Mach3 software and a parallel port interface to control them but I wanted my machine to run without a computer attached. Obviously I wanted to automate the kit but I knew nothing about CNC or CAM software. The kit allowed you to build various machines including a lathe and milling machine. This project began several years ago when I got a multi purpose machine kit.
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