6x CNC Controller for FluidNC Firmware

This a new and very flexible CNC controller.

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[jon_raymond]

Such a clean layout of the PCB. Very nicely done!

[LibertyEver]

Wow. And I thought LinuxCNC made it easy to build or convert a CNC machine. This has the elegant simplicity and high value utility of every Dring design. Best wishes for a successful product.

[adam.southside]

Great - I have just purchased one -- looking forward working with this and FluidNC!

[philletourneau]

Wonderful! I especially love the LED's on the pins for troubleshooting.

[bigmuz_pilot]

Just purchased one, what an amazing project! Thank you

[whitneydesignlabs]

Pretty cool, Bart! Thanks for your efforts on this. I am converting a machine this weekend from Linux CNC to FluidNC.

[avataris]

Je viens de l achetée merci à toi ces parfait

[josephvanaken]

Nice board my only question how can i best slave Y-axis with A-axis the best and simple way. Thanks in advance Jeff

[bretthays]

This looks amazing. Just ordered from Elecrow! I was going to use a Raspberry PI with parallel cnc hat and LinuxCNC but this looks far more user friendly! I have enough learning curve as it is with building the machine itself and with trying to learn Fusion… this looks like a great way to handle the controller hardware. I already have the DM542 drivers. In one of your other videos you recommended using the opto isolator board for the limit switches.. is that a good idea with this board as well?

[chedmoo]

Hi Bart, I would like to purchase one of these but they are out of stock the couple of places I found it. Do you know where I could buy it or what other parts would I need to replicate its functionality? Also, do you know of a good resource to help a beginner understand cnc control, etc. I want to build a small cnc that will host both a roouter/spidle and a leser engraver. Thank you. Charles

[carlhoward]

Great work Bart! Ordered this board to replace my 3-axis DLC. I also just finished building the M5 based pendant. I designed and printed a case that fit my needs that I'll probably push up to my Thingiverse account. I'm a software engineer, so if you need any help with coding... 😉

[EdwinPradoROJAS]

freertos and fluidnc firmware can work together to perform tasks simultaneously on the two cores of the micro controller

[josephvanaken]

Hallo, I have an problem your original board not recognize by setup wizard, i buy it as original. Wat is the problem.

[hassiaschbi]

Hi Bart,
I ordered a while ago and just now found time to tackle the project again. When I connect the controllerto my PC via USB-C nothing happens, no lights flash and windows does not recognize something connected.
How can I trobleshoot this? The Wiki seems to start trouble shooting after a connection is established.
I tried multiple cables and verified them working by connecting my phone that got recognized without a hitch. What can I do?

[EdwinPradoROJAS]

greeting engineer
Last week I purchased the card
Please could you make a video tutorial of the installation of fluidnc
and an example of how the card can be programmed with movements of closed-loop stepper motors, example: ball screw motor by changing the speed of the motor and its direction

[rafal]

Hi Barton. I have a few questions for you. I'm currently building a CNC plotter for my client, and although I'm an engineer, I have no experience with CNC machines at all. Right now, I'm looking for a controller, and I know I can do it with Mach, Linux CNC, but your Fluid project and your controller intrigued me because I'm looking for something simple. Hence a few questions: Does the license allow the use of your hardware/software in commercial equipment? Are these solutions stable enough for a machine running daily for 8 hours? The machine is supposed to have 3 axes, Nema 34 motors, a 6kw Hiteco spindle, plus limit switches. Does your controller support Ethernet via cable, or just USB for wired connection? And do you generally think your solutions are suitable for such a commercial machine?

[ludovanginderen]

hello,
I bought this board, I connected it with the usb port, but nothing happens ?

[ekoharyanto]

i am very impressed with fluid ns, please make a simpler 3 axis board with drv 8825 driver with connection option to external driver

[posegroup]

do you have an emil please i want toshow you a problem im having loading fluidnc onto a esp32, an australian guy been helping me biut no joy at all

[fhotrod]

Anyone have experience with FluidNC and Duet 3 RepRap control of CNC machines? I currently have a CNC router, and have a milling machine I will eventually convert to CNC. For both I will add a rotary 4th axis in the future. I really like these new age wifi web based controllers. I want to replace mach4 on my router. I think I would like to try either one of these (FluidNC, or Duet 3). I don't know if one would be better for my application. I don't know the pros and cons of each. I would like to go Duet, as I will also be converting a couple 3D printers from Marlin, to Duet 3 RepRap, and it would be cool to have a unified firmware. I am a little hesitant about the Duet as it is based on a firmware originally designed for 3D printers, and don't know if the CNC part is still half baked, or has other issues. The FluidNC looks very cool as well and I would buy this board for my machines. Is FluidNC fully developed, or at least developed enough for my 3 axis possible 4th axis machines? Thanks for anyone's input.