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Closed Loop Steppers or Servos with BlackBox

Discussion in 'Motors' started by OberSchutze, Aug 22, 2020.

  1. OberSchutze

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    Does anyone know if you can use CLS or Servos with the OX BB?
     
  2. Woodsmith

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    As closed loop steppers are driven in exactly the same way as steppers, then yes of course. Servos require their own drivers, so no.
     
  3. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Except BlackBox is designed around onboard drivers, no convenient terminals to wire signals from. May as well just go with gnea/grbl for wiring External drivers, rather than using a BlackBox, and then bypassing 80% of it ?
     
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