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Recent content by Brian Lawrence

  1. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Well it seems I am as stupid as I look. John had things figured out pretty quickly. Apparently Grbl had not downloaded properly, amongst other trivial things. Well I'm happy to report that John got me running well at least until to the next problem, but I'm pretty sure I have a lot to learn now...
  2. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    it comes back with a Read COM port error
  3. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    I don't know if I have flashed anything as of yet
  4. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    I thank you for your continuing help.
  5. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    We might be able to do this over a phone call if its just a software issue
  6. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    I have grbl controller on the XP, as well as Mach3, EFL CNCH as for being on the board not sure. It could very well be the software issue, again I'm not overly familiar with.
  7. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    I can always bring a box of parts to where ever you are as well.
  8. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Ok I see them now I was looking on the control board
  9. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    I live in Huntington Hills, and You?
  10. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Your talking to an electronic idiot who barely can operate his remote control.
  11. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Sorry for being ignorant but how do I do that?, on which board, software??
  12. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Ok here's goes.... Picture 1 on the top left I've connected the communication cable. Bottom left is the power (12V Max 5A) Picture 2 Next board on top of the first board. About top Middle you'll see the motor connection to the X axis. Lower left is the power which is 24V supply Max 6A. What...
  13. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    Sorry for the delay. here's more pictures of what was in the first pictures. the older style driver (I think this driver can go up to 5A )and board with lpt1 port (RS232). These next 4 pics are another system. the Uno board, Controller board, & driver chips, All three put together, and...
  14. Brian Lawrence

    AMMEND Needing help with WIRING some steppers to arduino.

    If there was supposed to be a picture I'm not getting it?
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